2024: My Year in Entertainment

Books

Trinity Continuum Core Rulebook (Onyx Path)

Recommended Reading (James Edward Raggi IV)

Trinity Continuum Aberrant - Swine and Cheese Party, et al. (Onyx Path)

Battletech: A Time of War Quickstart Rules (Catalyst)

Dark Sun - Player's Guide to Balic (Dark House Rules)

Pendragon - The Adventure of the Great Hunt (Chaosium)

Ex Novo - Gameplay Overview (Sharkbomb)

Ex Umbra (Sharkbomb)

D&D 5e module A Night of Masks and Monsters (Ashley Warren)

D&D 5e - Dread Encounters: 13 Horrifying Hooks for Ravenloft (Charles Gerard, Tyler Hudak, Noah Lloyd, Ed Possing)

Pirate Borg (Limithron)

Vampire: The Masquerade 5e - homebrew Clanbook: Baali (Jasin Holliday)

Trinity Continuum - House Rules: The Basics (Mateus Luz)

Chronicles of Darkness module The Radford Estate (Ryan Wheeldon)

Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary module Sleepy Hollow (Zachery Noldrett)

Demon: The Fallen Player's Guide (White Wolf)

Demon: The Fallen Storyteller's Companion (White Wolf)

Scion 2e - The Spiritual Hierarchy of the Ascended Masters (Pablo Vasquez & Cameron Hare)

Holdfast Station Quick Play (Michael Low & Maurice Poplar)

Interlock Limited (DataFortress 2.0.2.0)

Lex Arcana module The Mark of the Wolf (Quality)

How to Name A Dwarf (??)

Visitor's Guide to Dillhonker (James Edward Raggi IV)

Guide to the Mûmakan (??)

Storypath Ultra System Review (Onyx Path)

Scion 2e module The Village (Onyx Path)

Tales of the Valiant module Caverns of the Spore Lord (Kobold Press)

Cults of Ruin - Forbidden Gods and Unclean Powers (Kevin Crawford)

Solo Heroes - Lone Adventurers Against the World (Kevin Crawford)

The Pacts of the Wise - Secrets Better Unspoken (Kevin Crawford)

The Yellow Bone Legion - Soldiers of a War Long Dead (Kevin Crawford)

Hirelings Toolkit (Stephen J Grodzicki)

Clerics of the Majestic Fantasy Realms (Rob Conley)

Apocryphal Sector (Zak Smith)

Vampire: The Masquerade module Feints within Feints (Chris Larr)

Trinity Continuum: Adventure! (Onyx Path)

The World Below Ashcan (Onyx Path)

At the Gates Ashcan (Onyx Path)

Scion 2e: Dragon Jumpstart - Live by the Blade (Onyx Path)

Pathfinder 1e Adventure Path - Tyrant's Grasp Player's Guide (Paizo)

Trench Crusade Playtest Rules (Factory Fortress)

Trench Crusade - Allies & Mercenaries (Factory Fortress)

Trench Crusade Campaign Rules (Factory Fortress)

Castle Zagyg - East Mark Gazetteer (Troll Lord)

Helltown (Dennis O'Neil)

Movies

Inside (2023)

The Exorcist: Believer (2023)

The House in Between (2020)

The House in Between 2 (2022)

Oppenheimer (2023)

Lord of Misrule (2023)

Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

Poor Things (2023)

13 Ghosts (1960)

Hagazussa (2017)

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

Talk to Me (2023)

The Watchers (2024)

Ghosts of the Ozarks (2021)

Late Night with the Devil (2023)

Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023)

Saint Maud (2019)

Ma (2019)

The Devil Below (2021)

Hold Your Breath (2024)

Salem's Lot (2024)

Starve Acre (2023)

Oddity (2024)

In Fear (2013)

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Trap (2024)

Inner Worlds Outer Worlds (Documentary; 2012) 

TV

Survivor, Seasons 12-36

X-Men '97, Season 1

Grimsburg, Season 1

Interview with the Vampire, Season 1

Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini, Docu-Miniseries

Ragnarok, Season 3

Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance, Miniseries

Comics

Solo-Leveling, Chapters 0-30

Magazines

Pyramid #3/41

Video Games

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

If anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns about this list, I'd love to hear them. In a reversal of 2023, since I had just had my amputation at the tail end of 2023, I spent almost all my time at home the first five months. I watched A LOT of stuff, especially Survivor, because my mom wanted to watch it. We're now both kinda burnt out on that show.

2023: My Year in Entertainment

This again! As always, if anyone has questions or comments (or concerns, I suppose) I'd love to hear them! Due to medical stuff, a lot of my intake kinda fell off in the fall, so this one is shorter than in the past couple of years.

Books
Werewolf: The Forsaken Chronicler's Guide III: To Transform (White Wolf)
Chronicles of Darkness Gothic Icons (Onyx Path)
Chronicles of Darkness Mirrors: The Infinite Macabre (Onyx Path)
Chronicles of Darkness Ready Made Characters Legacy Security & Courier Service (Onyx Path)
Exalted 1e Quickstart (White Wolf)
Marvel Heroic Roleplaying mini-event Gun Smugglers (Jaysin Jolin)
Pathfinder Adventure Path Council of Thieves Player's Guide (Paizo)
D&D 5e Plane Shift: Dominaria (Wizards of the Coast)
Mythic Solutions (Legendary)
The Phylactery Omnibus (Planet X)
The Phylactery 4 (Planet X)
John Carter of Mars Quickstart Rules and Adventure (Modiphius)
Mythsea: Legends of the Borderlands adventure The Bitter March (UFO/Tabula)
Space 1889 Quickstart (Clockwork)
Vulgar Display of Magic (Planet X)
Pathfinder Planar Adventures (Paizo)
Symbaroum adventure The Promised Land (Free League)
Legacy: Life Among the Ruins 2e Quickstart Titanomachy (UFO)
Exalted 2e Dragon Kings homebrew redux (?)
Exalted 3.5 homebrew (?)
50 More Notice Boards: Quests, Contracts, and Bounties (DropTheDie)
Exalted 3e The Art of Sorcery (VioletDreamer)
1,000ish Weird West Plot Hooks (TheCapedCrusader)
Savage Worlds Super Villain Update (Pinnacle)
Werewolf 20th Anniversary Wild West Welcome to Purgatory (High Level)

Movies
Champagne & Bullets (1993)
Killer Workout (1987)
Black Adam (2022)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
We Have A Ghost (2023)
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)
R. I. P. D. 2: Rise of the Damned (2022)
In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)
Stripped to Kill (1987)
Deathstalker (1983)
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans (1987)
Significant Other (2022)
Lamb (2021)
M3GAN (2022)
X (2022)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Columbo Goes to the Guillotine (1989)
The Flash (2023)
Enys Men (2022)
No One Will Save You ((2023)
Bad Things (2023)
Skinamarink (2022)
The Dark and the Wicked (2020)
Gwen (2018)
Infinity Pool (2023)

TV
His Dark Materials, Season 3
The Witcher: Blood Origin, miniseries
Columbo, Seasons 1-7
Servant, Season 2
The Mandalorian, Season 3
Perry Mason (HBO), Season 2
CSI: Vegas, Season 2
Secret Invasion, miniseries
The Witcher, Season 3
Shelter, Season 1
Hellier, Seasons 1 & 2
The Fall of the House of Usher, miniseries
Bodies, miniseries
Survivor, Seasons 10 & 11

Video Games
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Freedom Cry DLC
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
The Medium
Bramble: The Mountain King
A Short Hike

Tabletop Gaming These numbers are way off. When all the med stuff ramped up, I kinda stopped keeping track.
(Chris/Me) Exalted 3e - 7 Sessions
(Me) Numnera: Those Who Move Clouds - 6 Sessions
(Taylor) Pathfhinder 1e homebrew - 4 Sessions
(Me) Pathfinder 1e Caverns of the Spore Lord one-shot

2021: A Year in Summary

 Late with last year's list of stuff I read, watched, and played, but here it is. As with the last two years' worth (that I posted in the last couple of days), I have no excuses. As always, I welcome commentary and questions!

2021 Use of Time

Books

People of the Crossroads Continent (Onyx Path)

In Fluid Silence (G W Tirpa)

D&D 3.x Dragonlance Holy Orders of the Stars (Sovereign Press)

Tombpunk: Lo-Fi Adventuring (Outland Entertainment)

Exalted 3e Infernal Homebrew (Sandact)

Elder Scrolls RPG Delve Mode Scenario: Path to Glory (Modiphius)

Scion 2e Quick Character: Annie X (Onyx Path)

AD&D 2e Dark Sun The Player's Guide to Balic (Dark House Rules)

Deadlands Reloaded Independence Day Conversion (Pinnacle)

Deadlands Reloaded one-sheet Death in Dodge (John W Thompson)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana Rune/Swarm/Revived (Wizards of the Coast)

Exalted 3e Adversaries of the Righteous: Cynis Borok (Onyx Path)

Exalted 3e Adversaries of the Righteous: Regara Feria (Onyx Path)

Exalted 3e Adversaries of the Righteous: Ifraja the Librarian (Onyx Path)

Exalted 3e Adversaries of the Righteous: Harrowing Silence (Onyx Path)

Exalted 3e Adversaries of the Righteous: The Broker (Onyx Path)

Exalted 3e Hundred Devils Night Parade: Mouse of the Sun (Onyx Path)

Exalted 3e Hundred Devils Night Parade: Rantai (Onyx Path)

Exalted 3e Hundred Devils Night Parade: Zicnal of Asmari (Onyx Path)

Exalted 3e Hundred Devils Night Parade: Strix (Onyx Path)

The Underwarrens (Arcane Library)

Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Watcher Sheet (Margaret Weis Productions)

Chronicles of Darkness The Golden Watch (Dawn Prough)

Chronicles of Darkness A Night with Jack (Eddy Webb)

Vampire: The Requiem 1e The Man Himself (White Wolf)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Races of Ravnica (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Greyhawk Initiative (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Feats for Races (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Feats for Skills (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Starter Spells (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Wizard Revisited (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Mass Combat (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Sorcerer (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Ranger & Rogue (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Paladin (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Monk (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Fighter (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Druid (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Cleric (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Bard (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Barbarian (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Encounter Building (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: The Faithful (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Quick Characters (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Feats (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Gothic Heroes (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Kits of Old (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: That Old Black Magic (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Light, Dark, Underdark (Wizards of the Coast)

Warhammer: Age of Sigmar 2e Quick Rules (Games Workshop)

Warhammer: Age of Sigmar 3e Core Rules (Games Workshop)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana: Waterborne Adventures (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D One Grung Above (Christopher Lindsay)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Poisoned Pages: Unhinge the Mind (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Poisoned Pages: Tooth and Claw (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Poisoned Pages: The Witching Wood (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord expert adventure The Star's Refuge (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord starter adventure The Slaver's Lash (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord master adventure The Last Train to Darksville (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord novice adventure The Huntsman's Isle (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord novice adventure The God Below (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord expert adventure The Flute of Farewell (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Monstrous Pages: Slaves in Death (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Poisoned Pages: Riders of the Wind (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Poisoned Pages: Power in A Name (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Monstrous Pages: Odd Monsters (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Poisoned Pages: Flesh of the Fallen (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Poisoned Pages: Fever Dreams (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Poisoned Pages: Dark Passages (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Poisoned Pages: Children of the Restless Earth (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Poisoned Pages: Battle Scars (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord novice adventure One Perfect Moment (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord expert adventure A Measure of Faith (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord expert adventure Beware the Tides of Karshoon (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord novice adventure Blood Will Run (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Lands in Shadow: City of Death (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Poisoned Pages: Do We Not Die? (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Lands in Shadow: Freeholds of Nar (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord master adventure The Giant's Tribute (Schwalb Entertainment)

Dungeon Master's Little Black Book (Squarehex)

The Bork Morgue #666 (GWHY)

Shadow of the Demon Lord master adventure Heart of Winter (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord master adventure Measure of a Man (Schwalb Entertainment)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Monstrous Pages: Noisome Beasts (Schwalb Entertainment)

Magic and Shit (Levi Combs)

Movies

Coming 2 America (2021)

Midsommar (2019)

Color Out of Space (2019)

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Tenet (2020)

Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)

Thunder Force (2021)

The Tomorrow War (2021)

The Empty Man (2020)

Monster Hunter (2020)

The Keeping Hours (2017)

Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

Sweet Girl (2021)

The Old Guard (2020)

News of the World (2020)

Secret Societies [Documentary] (2007)

The Family [Documentary] (2016)

Halloween Kills (2021)

Eternals (2021)

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

The Matrix: Resurrections (2021)

TV

His Dark Materials, Season 2

Into the Badlands, Seasons 1 & 2

The Stand (2021), Miniseries

The Sinner, Season 3

Sharp Objects, Miniseries

WandaVision, Season 1

The Amazing Race, Seasons 26-32

Britain's Outlaws, 3-part Docuseries

Seven Deadly Sins, Season 4

Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Season 1

Jupiter's Legacy, Season 1

The Nevers, Season 1.1

Deadwater Fell, Miniseries

Mare of Easttown, Miniseries

Loki, Season 1

NCIS: New Orleans, Seasons 1-7

Lore, Seasons 1 & 2

Kitchen Nightmares (USA), Seasons 1 & 2

American Horror Stories, Season 1

Knights, 3-part Docuseries

The Normans, 3-part Docuseries

Invincible, Season 1

Ragnarok, Season 2

The Chestnut Man, Miniseries

Cowboy Bebop (live-action), Season 1

Arcane, Season 1

Hawkeye, Miniseries

CSI: Vegas, Season 1

The Wheel of Time, Season 1

Tabletop Gaming

Battletech Escape from New Dennyson (2 Sessions)

(Sam)Pathfinder 1e Wrath of the Righteous AP 2nd Playthrough (5 Sessions)

(Jon G)Starfinder homebrew (1 Session)

(Jon G)Pathfinder 1e Ruins of Azlant AP (5 Sessions)

Shadow of the Demon Lord Shadow of Castle Whiterock (4 Sessions)

Malifaux (3 games; Resurrectionists Loss vs. Outcasts, Resurrectionists Loss vs. Arcanists, Explorers Loss vs. Guild)

*Games with names in parenthesis denotes who ran that game.

2020: A Year in Summary

 Another year's worth of things I've consumed/done. This one, also just inserted where it would have been with no excuses.

2020 Use of Time

Books

Deadlands: Reloaded (Great White)

Small Favor (Jim Butcher)

Vampire: The Dark Ages The Curse Pole module (High Level)

Vampire: The Requiem 1e Core Rulebook (White Wolf)

Vampire: The Masquerade Beautiful Spiders bloodline book (David MacDowell Blue)

Vampire: The Masquerade 101 Plot Ideas (Guido Alfieri)

Vampire: The Dark Ages Clanbook: Baali (White Wolf)

Castles & Crusades one-page adventure The Hunt (Davis Chenault)

One-page dungeon Broken Bridge Mill (Gothridge)

Mythoard Game Card #7 Man of the Mountain (Justin Andrew Mason)

Mythoard Game Card #9 Wrath of Heaven (Justin Andrew Mason)

Exalted 3e Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought (Onyx Path)

In Hollow Houses (Gary A Braunbeck)

Zombie: The Coil Core Rulebook (Daniel Solis)

Magazines

The Dungeoneer 12

Comics

Pathfinder: Runescars 1 & 2

Movies

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)

Season of the Witch (2011)

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

The Irishman (2019)

Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

The Curse of La Llorona (2019)

Crimson Peak (2015)

Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

Bumblebee (2018)

Nosferatu (1922)

A Trip to the Moon (1902)

The Alchemist Cookbook (2016)

Grave Encounters (2011)

Pet Semetary (2019)

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)

Badlands (1973)

Death Wish (2018)

Let Me In (2010)

The Dark (2005)

Under the Skin (2013)

IT Chapter 2 (2019)

Angel Has Fallen (2019)

Wildling (2018)

Killing Them Softly (2012)

The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

The Lighthouse (2019)

Mud (2012)

Joker (2019)

Hangman (2017)

The Babadook (2014)

Uncut Gems (2019)

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

Project Power (2020)

The Field Guide to Evil (2018)

The Shed (2019)

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

The Invisible Man (2020)

Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)

Scoob! (2020)

Doolittle (2020)

The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020)

Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

Knockaround Guys (2001)

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

TV

Dark, Season 2

The 4400, Season 4

The Amazing Race, Seasons 10-25

Ragnarok, Season 1

Carnival Row, Season 1

The Outsider, Season 1

Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse, Miniseries

What We Do in the Shadows, Season 1

Castlevania, Season 3

Tiger King, Docuseries

The Masked Singer, Seasons 1-3

Seven Deadly Sins, Season 3

Sword Art Online, Season 2

Ancient Aliens, Seasons 7-13

Expedition Unknown, Seasons 1 & 2

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Season 1

Perry Mason (2020), Season 1

Haunting of Bly Manor, Miniseries

Blood of Zeus, Season 1

Ripper Street, Seasons 1-5

Hinterland, Seasons 1-3

The Mandalorian, Season 2

Video Games

Call of Cthulhu (XBox)

Tabletop Gaming

Deadlands "Getting the Hell Out of Dodge" (7 Sessions)

(Sam)5e D&D Dragon Heist/Dungeon of the Mad Mage (9 Sessions)

Vampire: The Masquerade V20 "Easy Street" (7 Sessions)

(Taylor)Pathfinder 1e (One-Shot)

(Sam)Pathfinder 1e Wrath of the Righteous AP 2nd Playthrough (10 Sessions)

Battletech "Escape from New Dennyson" (4 Sessions)

*Games with names in parenthesis denotes who ran that game.

2019: A Year in Summary

 Writing this in 2022, but putting it where it belongs with no excuses. I have no context to give, but I welcome any commentary or questions, as always.

2019 Use of Time

Books

AD&D 1e Dragonlance module DL9: Dragons of Deceit (TSR)

Changeling: The Lost 1e QuickStart: Dwelling in Darkness (White Wolf)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana 18: Revised Ranger (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana 46: Elf Sub-Races (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana 44: Eladrin and the Gith (Wizards of the Coast)

Changeling: The Lost 1e SAS: The Rose Bride's Plight (White Wolf)

Scion 2e Guide to Cryptids of North America (David Fuller)

53 D&D Unearthed Arcana 43: Three Pillar XP (Wizards of the Coast)

5e D&D Unearthed Arcana 35: Three Sub Classes (Wizards of the Coast)

Art & Arcana: A Visual History of Dungeons & Dragons (Ten Speed Press)

Scion 2e Many Names of Heimdall (Joshua Heath)

Space Master Companion I (ICE)

Aberrant 2e Core Rulebook (Onyx Path)

Exalted 1e Storyteller's Companion (White Wolf)

D&D 3.x Races of Eberron (Wizards of the Coast)

Comics

The Wicked + The Divine, 1-4

Ignition, Volume 1

Movies

Polar (2019)

Abducted in Plain Sight (2017)

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Captain Marvel (2019)

Bleach (2018)

The Highwaymen (2019)

The Mummy (2017)

Rampage (2018)

Mercy Black (2019)

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

The Nun (2018)

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)

Halloween (2018)

Snowpiercer (2013)

Annabelle: Creation (2017)

Lifechanger (2018)

Apostle (2018)

The VVitch (2015)

Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers (2018)

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewold (2018)

Ready Player One (2018)

The Founder (2016)

Machete (2010)

The Predator (2018)

Tag (2018)

Aquaman (2018)

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

A.I., Artificial Intelligence (2001)

House of the Witch (2017)

In the Tall Grass (2019)

The Ritual (2017)

St. Agatha (2018)

Happy Death Day (2017)

Fractured (2019)

The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015)

Eli (2019)

Rattlesnake (2019)

The Influence (2019)

Crooked Hoyuse (2017)

The King (2019)

The Lodgers (2017)

The Golem (2018)

An Inspector Calls (2015)

Murder by the Book (1987)

Dark Places (2015)

Family Blood (2018)

Shazam (2019)

Us (2019)

Jacob's Ladder (2019)

Night School (2018)

TV

Criminal Minds, Season 12

Longmire, Season 6

NCIS, Season 12

Daredevil, Season 1

Stranger Things, Season 1-3

Black Mirror, Seasons 1, 2, and Bandersnatch

Top 10 Secrets & Mysteries, Season 2

Love, Death, and Robots, Season 1

True Detective, Seasons 1-3

Murder Maps, Season 1

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Season 1

Transformers: Prime, Season 1

Confessions of a Serial Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, Miniseries

Dexter, Seasons 1-3

The 4400, Seasons 1-3

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Miniseries

Weird Wonders of the World, Seasons 1 & 2

Jessica Jones, Season 1

Deadwood, Season 1

Conspiracies, Season 1

The Chef Show, Season 1

Good Omens, Season 1

The Boys, Season 1

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Season 1

Seven Deadly Sins, Seasons 1 & 2

The ABC Murders, Season 1

NOS4ATU, Season 1

Marianne, Season 1

American Horror Story: Armageddon, Season 8

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Seasons 2 & 3

The Amazing Race, Seasons 1-9

Commander VS, Season 1

Penny Dreadful, Seasons 1-3

Watchmen, Season 1

His Dark Materials, Season 1

The Witcher, Season 1

The Mandalorian, Season 1

Tabletop Gaming

(Sam)5e D&D Dragon Heist/Dungeon of the Mad Mage (21 Sessions)

Pathfinder 1e Legacy of Fire AP (11 Sessions)

(Taylor)Starfinder Homebrew (13 Sessions)

D&D 3.x Sandbox/Tentpole "Kellan's Cellar" (7 Sessions)

(Sam)5e D&D Forge of Fury (One-Shot)

(Jon G)Pathfinder 1e Gestalt "Wardens of Absalom" (1 Session)

(Sam)5e D&D White Plume Mountain (One-Shot)

Hunter: The Vigil 1e (One-Shot)

Changeling: The Lost 1e "The Grass Isn't Always Greener" (3 Sessions)

D&D 3.x "Forgotten Realms II: Legacies of the Past" (13 Sessions)

Exalted 3e "The General Direction" (7 Sessions)

(Sam)Call of Cthulhu Masks of Nyarlathotep (5 Sessions)

(Sam)5e D&D Christmas-themed adventures (2 Sessions)

D&D 3.x Dark Sun (One-Shot)

*Games with names in parenthesis denotes who ran that game.

2018: A Year in Summary

Finally settled into a place where I can bring out my PC and kind of get back into the swing of things here. Though I don't promise a huge upswing in posting, I do think I will put more on here than the three or so posts that have been sprinkled in the last couple of years.

I'm kicking off this year the same way I've done the last few and letting everyone know what I've been up to as far as entertainment goes. As always, if there are any questions or comments about the content of these lists, let me know.

2018 Use of Time
Books
Starfinder Adventure Path 2: Dead Suns 2: Temple of the Twelve (Paizo)
Pathfinder Chronicles City of Strangers (Paizo)
Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game X-Men Roster Book (TSR)
Vampire: The Dark Ages Libellus Sanguinis - Masters of the State (White Wolf)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Inner Sea Bestiary (Paizo)
Pathfinder Adventure Path 20: Legacy of Fire 2: House of the Beast (Paizo)
Exalted 3rd Edition Jumpstart Module The Tomb of Dreams (White Wolf/Onyx Path)
Pathfinder Chronicles Guide to Absalom (Paizo)
White Night (Jim Butcher)
World of Darkness Combat (White Wolf)
Pathfinder Chronicles Dark Markets: A Guide to Katapesh (Paizo)
Pathfinder Horror Adventures (Paizo)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Lands of the Linnorm Kings (Paizo)
Scion 2nd Edition: Origin (Onyx Path)
Pathfinder Player Companion People of the North (Paizo)
Vampire: The Dark Ages Liege, Lord, and Lackey (White Wolf)
Starfinder Adventure Path 3: Dead Suns 3: Splintered Worlds (Paizo)
Pathfinder Chronicles Heart of the Jungle (Paizo)
Shadow of the Demon Lord Expert Module A Case of Consumption (Schwalb Entertainment)
Pathfinder Player's Companion Demon Hunter's Handbook (Paizo)
Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game (Sword & Sorcery)
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
3.x D&D Ravenloft Secrets of the Dread Realms (Sword & Sorcery)
Pathfinder Adventure Path 21: Legacy of Fire 3: The Jackal's Price (Paizo)
The Roadmap (Cameron L Morrisey)
5e D&D Princes of the Apocalypse (Wizards of the Coast)
Shadow of the Demon Lord Victims of the Demon Lord: For Gold and Glory (Schwalb Entertainment)
Shadow of the Demon Lord Core Rulebook (Schwalb Entertainment)
Scion 2nd Edition: Hero (Onyx Path)
Pathfinder Adventurer's Guide (Paizo)
Pathfinder Module The Emerald Spire Superdungeon (Paizo)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Occult Mysteries (Paizo)

Magazines
Dungeon 90
Dungeon 143

Movies
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2006)
Seventh Son (2014)
Divergent (2014)
Insurgent (2015)
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Midnight Chronicles (2009)
Black Panther (2018)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Alex Cross (2012)
Out of Time (2003)
It (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Dracula Untold (2014)
The Snowman (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Near Dark (1987)
The Legend of Hercules (2014)
War (2007)
Sausage Party (2016)
Neighbors (2014)
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Bird Box (2018)

TV
Major Crimes, Season 6
Brave Starr, Complete Series
The Alienist, Limited Series
Legion, Season 2
Night Gallery, Season 1
Castlevania, Season 1
Castlevania, Season 2
The Haunting of Hill House, Season 1
Black Mirror, Season 4
The Last Kingdom, Season 1
Godless, Season 1
NCIS, Season 8
NCIS, Season 9
The Final Table, Season 1
The Last Kingdom, Season 2
Black Mirror, Season 3
Longmire, Season 3
Criminal Minds, Season 6
Criminal Minds, Season 7
Criminal Minds, Season 8
The Last Kingdom, Season 3
Criminal Minds, Season 9
Criminal Minds, Season 10
NCIS, Season 10
NCIS, Season 11
Criminal Minds, Season 11
Longmire, Season 4
Longmire, Season 5

Tabletop Gaming*
Legacy of Fire AP (22 Sessions)
Dead Suns AP (6 Sessions)
(Taylor)Shadowrun (1 session)
Exalted 3e "The General Direction" (5 Sessions)
(Sam)5e Tal'Dorei Campaign (14 Sessions)
(Taylor)Numenera 1-Shot
3.x D&D "Kellan's Cellar" (14 Sessions)
(Jon G)3.x D&D "By Sword and Claw" (8 sessions)
(Taylor)Iron Gods AP (3 Sessions)
(David)Deathwatch (2 Sessions)
(Taylor)Strange Aeons AP (2 Sessions)
(Paul)Serpent's Skull AP (2 Sessions)
(Sam)5e Dragon Heist module (3 Sessions)
Into the Haunted Forest module 1-Shot
*Games with names other than mine in parenthesis denote who ran those campaigns.

2017: A Year in Summary

Wow, nothing since July of last year, and coming back out my lowest posting year since I started this thing 11 years ago. This doesn't mean I've fallen out of the hobby. Far from it, in fact, I've just not had an opportunity to post, since a lot of my things have been sitting in storage for a long time (including my PC) in preparation for an eventual move. I have a ton of aborted posts in my drafts, actually. Some of it Actual Play, some just discussion topics.

To kick the year off, I've decided to repeat what I did in 2015 and 2017, and give you a glimpse of how I spent the previous year interacting with nerd stuff and entertainment of various kinds. I understand that what I do with my free time probably isn't entertaining to most of you, but you never know if you'll find a book, movie, tv show, or gaming product that you might be unfamiliar with and may want to check out.

Feel free to ask questions about, comment on, or make fun of anything on the list!


2017 Use of Time
Books
Ruins of the Dragon Lord: Tales of Mount Moru (Judges Guild)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Lost Treasures (Paizo)
d20 Modern d20 Past (Wizards of the Coast)
3.x D&D Eberron City of Stormreach (Wizards of the Coast)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Rule of Fear (Paizo)
Expert D&D module X1: The Isle of Dread (TSR)
Vampire: The Dark Ages The Transylvania Chronicles I: Dark Tides Rising (White Wolf)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Tombs of Golarion (Paizo)
Pathfinder Companion Second Darkness Player's Guide (Paizo)
Pathfinder Adventure Path 14: Second Darkness 2: Children of the Void (Paizo)
Pathfinder Villain Codex (Paizo)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Misfit Monsters Redeemed (Paizo)
3.x D&D Expedition to the Ruins of Greyhawk (Wizards of the Coast)
Big Eyes, Small Mouth Second Edition Core Rulebook (Guardians of Order)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Osirion, Legacy of Pharoahs (Paizo)
AD&D 2nd Edition The Complete Psionics Handbook (TSR)
Vampire: The Masquerade Clanbook: Malkavian (White Wolf)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Inner Sea Magic (Paizo)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Artifacts & Legends (Paizo)
Pathfinder Adventure Path 15: Second Darkness 3: The Armageddon Echo (Paizo)
3.x D&D Eberron Dragons of Eberron (Wizards of the Coast)
Kinsmen of the Grail (Dorothy James Roberts)
Pathfinder Chronicles NPC Guide (Paizo)
Werewolf: The Apocalypse Player's Guide (White Wolf)
Pathfinder Chronicles Classic Monsters Revisited (Paizo)
Street Fighter: The RPG The Perfect Warrior (White Wolf)
Pathfinder Player Companion People of the Stars (Paizo)
Pathfinder Player Companion Faiths of Balance (Paizo)
Vampire: The Dark Ages Clanbook: Cappadocian (White Wolf)
AD&D 2nd Edition Ruins of Myth Drannor Boxed Set: Myth Drannor Adventures (TSR)
Pathfinder Companion Qadira, Gateway to the East (Paizo)
3.x D&D Planar Handbook (Wizards of the Coast)
Pathfinder Companion Gnomes of Golarion (Paizo)
Pathfinder Player Companion Champions of Corruption (Paizo)
Vampire: The Dark Ages Book of Storyteller Secrets (White Wolf)
Pathfinder Adventure Path 16: Second Darkness 4: Endless Night (Paizo)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Rival Guide (Paizo)
3.x D&D Races of the Dragon (Wizards of the Coast)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Undead Revisited (Paizo)
Yeager (Chuck Yeager and Leo Janos)
3.x D&D Hero Builder's Guidebook (Wizards of the Coast)
HackMaster 4th Edition GameMaster's Guide (Kenzer & Co.)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Inner Sea NPC Codex (Paizo)
Pathfinder Chronicles Faction Guide (Paizo)
Demon: The Fallen Core Rulebook (White Wolf)
Pathfinder Monster Codex (Paizo)
The Domain of Midnight Falls (F. Williams)
Starfinder Adventure Path 1: Dead Suns 1: Incident at Absalom Station (Paizo)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Dragons Unleashed (Paizo)
3.x D&D Drow of the Underdark (Wizards of the Coast)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Mythic Realms (Paizo)
Pathfinder Adventure Path 17: Second Darkness 5: A Memory of Darkness (Paizo)
AD&D 2nd Edition Forgotten Realms Elves of Evermeet (TSR)
Nordic Runes (Paul Rhys Mountfort)
Pathfinder Chronicles Dragons Revisited (Paizo)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Chronicle of the Righteous (Paizo)
Vampire: The Masquerade Guide to the Camarilla (White Wolf)
Pathfinder Companion Legacy of Fire Player's Guide (Paizo)
AD&D 2nd Edition Forgotten Realms Ruins of Undermountain II Boxed Set: The Adventures (TSR)
Pathfinder GameMastery Module Crypt of the Everflame (Paizo)
3.x D&D Sandstorm (Wizards of the Coast)
Pathfinder Adventure Path 18: Second Darkness 6: Descent into Midnight (Paizo)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting Irrisen, Land of Eternal Winter (Paizo)
Pathfinder Book of the Damned (Paizo)
Vampire: The Dark Ages Constantinople by Night (White Wolf)
Pathfinder Adventure Path 19: Legacy of Fire 1: Howl of the Carrion King (Paizo)

Magazines
Dungeon 96/Polyhedron 155
Dragon 343
Dragon 350
Dragon 351
Dungeon 128

Movies
The Book of Life (2014)
Reclaim (2014)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Gone Girl (2014)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
Brave (2012)
Prometheus (2012)
Logan (2017)
22 Jump Street (2014)
Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse (2015)
Faster (2010)
The Barrens (2012)
Split (2016)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Interstellar (2014)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
John Wick (2014)
Battleship (2012)
Chronicle (2012)
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
The Last Witch Hunter (2016)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
Annabelle (2014)
Wrath (2011)
Project Almanac (2015)
Central Intelligence (2016)
The Accountant (2016)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Spy (2015)
Wonder Woman (2016)
Assassin's Creed (2016)
Witchcraft (1964)
Why Him? (2016)
Grabbers (2012)
Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
The Sandman (2017)
I, Frankenstein (2014)
Neverknock (2017)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2016)
Get Out (2017)
The Hateful Eight (2015)
Red River (1948)
Goosebumps (2015)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 2 (2017)
Warcraft (2016)

TV
Salem, Season 3
Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda, Season 6
Legion, Season 1
Major Crimes, Season 5
Game of Thrones, Season 7
American Horror Story: Cult (Season 7)
Gotham, Season 1

Video Games
Final Fantasy XV

Tabletop Gaming*
Vampire: The Masquerade "Easy Street" (3 sessions)
Curse of the Crimson Throne AP (11 sessions)
Pathfinder Homebrew (Jacob, 1 session)
5e D&D Curse of Strahd (Jon R, 1 session)
Pathfinder Castle Whiterock (Taylor, 5 sessions)
Tomb of the Iron Medusa (Taylor, 1 session)
Wrath of the Righteous AP (Sam, 10 sessions)
Star Wars Force and Destiny (Taylor, 8 sessions)
Second Darkness AP (6 sessions)
Crypt of the Everflame (1 session)
Dead Suns AP (8 sessions)
Hunter: The Vigil (1 session)
Legacy of Fire AP (6 sessions)
Shadowrun 4th Edition (Taylor, 4 sessions)
The Harrowing (Taylor, 1 session)
Exalted "The General Direction" (1 session)
*Games with names other than mine in parenthesis denote who ran those campaigns.

This was in my drafts for a long while, as you can tell by the timestamp. As it stands, only the Legacy of Fire, Dead Suns, and Exalted games are still running from those listed above. Shadowrun was our last game to come to an end, and I currently switch out my Legacy of Fire every other week with Sam's Tal'Dorei 5e D&D game.

2016: A Year in Summary

Happy belated New Year, everyone!

It's been four months since I've posted, and the reasons stay the same, so I'll not bore you with them. Instead, I've decided to tell you a little about what I've been doing, entertainment-wise, in the past year, much like I did at the start of 2015.

I understand that what I do with my free time probably isn't appealing to most people, but you never know if you might find a book, movie, tv show, or gaming product that you've never heard of on the list somewhere.

Feel free to question, comment on, or make fun of anything you see on the list!


2016 Use of Time
Books
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
Basic D&D Dungeon Master's Rulebook (TSR)
Do Ants Have Assholes? (Jon Butler and Bruno Vincent)
Pathfinder Adventure Path 11: Curse of the Crimson Throne 5: Skeletons of Scarwall (Paizo)
D&D 3.x Exemplars of Evil (Wizards of the Coast)
Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting (Paizo)
Proven Guilty (Jim Butcher)
Mummy: The Resurrection (White Wolf)
Vampire: The Masquerade New Orleans by Night (White Wolf)
D&D 3.x Ravenloft Denizens of Dread (Sword & Sorcery)
Vampire: The Requiem: Bloodlines - The Hidden (White Wolf)
5e D&D Forgotten Realms Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (Wizards of the Coast)
Expert D&D Rulebook (TSR)
Pathfinder Adventure Path 12: Curse of the Crimson Throne 6: Crown of Fangs (Paizo)
World of Darkness Armory (White Wolf)
World of Darkness Shadows of Mexico (White Wolf)
Pathfinder Unchained (Paizo)
World of Darkness Chicago (White Wolf)
Vampire: The Masquerade The Hunters Hunted (White Wolf)
AD&D 2nd Edition Dark Sun Thri-Kreen of Athas (TSR)
The Civil War Almanac (World Almanac)
D&D 3.x Dragonlance Dragons of Spring (Margaret Weis Productions)
Malifaux Rules Manual (Wyrd)
D&D 3.x Cityscape (Wizards of the Coast)
Changeling: The Lost Core Rulebook (White Wolf)
Expert D&D module XSOLO Lathan's Gold (TSR)
D&D 3.x Dragonlance module Key of Destiny (Sovereign Press)
Exalted 3rd Edition (Onyx Path/White Wolf)
Malifaux 2nd Edition (Wyrd)
Pathfinder Adventure Path 13: Second Darkness 1: Shadow in the Sky (Paizo)
Ruins of the Dragon Lord: The Dragon Stone (Green Ronin)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Ships of the Inner Sea (Paizo)
Pathfinder Chronicles: The Great Beyond (Paizo)
Pathfinder Chronicles: Guide to Darkmoon Vale (Paizo)
Ruins of the Dragon Lord: Path of Archaneroth (Green Ronin)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Belkzen, Hold of the Orc Hordes (Paizo)
D&D 3.x Dragonlance module Spectre of Sorrows (Sovereign Press)
The Two Swords (R. A. Salvatore)
5e D&D Dungeonology (Wizards of the Coast)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Dragon Empires Gazetteer (Paizo)

Magazines
Dungeon 95/Polyhedron 154
Dragon 353

Movies
Deadpool (2016)
The Mexican (2001)
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
The Croods (2013)
Pompeii (2014)
Ride Along (2014)
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
2 Guns (2013)
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
47 Ronin (2013)
The Internship (2013)
Apartment 143 (2011)
Girl in Woods (2016)
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
The Other Woman (2015)
Just Go With It (2011)
Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Rise of the Zombies (2012)
Pacific Rim (2013)
The Revenant (2015)
Dream/Killer (2015)
Hazard Jack (2014)
Ender's Game (2013)
Man-Thing (2005)
Rawhide (1951)
These Thousand Hills (1959)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

TV
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season 2
Murder Book, Season 2
Real Detective, Season 1
Agent Carter, Season 1
Major Crimes, Season 4
Rizzoli & Isles, Season 6
Ancient Aliens, Season 6
Game of Thrones, Season 5
Rizzoli & Isles, Season 7
American Horror Story: Roanoke (Season 6)
Game of Thrones, Season 6

Video Games
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Tabletop Gaming*
Rise of the Runelords (6 sessions)
Iron Gods (Taylor, 1 session)
Tomb of the Iron Medusa (Taylor, 4 sessions)
Wrath of the Righteous (Sam, 10 sessions)
Hollow's Last Hope (1 session)
Master of the Fallen Fortress (Taylor, 1 session)
Vampire: The Masquerade - New Orleans (10 sessions)
Serpent's Skull (Paul, 10 sessions)
Pathfinder Homebrew (Jacob, 3 sessions)
Shadow of the Demon Lord (Taylor/Me, 1 session)
Shadow of the Demon Lord (Taylor, 3 sessions)
Exalted 3rd Edition (2 sessions)
Forgotten Realms II: Legacies of the Past (2 sessions)
Malifaux (4 sessions)
Curse of the Crimson Throne (7 sessions)
*Games with names in parenthesis denote who ran those particular campaigns.

2014:A Year in Summary

Here we are, just barely into 2015, and some of you may have wondered where I went to when the posting dried up. Work picked up quite a bit, and I'm easily distracted, so I didn't always feel like or think to sit at my computer and hammer out a post.

The fact that I wasn't posting doesn't mean that I wasn't gaming, though, and if you're curious as to what those other distractions were, or just wonder what I get up to, I decided last January to compile a list of my entertainment pursuits. It might not be complete, because I sometimes didn't update it as I went, but it's as comprehensive as I could make it.

Feel free to peruse, comment, question, or ignore, as you may like!

2014 Use of Time

Books

The First Fantasy Campaign (Judges Guild)

City State of the World Emperor Book 1: Map Guidebook (Judges Guild)

City State of the World Emperor Book 2: Shop Guidebook (Judges Guild)

Pathfinder Campaign Setting Inner Sea World Guide (Paizo)

Pathfinder Adventure Path Rise of the Runelords 1: Burnt Offerings* (Finally read fluff chapters) (Paizo)

Pathfinder Adventure Path Rise of the Runelords 2: The Skinsaw Murders* (Finally read fluff chapters) (Paizo)

Pathfinder Adventure Path Rise of the Runelords 3: The Hook Mountain Massacre (Paizo)

Dark Heresy Core Book* (Fantasy Flight)

3.x D&D Dragonlance Knightly Orders of Krynn (Sovereign Press)

3.x D&D module DD1: Barrow of the Forgotten King (Wizards of the Coast)

3.x D&D module DD3: Fortress of the Yuan-ti (Wizards of the Coast)

3.x D&D Book of Challenges (Wizards of the Coast)

Magic: The Gathering Encyclopedia (Wizards of the Coast)

Magic: The Gathering Pocket Player’s Guide (Wizards of the Coast)

Of Dice and Men (David M. Ewalt)

Chronicles of the Black Company* (Glen Cook)

Arthur, the Bear of Britain (Edward Frankland)

5^th Edition D&D Basic Rules (Wizards of the Coast)

D&D Basic B1 In Search of the Unknown (TSR)

Swords and Deviltry (Fritz Leiber)

Jade and Steel: Roleplaying in Mythic China (Avalanche Press)

The Arthurian Companion, Second Edition (Phyllis Ann Karr)

Swords Against Death (Fritz Leiber)

3.x D&D Eberron: Secrets of Sarlona (Wizards of the Coast)

Chariots of the Gods? (Erich von Daniken)

V20 – Vampire:  The Masquerade 20^th Anniversary Edition* (White Wolf/Onyx Path Publishing)

Call of Cthulhu A Sourcebook For the 1920’s (Chaosium)

Pathfinder Campaign Setting Technology Guide (Paizo)

3.x D&D Dragonlance Races of Ansalon (Margaret Weis Productions)

5^th Edition D&D Starter Set (Wizards of the Coast)

5^th Edition D&D Player’s Handbook (Wizards of the Coast)

3.x/4^th Edition/5^th Edition D&D module Murder in Baldur’s Gate (Wizards of the Coast)

Swords in the Mist (Fritz Leiber)

3.x D&D Ravenloft: Secrets of the Dread Realms (Sword & Sorcery)

3.x  D&D Dungeon Survival Guide (Wizards of the Coast)

5^th Edition D&D Monster Manual

1^st Edition AD&D Against the Slave Lords (Wizards of the Coast)

5^th Edition D&D The Rise of Tiamat (Wizards of the Coast)

Movies

Godzilla (2014)

Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Red 2 (2013)

Broken City (2013)

The Purge (2013)

The Darkest Hour (2011)

Horrible Bosses (2011)

Elysium (2013)

The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

InSpectres (2013)

TV

Game of Thrones, Season 1*

Game of Thrones, Season 2

Game of Thrones, Season 3

Ancient Aliens, Season 1

Ancient Aliens, Season 2

Salem, Season 1

Dominion, Season 1

Ancient Aliens, Season 3

Ancient Aliens, Season 4

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season 1

Legends, Season 1

Ancient Aliens, Season 5

Supernatural, Season 1

Under the Dome, Season 1

Video Games

Ryse: Son of Rome

Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag

Murdered: Soul Suspect

Tabletop Gaming  44/52 weeks

6 x City Watch Homebrew (Jon; Pathfinder)

1 x Random Dungeon Homebrew (Taylor; Pathfinder)

1 x Haarlock’s Legacy (David; Dark Heresy)

21 x The Defenders, Vol. 2 (Buddy; 3.x Dungeons & Dragons)

4 x Wilderlands III: Bitey and the Hokage (Buddy; Pathfinder)

1 x Castle Ravenloft (Taylor; Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1^st Edition)

3 x Forgotten Realms Pick-up (1 Taylor, 2 Buddy; 5^th Edition Dungeons & Dragons)

3 x Scion – Including Character Creation session (Taylor; Scion)

3 x The Emerald Spire Superdungeon (Angela; Pathfinder)

1 x Salem Chronicles “One Shot” (Buddy; Hunter: The Vigil)

*Indicates something started previously, but finished in 2014.

For Video Games, I also almost finished the original Baldur's Gate, because I couldn't remember having beat it. Once I got to the end, however, I discovered I was too low level to complete the final fight. Rather lame.

Awaiting the Swell

Boy, surfing attire sure has changed since the 14th century.

First thing that came to mind when I saw this image, depicting a line with bowmen waiting for engagement at the battle of Crécy, in 1346, was how it resembled surfers relaxing on the beach. I also like how the guy in the white armor in the foreground seems to be giving our foreground "surfer' some tips. Dude, you've got a boogie board at your feet, along with a single ski. I don't think you're qualified to tell anyone how to do anything.

The 'surfboards' you see in the pic are bow cases, usually made from oiled leather, meant to keep your bow and bowstring protected from the elements. This was especially important in the sea-sprayed coastal areas in France and Britain where many battles took place, as too much exposure to moisture will warp and weaken wood.

If anyone is interested, I had seen this image a few places before, but I snagged it from Beyond the Black Gate. Go read the blog. It's good, especially if you are interested in older editions of D&D and the sword and planet genre.

30 Day Challenge, Days 21, 22, and 23 - The Skips

I skipped a few posts during the 30 Day Challenge, but thought I would make them up here, for completeness, to satisfy the curiosity of my readers, and because I find the Challenge's questions neat.

Day 21 - Favorite Dragon Color/Type

My favorite dragon is the Fang Dragon, originally debuting in the Forgotten Realms setting, if I'm not mistaken.

The fang is appealing to me because it wants to engage you in melee. While most dragons, at least in my mind, would rather send minions into hand-to-hand and play the range game with its attackers/its victims, the fang dragon is at its most deadly in close range.

The bite of a fang dragon drains Constitution, weakening the opponents it has in front of it, and making for an even quicker death of its foes. Judicious use of its sound imitation ability can facilitate up-close fights and its trip ability ensures that once the fang dragon has you in melee, it will be hard to get away. 

Not only all this, but don't forget that the fang dragon is still a true dragon, and as such still have frightful presence, high spell resistance, multiple attacks, insane ACs and spell-like abilities, as well as casting ability like a sorceror and damage reduction.

They might not be as smart as some other dragons, but ferocity more than makes up for it.


Day 22 - Favorite Monster Overall

This one is harder to do, since the Challenge asks you to list quite a few favorite monsters by category. Obviously, I feel like I can't use previous answers, though wouldn't one of them be the favorite overall?

Well, no.

I'm going to be interpretive a little with this one, and append "that I've used in a game." This makes the choice quite a lot easier, as there are two monsters that I fall back on time and again. The first, and would be winner is the zombie, but I'm not including it, as I haven't used it in a long time, and it seems like cheating to do so when their use has declined, and so I'm going with the lowly goblin.

Goblins are just fun. Creepy little craven psychopaths that, unchecked, will eventually overrun and corrupt any place they call home. Goblins, like any other humanoid, can fit quickly into any niche you need at the time, as they can be any class you would like. Need a spellcaster? A goblin shaman or pyromancer might fit the bill. A couple of goblin shadow dancers could quickly wear the party down by forcing use of resources, eventually routing even a somewhat prepared party.

They can be as cunning or as stupid as you would like, and are usually fun for your players to bash, as well.


Day 23 - Least Favorite Monster Overall

This one comes from not only my experiences with it as a DM, but also because of my opinion of the thing as a player. My choice for least favorite monster has to be the mimic. 

Perhaps my friends and I don't follow some unwritten plan somewhere, but no party we've ever been in that has encountered mimics has ever truly been that successful against the things. Sure, we eventually defeat them, but the seemingly insane amount of hit points coupled with their annoying adhesive abilities usually sees the party struggling by the end of the fight. 

We never have solvents of any kind to break free and our characters can never seem to roll well at all in any aspect of a fight with these monsters, so I'm just not a fan. Nothing about them are fun to me.

30 Day Challenge, Day 30 - Best DM I've Had

So, we've finally made it to the end, and I actually did a lot better than I had anticipated, with just a couple of misses somewhere there in the middle. This has really made me realize that I do like writing about gaming, even if I don't have much to say, and I'll probably be posting with more regularity, at least in the near future. A possible second job may cut into that time a little, but maybe more on that later.

Anyway, on to the meat of this post...by far the easiest one of the whole month. The best DM I've ever had, without question, is my friend Paul. I've been playing in his games since I got into the rpg hobby and he has been an invaluable sounding board for my own campaigns and designs over the years.

Even though I originally went with Vampire for the first game I ever GM'd, Paul was pushing me into the GM role, saying he thought I would be good at it. I think any time someone has agreed with him that I am a good GM is simply praise on Paul, because the core of my style is practically an emulation of the style Paul had back when I started playing under him.

Paul is a gracious DM, always willing to listen to his players when they have alternate features for their characters or differing views on rules or rulings in situations, but is never afraid to lay the DM hammer down when he feels the ruling was justified and the game needs to move on.

His games are engaging and entertaining (he ran the Arcane College game I posted about for the longest), and I have never felt truly dissatisfied with any of his campaigns when they ended.

If there was an award for best DM, I would certainly nominate Paul.