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Nicolas Logue wrote:

Check it out here: Sinister Minds At Work

Ah, you wrote about mr. Pett in the paragraphs titled 'Monster Redefined' and 'Encounter with a Monster', didn't you? ;)

Hey Nick, just ordered Razor Coast and had a question about the rules version. Do you have an email that I can contact you at? Thanks!

edit: Never mind, just got a confirmation email that I can reply to.

The confirmation emails will go out as soon as layout is done with RC and it goes to the printer. Soon now!

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Christine Brockley-Blatt wrote:

Thanks Nick. Just ordered mine.
Can I pass my curse onto my husband Brock for the game he runs for me?

Chris

Pass that curse along and have him email me! No problem!

Argh, given a second-hand curse by my own wife!

Email sent - hopefully my twisted prose isn't a curse on you :)

FOR ANYONE WHO RESPONDED TO THE CURSE AND HASN'T HEARD FROM ME YET, PING ME WITH ANOTHER EMAIL!

I got backlogged on the curses, and some emails may have slipped through the cracks. Hit me, baby, one more time, and I shall curse you!

Very cool sounding sneak peek. I plan to order this... as soon as RC shows up or at least the PDF does. :)

Layout is a rocking and rolling on Razor Coast! Thank ye gods!

Pre-order price for AGC will be around for awhile!

Dear Mr. Logue,
Charles Evans 25 is unable to post to this thread right now, for reasons involving a smart alec answer about the air speed velocity of a coconut-laden swallow, but if he were able to come to this thread and post, he would like to know a number of things:
1) May entries for the Sinister Adventures monster or treasure hoard competition which were not selected by yourself be reworked and submitted for Wayfinder #2, which apparently is desperately short of crunch?
2) What evil article of infinite doom and peril have you and Mr. Pett contributed to Wayfinder #2? If not such a fiendish article, what advertisements? If neither article nor advertisements, how did yourself and Mr. Pett not come to know that the Demon Queen of Victuals and the slippery amphibian are taking submissions for Wayfinder #2 at this very moment?
3) What is your credit card number?

Actually, he didn't want to know that last one, but I, however, was interested in discovering if (by changing your credit card account the FBI approved 12 times) you had covered over the evidence of that 'minor misdemeanour' featuring three starspawn, a carniverous plant, and a two gallon drum of illegal mindflayer extracts that was the real reason that you missed that meeting with Yoda...

Your Evil Overlord,

Smagnavast the Black.

Tell Charles he can indeed resubmit his submissions to Wayfinder and I look forward to seeing them in the pages of that fine fine fanzine!

Sadly, my busy-ass schedule has kept me from contributing to Wayfinder - GAH! Soon though! Soon!

My credit card number would not avail anyone much good these days. :-)

How much for the anarchy d20? :-)

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Charles Evans 25 wrote:

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Check it out here: Sinister Minds At Work

Umm, once again a direct link to somewhere actually inside the Sinister site does not seem to work for Internet Explorer. In such cases I would recommend going to the sinster index page *link* and clicking on the 'Sinister Minds' option at the top if you want to see it. (It is the piece currently dated the 1st October, 2009.)

Thanks Charles!

:)
I almost added a post from one of my aliases, The Countess Almathrada, commenting on the differences between a monster and a lady but I didn't want to threadjack this thread uninvited like quite that.
Isn't it about time you updated your profile? At the time of my posting this it says you're still in Honolulu, and mentions Dungeon and Dragon magazines, but not Sinister Adventures.
(You could even put a link to the index page of Sinister Adventures in your profile, maybe...)

What are we looking at for page count?

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Check it out here: Sinister Minds At Work

Umm, once again a direct link to somewhere actually inside the Sinister site does not seem to work for Internet Explorer. In such cases I would recommend going to the sinster index page *link* and clicking on the 'Sinister Minds' option at the top if you want to see it. (It is the piece currently dated the 1st October, 2009.)

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Set wrote:

Wizard's Duels Done Right sounds intriguing...

Wizards Duels are potentially THE single most exciting thing about fantasy gaming - if you know how to make them really sing.

Unfortunately, the only real wizards duel that sticks in my mind is from the second Conan movie, where the little chinese dude working with Conan gets in a mental duel with the bracer-clanging pet wizard of the bad guys.

Well, that, and Egg Shen vs. Lo Pan, but that's just classic. :)

Wizard's Duels Done Right sounds intriguing...

Check out the first sneak peek of AGC, a little blog about terror and how it can be so much more interesting in any game:

You've Got the Fear!

Check it out here: Sinister Minds At Work

Spanky the Leprechaun wrote:

Now all I need is a dybbuk box to keep it in.

I'll get it some time.....right now I'm cursed wit' various and expensive repair bills.

Ok, that's creepy, and I'm not sure if it's counterable.

Car?

I am so happy I don't own a car anymore. They eat the money! Curse them!

Am not in a position to pre-order right now, Nick. Very tempting offer though.

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Richard Pett wrote:

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Kind of salty...and just a touch on the bitter side.

You or the tadpoles?

Okay...that one was actually really GOOD. It stung. Well done Rich.

^_^ You have to love it when Pett and Logue exchange barbs...

I'm sorta 'meh' on the book. I preordered for the curse. ;-)

Now all I need is a dybbuk box to keep it in.

I'll get it some time.....right now I'm cursed wit' various and expensive repair bills.

~rolls a save versus cursing~ CRAP!!! I rolled a 3 plus my bonuses equals a 24. I missed the @*%&##&@ save by a @$%&@&# one? @*%#&$, I am going to be @#%^#* cursing for a @#*&^# long @(%*#&# time! @*#&%@ !!!

b#!~&

c!%#

f@*%aroo

etc.

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Yep...Planar Handbook was the first time I opened a new gaming book that I bought and couldn't find a single page that gave me a gamer hard-on.

That's because nobody every paid attention to the back of the book. No offense intended. It's not a player supplement, it's a GM supplement. I personally love it as it has lots of information for me as a GM on planes.

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Yep...Planar Handbook was the first time I opened a new gaming book that I bought and couldn't find a single page that gave me a gamer hard-on.

They have viagra for that: It's called a Richard Pett adventure.

::Cries into his hands staring down at his flaccid dice::

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Kind of salty...and just a touch on the bitter side.

You or the tadpoles?

Yep...Planar Handbook was the first time I opened a new gaming book that I bought and couldn't find a single page that gave me a gamer hard-on.

I wanna get cursed!

Even if it means I have to save 1000 people...

You rock, Nick!

Thanks for the update on the problems guys - I see it fine, but I passed your comments on to my web major domo who will get this sorted.

Baron! I miss you! Sorry I didn't get to see you again in NYC before I left! Did you get my last text before I flew?

A curse? Woooo!

How much is shipping to, say, Germany?

And will a free Anarchist d20 be included? If not, how much for the Anarchist d20?

Seriously, I need that die!

Not sure exactly what shipping will be to Germany. $7-8 sounds about right.

Nick

Thanks Nick. Just ordered mine.
Can I pass my curse onto my husband Brock for the game he runs for me?

Chris

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Jam412 wrote:

Hey Nick, if I preorder from your sight, does it charge me now or when the book comes out?

It charges at the time of pre-order! Good to know! :-)

Thank you sir, you are a scholar and an other-worldly, squamous gentleman.

Hey Nick, if I preorder from your sight, does it charge me now or when the book comes out?

Ordered!

Is it a curse that gives you awesome demonic powers untill you save like 1000 lives? If so I had that already... it itched..alot.

I got a notice via email about this, and I'm definitely planning on buying it, but would it be meta of me to ask what the save DC is?

Not too bad for a high level badass like yourself Sothmektri!

Gosh, I was going to buy it, but now... Thanks, Nick, you saved me.

That didn't work out like I thought it would. I guess I'm the only one who likes being cursed. ;-)

You only think I'm kidding.

Anarchist Gamemaster Cookbook is CURSED!

Ask anyone who pre-ordered it - they are already afflicted.

Charles Evans 25 wrote:

Pictures seem to be currently missing from the site. I'm seeing just a load of blank squares, with little red crosses in the top left corner.

Actually, nowadays Rich, they just look like shattered mirrors with your image fractured on them.

Charles Evans 25 wrote:

Pictures seem to be currently missing from the site. I'm seeing just a load of blank squares, with little red crosses in the top left corner.

Concur. I'm getting no images, and no stylesheet - except for the right column with the shoutbox and polls, everything is just just straight vertical layout with black Times New Roman font on a white background, my browser defaults.

I'm using Firefox 3.0.14. I get the same results whether javascript is enabled or disabled in case that's useful for error tracking.

I made some adjustments, are you still having these problems?

That's pretty awesome.

Just to let you guys know, I'm sharing a bunch of my twisted musings on gamemastery in a new book.

Check it out here: Anarchist Gamemaster Cookbook

Wow - what an awesome offer on the receipt Nick!
(Is it a secret?)

Nick

P.S. If you talk about it the curse will just spread. Just saying. ;-)

I don't have to buy Hawaiian Baby Wood Rose seeds to make this work, do I?

;)

Awesome. Preordered.

Mr. Logue:
When I first saw the title of this thread, I thought that it was related to a particular project of one of your fellow noble werecabbages: *link*

Nicolas Logue wrote:

Richard Pett wrote:

You'll be pleased to know perhaps that Logue is back here with me now, in his dark cellar with his rusty collar and nose chain, his glove puppet raven and the punishment stick waiting.

Waiting.

Snick snick.

Snick snick.

Perhaps an extra morsel for Logue today.

Perhaps not.

Gods...I'm so f*%!ing hungry...

Here are some ... "tadpoles" ... oh famished one ...

sounds way cool. i love cookbooks. will it be available in print and pdf? will it be available here at paizo?

go nick go.

It will be available in print and pdf. Print copies are available for a special pre-order only price now (you get a PDF free if you order the print one).

I'll definitely sell PDFs on paizo.com...dunno yet about print copies.

Announcing the Anarchist Gamemaster’s Cookbook: Recipes for Games That Don’t Suck!

Peer into Nicolas Logue’s demented mind and taste his darkest sanity-shattering gamemaster tricks from a decade teaching theater in NYC, China and London. These forbidden fruits come screaming through the interwebs straight to your home gaming table. For use with any game or system.

Anarchist Gamemaster’s Cookbook is packed full of terrifying advice on gamemastery that Nicolas Logue has never dared share before with man or beast. Secrets that will transform novice gamemasters into towering Gods of Gaming and supply even the most grizzled veteran storytellers with new tricks to slip up their sleeve before the next time the dice hit the table.

Put your humanity at risk with lessons including Improv by the Skin of Your Teeth, Murder Death Kill, Ultimate Climaxes (you know what I mean), Soundtracks, Romance, Redemption, God Like Powered Player Characters, Why Dragons Should Always Win and more collected here in one master tome.

NOW AVAILABLE FOR A SPECIAL LOW PRE-ORDER PRICE AT SINISTER ADVENTURES

Also, don't forget to check out Dark Vistas (now available in Pathfinder Compatible and Savage Worlds Compatible versions as well) - Also available for a low low pre-order price at present.

Besides being a veteran game designer and adventure writer for DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS (3&4), DUNGEON magazine, and PATHFINDER, Nicolas Logue is a Professor of World Theater in London, a full instructor with Dueling Arts International, a produced playwright, award winning stage director, and has taught improvisation and acting all over the world. Anarchist Gamemaster’s Cookbook combines Nicolas Logue’s most potent techniques from over a decade in theatre and his demented weekend RPG ramblings into one very extreme tour de force of gamemastery. A must have for any gamemaster of any system, novice or veteran.

Hey All!

I was at a good friend's wedding all weekend, and then had some train trouble that ate a bunch of my time, and I'll be flying back to England tomorrow...

BUT! As soon as I get settled in the Jolly Ole again (Thursday night), I'll FINALLY throw up another Ebon Shroud blog post! Sorry for the delay!

VADEN

Yay!

*sends hackerfrogs after nick's site again*

Do me a favor y'all - try the site now and see if its coming up for you.

ALSO: I put up a new sneak peak for Ebon Shroud here: VADEN

You'll be pleased to know perhaps that Logue is back here with me now, in his dark cellar with his rusty collar and nose chain, his glove puppet raven and the punishment stick waiting.

Waiting.

Snick snick.

Snick snick.

Perhaps an extra morsel for Logue today.

Perhaps not.

Hey All!

The site is functional again, but it may be down for a bit as we are switching to a more secure server.

I'll pop in and let you know when its back online - and I'll be sure to have some tasty blog updates for ya then as well.

Hmm. You didn't happen to give a poor mark to one of your theatrical students who happened to be doing a course in computers too and who knows about your double-life as a pirate wrangler, did you?
:D

No matter - this juvenile nonsense actually amuses me. I think its sad people have nothing better to do than hack websites. Hilarious.