I fight off waves of flying Forerunners, and brawling Banished.
Anime Explorations Episode 16: Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 2
David and Tora are out sick, but I’m joined by Tom Merritt (https://www.tommerritt.com/), to discuss the second season of Thunderbolt Fantasy!
Book Review: What Abigail Did That Summer
The second of the Rivers of London novellas I’m reviewing at the moment is one from significantly earlier than Winter’s Gift, and set at basically the opposite time of the year. What Abigail Did That Summer goes back in the timeline to Foxglove Summer, and checks in with what was going on in London, with Peter’s cousin Abigail getting to know the Foxes, and going on some adventures of her own.
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While I’m caught up on the Rivers of London novels, I’ve fallen behind on a couple of the novellas – at the end of 2023, I decided to get caught up on those novellas. The first I decided to get caught up on was Winter’s Gifts. The novel focuses on Special Agent Kimberley Reynolds (first appearing in Whispers Underground), and introduces the demimonde of the United States to the series, the same way that The October Man introduced the demimonde of Germany.
Read moreWhere I Play Halo Infinite: Part 30 – Worse Than The Flood
Where I Play Halo Infinite: Part 29 – Harbinger of Destruction
Vlog: The Golden Age of TRPGs Isn’t Over
I give my thoughts on an opinion piece by Ben Riggs (author of “Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons”) about how the Golden Age of RPGs has ended by moving away from a D&D 5e focused monoculture – and argue that he’s not just a little wrong – he’s a lot wrong.
Where I Play Halo Infinite: Part 28 – Descent Into the Depths of the Ring
Where I Play Halo Infinite: Part 27 – Explosive Shutdown
Book Review: Kings of the Wyld
December’s Sword & Laser Book Club pick was a Dungeon Fantasy novel, Kings of the Wyld, one that takes a different spin on the “Adventuring Band” concept – treating the “Band” idea like a rock band.
Read moreSupers RPG Experimentation: B-Ko.
Waaayyy back in August 0f 2023 I did a post experimenting on creating characters for Sentinels of the Multiverse and Marvel Multiverse RPG based on A-Ko from Project A-Ko. I intended to follow up not long later with a write-up of B-Ko, but I never got around to it. Well, it’s time to follow up. This time I’m just doing a write-up of B-Ko for Marvel Multiverse, because that was easier to work with than with Sentinels of the Multiverse, mechanically.
Read moreWhere I Play Halo Infinite: Part 26 – Hammer Time
Where I Play Halo Infinite: Part 25 – Big Drill
Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Crusade Part 11
AzBat runs into a couple more back members of Batman’s Rogue’s Gallery – Lady Clayface and Clayface III.
Where I Play Halo Infinite: Part 24 – Forge of Tesh
Where I Play Halo Infinite: Part 23 – FOB Charlie
My Video Game & Anime New Year’s Resolutions for 2024
With a new year come some New Year’s Resolutions – and like many fans of video games and anime, I have a massive pile of shame, when it comes to series that I’m trying to get through each year. So, I’d like to try to make a dent in that, and hopefully, a public resolution will help. So, these are my New Year’s Resolutions for 2024.
Read moreAnime Review: Our Dating Story
Our Dating Story: The Inexperienced Me and the Experienced You almost feels like the polar opposite of Girlfriend, Girlfriend. While Girlfriend, Girlfriend is aggressively polyamorous with some hints at bisexuality, Our Dating Story is very monogamous and heterosexual. The other series is very horny, much more horny than the first season, while Our Dating Story is fairly chaste (while being aware of sex).
Read moreWhere I Play Halo Infinite: Part 22 – Memories Left Behind
Where I Play Halo Infinite: Part 21 – Redoubt of Sundering
8-ish Top Anime of 2023
It’s time to look back on the year that was, with 8 picks for my top Anime (along with 2 honorable mentions, which I guess means it’s 10) of 2023.
Where I Play Halo Infinite: Part 20 – Across the Bridge
Where I Play Halo Infinite: Part 19 – First Skull
Anime Review: Girlfriend, Girlfriend Season 2
The core refrain of the first season of Girlfriend, Girlfriend was “They are such horny idiots.” – That refrain remained true in the second season of the series, with the addition of another Horny Idiot to the series.
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