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Devonian D&D inspiration.

Leap second got me thinking. The fish of the Devonian Period experienced rather short days. We know that the Devonian year had 400 days, making each day only 22 hours long.  Using lasers, we have confirmed this movement and found it to be 3.8 centimetres per year. This may seem too small to make a real difference, but when added up over hundreds of millions of years, we can calculate that the Moon is now twice as far from Earth as it was during Devonian time. As a consequence, Devonian tides were up to seven times larger than today’s tides. There's a #gameable  sci-fantasy world for you. Huge tides, short days, and a gigantic moon hanging in the sky. http://www.miguasha.ca/mig-en/a_devonian_day.php

Vote for Spelljammer. Originally shared by Jay Exonauts Tell Wizards what you'd like to see next from 5E. My responses: Settings: Darksun, Ravenloft, Spelljammer.   Classes: Samurai.  Races: Bugbear, Bullwug, Githyanki, Githzerai, Kenku, Lizardfolk, Thri-Kreen. Comments: When will we be getting 5th Edition Gamma World and Star Frontiers? Let's see some scifi! http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/june_survey2015 Direct link: http://sgiz.mobi/s3/D-D-5e-Elements-Survey-5 #dungeonsanddragons   #dnd   #RPGs   #roleplayinggames   http://sgiz.mobi/s3/D-D-5e-Elements-Survey-5

Now the rest of the country needs to follow suit. Originally shared by Yonatan Zunger In excellent news of the day, California SB277 has just been signed into law: all non-medical exemptions for school vaccination requirements are now gone. California has several hubs of people who have been refusing critical vaccinations based largely on rumors that They're Bad For You, and has had serious outbreaks of diseases like measles and pertussis as a result.  No more. The personal and religious exemptions (basically, the "I don't wanna" exemptions) have been eliminated. I'm incredibly happy to see the state legislature move so quickly on an issue that put thousands of lives across the state at risk.  http://www.mercurynews.com/health/ci_28407108/gov-jerry-brown-signs-californias-new-vaccine-bill

So close. Last line is a miss. Still funny. https://youtu.be/0VXIEA_U2QY

I love that Superhero movies are becoming like westerns. At their height, westerns told all kinds of stories framed within the western genre. There were buddy movies, action movies, romances, tragedies, comedies, revenge movies, character studies, any kind of story could be made as a western.  Now when we get a western, with very few exceptions, it’s got to hit every bullet point on some studio executive’s list of what they think a western needs. That’s why I didn’t like the 3:10 to Yuma remake from a few years ago. Here’s the gatling gun, here’s the apache attack, there’s the sociopath gunslinger, etc etc.  The superhero genre won’t go stale until filmmakers forget that they can (and should) tell many kinds of story inside the superhero frame. Via Robert Bohl  http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/06/28/kevin-feige-next-spider-man-will-have-new-villains-john-hughes-vibe

"Do you want warg riders, Lana? Because this is how you get warg riders!" http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2015/06/monkeys_domesticate_wolves_investigating_baboons_and_gelada_monkey_in_ethiopia.html

One of these was $50. The other was less than $10.

http://poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/goat/

With food and ammunition depleted and the men's hopes waning, the Germans unleashed a fresh onslaught of artillery and gunfire. The French troops cautiously peered over the top of their trenches. A large, black animal was bounding in their direction. From a distance it was difficult to tell exactly what the charging four-legged creature was. It was wearing a monstrous gas mask, and something was stretched across its shoulders that extended almost like wings. Then one of the soldiers, a handler named Duval, recognized the animal as his own—a messenger dog named Satan. Duval called out to the dog, urging him on. Leaping over the cratered earth, Satan raced toward the sound of his handler's voice so fast that some of the men later swore he was flying. Hail Satan Also, #gameable . Also, the story of how an animal companion was promoted to full PC. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140516-dogs-war-canines-soldiers-troops-army-military/

Dolphin noises coach is really chirping annoying. https://youtu.be/f4V4ygek10Y

Originally shared by Sherief Gaber For your 5e games, when dwarves and elves aren't fun anymore and players want to be several children standing on each others' shoulders disguised in a trench coat.

At a swim meet. One of the other team's coaches makes dolphin noises to encourage her swimmers. Loud dolphin noises. https://youtu.be/WYQMEOp04Iw

It's time for D&D mayhem!

My stream today. Congrats, everyone.

I listened to the follow-up episode to Obama's interview with Maron yesterday. I really liked hearing from his producer, Brandon. His descriptions of how to he reacts to Maron's predictabe outbursts is hilarious. The explanation of how it all happened was really cool too, with the secret service sniper stomping on the garage roof, etc. http://potus.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_614_-_the_president_was_here/

We are in a dungeon in tanks and a half-track fighting a purple worm and its babies.

Sgt. Screwball and his crew listen to General Patton's briefing to the 1st Armored division outside the village of Barovia, Ravenloft on July 13th, 1944. So, fall in! It's time for Weird Wars: Ravenloft !

I know my Twin Cities peeps will be heartbroken. http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2015/06/25/toby-keiths-bar-grill-closes-after-state-cuts-off.html?ana=fbk

Art and science. http://markwitton-com.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/on-jurassic-world-and-real-raptors.html?m=1

I've had cause to link to clips from Demolition Man twice in the past 24 hours. Now I want Taco Bell. https://youtu.be/4cF6D8zDa9U

Originally shared by The Onion http://onion.com/1dgqxDs

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Originally shared by Chris Pramas My book Orc Warfare is out now from Osprey Publishing​! Check it out or face the wrath of the War-Mother and Smite-Father!  https://ospreypublishing.com/orc-warfare

I’m not sure I knew the platypus was venomous until I read The Nutmeg of Consolation and Maturin is stabbed by one and almost dies.  Steven didn’t know they were venomous either. http://www.slate.com/blogs/wild_things/2015/06/22/platypus_venom_painful_immediate_long_lasting_impervious_to_painkillers.html

Don't ask me what this means, I just drew it.

"Skipray Blastboat" is just fun to say. Originally shared by Wayne “Lumrunner” Humfleet Deborah Teramis Christian! You're ship! http://www.shapeways.com/product/ZG5HJTVM8/skipray-blastboat-1-270?li=shop-results&optionId=43023392

My favorite thing my daughter said about Jurassic World: "No offense to the humans, but I feel more sorry for the dinosaurs."

Then at some point the snipers came. You saw these guys pull up, and it was like, okay. These are the dudes with the big guns. Then they went up on my neighbor Dennis’ roof. Poor Dennis. No, Dennis was thrilled. Dennis is retired. This is very exciting for Dennis. Gotta listen to this later today.Too bad he didn't work in a Lorne Michaels joke. http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/06/19/marc_maron_interview_what_it_was_like_to_grill_president_obama_and_how_it.html

Go to Groom Lake, NV in Google Earth. Grab the little yellow man that let's you do street view. It's a UFO. Well played, Google Earth.

Dinosaur is actually a flightless bird, which means it's a dinosaur that is descended from another dinosaur that flew. There was a long time where if you were walking around the paleozoic, you would not have been able to distinguish between a "bird" and a "non-bird." Especially one that was secondarily flightless. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/balaur-is-flightless-bird

"So, we've got to cast this movie. Who should we get for Disg..." "MINDY KALING." "Ok...that was easy...How about Ang..." "LEWIS BLACK."

Happy Papa's Day to all the peeps.

Patrick nails it. http://falsemachine.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/jurassic-world-is-jurassic-world.html

I'm sorry, Jurassic World, baby, I didn't mean what I said before. . . . . . . Your raptors are featherless, and talking about how the dinos have always been hybrids and would look different in real life was a nice throw-away explanation, but when the original literally talks about dinosaurs and birds once every five minutes, I give you no points. Indominus rex is...a big allosaurus thing that can change color. Not super exciting. Hire some actual paleoartists next time.  Your escaped pterosaurs scene was fucking stupid . If they all escaped they'd go fly around and maybe eat some fish. And was there no hotel? Why was everyone milling around outside?  But... Bringing back Henry Wu: brilliant. Easter egg of someone reading a book by Ian Malcom: brilliant. Body count: Super high. Diplodocus getting an Oscar worthy death scene: brilliant. Raptors sudden but inevitable betrayal: hilarious. And of course the Primal Rage worthy end fight. T-Rex had just a sliver of health left, t...

It's time for this ridiculousness. I brought two kids to terrorize, so I feel better about it.

Scarlet Heroes: Road Hogs Session 1 Bad Bart the road warrior is hired by the Highway Dept. to scout a new route to La Segunda Pregunta. One hex out, he ran into a giant mutant plant that had grown across the highway and got stuck. Remembering there was a compound of vultures that lived nearby, he went to ask them for help freeing his ride. They wouldn't even let him in. But through the view slit, Bart glimpsed a garage and shed where he might find tools to get his car free. He sneaked back in the night, and into the unguarded garage. Unguarded, but equipped with an alarm... Running for it, Bart jumped the fence, but flying vulture guards intercepted him. Bart easily fought them off. He reached his car and freed it before the vultures caught up with him. He burned rubber down the highway.

In penance for going to a movie starring scaly genetic freaks instead of dinosaurs, here's a beautiful, up to date reconstruction of a deinonychus. http://emilywilloughby.com/gallery/paleoart/the-terrible-claw

Triceratons, from the TMNT Guide to the Universe. This makes me want to play a minis game.

I was familiar with After Man , but I did not know that there was a follow up, Man After Man . Looks pretty messed up. Needs encounter tables.  #gameable   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_After_Man:_An_Anthropology_of_the_Future

Kingsman discussion reminds me that I was dismayed that most of the media talk about the movie was that Colin Firth was doing action. Hadn’t anyone seen The Last Legion, a movie about a D&D party on a wilderness hexcrawl?

So, Abby and I turned on Bob's Burgers last night. Episode comes on where Linda and her friend are having a "lady toy party." Me: "Oh no." Abby: "What?" "Nothing..." ... Episode ends... "I didn't understand any of that." "That's OK. Give it a few years." #fatheroftheyear

Doesn't seem to be any compelling reason to make an effort this year. No LotFP adventure, same tons of Pathfinder crap, same quick starts from other years. http://www.freerpgday.com

Khairul Hisham and Hishgraphics Illustrations  drew Coop's Swirl-Tooth sea monster. This might have more than 20HD. Originally shared by Hishgraphics Illustrations I drew a swirl-tooth, Casey G..

My new spatula gives a +2 bonus to grilling rolls and does 1d6 damage. I think I might need a proficiency to wield it. Also opens beers.

Dapper. http://johnconway.co/

An improvement. https://youtu.be/mB-fSxDI0LU

Monsters From Kids "I don’t want to go east." "Why not? What’s to the east?" "Swirl-tooths." "Swirl-tooths? What’s a swirl-tooth?" "You know, those things that go around and around and make ships get sinked down." "Oh! Whirlpools! Well, those are bad too I guess." Swirl-Tooth AC 0, HD 20, #Att 1, 4d10 DM, Save as F12 Whirlpool: the Swirl-Tooth creates giant whirlpools by swimming rapidly in a circle. They then sit at the center waiting for a ship to be sucked down. They then attack the ship directly, smashing it to pieces, and eating the unlucky sailors.

Weird animal things I’ve learned lately: Moa had no wings at all. Not even little stubby things like an emu. Frogs have no ribs. Seems like I should have remembered that from dissecting one. A vertebrate not having ribs is really strange. Mountain lions/cougars are not big cats , they are very large little cats.

An ancient grudge.

Originally shared by Minnesota Zoo Tomato, Tomaato Clearly, velociraptor training is similar to dhole training... As an AZA accredited facility, the Minnesota Zoo works hard to provide excellent care for all of our animals and that includes training for husbandry and veterinary care purposes. Learn more about how and why we train our animals on our website -  http://goo.gl/gqZj2U #training   #JurassicWorld   #dayattheMNZoo   #dhole   #enrichment

Just flipped through the pdf. Perfect. Can't wait to get the physical book. Originally shared by Grandmother Fish Grandmother Fish is at the printer, and we can now share with you a PDF of the book with the final art. Karen has done a wonderful job with the art, putting more time into it than either of us had expected. We’re very excited to share the final version of the book with you. The image below is a page that you’ve never seen in color before. And here is the URL to the entire PDF. http://bit.ly/fishdraft The physical books will be back from the printer in early August. Now that we have the final art, we can also create the sticker sheets, bookmarks and limited edition prints that many backers are receiving. It’s going to be an exciting summer for Grandmother Fish ! We are looking for education-oriented nonprofits to which we can donate over 100 copies of Grandmother Fish . We have 35 designated for Camp Quest, and we are looking for other organizations, too. If you know of...

I rolled a straight-up TMNT&OS character as part of this Scarlet Heroes lark too. Seriously. Ninja cheetah. Kusarigama. It's like it's 1990 and I'm doodling in class.

I swear by the Seven I never share buzzfeed links. http://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/you-know-nothing-charlie-brown#.irAV4xJgd

Terrible news from the Supersuckers on FB. Eddie Spaghetti has stage 3 oropharynx cancer. Kick its ass, Eddie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igR-ypkIKnU

Tough-guy city workers rescue baby ducks that fell down our storm drain. Mama is being brave. I didn't want to post about this until there was a happy ending.

The Jurassic Park people should have referred to this guide. http://johnconway.co/

Decided to make Scarlet Heroes: After the Bomb characters for all the original supplements. Here's Mutants in Avalon.

Rafael Chandler​ and Gennifer Bone​ I imagine Doctor Volt talks like Ash in Army of Darkness.

My day. https://youtu.be/aCbfMkh940Q

A typical TMNT: After the Bomb party explores Gatorland. Originally shared by Assia Alexandrova This one deserves the  #likeaboss  designation. http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/man-snaps-unique-picture-raccoon-top-gator-ocala-n/nmcmC

At Canal Park in Duluth. Abby and her step-cousins. Graffiti says, "why is public art a crime?"

Race time. I would have done "suck my wake," but nobody asks me.

Well, this is the weirdest hotel we've ever stayed in...

Deal with it. http://poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/good-boy

Don't hit me with them negative waves. It's time for Weird Wars!

Alert the burn unit. Originally shared by ClickHole http://www.clickhole.com/blogpost/i-put-fat-suit-understand-what-its-be-your-mom-2061

This is Screwball, my 3rd character for our Weird Wars: Ravenloft campaign. He's a Grunt 1 / Necromancer 7. We'll see if my GM let's me get away with having a tank crewed by skeletons. #letmetellyouaboutmycharacter