David Given Schwarm

Little, Big by John Crowley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Why, oh WHY did it take me so long to find this book. In fact, I think I found it based on a Harold Bloom comment of all things… This book is REQUIRED reading–an absolutely stunning fantasy novel. Skillful, clever, playful, impact, I mean…

We need to defeat him to get the gem. Defeat him. Wear the Braces. Walk through wall of fire. Get the gem.

Another great week of D&D using Zoom and Discord. DM Richard lead the Cliff Chuckers on their continued adventures beneath a haunted house. This week we finished up some combat, investigated behind a purple curtain and found a row boat. I am playing a Female Elf Druid who used her herbalism kit inappropriately this week…

psgj (GM):rolling d20(17)=17rolling 1d20 + 2(18)+2=20rolling 1d20 + 3(16)+3=19rolling 1d20 + 4(11)+4=15rolling 1d20 + 5(7)+5=12 Patrick J.:LANGUAGE PROFICIENCYLANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Saigyou:9Quarterstaff (+4)Saigyou4Bludgeoning(One-Handed)7Bludgeoning(Two-Handed) David Given Schwarm:Personality Trait1My eloquent flattery makes everyone I talk to feel like the most wonderful and important person in the world.Personality Trait7My favor, once lost, is lost forever.Ideal6Noble Obligation. It is my duty to…

One of the explicit design goals of 5th edition D&D is to depict humanity in all its beautiful diversity by depicting characters who represent an array of ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and beliefs. We want everyone to feel at home around the game table and to see positive reflections of themselves within our products.…

This is something I really need to think about….it seems like a fairly strong position–kind of the poisoned fruit argument which I thought was only valid in court, but I will review…tough one for me, in a way others are much more clear. Maybe my sense of the urgency of forgiveness prevents me from seeing…

Alice Walker started with a Thunder Wave Autovideo Expect nothing. Live frugallyOn surprise.become a strangerTo need of pityOr, if compassion be freelyGiven outTake only enoughStop short of urge to pleadThen purge away the need. Wish for nothing largerThan your own small heartOr greater than a star;Tame wild disappointmentWith caress unmoved and coldMake of it a…

Does anyone know where Susan Sontag actually says this: Susan Sontag, the American writer who spent several months in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war staging a performance of Waiting For Godot, said that Handke was now ‘finished’ in New York. it seems everyone agrees, but I am struggling with the original source…