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by Stik
Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:24 pm
Forum: The Tavern
Topic: Diversity changes
Replies: 14
Views: 9625

Diversity changes

by Stik
Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:36 am
Forum: The Tavern
Topic: Buy some art for charity, would ya?
Replies: 2
Views: 4403

Buy some art for charity, would ya?

Boosting the signal - I recently donated several pieces of my artwork to a charity auction to raise money for a group which provides PPE to medical personnel. If you have any interest in owning a piece of medieval-inspired art, click the link below to visit the site and place a bid. You can find my ...
by Stik
Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:35 am
Forum: Arts and Literature
Topic: Stik's Art - Calligraphy and Illumination
Replies: 67
Views: 53915

Re: Stik's Art - Calligraphy and Illumination

Boosting the signal - The website for charity auction that I donated my artwork to is now up. Money raised will be donated to a group which provides PPE to medical personnel. If you have any interest in owning a piece of medieval-inspired art, click the link below to visit the site and place a bid. ...
by Stik
Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:46 pm
Forum: Arts and Literature
Topic: Books - Good and Bad
Replies: 11
Views: 13654

Re: Books - Good and Bad

Lyrwik - Have you read the Black Company books? It's gritty medieval fantasy about a crew of mercenaries. It takes many of the medieval fantasy tropes and looks at them through the eyes of soldiers who just want to get through the current fight and get home in one piece, and are no longer awed or im...
by Stik
Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:24 am
Forum: Arts and Literature
Topic: Books - Good and Bad
Replies: 11
Views: 13654

Re: Books - Good and Bad

Update - I just finished the Dinosaur Lords trilogy over the weekend. If you had any thought of ignoring my earlier advice, I will say again - avoid this series. These were the worst three books I have ever finished. The writing is bad. The editing is worse. The world-building is pointless and super...
by Stik
Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:24 pm
Forum: General Roleplaying Discussion
Topic: NPC/World Generator
Replies: 8
Views: 6672

Re: NPC/World Generator

Have you ever read/used Central Casting - Heroes of Legend? It's a wonderful tool for randomly generating a character's backstory, and contains a lot of material, in the form of random tables, that might be of use to you.
I just found it in .pdf online here: Central Casting - Heroes of Legend
by Stik
Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:54 pm
Forum: General Roleplaying Discussion
Topic: Opinions on Premade Settings
Replies: 13
Views: 8993

Re: Opinions on Premade Settings

World building doesn't necessarily need to be an all or nothing thing. Your PCs are going to be adventuring in a small part of your world, at least to start. That part of the world needs to be somewhat detailed, but the rest of the campaign world can be a few broad strokes at the beginning, like bui...
by Stik
Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:51 pm
Forum: General Roleplaying Discussion
Topic: Opinions on Premade Settings
Replies: 13
Views: 8993

Re: Opinions on Premade Settings

I am going to be honest - I am too lazy to learn all the history and lore of any given setting. I cherry pick the stuff I like, keep the maps and nations, and a little bit of the lore, and just run with it.
by Stik
Sun Jun 14, 2020 8:21 am
Forum: Arts and Literature
Topic: Stik's Art - Calligraphy and Illumination
Replies: 67
Views: 53915

Re: Stik's Art - Calligraphy and Illumination

I have prepared five new pieces for a charity auction. Click on the thumbnails below for the full image. https://i.ibb.co/Q6fKD1r/The-Future-Disappears.jpg https://i.ibb.co/yQX9vYq/Son-Father-Prayer-Early-Gothic.jpg https://i.ibb.co/4N8Bd1b/No-Matter.jpg https://i.ibb.co/DR950mH/Son-and-Father-Praye...
by Stik
Mon Jun 08, 2020 2:33 pm
Forum: Arts and Literature
Topic: Books - Good and Bad
Replies: 11
Views: 13654

Books - Good and Bad

Being under quarantine, I have been doing a lot of reading lately. I'd like to throw a few books out there for folks to consider and to avoid. Good List Rude Tales and Glorious A bawdy retelling of a few Arthurian stories. This is the favorite book of friend of mine, and he bought a copy and had it ...
by Stik
Fri Jun 05, 2020 5:23 pm
Forum: The Tavern
Topic: Music Game - Totally off topic
Replies: 13
Views: 11081

Re: Music Game - Totally off topic

And to complete the set: "Black out, heatwave, .44 caliber homicide."
We have a winner!

Now, RPGD, would you like to post one, or should I do another?
by Stik
Sun May 24, 2020 2:55 pm
Forum: The Tavern
Topic: Funny
Replies: 3
Views: 6534

Funny

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by Stik
Sat May 23, 2020 12:40 pm
Forum: The Tavern
Topic: Music Game - Totally off topic
Replies: 13
Views: 11081

Re: Music Game - Totally off topic

I'm going to put another one of these out there, in case people are interested. The answer is in the lyrics on this one as well. Gimme Three Steps by Lynrd Skynrd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM3jgkChV6M Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) by The Rolling Stones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqUi...
by Stik
Sat May 23, 2020 12:24 pm
Forum: The Tavern
Topic: Music Game - Totally off topic
Replies: 13
Views: 11081

Re: Music Game - Totally off topic

Yeah, I figured the answer had to come by listening to all three songs, but I just couldn't bring myself to listen to all thirteen minutes of Frampton's "Do You Feel Like We Do" for the 100th time in my life. Great song, but I JUST, COULDN'T, DO, IT!! :crazy: Maybe in another five,ten yea...
by Stik
Sun May 17, 2020 6:02 am
Forum: The Tavern
Topic: Music Game - Totally off topic
Replies: 13
Views: 11081

Re: Music Game - Totally off topic

Okay. Apparently this one was too tough.
The common thread was that in all three songs, the verse starts with "woke uo"
"Woke up this morning, what did I see?"
"I woke up in a SoHo doorway"
"Woke up this morning, with a wine glass in my hand"