Originally shared by Jonathan Tweet Tonight, my "Lethal Damage" 13th Age campaign draws to a close. Meanwhile, the guys are work have talked me into running a couple D&D sessions for them. That was the day 13th Age was announced, and they're happy to play 13th Age instead. That will be my "Great Center" campaign, based in the imperial capital of Axis, the center of the world. It's my opportunity to explore the setting from yet another perspective.
From Voyageurs National Park on FB: Called “Catamaran” by locals, Bert Upton is among the strangest of historical characters on area waters. He lived in a hut built over a dug-out at Squirrel Narrows. Found frozen to death in the 1930s by Kettle Falls pioneer Oliver Knox; Upton was perched lifeless in the snow just a half-mile from his home. Shunning civilization, Upton defined the word hermit. First spotted rowing his crude log raft on Namakan, no one knows how he got there. Upton’s accent implied an English heritage but any personal inquiries brought a stony silence. Some suspected him a man fleeing the law; others saw a bizarre outcast; everyone knew he was peculiar. Just five feet tall and wildly unkempt, Catamaran wore hacked-off pants and walked barefoot with a stick. Winter demanded shoes but no socks, a cast-off Mackinaw, and a trailing cap made from the leg of old underwear. He was oddly religious, and suspicious of being poisoned. Surviving on snared rabbits and fish, he ofte...
It was the first appearance of Boba Fett!
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ReplyDeleteThe only redeeming feature beyond watching Harrison Ford squirm.
ReplyDeleteThis post is more fun with no picture or context. I imagined you were talking about a car battery and jumper cables.
ReplyDeleteTorture? No no no TEACH!
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ReplyDeleteBryant Lake Bowl has a yearly Toys for Tots drive where they show it on the big screen. And there's booze to help adults cope with the singing.
ReplyDeleteI did not know that!
ReplyDeleteThe cartoon was pretty cool though.
ReplyDeleteI got my nephew the original trilogy for his birthday earlier this year, since he was the appropriate age.
ReplyDeleteGood uncle is planning to take him to Episode VII opening week.
Dark side uncle is now thinking about making him watch Star Wars Holiday Special and ruining everything.