#stormlight rpg

[onlycosmere]

Questioner: I was wondering if the Skybreakers' armor spren... what spren they are?

Brandon Sanderson: Well... Do you have any guesses?

Questioner: Stormspren?

Brandon Sanderson: No, not stormspren, good guess. Any other guesses?

Gravitationspren. We're going with gravitationspren for them. So you should see some little hints of that in future books.

And this isn't too much of a spoiler 'cause we will be releasing all of these when the RPG comes out, 'cause you gotta know how you get your armor when you play the RPG.

[wafflelovingbatgirl]

Spoilers for the end of the Stormlight RPG canon adventure:

Nale & the Skybreakers show up and arrest everyone for being Radiants, like the ending of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, because the game is set before the True Desolation

[koravelliumavast]

STORMLIGHT RPG 2024

[dealunart]

Vin illustration for the Mistborn Deckbuilding Game!

So, it seems I get to share this one a bit earlier than expected since it was shown at Dragonsteel 2023 last week! Stormlight and Mistborn (and the Cosmere as a whole) are some of my favourite stories of all time so it's been incredible (and very surreal) getting to work on both this and the Stormlight Archive RPG. Huge thank you to Johnny O'Neal and Brotherwise Games for the opportunity!

[n1ntendh0]

Looking for new people to follow and maybe collect a couple moots along the way!

Last time I made a post like this it introduced me to a lot of new blogs so I'm doing it again. Interact with this post if you post about any of the following and I'll check your blog out (no pressure to follow back idc, this is purely to get more content on my dash):

General sci/fi fantasy

Wheel of Time

Cosmere/Stormlight Archive

DnD/Dimension 20

Star Wars

Video games in general, especially rpgs & indie

Nintendo

Disco Elysium

Hades & Supergiant Games

Undertale

Xenoblade

Cartoon Network Studios stuff like Over the Garden Wall, Infinity Train, Regular Show, Adventure Time, etc.

Always Sunny

Our Flag Means Death

Community

Arrested Development

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

General shitposts/funny posts

General animals and cute/happy stuff

:) !!

[theamberarchive]

I saw this article pop up online and apparently we're getting a Brandon Sanderson inspired deck builder game? Does anyone in the cosmere tumblr sphere know how legit this is?

It'd be kinda neat though, I like deck building games when done right

[ultimate-sword-showdown]

Sword Showdown Bracket Round 1

Round 1 is complete!

Tournament tags:

#sword showdown -- all posts related to the sword showdown.

#not sword showdown -- any posts not related to the sword showdown.

#sword showdown polls -- all sword showdown polls.

#sword showdown propaganda -- all propaganda.

#sword showdown updates -- important non-poll posts related to the sword showdown.

#the bladesmith answers -- answered asks.

#the bladesmith speaks -- general posts.

#sword showdown corrections -- fixed mistakes.

Jack/Sumarbrander (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard) vs. Sword of the Creator (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

Doomblade (Kirby) vs. Dawnfang/Duskfang (The Elder Scrolls)

Sword of Protection (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) vs. Leo's Katanas (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Rose's Sword (Steven Universe) vs. Sasha's Heron Swords (Amphibia)

Serenade (Dead Cells) vs. Sunsword (Dungeons and Dragons)

Caliburn (Sonic and the Black Knight) vs. Blue Rose Sword (Sword Art Online)

Sword of Sanctuary (Lego Ninjago) vs. Stygius (Hades)

Ghirahim/Sword of Demise (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) vs. Myrtenaster (RWBY)

Riptide (Percy Jackson) vs. Sword of Heroes (Kung Fu Panda)

Sword of Light (Dragon Quest) vs. Buster Sword (Final Fantasy VII)

Aegislash (Pokemon) vs. Sword of Night (DC comics)

Sword of Fire (Lego Ninjago) vs. Ninja Sword (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)

Lucky Seven (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) vs. Aatrox (League of Legends)

Zangetsu (Bleach) vs. Wirikidor (The Misenchanted Sword)

Galaxia (Kirby) vs. Masamune (Final Fantasy VII)

Pure Nail (Hollow Knight) vs. The Blade of Ahrah (Dust: Elysian Tail)

Excalibur (Arthurian legend) vs. Exor (Super Mario RPG)

Demon Blood Sword (Adventure Time) vs. E-Ming (Tian Guan Ci Fu/Heaven’s Official Blessing)

Nightblood (The Stormlight Archive) vs. Holy Moonlight Sword (Bloodborne)

Sword of Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride) vs. Murasama (Metal Gear Rising)

Grass Sword (Adventure Time) vs. Tessaiga (Inuyasha)

The Transistor (Transistor) vs. Firelink Greatsword (Dark Souls 3)

Diamond Sword (Minecraft) vs. Fusion Sword (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children)

Dragonslayer (Berserk) vs. Fierce Deity Sword (The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask)

Sting (Lord of the Rings) vs. Crissaegrim (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)

Falchion (Fire Emblem) vs. Sword of Dios (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Darksaber (Star Wars) vs. Need (Valdemar)

Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle) vs. Stripes I & II (Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt)

Master Sword (The Legend of Zelda) vs. Beacon (The Adventure Zone)

The Sword (Cardcaptor Sakura) vs. Glamdring (Lord of the Rings)

Excalibur (Soul Eater) vs. Eyelander (Team Fortress 2)

Monado (Xenoblade Chronicles) vs. Mortal Blade (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)

[dungeonofthedragon]

Your Favourite Book: the Game

Sometimes a good book leaves us with a hankering to spend more time in that world. Fanfiction only goes so far- here are ten titles that allow you to adventure with friends in the world of your favourite book!

Angel Mage by Garth Nix

This one doesn't have its own dedicated system, but the author himself ran a game in this world using the $6 rpg Flashing Blades! Given the book was inspired by The Three Musketeers, this makes perfect sense- although you'd need to modify the game a bit to include angel summoning.

Discworld Roleplaying Game by Phil Masters, Terry Pratchett and Steve Jackson Games

Cost: $20.00

I can imagine an entire campaign revolving around the Unseen University, or a one-shot about the antics of the Watch. This game runs on the popular GURPS system which, like many other games, uses only six-sided dice. You've probably got a bunch of those lying around at home already!

Dresden Files Accelerated by Evil Hat

Cost: $17.50

This game uses the lightweight Fate: Accelerated system, making it very easy to learn. Character creation is incredibly flexible- if you can think of a character or archetype within this setting, you can play it in this game.

Good Society: a Jane Austen rpg by Storybrewers Roleplaying

Cost: $23

Regency roleplaying at its finest. Long, longing glances, heartfelt letters and scandal! Also a good choice for fans of the Bridgerton series.

Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game by Chaosium

Cost: $29.99

This game is pricier than some on this list, but at 400 pages it's well worth the cost. With just the one rulebook, and several free adventures (including at least one solo adventure!), after that initial investment it's very easy to get in there and get sleuthing.

The game uses the Basic Role-Playing system. If you're familiar with Call of Cthulhu or RuneQuest, you're well on your way to learning the rules!

Stormlight Archive RPG by Brotherwise Games

This game hasn't been released yet, but you can sign up here for a chance to be involved in beta testing!

The Kyme Summit by Malcolm Harbrow

Cost: $5

Change the particulars and you have yourself a perfect little Dune LARP you can complete in a single evening.

The Warren by Bully Pulpit Games

Cost: $12

Suitable for a single session or a multiple session adventure, this game lets you play out the survival horror that is Watership Down (from which I have never fully recovered.)

The Witcher: Pen and Paper RPG by R. Talsorian Games

Cost: $24.99

Be a witcher, bard, mage, or even a doctor! This game does a pretty good job of evoking the feel of the books (and the Netflix series too), but I've only read a free demo myself.

Thirsty Space Necromancers by Grahame (Understory Games)

Cost: None!

This supplement for Thirsty Sword Lesbians allows for narrative-focused adventures in the universe of The Locked Tomb. There are playbooks for necromancers of each of the nine houses, as well as a cavalier playbook.

If you don't already own the base game, you can pick up Thirsty Sword Lesbians here for $15 or nab a community copy for free!

[card-queen]

People I Want To Get To Know Better!

Tagged by the delightful, @vellatra!

Last Song: Star Fox Adventures - Ancient Well Just know I could cheat so hard by picking my writing playlist which I had on random. It's full of stuff like Thronebreaker, Fire Emblem, Suikoden & Vagrant Story tracks. This track gave me whiplash, I recognised it from the MIDI I used in one of my old RPG Maker projects!!

Favorite color: Red. Crimson, specifically!

Currently Watching Reading: Not watching things right now, reading Ordeal by Fire, Bradecote & Catchpoll book two.

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: All of them, at different times! Variety is the spice of life, is it not?

Relationship status: Single

Current Obsession: My writing? For fandom, I guess I could just list the ones I also go back to: Suikoden, Witcher, Valkyria Chronicles, King of Fighters, Blue Exorcist, Six of Crows, Stormlight Archives, Cadfael, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries -- that should do for now!

Last thing you Googled: Ah... 'em dash shortcut Google Docs'

I shall tag... @seizeourdestiny @cool-mint @maskedemerald

[onlycosmere]

Stormlight RPG

Johnny O'Neal: Since 2022, Brotherwise Games has been working in close partnership with Dragonsteel to create the Stormlight® RPG. The official tabletop roleplaying game of The Stormlight Archive, this is a truly ambitious project that brings together some of the world’s most talented fantasy illustrators and game designers. We shared an overview of the system at Dragonsteel Con, but we can reveal a few new details today!

The Stormlight RPG will launch with three books. The Stormlight Handbook is our core rulebook for GMs and players, containing all the rules you need to play. The World Guide is a setting book that explores Roshar in detail, from its history and cultures to its unique flora and fauna. It’s also a gorgeous art book packed with new illustrations of the world, from the Shattered Plains to Rall Ellorim and beyond.

We can’t yet reveal the name of our third release, but it’s a campaign book featuring adventure content that will take heroes on an epic journey across Roshar. While every aspect of the RPG has been developed in collaboration with Dragonsteel, this adventure concept came directly from Dan and Brandon. It gives characters the chance to bond spren, become Radiants, and play a pivotal role in events leading up to the True Desolation.   We’ve designed this game for every Stormlight fan, whether you’re a longtime RPG aficionado, a first-time player, or just someone who will enjoy reading through new lore and artwork. You can sign up be notified when the crowdfunding campaign goes live in the second half of 2024. This is a dream project for everyone involved, and we can’t wait for you to experience this fantastic game

[kwrite1776]

9 people you'd like to get to know better

Tagged by @sullustangin Thanks for the tag.

3 ships

Canon ship: Adolin/Shallan (Stormlight Archive)

OC Ship: Doc/Adrlia (f!Jedi Knight from SWTOR)

Ship of the week: Astarion/Durge (BG3)

first ship

... not sure. Possibly Revan/Carth or maybe Aragorn/Arwen. Outside of RPG videogames shipping has never been a super important part of my engagement/enjoyment of media.

last song

Music is constantly on shuffle, not sure what was played last by the last song I intentionally put on was "Ruthlessness" from The Ocean Saga of Epic

currently reading

All the things. Fanfic wise, @sullustangin's "Elysium, for a little while" and "Astarion's Nice, Simple Plan That Fell Apart" by UsuallyDyingInside.

Published books: Redwall by Brian Jacques, The Spy and the Traitor by Ben MacIntyre, Threadlight by Zack Argyle, and The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson amongst many others

last film

Not much of a movie watcher, but I think White Christmas.

currently craving

Naniamo Bars - specifically ones made by my sister, because she does them best

Tagging

@rum-inspector @kemendin @swtorpadawan @consularmain @vexa-legacy no pressure of course

[every-character-ever-poll]

WEEK THREE LINEUP

Well! That was fun, wasn't it? I've changed the formatting of the polls, as well as closed down the submissions form (for now). This week will also have 100 polls, the first 14 of which will be posted tomorrow (Sunday the 30th). And.... I think those are the only important things to mention! So without further ado, here is this week's lineup.

Buneary - Pokémon

Anita - West Side Story

Beverly Marsh - IT

Monoma Neito - My Hero Academia

Sister Carpenter - The Silt Verses

Ekko - Arcane

Veronica Sawyer - Heathers (the film)

Bakugo Katsuki - My Hero Academia

Betty Boop - 1920-40s cartoons

Flowey the Flower - Undertale

Akito Shinonome - Project Sekai: Colorful Stage!

Lady - Devil May Cry

Diamond Heart - Magical Warrior Diamond Heart

Emma - Emma

Aion - Show by Rock

Hibana - Fire Force

Klunk - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Kosmo (Space Wolf) - Voltron: Legendary Defender

Evelyn Hugo - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Antigone Funn - Wooden Overcoats

Oswald Cobblepot - Gotham

Emu Otori - Project Sekai: Colorful Stage!

Toon Patrol - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Felix - Golden Sun

Urotsuki - Yume 2kki

Kano - Kagerou Project

Ayano Tateyama - Kagerou Project

Fin Fin - Fin Fin on Teo the Magic Planet

Gladion - Pokémon Sun and Moon

Dmitri - Fire Emblem 3 Houses

Hippeaux - Animal Crossing

Raymond - Animal Crossing

Crewmate - Among Us

Sara Chidouin - Your Turn To Die

Zhongli - Genshin Impact

Firestar - Warrior Cats

Dovewing - Warrior Cats

Flourette - Answered Prayers

Eleanor Forte - SynthV

Cisqua - Elemental Gelade

Renarin Kholin - The Stormlight Archive

Roy Mustang - Fullmetal Alchemist

Alex Chen - Life is Strange: True Colors

Steffi Frohlich - Kiwi Blitz

Belos/Phillip Wittebane - The Owl House

Dr. Coomer - Half-Life VR but the AI is Self Aware

Olivia - Paper Mario: The Origami King

The Riddler - Batman: the Animated Series

Togata Mirio/Lemillion - My Hero Academia

Mustache Girl - A Hat in Time

Maika Halfwolf - Monstress Comic

Ren Mormorian - Monstress Comic

Shokry - Shubeik Lubeik

Hagga/Teeta Shawqia - Shubeik Lubeik

Wikipe-tan - Wikipedia

Ymir - Attack on Titan

Alicia Copeland - Wierd And Unfortunate Things Are Happening

Wen Kexing - Word of Honor

Garalia Nyamhee - Aura Battler Dunbine

Xena - Xena: Warrior Princess

Nuriko - Fushigi Yuugi

Neko Musume - Gegege no Kitaro

Tillman Henderson - Blaseball

Dr Boris Habit - Smile For Me

Mallow - Super Mario RPG

Vriska Serket - Homestuck

Lussa - The Undrowned Child

Mary - BBC Ghosts

Bagpuss - Bagpuss

Tara Mclay - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Worm - Labyrinth

Lydia Deetz - Beetlejuice

Wander - Wander Over Yonder

Noelle - Deltarune

Momotaros - Kamen Rider Den-O

Scorpion King - Word of Honor

Por - My School President

The Eleventh Doctor - Doctor Who

Dr. Doofenshmirtz - Phineas and Ferb

Perry the Platypus - Phineas and Ferb

Agent P - Phineas and Ferb

Alexa - Xenoblade Chronicles X

Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (Survivor timeline)

Faith Connors - Mirror's edge

Furuta Nimura/Kichimura Washuu/Souta - Tokyo Ghoul: re

John Egbert - Homestuck

Rose Red - Ghost Quartet

Bruce J. Speed - Ginga Tetsudou Monogatari

Elma - Xenoblade Chronicles x

Adam - Lobotomy Corporation

Ianite - Mianite

Five Hargreeves - The Umbrella Academy

Willow Park - The Owl House

Black Hat - Villainous

Katalina Alize - Granblue Fantasy

Naomi Armitage - Armitage the Third

Kanade Yoisaki - Project Sekai

Sei Iori - Gundam Build Fighters

Goro Majima - Yakuza/Like A Dragon

Albert Wesker - Resident Evil

Blacknose - Pinepaw and the Forgotten World

Please remember that, based on the results of the poll I put up earlier, Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter may be included. Her spot would be near the very end, on the last day. As I always tag polls with both the character and the media they are from, if she does get in but you would not like to see the poll, the tags will be blockable.

No matter the outcome, please be courteous as possible to one another, and if that is not possible, then please just block and move on.

[marvelousmsmolly]

Thoughts/Reactions to the Dicebreaker 2024 list

Thoughts / teency bit bitchy. This is purely based off vibe for the ones I didn't already know about. Be normal

Pendragon 6E: I've looked at older pendragon stuff before and glazed over it, might give this a look

Daggerheart: Spenser Starke save me, save me Spenser Starke (only reason it has a foot in the door for me, I hope I like it. it just takes a lot for me to care about a D&D-like)

Stormlight Archives: D&D-like based off a fantasy novel series screams of a specific era of OGL to me, the bar is on the floor for licenced games so hopefully it actually has some fun stuff

Wilderfeast: this looks cute and inoffensive at worst, I'll probably read it

Break!!: I've actually been looking forward to reading this for a bit, but again, any D&D proximity is a mood killer for me at this point

Triangle Agency: Really excited to read this, I might even try and do a one shot or something

Through the Hedgerow: HELLO? ok the theme fucking rocks if nothing else, haven't heard about this

Eat the Reich: Gonna read it, heard some criticisms that I'd wanna hear followed up on. Love Grant Howitt though

Tokyo: Otherscape & Legend in the Mist: Reading both of these, I've never not had a lot to say about a son of oak game, iykyk

TMNT: space intentionally left blank

Shadow Scar: I'd wanna follow up on some things about this before I say shit, lot going there /maybe pos

The Details of Our Escape: HELLO? /intrigued

Bad Bad Bad: This looks really cute

Big Grave Fashion Fantasy: oh this rules actually, this really rules

The Hidden Isle: I already have the Tarot deck for this game, very excited anytime someone uses a game system but actually fucks with it

Jukebox: The Karaoke Musical TTRPG: I need people to play this with, I need people to play this with, I need people to play this with I can be trusted with the microphone

Diablo RPG: ok so this seems like their first rpg, releasing alongside a board game, this could either be good or just be the dark souls game from steam forge again, it doesn't say shit about 5e tho so fingers crossed

Assassins Creed: again, see what happens but licensed game so whatever

Stonetop: people who's opinions I value v highly have told me it fucks, excited to dive into it

Shadow of the Weird Wizard: Couldn't care less tbh

[arsene-inc]

Let's look at this list from Dicebreaker

Bad Start with the Dragon Games, to the dungeon with you

Then Pendragon 6E, not my type of fantasy, a pass

Daggerheart : The cards with the character sheets may be interesting, waiting to know more

Stormlight Archive RPG :I should read the books first. a D20 system ? hope they are doing something more. If I remember correctly, the magic system is based on promises and bonds, that is interesting and I will wait to see more

Wilderfeast : Okay so I was part of the wrowdfunding. I like cooking monsters... and there was an apron! I can't say no to an apron! Also the Monster Hunter thing.

Break : Also funded. I wanna be a murder princess

Triangle Agency : Another game funded. Do I have good taste ? A mix of Control, X files and SCP. Honestly I listened to the AP on Party of One @partyofonepod and immediately went to the KS page. A little love for the D4

Through The Hedgerow : Did I miss this ? Usually, the words Neil Gaiman in the description are enough to get my money. Well i'll wit for the release and see then. The illustrations looks great

Eat the reich : Already played actually, but not against another go it was so fun. (maybe with the speedrun system added to it). I love exploding fash.

Shadow Scar : First time hearing about this. Yokais ? tell me more. The guy from Witcher Rpg ? meh.... didn't enjoyed this game and its system.

The Hidden Isle : Have you seen the artwork !? Tarot ? Of course i helped fund this.

Jukebox : The karaoke Musical ?!?

Stonetop : Building a fantasy village ? hmmmm.... Pbta you say ?... let's see for chill sessions.

Shadow of the Weird Wizard : Like D&D with a d20 system ? meh.

[liesonthefloordramatically]

A wild 2022 recap post appears!

Stuff I made this year:

Fiction: The only fic I wrote this year was the surprisingly underrated put a blue ribbon on my brain.  Not sure why more folks weren’t into it other than all the obvious reasons www.

Playlists: Apparently the only two playlists I remembered to share this year were Camp Fireside Lagoon (a soundtrack for our Sleepaway game) and ExU: Calamity (what is says on the tin).  I wish I could say that I have a bunch of secret playlists that I didn’t share but I mostly don’t.  Creativity really flagged this year, partially because of exhaustion.

RPGs: Wrote two Sleepaway supplements: The Emissary and The Phoenix.  Got to see The Emissary played live, which was cool!

Knitting: Finished baby’s first sweater and knit two shawls and three hats???  Maybe someday I will remember to upload pictures of stuff I knit.

Other stuff: Look, I was complaining about how little I wrote this year and then I remembered that I also finished my dissertation which was like 115k, so.  Yeah.  That was a thing.  Also defended my dissertation, so I’m now Dr. Queenie!  Went to Europe for the first time???  Moved across the country!  Started a new job, so now I’m Prof. Queenie!  Got diagnosed with new, exciting medical conditions!  Somehow made it through year three of the pandemic!  Have been mildly depressed since July and exhausted basically non-stop since September which might explain why my creative output has been miserable. 

Media I enjoyed this year:

Books: I read...A LOT this year (like 40 books, which is not a lot for me pre-grad school but is a lot post-quals).  Have really been taking advantage of the library’s ebook lending program.  Some favorites: The Murderbot Diaries (genuinely shocked it took me so long to read this because it’s painfully up my alley), The Stormlight Archive (absolutely understand how it took me so long to read this; you could kill a man with the length of these books), Dead Collections (meditations on memory and archives and gender, heck yeah), Several People Are Typing (the howling!!! the howling!!!), Spear (this book was written for Queenie age roughly eight), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (highly recommend reading this one without knowing anything about it; it’s a delight, especially if you know anything about Hollywood history).

TTRPG: Winner for new TTRPG I played this year was The Price of Coal!  Also finished a campaign of Sleepaway and am currently running an extremely fun campaign of Blades in the Dark, but those are both in the Ol’ Faithful pile of TTRPGs. 

Video games: Top game was Disco Elysium!  Honorable mentions to Scarlet Nexus (deeply underrated--the monster design and soundtrack are both out of control and the characters are SO fun) and Fire Emblem: Three Houses.  Baffling honorable mention to Stranger of Paradise, which I honestly expected to hate and then wound up weirdly emotional about?

Manga/comics: Finally finished reading The Wicked + The Divine which was extremely good and made me feel emotions.  My inability to read things in hardcopy for fun is really cramping my style, though.

Fanfic: I actually didn’t read a whole lot this year--partially because I read a lot more published novels, which means that I have had a bunch of fics languishing on my Kindle for uhhhhh months.  Some fics I liked this year include (in no particular order) a man by any other face (CR C2--this might be my favorite fic I read this year), path of the traveled sun (CR C2), displacement (CR C2), Familiar (CR C2), you’ve haunted me all my life (Tales of Berseria), at the violet hour (CR C2), From the Mixed-Up Files of The J. Lavorre Catalogue Raisonné (CR C2), a sort of beacon where there used to be a dull roar (CR C2), separating salt from water (Our Flag Means Death), dreamers to come (ExU: Calamity), Man of Nothing (JJBA: JJL), and after the scripture (your mother beside me) (CR C2).  Special category for this year is “AU concepts that verge on crack but 100% work”: More Things in Heaven and Earth (CR C2) and the fire kept closest (burns most of all) (CR C2). Extra special nod to and from our own/live to ourselves (MDZS), a fanfic with a plot and setting so simultaneously unique, unhinged, and well-executed that it seized me by the throat for like a month.

Films: Everything Everywhere All At Once!  Which I watched...3 1/2 times this year.  Honorable mentions to Cyrano and Encanto.  Wow, I watched a film this year???  Shocking.

TV: Our Flag Means Death and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.  Although we’re not done with the latter yet because we’ve been watching an episode a week (we are like...16 episodes from the end, I think? It’s been slow going).  I really need to figure out how to get myself to watch things on my own because there are things I want to watch.

Podcasts:  Continuing to listen to a lot, especially since I have an hour commute each way, plus I live alone so...need to hear human voices sometimes.  Top picks: Trice Forgotten, Second Star to the Left, The Silt Verses, and Exandria Unlimited: Calamity.  “Isn’t that just Critical Role?” Arguably, yes, but specifically naming that mini-campaign because it destroyed me (straight up made me cry on a plane in Sweden).  Honorable mentions to Enthusigasm, Keep It Steady, Within the Wires, Keeping It 101: A Killjoy’s Introduction to Religion, and The Mistholme Museum of Mystery, Morbidity, and Mortality.  I think Within the Wires has made it onto my podcasts list almost every year that I’ve done this which is really a testament to how consistently good it has been across 7 (!!!!) years.  If this seems like a lot of podcasts, please know that this is only a fraction of what I listened to this year--to give you a sense, I tore through the entirety of Meiji at 150 (which is 150 episodes) in like...the first three weeks of term...while listening to all my other podcasts...

Music: Another weird year--Spotify refuses to give me Wrapped because I won’t download their wretched app, but apparently “Pepper” by Death Cab for Cutie was my top track for this year?  What happened here?  All I can really think is that I probably put it on loop for the 2-3 weeks of midterm grading when I was in a fugue state.  My other top tracks--literally my top 11--are similarly songs I listened to on loop while in a fugue state.  What does that say about my taste in music this year?  Unclear!  What does that say about my mental health?  Nothing good!  Anyway, you should listen to “We Have It All” which was #6 on my top tracks but does genuinely slap.  Also did a bunch of grading while listening to Foley Artist which was A Choice (it’s a great album, but there are sections that are stressful to grade to).

Anyway, あけおめ！！！ 良いお年をお迎えください (this is a threat)！！！

[ultimate-sword-showdown]

Sword Showdown Rematch: Round 1 Bracket

Round 1 will end on Monday, December 18th at 2:00pm PST.

Dragonslayer (Berserk) vs. Flamberge's Sword (Kirby)

Finn Sword (Adventure Time) vs. Crownsblade (Final Fantasy XIV)

Falchion (Fire Emblem) vs. Wavebreaker (Worlds Beyond Number)

Splatana Stamper (Splatoon 3) vs. Butterfly (Dota)

Monado (Xenoblade Chronicles) vs. Boreal (Sword Dancer)

Kendal (Aurora) vs. Audrey's Sword (Wandersong)

Wado Ichimonji (One Piece) vs. Unbreakable Faith (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)

Hand of Malenia (Elden Ring) vs. Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)

Excalibur (Soul Eater) vs. Lilarcor (Baldur's Gate)

Oathkeeper and Oblivion (Kingdom Hearts) vs. Soulsword (X-men)

Magolor's Ultra Sword (Kirby's Return to Dreamland: Deluxe) vs. Azakana Blade (League of Legends)

Rivers of Blood (Elden Ring) vs. Ashbringer (World of Warcraft)

Flaming Poisoning Raging Sword of Doom (The Adventure Zone) vs. Katana of Kant (Dungeons and Daddies)

Life Ender (Hollow Knight) vs. Need (Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey)

Roukanken and Hakurouken (Touhou Project) vs. Jolt Sabre (Super Lesbian Animal RPG)

Masamune (Chrono Trigger) vs. Gram (Fate/Grand Order)

Sword of the Creator (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) vs. Sword of Heroes (Kung Fu Panda)

Thunder Edge (Ōkami) vs. Kusabimaru (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)

Strom'kar (World of Warcraft) vs. Buster Sword (Final Fantasy VII)

Biggoron Sword (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) vs. Cortana (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)

Thousand Demon Daggers (Scissor Seven) vs. Narsil (Lord of the Rings)

Leo's Katanas/Ōdachi (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) vs. Jashin Blade (Ultraman Orb)

Sokka's Sword (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs. Greenhilt Sword (Order of the Stick)

Myrtenaster (RWBY) vs. Wirikidor (The Misenchanted Sword)

Nightblood (Cosmere/Warbreaker) vs. The Blade in the Dark (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Red Scissor Blade (Kill la Kill) vs. Serenade (Dead Cells)

Mayalaran (The Stormlight Archive) vs. Gloom Sword (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)

All-Black (Venom) vs. Musou Isshin (Genshin Impact)

Masamune (Final Fantasy VII) vs. Dark Sister (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Chainsword (Warhammer 40k) vs. Blade (Cave Story)

sord.... (Homestuck) vs. Sohothin (Guild Wars 2)

The Four Sword (The Legend of Zelda) vs. Rapier (Dota)