Seek the Wolf in Thyself!
Uggh! I almost don’t want to write this but I am cathartically forcing myself to because it needs to happen. Star Wars was a huge part of my life for 20 years or so. I built it up in my own mind, played out storylines in various games I played, and dreamed up many more…
The more and more I think about it, the more and more I get frustrated with what people and particularly fandom has accepted as “good” movies. I am not saying that I am the final and end all to be all judgement, but I am asking people to at least look at some movies with…
A couple of things have prompted me to type this up. First, the Everything Wrong with guys posted their take on SW7. And I could not agree more. Now this does not mean I hated the movie or I want people to hate the movie, but there were quite a few things that bothered me story-wise…
One of my pet peeves with sci-fi books, movies and particularly RPGs, is the treatment of stellar distances. I respect a show or movie that treats it properly or at least show it a little respect. It drives me crazy when a writer or director chooses to totally ignore them. Case in point, Star Wars, especially…
So the third and final trailer has come out for Episode 7 and I feel like I need to comment. I am going to comment on two subjects. First and foremost is my general feeling about the new movies as a once diehard fan burned by the crap that was Episode 1-3. Secondly, a more…
Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game is a new Miniature Game from Fantasy Flight Games. Star Wars: X-Wing Miniature Game is the first Star Wars game I have truly invested a lot of time and money in since I gave up on Star Wars so many years ago. However, this game is so complete, so easy to learn and so satisfying from a gamer-point of view, I would play it if it was Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, or any other property (although I keep telling people FFG should consider BSG for this too).
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire – Shadows of a Black Sun is a new Free RPG Day Adventure from Fantasy Flight Games. Within the Star Wars community, few things, short of the Disney purchase of Lucas Films and the impending release of Star Wars VII, have had more buzz than the release of the new RPG by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG). Back in 2011 when FFG obtained the license after Wizards of the Coast dropped it, I was skeptical. I personally went through a long phase of my life with various versions of the Star Wars role playing game – from d6 to d20 – over several campaigns. However, thanks to the prequels, my Star Wars fandom was severely diminished and I stopped running Star Wars games all together, selling everything I had.
I am having a geek-parent dilemma that probably means nothing to anyone else, but it has profound meaning to me. My kids are getting into Star Wars. Keegan at 4 YO and Taylor at 7 YO both have asked to watch the movies. Keegan wants more and more toys. Taylor so far just wants to…
I wrote rules to change Star Wars Monopoly into more of a strategy game.
I had a discussion with a friend on IM that got me thinking… Is there a point that your fandom of something will break and you have to move on to something else? Or is it fair-weather fandom to give up on something after it crosses a certain line? I`ve been this way about two…