Zatannurday: Deviant Art

Dipping back into DeviantArt for today's post. I like DeviantArt because there is such a wide variety and my using their embed codes I can be sure that the artist in question is getting their full recognition and the control is all theirs.  If they don't want it displayed on my site they don't need to ask, they can just turn it off on their side.So here are some of my latest favorites from DeviantArt.YJ: The Mistress of Magic by *pinkkjazz on deviantARTZatanna and bunny by *Elias-Chatzoudis on deviantARTZatanna and Friend by *BillWalko on deviantARTZatanna Black Canary by *Dogsupreme on deviantARTZatanna by ~MMcDArt on deviantARTZatanna vs The Dragon by ~Maximus1900 on deviantARTZatanna and Totoro by *artofJEPROX on deviantARTZatanna...

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Tomorrow it Begins!

Tomorrow I start my* new D&D group.  So far where is what we know.We are playing D&D 4th Edition with the plan of going from 1st to 30th levelI will have *7* players aged 8 to 12 1/2We are playing in the Forgotten Realms as it is in the 4th Ed books.We are going to do the H-P-E Modules starting with "The Keep On the Shadowfell"Two of the kids are mine. Three are the sons of my friend Greg and two are friends of my oldest son.  The two new kids have never played anything before.Greg's kids have played a lot of games, mine have played a variety of D&D games, most notably our 3.x Dragon Slayers game.We are going with the Orcus wants to become the God of Death plot line.  The differences will be that it's Kelemvor...

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Lovely Complex Photoshoot (Part 2)

And so Brian finally got around to editing the rest of the Lovely Complex Photographs. Apparently editing night lights in these pictures killed him xD Koizumi Risa: ZephyusOtani Atsushi: KaikaPhotographers: Brian & LynwehHelpers: Maria Poor Risa… look at her double bend xD * Moar Photos after the cut! * Special thanks to Sochii for lending us her precious School Bag ! Couldn’t have completed the student look without that xD! Hope you guys enjoy the pictures! Sorry I didn’t say much, I don’t know what to say. Remember to leave me a comment and tell me what you think about our cosplay xD...

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LinkWithin

Well I have been trying out LinkWithin on my blog for the 3rd time (or maybe the 4th) and this time it seems to work much better.In earlier versions of the Other Side layout I had written large parts of my own CSS. The new Blogger layout now gives me the advanced features I wanted without needing to muck around with coding.  That is nice since my own coding also has disabled some of the nicer comments features.  It also was not very compatible with LinkWithin.Well now it seems to work better.  I am not seeing how the algorithm works; for example how a post on the Zatanna and Hex Girls will also direct you to Dracula, Shakespeare, and D&D Basic.  But I guess in my world that makes sense.The one thing I am noticing...

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Cosfest ( which costume should Reika wear?)

The mega event of the year; Cosfest is just around the corner ! This year, Singapore Cosplay Club has invited the highly popular Japanese cosplayer, Reika Arikawa!Tell Reika which costume you want her to bring to Singapore by leaving a comment at the official Cosfest fan page !Pop over to tell Reika now ! Link here ! Cosfest is happening on the 7th and 8th of July at Downtown East, The Marquee. Pop over to www.cosfest.com for more information....

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My Game Room needs a HUGE map

Custom Bandit SignsSo a bit ago I was approached by Nathan Beddome of "Signs on the Cheap" and "Banners on the Cheap" with an idea of printing up a large game map for my game room.Well I have always wanted a large map of Victorian London on my  wall so I responded back and we got to chatting.Today I got the file formats I needed to know about so I am going to give it a try. This is a very different kind of market for both me and his company.  Afterall I rarely if ever need vinyl banners and I am sure they print up much stuff for gamers.  So I am quite curious to see how this will all turn out.I will keep you all posted on how it works out and all that good stuff. Now I just need to find a good image file (that I own) for this!...

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More guest announced for STGCC 2012 (Mark Landwehr, Sven Waschk & Leinil francis Yu)

And the organisers of Singapore Toy Game and Comic Convention (STGCC), the premiere western comics event in Singapore (duh) has sprung yet another pleasant surprise for the fans here! “ Renowned artists, Mark Landwehr and Sven Waschk of coarse famed for their legendary vinyl creations coveted by collectors worldwide, will be making their debut appearance in Singapore at the upcoming Singapore Toy, Game and Comic Convention (STGCC) 2012. Fans’ favourite Marvel Comics illustrator, Leinil Francis Yu, will also join this year’s guest line-up at STGCC. Fans will be able to come up close and personal with Mark, Sven, Leinil and many more well-known artists, illustrators and Japanese pop culture personalities as this year’s STGCC brings together...

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White Dwarf Wednesday #21

Miss me?  Sorry for the delay last week.  This has been a busy time at work and I have been taking it home with me at night to do instead of this.Let's get down to business. Issue #21 is from Oct/Nov 1980 and it is off to a good start with some cool late 70s/early 80s wizard art.  A lone star focused through gems reveals a fighter in battle.  If it were redone today the gem would be d20 shaped.We have an ad for Ariel games which in a bit of neat synchronicity features a game reviewed earlier today by James at Grognardia, The Mystic Wood.  This and four other pages of ads follow.The editorial is another "Ripped from todays blog roll" on whether or not the Vancian magic system is outdated.  Interesting...

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Should Cosplayers be paid?

So recently, this certain status update by Jaroukasama from Philippines kind of triggered a passionate discussion on Facebook. I'm here to share my opinions and also to give objective reasons why I feel Cosplayers should be paid if they are invited or recruited to 'work' for an organisation/club/ any form of Media. The 'work' discussed here can be defined as menial tasks such as giving out flyers , being a Party Entertainment or  appearing on any form of Media for interviews or as background decorations. In case you haven't sensed my drift. I am for it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against Commercialism, I’m just against exploitation. I believe labour should be paid regardless of who the individual is. Unless of course, if it is for a...

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EN World Game Day Sign-up

The Sign-ups are now open at EN World for Ghosts of Albion on Chicago Game Day 32.http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/325572-chicago-gameday-32-july-14th-sign-up-play.htmlStop by and post to sign up for Ghosts of Albi...

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Wig making from scratch

Since midsummer celebration provided few extra days off work, I decided to start one of the bigger projects concerning our troll costumes. That is one more wig in crazy color scheme and wild styling. I styled two previous wigs from ones I've bought to make sure we have enough of them in case of urgent need… not like I’m a hoarder or anything. But this third one I decided to build from scratch, since it’s something that I haven’t ever done before. And I happened to find really cheap jumbo fiber, which might have affected the decision.I started from the cap. I bought lining that is used on sportswear, pretty similar to fabric in hockey shirts. I used a wig head as a model when deciding where to make seams, keeping in mind that the Styrofoam head...

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Victoriana 1st Edition

Back when I was working on Ghosts of Albion I became aware of the game Victoriana. I picked up the game, but since I was deep into playing Ghosts at the time I didn't look at it much.  Finally I did and then learned a 2nd Ed was going to come out.  Of course I did eventually get the 2nd edition (and signed no less!) and know I hear there is a 3rd Edition on the way.I spent some time reading the 1st Edition rules and thought it was interesting, if odd.  For starters I am not sure why there was no U.S. Civil War. I was also not a fan of the Fuzion system.  I liked all the odd races for the game (even if it did lead to the infamous Orc from Africa debate) and felt like it was, as it has been later described, Victorian...

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Do we need these?

The 1st Edition reprints are on their way and I am quite excited about it.WotC just also announced new reprints of the 3.5 version of D&D.http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4news/20120625This one has me scratching my head.  I can still buy 3.5 books new at my FLGS.  My 3.5 books are actually in really good shape (picked up the leather bound ones a while back).I think I would rather see the Rules Cyclopedia reprinted than 3...

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Kingdom Hearts Figurine Giveaway results !

Sorry for the delay guys but I’m here with the result for the giveaway! Yes I am giving away the very cute chibi Axel above!   Congratulations to xAoiSora for winning chibi Axel ! Please email me at elpheal @gmail.com and let me know your mailing address and recipient name soon ^_^....

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EN World Game Day Chicago 32

Once again I am going to be running a game at EN World Game Day Chicago!I'll be running Ghosts of Albion: Blight. I have had requests to run this one, so here it is for what might be the last time.  Working on some new adventures.Here is the blurb for the game:Ghosts of Albion: BlightIreland is dying. Her Protector has been murdered and you are the primary suspects. Can you clear your name, regain your magic and stop whatever necromancies befoul the land? Time is short, yours and one million lives hang in the balance. Set in 1847 this is an adventure for the Ghosts of Albion RPG.Game System: Cinematic UnisystemRules Edition: Ghosts of AlbionPlayers: Minimum 5-6, Max 8.Minimum Age: Teen (13+) (PG for some violence, and problem...

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Hold the camera!

During the long days of midsummer, between the grilling and rain clouds, we decided to make a small trial run with Hiron’s camera. Before, we had only used it in photoshoots. Everything changed few days ago as Hiron aka ‘fabric-hamster’ noticed that the camera holds inside a video program which is able to shoot HD video. Furthermore, the camera is able to focus from distant objects to objects close to the viewer.In our future projects, instead of using our old pocket size digital cameras with inferior sound and video quality, we shall change to this “slightly” better option. There are still things to learn and as the first step I would recommend taking the tripod with you into the shooting. The outcome of this experience suffers from constant earthquakes which can hopefully be prevented in...

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This is a Flame Princess I can like!

Took the boys to see Brave this weekend.This might one of the best Pixar films yet.  And there is a lot to love in this film if you are a gamer.Disney has finally given me a Princess I can really like.  Well Mulan was pretty cool too, but Merida is still bett...

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Zatannurday: Strikes-Twice Cosplay

Back in the start of June I posted some random Zatanna Cosplayers.  One that really got my attention was Strikes-Twice on Deviant art.I loved her style and thought she made a great Zatanna.She tells us on her DeviantArt site that loves Zatanna and she is her favorite "DC Chick".  I can't disagree.So here are some of her pics.  Please enjoy!AH! Zatanna by ~strikes-twice on deviantART Party time, tnellecxe! by ~strikes-twice on deviantART Deviant ID 1.0 by ~strikes-twice on deviantART Showstopper! Zatanna and Catwoman by ~strikes-twice on deviantART Spellaholic. by ~strikes-twice on deviantART Z VS. H by ~strikes-twice on deviantART Cats and Wands by ~strikes-twice on deviantART OOH MR. BATMAN OOH by ~strikes-twice on deviantART...

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Desucon 2012 - Interview

“Excuse me, may I have a moment of your time?” was a common sentence I used while approaching unaware cosplayers during the second day of Desucon. My mission was to interview fellow Finns in English, and here is the outco...

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New Game, New World

I am gearing up for my new game.  I posted about it already a couple days back.  Since then I have picked up another new player.What I have been considering for this game is moving it away from my normal world of Mystoerth to something new. Or at least new for me. I am considering, very seriously, the Forgotten Realms.I talked about this a while back. I picked up the Player's Guide then, and just got the Campaign Guide.I own some Realms books as PDFs. They were one of the things I grabbed in the mad dash before DriveThru took them all down.I mentioned before that I was never a fan of the Realms. I considered it to be a pretender to Greyhawk and not a very worthy one at that.  In fact one of the first examples of my own Nerd...

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I Don't Want No Civil War....

But this one is pretty cool.MWP has their next Marvel Heroic Roleplaying book out and it covers the big Marvel Civil War arc. Now, I'll be honest I didn't care for the Civil War story.  But this book does look cool and it adds more heroes for your game.The books come in two flavors.The Essentials edition just covers the new material.The Premium Edition includes the Essentials plus the material from the Basic Game.I grabbed the Essentials.  But I'll pick through the Premium if it has material updated from the Basic game.While I didn't care for the story in Civil War it did give us one of the best Cap and Spidey panels in existence....

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