Monday, December 14, 2015

RPG Media Monday - Star Wars, Captain Blood, & D&December

Over on pcgamer.com last month, they told us "Star Wars Battlefront graphics mod makes the game look like a movie" here.


Also, on nonpareilonline.com, we were reminded last week that "Errol Flynn’s ‘Captain Blood’ turns 80" here.  Old films like this can be a rich source for simple RPG plots and are rife with NPC ideas.


Finally, on the ProJared YouTube channel, he proclaims this month "D&December!!"  Enjoy!



What can be gleaned from Media
and used in our tabletop RPGing?
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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Setting & Society Sunday - Meteors & Meteorites

Over on sciencealert.com, they tell us to "Look up! One of the year's best meteor showers will peak this weekend."  Learn more here.


Also, on ripleys.com, they are "Splitting the Heavens" showing us "4 Real Swords Made of Meteorites" here.


Finally, on medievalists.net, they told us about a "Thousand-year-old Buddhist statue [that] was created from a meteorite" here.


Looking closer at Setting and Society
as a part of what is presented by GMs.
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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Saturday in Space - Planets & Moons

Over on sciencealert.com, "Scientists have observed a planet forming for the first time ever" here.


Also, on astronomynow.com, they discuss "A blue, Neptune-sized exoplanet around a red dwarf star" here.


Finally, on the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory YouTube channel, check out the new video on "Ceres Rotation and Occator Crater."  Enjoy!



Saturday in Space on GRYMVALD.com
What's happening in Space and
what can it mean for our tabletop RPGing?
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Friday, December 11, 2015

Flora & Fauna Friday - Humans & Chimps

Over on smithsonianmag.com, they tell us "The NIH Lets Its Last Research Chimps Go."  Get the details here.


Also, on sciencemag.org, they inform us that "Humans can outlearn chimps thanks to more flexible brain genetics" here.


Finally, on upworthy.com, they inform us "Scientists on 3 continents now have evidence: Some chimps have entered the Stone Age."  Learn more here.


Examining animals, plants, and the
environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.
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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Historical Thursday - NASA Photos, Manhattan's Owl, & Land Trains

Over on thevintagenews.com, they tell us "NASA Got Sick of all that Conspiracy Thing and Released over 10,000 Photos from the Apollo Moon Mission."  Find out more here.


Also, on atlasobscura.com, they let us know that "Manhattan Was Almost Home to a 200-Foot-Tall Owl Mausoleum."  Learn more here.


Finally, on warhistoryonline.com, we learn of "The Gigantic 180 Meter Long US Army Land Trains Of The 1950s" here.


Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Worldbuilding Wednesday - Sculptures, Mosaics, & Lost Masterpieces

Over on brightside.me, they show us "15 utterly incomparable sculptures of the past and present" here.


Also, on hurriyetdailynews.com, they tell us "Centuries-old mosaics to be restored" here.


Finally, on history.com, they share "8 Lost Masterpieces of Art" here.


Worldbuilding Wednesday on GRYMVALD.com
The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

The Tuesday Sundries - Machu Picchu, Pirate Treasure, & Roman Empire

Over on smithsonianmag.com, "Visit Machu Picchu With Google Street View" here.


Also, on googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com.au, check out "Pirates, treasure, and more, with the Google Maps API" here.


Finally, on citymetric.com, they have a "Google-style digital map of the Roman Empire to play with" here.


The Tuesday Sundries on GRYMVALD.com
Essentially, a clearinghouse for topics on GRYMVALD.com
not covered elsewhere or wanting a particular focus.
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