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International Table Top Day 2016

This year for International Table Top Day, which may just be Tabletop Day, I plan to run some D&D for Cody and his seven year old friends in the morning. In the afternoon play some Magic. I am likely going to be doing all of this at Kingslayer Comics.
Curse of Strahd–D&D Encounters S22 S7

Another great week of D&D Encounters! The table was very crowded this week–largely because of the hippie snacks brought back from Portland, but also because the players are being very consistent and showing up every week. I lost a white D20 last week–I am sure ransom notes will start popping up again… The players made…
Actual Play Curse of Strahd–D&D Encounters S22 S7
Enter the Battlefield

I watched this on YouTube last night & thought it was totally excellent. The Patrick Chapin stuff was my favorite stuff by a lot–but I also liked the Peach Tree Oath and the Melissa stuff. A really strong documentary with some great family moments & an amazing narration by Wil Wheaton. Totally worth checking out.
Kingslayer Magic League
Brett Left the Bake Groupme!
Curse of Stahd Reading

Here is the Tarokka Deck reading from my table of Curse of Strahd at Mercenary Market. Card One This card tells of history. Knowledge of the ancient will help you better understand your enemy. What you seek lies in a pile of treasure, beyond a set of amber doors. Card Two This card tells…
Shadows Over Innistrad Game Day
Los Angeles Identity & Access Management User Group

I gave a talk on Monitoring the IAM stack at the LA IAM UG–the Presentation is online for review. The meeting was well attended & the conversation after my talk was definitely the most informative part of the day.
Prince Tributes

David Gilmour Bruce Springsteen Santana Mariah Carey Jake Owens Corey Taylor Mavis Staples Old Crow Medicine Show Sufjan Stevens LCD Soundsystem Mumford & Sons Cast of Hamilton Pearl Jam Jimmy Buffett Dave Guetta The Menstruators Dami Im Rihanna Noel Gallagher Color Purple cast