David Given Schwarm

Married, Father, United

Tomb of Annihilation–D&D Encounters S24 S02
D&D Adventure League — New Character for this Season
Ixalan Prerelease at Alakazam Comics

Jack & I went to the Alakazam Comic prerelease of Ixilan. They had a Two-Headed Giant sealed tournement which seemed perfect for us; since, we did not know any of the cards at all. We had watched the Wedge Prerelease Guide on Mana Source YouTube channel: As well as the Magic the Amatuering demo game:…
Dragon Talk: Sage Advice – Table Rules, 8/28/17

Cody and I watched this amazing episode on Table Rules. Jeremy did a great job explaining what Table Rules are, but I would have added a lot more kind of generic “social etiquette” rules–largely because I play a lot of public play & I play with kids. Also, his look to the DMG for House…
45 Numbers

In 1994, in Beverly Hills, California, a former football star, O. J. Simpson, was accused of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and a luckless young man who had gone to her house to return a pair of sunglasses she had left at a restaurant. The murders were particularly brutal. The woman’s throat was cut…
44 The Individualist

A doctor of veterinary medicine who adored cats and frequently treated them at the expense of his other patients, some of whom actually died for lack of immediate care while he was attending to the cats, was killed in a one-car accident while driving home at Vesper time when he swerved to avoid hitting a…
Talbots

Talbots was the villain of starfinder. An agent gone rogue. Also in charge of music for the hitchhikers guide remake–which is mostly horrible.
Long Strange Trip — Grateful Dead

Drove over to Scotts to watch the latest Grateful Dead documentary on Amazon. The drive and parking was easy, but finding his apartment was a nightmare Initially, I felt trapped and confused But then I found a map, but that did not really help at all… the signage seemed to be pointing me in random,…
Quando Quango

It is not that often that I find a Factory band I do not already know and love–so it is with great joy that I end the summer of 2017 with this gem.
Satan and Sam Shay by Robert Arthur

Satan and Sam Shay by Robert Arthur Robert Arthur (1909-1969) was a radio and RV producer, a knowledgeable editor, and a skillful writer of mysteries, fantasy, and science fiction. Proficient with both horror and comedy, many of his works, like the one below, are acknowledged classics. I am told that sin has somewhat declined since…