I love this game. I was introduced to Magicka last night and I could play for hours. You start off by choosing a character in outfit and color, then set off into the world of dungeons and dragons, heros and villians, wizards and vampires... well, just wizards. And a wizard is just what you are.
What I particularly like is the voices and characters and how I've tended to describe them is 'It's like the Swedish Chef meets Dungeons & Dragons.
You play a wizard who can harness the power of the elements, and can combine them to create new and powerful spells. My favorite is playing with two people, because the spells effect you and your companion and it is nigh on impossible to keep from killing each other constantly throughout game play. At one point in the game I received the achievement "Oh gravity, thou are a heartless bitch". Falling and me became fast friends :)
I would suggest Magicka to anyone who likes humor, sarcasm, wit, adventure, rpg games. And anyone who is looking for something colorful and fun.
Enjoy Darlings.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Lol Turtles
http://www.cracked.com/video_18260_which-ninja-turtle-are-you-lifes-most-important-question.html
which ninja turtle are you?
which ninja turtle are you?
Campaign Sadness - oh politics
I am currently running for the Lansdowne Director position at my school, and I am coming up again many moral and ethical conundrums on the way. At the beginning I told the two opposing parties that I wanted nothing to do with their... not so fun campaigning tactics. I wanted to be open about what i stood for and hope that people would vote for me by my platform - not simply a popularity contest.
Now I am faced with the choice to join in the negative atmosphere or tuck away my morals.
A few days back I started my visual campaign. The Power to Vote slate simply put a whole bunch of power on symbols all over campus. This means that it is very recognizable, but I and others still know nothing about what they are actually trying to accomplish. Sahra and Kelly and Rene and Hayley - the other slate, printed off small posters to put up with long lists about what they plan to do.
I took a different approach. I bought a box of colorful chalk and WROTE OUT MY PLATFORM AROUND CAMPUS. If there was space I would write 'I plan to host more events, advertise information networking so people can learn what is happening on campus, start a forum of events, petition for security cameras for the bike area..." etc.
All around the sidewalks and concrete walls, I wrote this and my slogan "Jaz Up Your Campus" Then for good measure I drew my Logo (two hands making a heart with 'clean campaigning' written on the side).
Where my problem comes in is this: Yesterday my friend Sahra came up to me in a tizzy when she found that the Power on to Vote had defaced my writing.
Turns out after I wrote out all my campaigning things a member of Power On went around drawing a big Power On symbol where I had canvassed. As in, I write Clean Campaigning on a wall, and they went up to it and put their symbol next to my name.
What do I do? They are making it seem like I am 'with them', when I am an independent. I don't wanna join the politics by bringing this up to Tag - the rule maker - but I can't just let them deface my campaign.
I don't want to think negatively about Power On, or Purple (the other group) they are just getting out of hand. But if I lose, how can I LET a group into power if they do so by mudslinging, cheating, and sabotaging all those who are 'against them'?
Their Leader is very scary in the 'if you aren't with us, you're against us' kinda fashion. He also tried to convince me to join his slate not by telling me what he stands for, but by telling me that his team is the winner, and everyone else is the loser, and the only way i can get in is by joining him.
I have tried walking away and letting Power On and Purple get angry with each other. Power On cheats, then Purple takes offense and mudslings, then it all goes down hill with them. What do I do when I walk away and still they come and mess up all my hard work?
I spent hours on my hands and knees in the gravel writing out what I stand for... only to have them claim it for Power On with a quick tagging of their logo. Do I stand true to my ignoring them and standing up for clean campaigning, or do I create a negative feel between all the people on that slate and chew them out for it?
I am so confused...
Now I am faced with the choice to join in the negative atmosphere or tuck away my morals.
A few days back I started my visual campaign. The Power to Vote slate simply put a whole bunch of power on symbols all over campus. This means that it is very recognizable, but I and others still know nothing about what they are actually trying to accomplish. Sahra and Kelly and Rene and Hayley - the other slate, printed off small posters to put up with long lists about what they plan to do.
I took a different approach. I bought a box of colorful chalk and WROTE OUT MY PLATFORM AROUND CAMPUS. If there was space I would write 'I plan to host more events, advertise information networking so people can learn what is happening on campus, start a forum of events, petition for security cameras for the bike area..." etc.
All around the sidewalks and concrete walls, I wrote this and my slogan "Jaz Up Your Campus" Then for good measure I drew my Logo (two hands making a heart with 'clean campaigning' written on the side).
Where my problem comes in is this: Yesterday my friend Sahra came up to me in a tizzy when she found that the Power on to Vote had defaced my writing.
Turns out after I wrote out all my campaigning things a member of Power On went around drawing a big Power On symbol where I had canvassed. As in, I write Clean Campaigning on a wall, and they went up to it and put their symbol next to my name.
What do I do? They are making it seem like I am 'with them', when I am an independent. I don't wanna join the politics by bringing this up to Tag - the rule maker - but I can't just let them deface my campaign.
I don't want to think negatively about Power On, or Purple (the other group) they are just getting out of hand. But if I lose, how can I LET a group into power if they do so by mudslinging, cheating, and sabotaging all those who are 'against them'?
Their Leader is very scary in the 'if you aren't with us, you're against us' kinda fashion. He also tried to convince me to join his slate not by telling me what he stands for, but by telling me that his team is the winner, and everyone else is the loser, and the only way i can get in is by joining him.
I have tried walking away and letting Power On and Purple get angry with each other. Power On cheats, then Purple takes offense and mudslings, then it all goes down hill with them. What do I do when I walk away and still they come and mess up all my hard work?
I spent hours on my hands and knees in the gravel writing out what I stand for... only to have them claim it for Power On with a quick tagging of their logo. Do I stand true to my ignoring them and standing up for clean campaigning, or do I create a negative feel between all the people on that slate and chew them out for it?
I am so confused...
Merp today
Today we - the party - are left to take down the people strung up in spider cocoons, and to figure out where the elven prince is. While we got closer to the spiders we notice one is still alive. An old codger of a spider sits there grumbling in the trees about stupid young spiders and how he'll pack up his shinny's and head south to the big house.
I use my persuasive charm to convince the spider that, if he lowers the prisoners, we will let him live.
As soon as our first cocoon lowers to the ground, Grey, Thumbs as I untangle the web.
Ali : "Oh! It's a dwarf! Is he ok? Is he alive? - "
Thumbs "- is he handsome?"
unfortunately it turned out the dwarf was quite old and ugly. Ali goes to forage for healing herbs and fallen weapons and stuff. She comes across this comfy moss and gathers it up and takes it to the came for the unconscious survivors to lay on. Unbeknown to her it is forget me moss. It's really hard to ask a group of people what happened to them when they have been passed out on amnesia inducing plants I must tell you. Luckily the old Dwarf woke up early enough to prevent TOO much damage.
Of course, as soon as a the prisoners were lowered Tamerin shot the shit out of that spider - paranoid and arachnophobia as he is. Now we are divvying up our loot. :) Yay! :)
I use my persuasive charm to convince the spider that, if he lowers the prisoners, we will let him live.
As soon as our first cocoon lowers to the ground, Grey, Thumbs as I untangle the web.
Ali : "Oh! It's a dwarf! Is he ok? Is he alive? - "
Thumbs "- is he handsome?"
unfortunately it turned out the dwarf was quite old and ugly. Ali goes to forage for healing herbs and fallen weapons and stuff. She comes across this comfy moss and gathers it up and takes it to the came for the unconscious survivors to lay on. Unbeknown to her it is forget me moss. It's really hard to ask a group of people what happened to them when they have been passed out on amnesia inducing plants I must tell you. Luckily the old Dwarf woke up early enough to prevent TOO much damage.
Of course, as soon as a the prisoners were lowered Tamerin shot the shit out of that spider - paranoid and arachnophobia as he is. Now we are divvying up our loot. :) Yay! :)
Monday, March 21, 2011
4th Ed Fun
This week I was invited to join a D&D campaign a few blocks from my merp. Now I have merp from noon to 4, then 4th ed from 4 till 6. I love Saturdays :)
So during my 4th ed, I joined my group just as they were coming up again this big ass dragonith thing. After over an hour, all my encounters, and a great deal of War Crys late we defeated the thing.
Now, the Drac thing had a draconian gold bracelet on its ankle, and of course the dragon-born was SURE he had a right to it. Of course the rest of us took exception. I took the intelligent path and let my companions fight for it... and while they were busy stole the anklet. :)
Quest well done.
So during my 4th ed, I joined my group just as they were coming up again this big ass dragonith thing. After over an hour, all my encounters, and a great deal of War Crys late we defeated the thing.
Now, the Drac thing had a draconian gold bracelet on its ankle, and of course the dragon-born was SURE he had a right to it. Of course the rest of us took exception. I took the intelligent path and let my companions fight for it... and while they were busy stole the anklet. :)
Quest well done.
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