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Oath of Gold (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #3)
Oath of Gold by Elizabeth Moon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Book Three of the series REALLY gets good–I enjoyed the first one a lot, found the second one kind of unfocused and somewhat predictable, but this one really closes out the first arc in a charming and rewarding way. If I had known…
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Descent to Home Play
This is the new face of D&D… There is still some pen and paper…. But the Flock has moved on line during the Pandemic. This week we continued to explore the Scar–battling more demons and discovering the body of a dead hag And there was a lot of Bardic Inspiration to a lot of strange…
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Moonglow by Michael Chabon
Moonglow by Michael Chabon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fantastic. An interesting structure, a very clever plot, amazing characters, very readable. I loved the line “keeping secrets is the family business but no one has ever profited” which is one of many many great lines. View all my reviews
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Actual Play — The Fire Giants Have the 9 Rods? Who has the Hand of Vecna?
The Flock continues to explore the Avernus. We encounter Kruss the Dark Tortle and his boss Arkon the Dragon Born who bargain away some of Tiamat’s Blood which allows us to break the curse on the Titan who releases the Earth Djinni who sends us to Bel’s Forge where we are quested to retrieve some adamantine rods…you…
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Behave
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fantastic read! The best “don’t be a dick” guide ever published is in the epilogue of this book–should be required reading before you can join ANY community! This is a completely fascinating book–the author describes…
