Guy Fawkes, Blade Runner, Gaming
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tcpipRemember, remember the 5th of November. Despite the commets of many of the anarchist and seditiously inclined, Guy Fawkes did not have honourable intentions. He did not seek to overthrow the monarchy to establish a classless society; he sought to blow up the Protestant monarchy and aristocracy and replace it with a Catholic monarchy.
My favourite movie of all time, Blade Runner, is showing at the Astor Theatre under the new "Director's Cut". I'm going on Saturday for the 5pm session as are some others; readers of this missive welcome to join us and/or come over to our casa on Saturday afternoon prior to the film.
Last Sunday played a good, albeit combative, session of AD&D from the D-2 module Shrine of Kuo-Toa. Next Sunday start a heavily-modified Legend of the Five Rings game based in a fantasy version of feudal Japan during the Go-Diago. As an additional quirk, most of the PCs will be indigenous (and persecuted) Ainu who will take the form of giant sentient rats.
My favourite movie of all time, Blade Runner, is showing at the Astor Theatre under the new "Director's Cut". I'm going on Saturday for the 5pm session as are some others; readers of this missive welcome to join us and/or come over to our casa on Saturday afternoon prior to the film.
Last Sunday played a good, albeit combative, session of AD&D from the D-2 module Shrine of Kuo-Toa. Next Sunday start a heavily-modified Legend of the Five Rings game based in a fantasy version of feudal Japan during the Go-Diago. As an additional quirk, most of the PCs will be indigenous (and persecuted) Ainu who will take the form of giant sentient rats.
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But...
Date: 2007-11-05 03:41 am (UTC)Re: But...
Date: 2007-11-05 03:49 am (UTC)Many reactionaries enter parliament with honest intentions. Enoch Powell and Guy Fawkes were both honest people in that regard.
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Date: 2007-11-05 04:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-05 04:41 am (UTC)Still, a Catholic monarchy would have been much better at the time, and I think it was indeed populism which drove his movement.
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Date: 2007-11-05 04:42 am (UTC)Hey, in your good time. There's no rush..
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Date: 2007-11-05 04:52 am (UTC)James I, for all his flaws (and there were many) at least tolerated Catholics albeit ensuring that they made an Oath of Allegiance which included denial of the pope's authority over the king. I am no so certain that a Catholic monarch at the time would have been as liberal.
... and noodles....
Date: 2007-11-05 07:27 am (UTC)Director's Cut
Date: 2007-11-05 08:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-05 10:38 am (UTC)kua toa....brings back memories....fish people and dark elves...!
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Date: 2007-11-05 12:21 pm (UTC)Fish people indeed! We changed their god to Dagon. Made more sense that way...
Re: ... and noodles....
Date: 2007-11-05 12:22 pm (UTC)Come over for lunch and we'll make a day of it...
Re: Director's Cut
Date: 2007-11-05 12:22 pm (UTC)Yeah, I'm one of the few people who likes the voice overs as wells. The extra scenes were from Legend, iirc.
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Date: 2007-11-05 03:29 pm (UTC)Re: Director's Cut
Date: 2007-11-05 08:07 pm (UTC)Should also mention that this is a "new Director's Cut" under the title "The Final Cut" (shades of Pink Floyd!)
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Date: 2007-11-05 08:08 pm (UTC)Heheh... V certainly does have somewhat more advanced politics, even if he is a Guy-lookalike.
Re: Director's Cut
Date: 2007-11-05 08:43 pm (UTC)Re: Director's Cut
Date: 2007-11-05 08:47 pm (UTC)Just milking the stone for what it's worth, I reckon...
Re: Director's Cut
Date: 2007-11-05 09:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-13 11:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-13 10:32 pm (UTC)Oooh! They're beautiful!
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Date: 2007-11-13 10:38 pm (UTC)