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On the Warriors Website, they have released materials for a Warriors Adventure Game. I took a quick look over the material. It's a basic tabletop RPG system like D&D. It's probably simplified for younger players, but it is, in fact, a tabletop RPG.

(What I think is funny is that they refer to the Game Master as the Narrorator...odd, ain't it?)

Edit: It doesn't even use dice. There are ability checks and the like, but its based on existing stats, not random luck. I guess it's a simpler way to play

All in all, I think it's an interesting game if you're under the age of 12. Personally, I'd prefer a more advanced system (despite the fact that I've never personally played such a game before )...

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/27486957/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/27486957/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:07:27 PDT

Anyway...I've been thinking recently of marketing my artwork. Not that this is a new idea, but the possibility is in the near future. My brother introduced me to this place called CafePress.com. They allow people to upload images to be applied to select merchandise like cups, mouse pads, coasters, pillows, teddies, as well as banners, postcards, posters, and many other things. These items can then be sold through user shops. Basic shops are free, and they cover the cost of manufacturing (unless you get one for yourself...). You set the price yourself, and receive half of the profit from the sale. So, for instance, if it costs $10 to manufacture, and you sell it for $15, you get $2.50 per item. Now it may be a drop in the bucket, but a 25% profit off cost is better than nothing, right?

So, having said this, if I do pursue this, I'm wondering what you would like to see me make. I was thinking of making a line of greeting cards, but I could do other things if you have suggestions.

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/27213879/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/27213879/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:15:30 PDT
Maybe I need a goal...

How's this? I'm going to do SOMETHING here at least once a week, by Saturday, at the latest. A journal update, a piece of art...a scrap of parchment, perhaps. I dunno. What do you think?

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/27154729/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/27154729/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:57:29 PDT
I don't often do movie reviews. Heck, I think this is the first written one I've done. I'll try not to spoil anything important so other people can enjoy this movie as well.

The story of 9 is about a group of 9 rag-doll constructs, each made with different materials. "9" himself wakes up in a world devoid of life, as we know it. He knows nothing of what has happened before, or what is going on now. There are questions on his mind like: what happened here? Who is that? What does this do? You know, the kind of questions that get people into trouble. In fact, the whole movie is a series of questions and mysteries that progressively receive answers as the story unfolds (Which is common in all kinds of movies, I know...)

Overall, it was an enjoyable movie, I think. There could have been more character development on some, as I heard one patron explain to another, but I think it may have been worth the 10 bucks I spent on it. Though, it should have been 9, like the movie is 9, and the protagonist is 9, and the release date was in the month of 9, on the day of 9, in the year of 9, in auditorium 9, with a youngest viewer of 9...for a PG-13 movie...go figure.

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/25634755/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/25634755/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:20:21 PDT
In the most recent adaptation of my story, Kerrik is compelled to travel the world, either to seek out other members of the Vulpis family, or he's doing something else and he encounters them on the way. What I'm stuck on is: why? What compels him? Does he seek something from someone? Is he seeking out someone? Is he running for his life? Honestly, I can't think of anything. Any suggestions?

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/24294907/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/24294907/ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:12:02 PDT
It's also bigger than I expected...go figure.

So, I'll be exploring this new little toy...er...tool over the weekend, between painting my room and getting my hair cut. For crying out loud, I can only stand to have it in my eyes for so long... -.-

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/20987083/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/20987083/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:25:31 PDT
Dear ~kriskrossness:

I don't really know how to tell you this, but I'll join the monastery. I think I realized it when I changed tennis shoes at the mental hospital and I saw you sit on my father. I'm sure you're senile enough to understand how awful I've felt. I'm returning your ring to you, but I'll keep the oil stocks as a memory. You should also know that I am better off without the apartment building.

Greetings to your frog Leonard,
Zephandolf

Tags Mel, Kyra, Lorna, Marie, Fier, and anyone else who wants a laugh

You like? Here are the rules:

Do the "Letter MEME". Tag no less than 5 other people, and leave them a comment, informing them that they have been tagged. Then copy the "How-to" Letter Meme, and finish your Journal entry.

-> How you do the Letter Meme:

Dear (the last person who left a comment on your journal):

I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ___2___ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___ .

___12___,
-Your name-

1. What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn't match
Grey - You're a pervert
Yellow - I'm selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You're a loser
Other - I'm in love with your sister


2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes


3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kabob - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women's clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife


4. What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out


5. What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United's goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk


6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
House - Scarred
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed


7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I've felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn't exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we're cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this.
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I'm allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I'm open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks


8. What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader-poster
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from LA
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your memories from the military service


9. The first letter of your first... ]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/13014976/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/13014976/ Sat, 19 May 2007 15:29:12 PDT
A dual between Cloud Strife and Inuyasha. Both are capable fighters with buster swords (Yes, I am considering the Tetsusaiga a Buster Sword). Clouds weapon can separate into five distinct weapons, which means two weapon fighting is something Cloud is capable of. And though Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga can only transform from a Katana to a Buster Sword, After it's transformation, Inuyasha can unleash powerful energy bursts from his weapon.

So, the question is out there. What do you think?

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/12617101/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/12617101/ Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:14:22 PDT

you can ask me THREE questions
no matter how crazy, inappropriate, or random they are
i will answer 100% truthfully or as close to the truth as i can

now here's the dare.
you must put this in your journal
see what other people will ask you.

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/12100068/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/12100068/ Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:09:48 PST

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/12020126/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/12020126/ Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:57:01 PST
A better approach might have been carrying on the tale they started, instead of sticking something in the middle of the older movie. I mean, the Tod in the book had pups of his own (two litters that were mentioned), and since Copper in the book was never friends with Tod, he did go out to the forest many times with his master, if not to pursue Tod himself, thaen to do regular trapping, or tracking.

*Sighes* But, it's one of the plights of movie makers...they don't see that a book is usually best left as it is, and it doesn't have to be totally rewritten just to sell it to a certain crowd.

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/11792498/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/11792498/ Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:28:50 PST
I DO remember alot of this...
Born end of '84

If you grew up in the 90's you've gotta read this:
Anybody under the age of 13 should not read this,...and if you do, you should not repost this. Just because you were born in '97 doesn't mean you're a 90's kid.
It's not like you could remember the original Simpsons. I am sorry but three conscious years of the 90's just wont cut it.


You're a 90's kid if:

You remember watching Doug, Ren & Stimpy, Pinky and the Brain, and Two Stupid Dogs.

AAAAAAAH real monsters.

You've ever ended a sentence with the word "SIKE!"

You just cant resist finishing this... "Iiiiiiin west philladelphia born and raised..."

You remember TGIF on ABC. Step by Step, Family Matters, Dinosaurs, and Boy Meets World.

You remember when, 2Pac and Selena died.

You remember when it was actually worth getting up early
on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

You remember reading "Goosebumps."

You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.

You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.

You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...

You used to listen to the radio all day long just to record "Your FAVORITE song of ALL time."

Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?

Captain Planet. He's a Hero.

You remember when super nintendo's and Sega Genisis became popular.

You always wanted to send in a tape to America's Funniest Home Videos... but never taped anything funny.

You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders."

You remember watching The Magic School Bus, Wishbone, and Reading Rainbow on PBS.

When you were grown up when you turned 7, cuz you could watch are you afraid of the dark because it was tvY7!

You remember those Where's Waldo books.

You remember when Mortal Kombat Was "Da Bomb"!

You remember eating Warheads.(those sour candys.)

You remember watching the 1st Batman, Aladdin, Ninja Turtles, and 3 Ninjas movies.

You remember Ring Pops.

You remember when POGS were the coolest thing ever.

You remember drinking Fruitopia and Surge.

If you memeber when every thing was "da BOMB"

When they made the new lunchables so that you could make tacos and pizza!!

You remember "boom boxes" vs. cd players

Writing M.A.S.H. notes. (and the twenty different versions of that.)

Making those little paper fortune cookie things.. and then predicting your life with them.

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"

You haven't always had a computer...and u lived without the internet.

You watched the original cartoons of Rugrats, Power Rangers,and Ninja Turtles.

You had a favorite New Kid on the block, and you knew all of their names

Michael Jordan was a king.

Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!

All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.)

You remember when the new Beanie Babies and talking Elmo were always sold out.

Carebears and The Gummy Bear show.

Gak was the coolest thing invented.

Lambchop's song never ended.

The old dollar bills.

Silver dollars, were cool to have.

You collected all the Troll dolls.

You owned a portable tape player.

If you even know what an original walkman is.

You remember when Nickelodeon was worth watching....every day after school*

You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

You know the Macarena by heart.

"Talk to the hand" ... enough said.

You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"

You know the significance of the number 23.

You went to McD's to play in the playplace.



When we were younger:

Before the MySpace frenzy...

Before the Internet & text messaging...

Before Sidekicks & iPods...

Before MIKE JONES...

Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX...

Before Sponge Bob...



When light up sneakers were cool.

When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs. ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/11715355/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/11715355/ Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:08:22 PST
The ending was interesting. Many points are left to the imaginaion (such as if Link marrys the Mayors daughter, or how the little kid turns out as a fighter...)

Yeah. Now that I'm done with that, I'll need to look into the DBZ game that was released with the Wii.

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/11676619/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/11676619/ Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:54:15 PST
In any case, I'm trying to whip up a character sheet for Blackpaw himself. I'll post him soon...once I get his proportions right...

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/11641062/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/11641062/ Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:02:44 PST
It's a foldable drafting table that I can tuck away in a 4 inch space in my room when I don't need it. I saw it on Staples.com for $249.00. At the store I found it in, it was $149.00

Now I just need to rearange my room so I can actually use it...

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/11570732/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/11570732/ Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:20:04 PST
The working title for it right now is "Black Paw", and I'll most likely stick with that. Saying much else will spoil it for everyone. But, suffice it to say, it will involve...er...several of my favorate Pokemon: Eevees

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/10928014/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/10928014/ Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:00:02 PST
You know how you can often get a piece of music stuck in your head? Sometimes a chorus, or a verse, or just a certain riff or something? Well, have you ever had a word stuck in your head?

I've had the word Monosyliblic stuck in my head all afternoon, ever since I read these encyclopedia articles on wild candids (part of a personal research project). It had to do with some of the vocalizations these canines use, but I've had that one word played in my head almost constantly since I read the articles. But it's not the same every time. Somehow, my mind plays around with the pronounciation of the word, as if it's studying it from every angle. I find it baffling.

It's still in my head now...

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/10718202/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/10718202/ Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:39:37 PST

I made images for all five of my Neopets. And instead of going with the animal-like theme I had before, I went Anthro with them in a fantasy theme. (Too bad I don't have a Draik )

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/10704531/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/10704531/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:27:27 PST
I just need to restore my lybrary to order and I'll be all set on my end.

Anyway. I already got some work done, to the delight of a few ppls. I still need to tinker with a few things, but then I can show that work to you ppls as well

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/10590800/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/10590800/ Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:03:50 PST
The good news is: That project is close to being done.

The bad news is: With work and all, I don't know how long it's going to take...

I do have some lineart that I need to scan in and color. I also have a pencil piece that needs scanning in.

I just hope that I can get my project done before I lose it...

]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/9397661/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/9397661/ Sun, 16 Jul 2006 18:28:20 PDT ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/9389371/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/9389371/ Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:34:28 PDT ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/9306915/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/9306915/ Fri, 07 Jul 2006 22:16:55 PDT
"RX-78-2 'GUNDAM' E.F.S.F. PROTOTYPE CLOSE-COMBAT MOBILE SUIT"
Model No. RX-78-2
Height: 18.0m
Weight: 60.0t
Generator output: 1380kw
Thruster output: 55500kg
Material: luna-titanium alloy
Armoments:
Beam rifle
Beam saber
60mm VULCAN cannon

"AS7-D 'Atlas' Davion variant 3025 Assault Mech"
Tech Base: Inner Sphere, level 1
Mass: 100 Ton, standard structure
Configuration: Biped
Height: 17.0m
Engine: Vlar 300 standard
Cruising speed: 32.4 kph
Max Speed: 54.0 kph
Armorment:
4 Med Lasers (L-Arm, R-Arm, 2 CT-Rear)
1 SRM 6 (LT)
1 LRM 20 (LT)
1 AC20 (RT)

Now, the Atlas is the feared powerhouse of Battletech, despite the fact that half its firepower is effective only within around 270m at most. However, it's LRM racks can fire upon targets at a much farther range (closing in at 1000m). The fact that this Mech is 40t hevier than it's prospective opponent doesn't help. However, it has the thickest possible armor available for any battlemech, which means it can withstand quite a beating before it falls...so long as it isn't chopped in half by the beam saber.

The Gundam, as protrayed in the TV series, is highly manuverable, especially when weilding it's ultimate short range weapon: The beam saber. Come to think of it, the Gundam's beam riffle was fairly powerful too, but it wasn't effective at short range. There's no information on the Gundam's armor, except that it was effective against Zeon weapons at the time of its deployment.

In any case, I leave this out there for anyone who wants to speculate. But, please, tell me who you think will win ]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/9120489/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/9120489/ Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:39:48 PDT ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/8985635/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/8985635/ Tue, 06 Jun 2006 07:07:58 PDT

They're not as clear as the others. They're almost like beads of glass. And this one looks like it's trying to lick the boogers from it's nose. That's just wrong... ]]> ~Zephandolf http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/8971334/ http://Zephandolf.deviantart.com/journal/8971334/ Sun, 04 Jun 2006 18:15:28 PDT ~Zephandolf