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Zombie Attacks Continue
November 9, 2009
Nothing is more peaceful that grazing across beautiful acres of lush green land. Until the zombies, that’s right, zombies pop out of the ground faster than weeds! What to do? Zombie season is here and nothing is worse than not being ready.
Seth Grahame-Smith gave an insight to zombie preparation by taking a twist on Jane Austen’s book, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The mystery of who is undead and who isn’t accompanies the basic story line. Don’t worry, the romantic story remains unblemished, except for the additional zombie action sequences.
The Bennett daughters remain in their same character, but are also trained zombie killers. Darcy is well known for his mass slaughter of the undead. The whole reason Netherfield Park becomes vacant is because of an unfortunate zombie attack. I found these to be humorous additions to the story indeed.
My initial response was very excited about this, but the more I read it, I unfortunately saw very little literary merit to it. Come to think of it, zombie movies don’t really have any value either. It’s fun and unique, but frankly it is a wee bit boring, even with zombies. There are some places that zombies just shouldn’t be, and Pemberly is one of them.
Seth Grahame-Smith obviously had just one intention with writing this. He wanted to take a classic tasteful novel and turn into a manfest. It would be like me writing a novel about James Bond, but instead of him being an international secret agent, he’s making potpourri. I admire your ambition and unique ideas, Seth, but Jane Austen is the novelist of the century for a reason. Read it for yourselves, but never let go of the original.
Zombies aren’t just bent on battering literature this season. Fluxx creators have added to their clever collection, Zombie Fluxx! Hidden in the deck are zombies you don’t want, and must destroy.
If, for example, you obtain the brain card and the baseball bat card, you just might be the winner! Watch out, though, because the goal of the game can change faster then your friends turn into zombies. One goal, for example requires you to have nine zombies and the baseball bat to form your own zombie baseball team! Regardless, every game is different and fun.
The newest version of Zombie Fluxx comes equipped with Larry the Zombie. Larry is the equivalent of the Old Maid, if you have him, you lose. Larry is just the zombie that keep popping out of the beautiful green grass no matter how many times to bludger him back down.
The best way to fight back the undead filth is to ensure your land isn’t saturated with zombie corpses. Not just anyone can guarantee that to you. Buying your land online might seem just as scary, but you can trust the friends at Land for Sale Online. Click the link below to find the zombie-free property you’ve always wanted.
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Mafia Wars Cheats Once You’re in You’re in
November 7, 2009
Over four million people have discovered the excitement of the online game Mafia Wars, and with good reason this is as close as you can come to being in the mafia without an FBI wiretap. Why is this game so blasted addictive, maybe it’s because you get the chance to be a mafia member and work your way up to a godfather. Whatever the reason it is popular and people are loving it. So as with almost every game out there regardless of platform, there are those that seek out the precious Mafia Wars cheats.
The first of these Mafia Wars cheats is the cheat where you can let the game run for you in the background. What you have to do is play through the Firefox web browser, but that is not all you also have to have the greasemonkey extension installed in your browser.
The first of the Mafia Wars cheats is one that uses Firefox, and an extension called GreaseMonkey. What the player has to do is run the application through a Firefox window. In addition you will need the GreaseMonkey add-on. After you have installed this you will need to restart Firefox. If you have done all this correct then you should be rewarded with an auto play button. If you still are hungry for more Mafia Wars cheats then try this little gem on.
The second of the Mafia Wars cheats is in the event that you want your family to grow and not grow your friends list out as long you can use this little line of code that will allow a person to join your mafia without having to be your facebook friend.
The second Mafia Wars Cheat will help you build a strong mafia without overloading your friends list on Facebook. This trick involves a line of code that I swear has it’s own area code it is so long. this will allow you to build a massive mafia and never have t add people as your Facebook friends.
The code is to long to put in the article so we hyperlinked it to the bottom of the article. This cheat and many more can be found by visiting the hyperlinks in the resource box today. These are the two main Mafia Wars cheats that are hocked on the various websites you will run across.
Terrance Wattson can be found playing Mafia Wars at just about any hour of the day. If not playing the game, Terrance is reading up on the game, figuring out how to level up as fast as possible. Read free tips, strategy, guides, and Mafia War Cheats.
Better Roleplaying through D&D Character Background Creation
November 2, 2009
A great way to expand your roleplaying abilities in Dungeons & Dragons, or any other roleplaying game, is to try and make better characters. Developing a background and personality for your character will give you a better guideline on how to play your character and it will also give your Dungeon Master more hooks for their story and opportunities to role-play. We’re going to discuss a few ideas on how to easily create a better D&D character background by using simple plot hooks and personality traits. These methods can be altered to work with other roleplaying games as well.
Decide on one thing that your character would lay down his life for. It may be something noble, or it may be more self-serving. But pick something that your character would, under any circumstances, fight to the death over. It could be that anytime someone steals something from him, he will go to the ends of the earth to track them down and make them pay at any cost. Or, it could be that whenever his homeland is disrespected in conversation, he just cannot let it go. Whatever it is, choose this one carefully as it will turn out to be an extremely important part of your character.
Pick three things that your character will always fight for. These three things are things that will instantly cause the character to go into fight mode. He may not fight to the death over these, but he will always address them appropriately. Perhaps the player just can’t stand it when people insult him about his short stature. Or maybe he hates it when people make fun of any one of his adventuring comrades.
Pick one thing that your character absolutely fears. This fear can alter an adventure if a character runs into one of the fearsome obstacles that he feels he must avoid. This could be an extremely large fear of something that you don’t common run into. Or, it could be a small fear of something that is a lot more common. The player will have to choose what they think is correct for the character.
Decide on one characteristic, or trait, that defines how other people see your character. Maybe your character is always calm no matter what the situation is. Or perhaps your character is the comedian. He is always cracking jokes, even while in the court of a king or the lair of a dragon. You can take this character trait and write it at the top of your character sheet, so you will always be subtly reminded to play your character in that way.
Pick one additional character that is important to your character. This character could be another person in the party, or it could be an NPC. Then you need to define the relationship between your character and the other character. This could be a good connection, someone who has always been there to help you in your time of need. Or, it could be someone that always has a negative influence in your life. Maybe when you’re at your worst, this person seems to always show up and makes things even more miserable.
With these seven different characteristics, one thing that you will die for, the three things you will always fight for, and one thing that you are afraid of, and one characteristic that defines your personality, and one character that is important to you, you’ve instantly created a small amount of background, personality, and a play style for the characters. Answering these questions for your character dramatically increases the chance for fun and dramatic roleplaying opportunities in your game, as well as starting the foundation for your D&D character background.
Espen writes articles about Role Playing and DnD Character information.
10 Best RPG Games – Pen and Paper
October 31, 2009
This is a list of the ten best pen and paper roleplaying games ever created. This list was generated by votes from the roleplaying community. It was not a scientific poll, but it is a general opinion and consensus among RPG fans and enthusiasts around the world.
10 – Gamma World – It’s a post-apocalyptic game, but not in the style of Mad Max. This game fit more into the style of a science fantasy game. You could play all sorts of random mutant creatures, in addition to playing people that were mostly normal.
9 – Vampire the Masquerade – This was the flagship product of White Wolf’s World of Darkness setting. Since its inception, the game has spawned numerous other similar games, such as Werewolf, Mage, Changeling, and many others.
8 – RuneQuest – Many years ago, this game was recognized as one of the ‘Big Three’ roleplaying games with the largest market share, the other two being Dungeons & Dragons and Traveller. Over time, RuneQuest lost some of its market share but still remains one of the most popular fantasy roleplaying adventure games of all time.
7 – Champions – This was the original comic book / super hero roleplaying game. Many others have followed, like Marvel Super Heroes, Mutant’s and Masterminds, Heroes Unlimited, and more. But Champions was the first game to break the mold and put the player in control of a comic book super hero.
6 – Tunnels & Trolls – Also called T&T, this was the second modern roleplaying game ever created. It was published in 1975 and was created to be an easier to play game than its predecessor, D&D.
5 – GURPs – With the Generic Universal RolePlaying System (GURPs), you can create a game for any setting. You use the GURPs system and find a sourcebook that has the campaign type you like. Once you do that, you’re pretty much ready to rock.
4 – Star Wars – Based on the movies carrying the same name, the Star Wars Roleplaying Game was first created by West End Games using the d6 system. Eventually it moved on to other companies and saw some play time under the d20 system, and then finally the Saga Edition. It is the premiere sci-fi, or space opera, themed roleplaying game due to George Lucas dominating the minds of nerds all over the world.
3 – Traveller – Although not the most famous space opera setting (See #4), it is the ‘original’ space opera setting for pen and paper roleplaying games. Traveller was first published in 1977 by Game Designers’ Workshop, but has been printed by other companies since then. It still remains one of the longest running and best RPG games of all time.
2 – Call of Cthulhu – A unique entry into this list. This horror-based roleplaying game is based off of the works of H.P. Lovecraft. There really isn’t a popular, comparable game out on the market now. Instead, different gaming companies have chosen to create Call of Cthulhu in a variety of different systems under a variety of different publishers.
1 – Dungeons & Dragons – The most famous pen and paper roleplaying game of all time. This fantasy game still dominates the market with all of its various incarnations, from the original D&D to 4th Edition. D&D creators Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson are legends in the industry, just as the game itself is.
If you count the different editions from each game as separate games, then this list would turn out to be a very different list. In general, there were specific editions to each game that were vastly preferred over others. Sometimes it was the newer edition and sometimes it was the older edition. But this list is a good representation of the best pen and paper roleplaying games ever.
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