All Hail the Great EGG!

It is the anniversary of Gary Gygax's birthday today! Google didn't do anything so I guess geeks are just geeks. I remember referring to him as the "Great EGG" back when TSR started sticking "Official D&D Approved" labels on stuff - it just seemed very pompous at the time. I don't think I even played D&D, having moved on to RuneQuest and eventually away from RPGs altogether. I continued to collect them, I just didn't actually play them for a long time...

Prepare to Level Up!

Slightly Badass! :-)

Mike Hoffman

I just added Mike Hoffman's Blog: The Muse to my "blogroll" at right.

Lately, he's been doing a series of Video Blogs where he has been chronicling his recent work.

Dwarves

Away over on Grognardia, one can find the advance pictures of the Dwarves from the Hobbit. I still have misgivings about what PJ might possibly do to mess this up, but despite those I have to admit that I like these concepts. Even Fili and Kili, which many people don't seem to like.

I think that the climax of the Battle of Five Armies, when Thorin and Company charge out will be an epic scene and I am expecting big things from Fili and Kili as they fight to defend Thorin's body!

Edit: Three More that were left out because the "Dwarves" tag was forgotten.

Dejah Thoris = Hot Elf Chick?

By now, you've all seen the John Carter of Mars teaser trailer, right? Is it me, or is Lynn Collins [Dejah Thoris] trying to mimic Liv Tyler's [Arwen] accent from the LOTR movies?

I paused it on the shot of Tars Tarkas (in full screen mode) - Hmmm, not sure... I know I don't like the airships. The Thark doesn't look mean enough. Couldn't see the Thoats clearly enough to comment on them. Overall, I think there is still plenty of room for Disney to screw this one up. In fact, I fully expect them to.