This post is going to be about a videogame called Haque (pronounced “Hack”) that I have never played. It’s not even out yet.
Despite the game not being released yet, and of course unplayed by me, I am proud to call myself a fan.
Let me explain.
Haque – Retrostyle Roguelike Game. I’m All In.
Posted: October 9, 2015 by patricksponaugle in GamingTags: Hack, Haque, Nethack, Rogue
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International Batman Day (Really, it should be International Batman Night…)
Posted: October 4, 2015 by patricksponaugle in Comics, OpinionTags: Batman, Batman and Robin, Gotham, International Batman Day
Last week was International Batman Day! If I’d been on top of things, I’d have had this post written last week, for the actual day.
The Dark Knight does not respect my tardiness.
I don’t know who chooses these dates, but I’m grateful to whomever arranged for a day to celebrate one of my favorite mythological heroes (even if I was unprepared.)
Mythological heroes?
I apologize to any classical Greek and Roman humanities scholars for equating Batman alongside Achilles and Hercules, but I wouldn’t be surprised if colleges in the future have courses on 20th century heroic archetypes like the guardian of Gotham City.
September 2015 #MicroStory Collection
Posted: October 1, 2015 by patricksponaugle in Flash Fiction, WritingTags: Flash Fiction, MicroStories, MicroStory, Pat Wrote This, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Twitter, Writing
It’s October (someone wake up that guy from Green Day), so I went through my social media feeds and grabbed all the MicroStories I’d tweeted during the month of September.
As a reminder, these represent story-essences composed using no more than 129 characters (so I could tweet them with the hashtag #MicroStory.)
Usually, I only tweet Science Fiction and Fantasy #MicroStories. September was pretty much no exception.
For really great #MicroStory action, please follow @MicroSFF, the Twitter account that inspired me to participate in this minimalist writing exercise. That feed puts out great science fiction and fantasy MicroStories all the time.
Second Looks: Stannis Baratheon
Posted: September 29, 2015 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, Opinion, TVTags: Game of Thrones, King Arthur, Macbeth, Melisandre, Shireen Baratheon, Stannis Baratheon
This post will be talking about Stannis Baratheon, one of the many, many characters in HBO’s Game of Thrones. Therefore, if you’re not caught up with the show there’s a chance of being exposed to spoilers.
Melisandre used to tell Stannis spoilers. See how well that worked out for him?
Just under two years ago, I published a post examining Stannis Baratheon, the crabbier and less embraceable of Robert Baratheon’s two younger brothers. At the time, I presented my case that Stannis might not be that bad of a king, if he could just cut loose of the influence of his magical advisor, Melisandre.
Basement Archaeology: Thieves’ World
Posted: September 20, 2015 by patricksponaugle in GamingTags: Dungeons and Dragons, Game of Thrones, Gaming, Meta-gaming, Runequest, Sanctuary, Thieves' World, Traveller
Recently, I was digging around in the basement of my house (I have my reasons…) and I came across a bunch of old boxes that probably haven’t been opened since before I moved in to my house in Ye Olde Twentieth Centuree.
They were filled with tons of old boardgames, and some old and quaint role-playing games.
This is the benefit of Basement Archaeology, when the strata of storage and forgotten things are dug into, often some ancient treasure (ancient being a relative term) gets uncovered. This time, I uncovered my adventure pack for Thieves’ World.
Once Upon a Mattress. Twenty Mattresses, Actually.
Posted: September 20, 2015 by patricksponaugle in Arts, Music, OpinionTags: Musical Review, Once Upon A Mattress, Princess and the Pea
This weekend, I took the family to see Once Upon a Mattress, being performed at the Bowie Playhouse.
Bowie Playhouse? Fine. Here’s the address.
16500 White Marsh Park Drive
Bowie, MD 20715
You should go see it. IT’S ONLY BEING PERFORMED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26TH!!! (This might make it difficult for the international community who reads my blog to get tickets and make travel arrangements in time. That’s my bad for not seeing the musical earlier.)
Road Warrior’ing on the Fury Road.
Posted: September 15, 2015 by patricksponaugle in Movie Review, OpinionTags: Fury Road, Immortan Joe, Imperator Furiosa, Mad Max, Road Warrior
Recently, my wife and I managed to see Mad Max: Fury Road in the theaters. I saw it during its summer release, and by the time I’d talked my wife into wanting to give it a try, it was no longer being shown.
But once it became available through digitial release, it inexplicably reappeared at a high-end theater near us. Date Night! But this is all unnecessary detail.
If you’ve wandered here looking for a review of this latest installment of the Mad Max franchise, I am going to recap it below (after some rambly preamble.)
Bronn: Lovable Rogue or Unreliable Cutthroat?
Posted: September 15, 2015 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, Opinion, TVTags: Bronn, Game of Thrones, Han Solo, Ser Bronn of the Blackwater, Star Wars
This post will be talking about a secondary character from HBO’s Game of Thrones. In the discussion, there will no doubt be references to plot points from the first five seasons of the show, so if you’re not caught up, this is your spoiler warning.
Spoiler babies! What’s the worst that would happen? That you’ll find out I’m a secret Targaryen?
Ser Bronn of the Blackwater, the son of You-Wouldn’t-Know-Him, is one of my favorite characters on Game of Thrones. (Look, I admit that nearly every character is a favorite. It’s really hard to choose.)
I just assumed Bronn was universally liked. I mean, he’s funny, he’s a good companion to Lannisters for clever dialog, he kicks ass. What’s not to like?
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It’s Wednesday, Westeros Wednesday! I had no post planned for this week, so I thought I’d share this timely article from my blogging friend Haylee, who recently toured the Game of Thrones filming locations in Ireland.
Right on.
By now, you all must have a fair idea of how much I LOVE Game of Thrones! This is more than a fad, this is borderline obsessive. But until I enter into the fandom realms of changing my surname to Stormborn, tattooing the sigils of each house on my inner thigh and sleeping next to a vial of Kit Harington’s sweat (that I paid an extortionate amount for on eBay), I think I’m safe from intervention!
I did, however, request that we tour around Northern Ireland this summer, in an attempt to stalk some cast members visit filming locations for the show! Therefore, today’s photographic post is a small collection of a few castles and landscapes featured in the HBO series. The title? Well, apparently this hashtag is totally ‘a thing’ if you’re a tweeter, something I only discovered recently, jumped on and then created my own (#TargaryenTuesdays) – I’m…
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Posted: September 9, 2015 by patricksponaugle in Uncategorized
The Militant Faith of the Seven in Game of Thrones
Posted: September 1, 2015 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, TVTags: Cersei Lannister, Faith of the Seven, Game of Thrones, the Faith Militant, the New Gods
This post will be discussing plot points in HBO’s Game of Thrones, specifically relating to one of the show’s major religions, the Faith of the Seven. (After my controversial pro-Olly posts last month, I thought I should talk about something safer. Like religion. By the way, this is my 100th post on Game of Thrones. Yay me.)
Sorry, your grace. This is a meeting of the NO TOMMENS club. You know how it is.
I’ll be covering details from the first five seasons of Game of Thrones, so if you’re behind in your viewing, you’ve been warned about spoilers.
(You sinner.)
I Can't Possibly Be Wrong All the Time 