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Waffle Wednesdays- Mugs of Madness, Arkham MA
Posted: Thu, 20 Aug 00:24:34
Posted: Thu, 20 Aug 00:24:34
Getting closer...
The Print & Play has been fully re-done. Again.
My prototype has been updated. I cut up 4 big white labels to use as stickers so that I could update the stats without reprinting everything.
The Break Time card is officially gone. A third Special Order card has replaced it. The Barista card changed too. New Hire stays, but Employee of the Month is now Shift Supervisor to prevent confusion with the Employee of the Month die.
And I've found a pawn so I could put the red crystal back in Crystallo 😜. It didn't fit anyways.
Rulebook is about halfway done.
TTS is started.
Whew. Tired, but it's been a productive day. I might have this little game ready for a Friday launch after all :whistle:.
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Shift Supervisor
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R'lyeh Roll, on the new Special Order card
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Chthonic Kisses, also on the new Special Order card
Happy Wednesday and happy playing!
-Rachel
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The Print & Play has been fully re-done. Again.
My prototype has been updated. I cut up 4 big white labels to use as stickers so that I could update the stats without reprinting everything.
The Break Time card is officially gone. A third Special Order card has replaced it. The Barista card changed too. New Hire stays, but Employee of the Month is now Shift Supervisor to prevent confusion with the Employee of the Month die.
And I've found a pawn so I could put the red crystal back in Crystallo 😜. It didn't fit anyways.
Rulebook is about halfway done.
TTS is started.
Whew. Tired, but it's been a productive day. I might have this little game ready for a Friday launch after all :whistle:.
Shift Supervisor
R'lyeh Roll, on the new Special Order card
Chthonic Kisses, also on the new Special Order card
Happy Wednesday and happy playing!
-Rachel
Thank you for reading my blog. If you liked it; then please click the green thumb [microbadge=23724] at the top of the page. If you really liked it; then please subscribe. And follow me across social media with my Linktree:
https://linktr.ee/rachelncarpenter
Weetzie Bat - Searching for love in a dream of Los Angeles
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:19:47
It is the first book in a series by Francesca Lia Block. I had heard that it was a pioneering work of urban fantasy, like War for the Oaks by Emma Bull. Now that I’ve read of, I really can’t see it.
That said, boy is it its own thing.
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Plot wise, Weetzie Bat is about how Weetzie Bat and her gay best friend find their soul mates and form a family with some bumps along the way.
The only overtly magical event is Weetzie using a genie’s wishes to form said family. Although not even she is sure that it happened. I get the impression that the later books might have more overt fantasy elements but it felt more like Tom Robbins than Charles de Lint.
The book takes place in what feels like a mythic Los Angeles, a place of Hollywood legends and local restaurants. However, the book also describes these things getting torn down and replaced. I felt like the characters want to live in a dream world but the real world keeps creeping in.
In fact, I would go so far as to describe Weetzie Bat as prose poem disguised as a short novel. The book plays with names and lists and imagery.
I am not the main demographic for Weetzie Bat, although online commentary makes it clear this was an important book for many people. It is technically a young adult book but it is one of those young adult books where you have to be told that it is one.
However, the chapter about the death of Weetzie Bat’s dad, Charlie Bat, that was powerful. His overdose makes it clear something precious but broken was lost. That chapter ended up being where the book clicked for me and the reason that I might read more of the books.
I don’t think Weetzie Bat is a part of the same literary evolution at Charles de Lint. However, it does its own thing and stands by it.
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:19:47
by Lowell Kempf
Weetzie Bat is Tales of the City on peyote.It is the first book in a series by Francesca Lia Block. I had heard that it was a pioneering work of urban fantasy, like War for the Oaks by Emma Bull. Now that I’ve read of, I really can’t see it.
That said, boy is it its own thing.
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Plot wise, Weetzie Bat is about how Weetzie Bat and her gay best friend find their soul mates and form a family with some bumps along the way.
The only overtly magical event is Weetzie using a genie’s wishes to form said family. Although not even she is sure that it happened. I get the impression that the later books might have more overt fantasy elements but it felt more like Tom Robbins than Charles de Lint.
The book takes place in what feels like a mythic Los Angeles, a place of Hollywood legends and local restaurants. However, the book also describes these things getting torn down and replaced. I felt like the characters want to live in a dream world but the real world keeps creeping in.
In fact, I would go so far as to describe Weetzie Bat as prose poem disguised as a short novel. The book plays with names and lists and imagery.
I am not the main demographic for Weetzie Bat, although online commentary makes it clear this was an important book for many people. It is technically a young adult book but it is one of those young adult books where you have to be told that it is one.
However, the chapter about the death of Weetzie Bat’s dad, Charlie Bat, that was powerful. His overdose makes it clear something precious but broken was lost. That chapter ended up being where the book clicked for me and the reason that I might read more of the books.
I don’t think Weetzie Bat is a part of the same literary evolution at Charles de Lint. However, it does its own thing and stands by it.
Episode #13: The Lost Kenku Pt. 4
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:11:07
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:11:07
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Episode #13: The Lost Kenku Pt. 4
He-Man and the Argonauts and #RPGaDay2026 (E328)
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:09:54
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:09:54
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He-Man and the Argonauts and #RPGaDay2026 (E328)
11 Mobius Door II - Introductions
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:09:17
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:09:17
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11 Mobius Door II - Introductions
Blood Lords 124 - Boneyard's Blessing
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:09:09
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:09:09
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Blood Lords 124 - Boneyard's Blessing
RPGaDAY2026 August the 13th Strain
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:42
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:42
A new episode has been added to the database:
RPGaDAY2026 August the 13th Strain
RPGaDAY2026 August the 12th Loss
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:42
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:42
A new episode has been added to the database:
RPGaDAY2026 August the 12th Loss
RPGaDAY2026 August the 11th Tact
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:42
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:42
A new episode has been added to the database:
RPGaDAY2026 August the 11th Tact
RPGaDAY2026 August the 13th Strain
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:26
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:26
A new episode has been added to the database:
RPGaDAY2026 August the 13th Strain
RPGaDAY2026 August the 12th Loss
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:26
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:26
A new episode has been added to the database:
RPGaDAY2026 August the 12th Loss
RPGaDAY2026 August the 11th Tact
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:26
Posted: Wed, 19 Aug 23:05:26
A new episode has been added to the database:
RPGaDAY2026 August the 11th Tact
