Rants and Raves http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/forums/30 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:41:54 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/forums/30 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Rave: SciFi Fanfic The Things ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18067/t/Rave-SciFi-Fanfic-The-Things.html The Things by Peter Watts. It retells portions of John Carpenter's The Thing from the POV of the alien. It is amazing IMO. There's also a free MP3 audio version narrated by fan Kate Baker here.

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Wiz of Ice) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18067 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:03:11 GMT <![CDATA[ Rave: getting to play for once... Rant: Monk NPC opponents ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18059/t/Rave-getting-to-play-for-once-Rant-Monk-NPC-opponents.html really satisfying about wildshaping into a creature with 10 natural attacks, three of which poison... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dok) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18059 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:24:01 GMT <![CDATA[ Rant: Store Closings ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18025/t/Rant-Store-Closings.html ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Kadh2000) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18025 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:58:57 GMT <![CDATA[ RANT: SciFi Author Beaten, Arrested ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18024/t/RANT-SciFi-Author-Beaten-Arrested.html feeds@yuku.com (Wiz of Ice) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18024 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:03:09 GMT <![CDATA[ Rave BBC shows ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18022/t/Rave-BBC-shows.html
I'll try to avoid any spoilers, but if anyone wants to start a topic to discuss any or all these shows with spoilers, I'm game.

First, and I'd say foremost, is feeds@yuku.com (DerekDyer) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18022 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:08:58 GMT <![CDATA[ Upcoming Rave: Rifftrax Live - Christmas Shorts Extravaganza ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18019/t/Upcoming-Rave-Rifftrax-Live-Christmas-Shorts-Extravaganza.html
Why not plagiarize the description someone got paid to write?

The stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are back on the big screen this holiday season with special guest "Weird Al"... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Eldric IV) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/18019 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:30:30 GMT <![CDATA[ Rave: Crypt of the Everflame (minor spoliers) ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17931/t/Rave-Crypt-of-the-Everflame-minor-spoliers-.html My group recently played through Paizo's new Pathfinder module, Crypt of the Everflame. I thought it was one of the best first level modules I've seen. The challenges start out small (and non-lethal) and slowly build to the climax (which could be quite lethal.) The various encounters are set up to teach the basic rule set, from dealing with traps (both lethal and non-lethal), to solving riddles, to using the Pathfinder grapple and disarm rules. I would... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Mr Fletch) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17931 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:01:20 GMT <![CDATA[ Rave: I'm Going to be an Uncle! ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17923/t/Rave-I-m-Going-to-be-an-Uncle-.html ]]> feeds@yuku.com (durendal) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17923 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:20:13 GMT <![CDATA[ Rave: players new to D&D ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17879/t/Rave-players-new-to-D-D.html
The satisfying bit about new players is that they're not automatically familiar with the D&D canon of monsters. OK, well, they're able to understand the European/Mediterranean fantasy creatures, the Tolkien clones, and the anthropomorphized animal-variants. But they're not well versed in the "bad 70's quasi-sci-fi" monsters (Beholders) or... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dok) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17879 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:53:10 GMT <![CDATA[ Rant: Universal Electronicz ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17871/t/Rant-Universal-Electronicz.html feeds@yuku.com (Eldric IV) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17871 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:04:50 GMT <![CDATA[ RANT: Job Fairs ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17863/t/RANT-Job-Fairs.html
The Rundown
21 booths.
One booth was the state employment division, no job there.
Three were colleges offering degree programs, not jobs
Three more were staffing/temporary agencies, also not able to offer actual jobs.
The US Army was there with a recruitment booth.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dok) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17863 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:55:16 GMT <![CDATA[ Rave: Eddie Izzard, Marathon Runner ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17839/t/Rave-Eddie-Izzard-Marathon-Runner.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8256589.stm

That's pretty impressive, especially for someone who wasn't that fit.

]]> feeds@yuku.com (ILikeWizards) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17839 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:59:19 GMT <![CDATA[ Looking over 3E & 3.5, now that the dust has settled... ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17820/t/Looking-over-3E-3-5-now-that-the-dust-has-settled-.html
Good ideas, well implemented
*The Unified Game Mechanics: sweet FSM yes! The 'd20 system': roll one die, add bonuses, compare to target number. Explaining the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dok) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17820 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:36:54 GMT <![CDATA[ Rave: Getting to be a Player ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17812/t/Rave-Getting-to-be-a-Player.html Since the start of 3.x, I've solely been a DM. Last night was started a new campaign and I got to be a player for the first time in 15 years! Great! It was so much fun to a) win a combat and b) not know everything that was going to happen!
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Mr Fletch) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17812 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:21:48 GMT <![CDATA[ RANT - How administrations handle epidemic sickness ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17780/t/RANT-How-administrations-handle-epidemic-sickness.html
You know, I can't believe we have come this far as a race. After all this time and "learning" we still can't handle simple rational tactical decisions that make extreme difference in peoples lives. Incompetence abounds, and in the most... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Ampherion) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17780 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:46:43 GMT <![CDATA[ Rave: RiffTrax Live - Plan 9 From Outer Space ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17752/t/Rave-RiffTrax-Live-Plan-9-From-Outer-Space.html Plan 9.

image

The pre-show was a surprise. They had a new short ("Flying Stewardess", from the mid-50s),... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Wiz of Ice) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17752 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:15:59 GMT <![CDATA[ Rant: D&D Tiny Adventures on Facebook. ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17747/t/Rant-D-D-Tiny-Adventures-on-Facebook-.html free timewaster, but there's so much to hate, and so little to like about it. I'm sure the idea was to create a widget for Facebook that would promote D&D, and bring in new players and recruit older players that dropped out of the game one or more editions ago. But as marketing for D&D, it's EPIC FAIL.

Here are two sample encounters:
A gray wolf, a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dok) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17747 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:24:35 GMT <![CDATA[ My girlfriend got me Ptolus! ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17630/t/My-girlfriend-got-me-Ptolus-.html

The awesome thing (if I'm allowed to gush here, and I presume that I am) is that she had never heard me mention it when she ordered the book; but she knew I loved game books, she new I was a Cook fan, and she found out about his magnum opus... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Hydromaster113) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17630 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:01:53 GMT <![CDATA[ Rave: New Players ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17605/t/Rave-New-Players.html
Tonight was the first session together.

As our 4th could not make it, I just ran a 1 shot with pregened characters to get a feel for his style of play.

He hasn't played in years, but picked up on the rules pretty fast. He'll be playing a blaster wizard, which is great since our group has been needing an arcanist.

Later this month we should get in a session in our... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SolissVL) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17605 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:51:22 GMT <![CDATA[ Rave: Penn & Teller ]]> http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17604/t/Rave-Penn-Teller.html My wife and I were in Vegas this weekend. We saw Penn & Teller's show for the first time since college. They are still great. They performed some old standards and had some new tricks as well. The "Red Ball" was a highlight, as was a version of "Miser's Dream" and the "Magic Bullet" finale. Penn did a great "cold read" trick. Highly recommended for anyone visiting the Las Vegas area.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Mr Fletch) http://okayyourturn.yuku.com/topic/17604 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:00:11 GMT