John's Stuff

D&D 4e

2009-04-26T12:57:39Z

Been playing around with the character creator on D&D Insider (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/insider) plus listened to the PVP D&D Podcast (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4pod/20090218) and I have to say I would be interested in playing 4e. I still think it doesn't seem to have the FEEL of D&D but it does seem to be an interesting system.

joverath @ 2009-04-03T22:59:00

2009-04-04T03:00:07Z

Somewhere along the way, with the many times I have moved my music around I managed to loose most of the CD rips I made. I am now retifying that. Most of the country stuff is now ripped.

joverath @ 2009-02-19T07:50:00

2009-02-19T12:51:33Z

People on forums need to learn to use punctuation. That is all.

joverath @ 2008-11-03T00:09:00

2008-11-03T05:13:01Z

It's really amazing how online forums allow people who have no real idea about things "help" people who know even less. I was looking to see if my old Netgear Wireless router had any third party firmware (it doesn't) and stumbled across a forum where a helpful individual (inDUHvidual? heh) going by "Steve" was explaining to someone that his router wouldn't work with Vista because he needed drivers for Vista so it could communicate via tcp/ip with the router. ?!?!

Pics of the new Car

2008-10-02T17:42:51Z

http://www.overath.us/images/img00005.jpg
http://www.overath.us/images/img00006.jpg
http://www.overath.us/images/img00007.jpg

They are pretty big so I put them in as links.

vroom vroom

2008-09-28T23:46:11Z

I bought a new car this weekend. I got a 2009 Dodge Challenger. I've already put almost 50 miles on it. I keep looking for excuses to drive somewhere. If I can figure out how to post pics here I will try and post some later in the week.

First Overathivania, then the world!

2008-08-12T22:26:18Z

cool i am a "a mostly-benevolent dictator" for may NationStates (http://www.nationstates.net/63163/page=display_nation/nation=overathivania) country of Overathivania.

joverath @ 2008-08-07T18:30:00

2008-08-07T22:31:13Z

If you checked out the link in my last post you have to check out this one:
http://www.maxbarry.com/2008/04/02/news.html

Overathivania

2008-08-07T22:19:57Z

http://www.nationstates.net/43148/page=display_nation/nation=overathivania

joverath @ 2008-08-07T17:23:00

2008-08-07T21:25:18Z

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/insidernews/20080806

Wow, so they are going to start charging for DNDInsider before all of it is ready? And if I understand what he is saying they price may go up when the other components are added?

I have a feeling the fans are going to really start moving away from WOC when it comes to fantasy RPG. But I have been wrong before.

My Name is Bruce

2008-08-03T21:10:36Z

Ok I really want to see this movie:

http://www.bruce-campbell.com/pilot.asp?pg=mnib#Trailer

joverath @ 2008-08-03T16:42:00

2008-08-03T20:43:10Z

Interesting site:
http://www.joe-mammy.com/pages/features/features.htm

Has interviews with various people. Currently reading ones from Mythbusters Build team.

Cool

2008-07-25T18:45:14Z

Haven't watched the video yet. But the website is.....shall we say interesting:

http://www.channelflip.com/2008/07/25/chickipedia/

Depending on where you work the website (http://www.chickipedia.com/) may not be SFW.

Test

2008-07-23T13:43:29Z

Testing Microsoft's Live Writer to update LiveJournal.

joverath @ 2008-07-03T06:56:00

2008-07-03T12:12:20Z

Ping.fm really works!

WOW Security

2008-06-27T17:37:09Z

If you just need that extra security on your WoW account: http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/080626-auth.html

I'm not sure I need a token card for my MMORPG.

Mac vs PC parodies

2008-06-26T18:46:21Z

http://tv.truenuff.com/mac/metaphors.php

D&D?

2008-06-21T14:30:28Z

I have to say, after skimming the D&D 4E rules some more that it doesn't feel like D&D anymore. Is it an interesting FRPG based on the d20 system? Yes I think it is. I think I understand the business reasons that made WOTC go in this direction, I'm just not sure I agree with them.

There are 2 major issues I see with the system. The first is that everything is the same, all of the classes work almost exactly the same. Everybody has powers, at will, encounter, utility and daily. Yes the flavor of the powers may be different but they are all designed for "encounters" which are assumed to be mostly combat. This leads to the second major issue I have, the game is even more focused on combat then previous versions. Even the utility "powers" are "encounter" driven, heck most of them last "until the end of your next turn". I'll give a prime example: "Fly", now in older versions of the game this was a neat way to get to an area or travel faster. In the new game it gives you a combat advantage and you have to land by the end of your next turn or you fall. The way powers work even extends to magic items. Now most items use "powers" and daily ones at that. Think your gauntlets of orge power are going to give you a nice to hit or damage bonus? Well they will one a day.

When I see what Paizo is doing with 3.xE in there Pathfinder RPG (download the Aplha version of the rules http://paizo.com/store/downloads/pathfinderRPG), which is an evolutionary advance instead of the revolutionary one that is 4E, I see what I think 4E should have been.

I gather that WOTC is trying to pull in the MMO market. I doubt this will work (though if they ever get there online tools up and running maybe they have a shot) and doing so by alienating your long time players seems like a bad idea.

Best Rant Ever

2008-06-19T20:26:22Z

From http://shortpacked.livejournal.com/377349.html

[2008/06/17 12:46 am]
Okay, I'll explain.

So Maggie wanted to go to Whole Foods the other day, and she decided she wanted to get something at the drink bar. I see something on the menu overhead that reads "Wheat grass double shot." Wow, that sounds really appetizing!, I started to joke. But that's what Maggie was THERE for.

My mental image of a "wheat grass double shot" could not compare to the reality. I'm all like, "Mmmm, wheat grass." But, dude, did you know it's actual grass? Dude! They just have this square of grass sitting at the counter. They yank the grass out, put it in a little bowl, and then manually grind the grass until dark green juice comes out. They juice the grass. THEY JUICE THE GRASS.

And then they put it in a cup.

And then you drink grass.

It smells like a lawn.

I still can't believe it. What is going on? Why are people drinking grass? Don't they know what they're doing? They're DRINKING GRASS. Maggie says it's "very good for you." Some shit about how grass contains, like, several days worth of nutrients. Well, great. If you're a COW. They can't eat anything but, they don't have a choice, so it works out, but humans have access to Kraft Macaroni and Cheese.

So it went up on our Colbert Report "You're on notice" dry-erase board. She didn't think it was worthy, and so she halfheartedly tried to remove it.

We disagree.

Surprising

2008-06-15T17:53:26Z

In the name of the King, a Dungeon Siege Tale, a movie from Uwe Boll that doesn't completly suck, weird.

D&D 4E

2008-06-06T02:55:01Z

I have to admit I'm a little excited about getting my D&D 4E books next week (ordered the box set from Amazon). From what I have seen there are significant changes from earlier editions, some which I probably will not like. While I haven't played in a long while, I still enjoy reading gaming material so it will be interesting to see how the new system works.

I've kind of had a fantasy world in my head for years that has slowly evolved. I keep thinking about getting some of it out "on paper". Maybe this will inspire me.

joverath @ 2008-06-03T12:33:00

2008-06-03T16:33:42Z

Cool free couple weeks of EQ and EQ2. Letting them expire has paid off. Got free gear as well.

D&D 4E

2008-05-29T23:15:03Z

If the quick start rules from Keep on the Shadowfell are any indication then 4E is a very different game from earlier versions.

This is efffed up! And a bit late.

2008-05-29T22:22:01Z

http://revision3.com/blog/2008/05/29/inside-the-attack-that-crippled-revision3

joverath @ 2008-05-27T19:39:00

2008-05-27T23:40:37Z

Nothing on TV or the TiVo I care to watch.

Guess I could fire up the 360 and play some Lost Odyssey.

It's kind of odd. I have 5 followers on Twitter, only 1 I know in RL. One is from Open Design, and I thin I was auto added because I was in the address book. One is TWiTlive, which auto adds when you follow it and the other 2 I have absolutely no clue who they are.