Savage Worlds, Thanksgiving edition from Mark Hamzy on Vimeo.
Another RPGer in our group, Joey, decided to host a Thanksgiving themed Savage Worlds event. We would create two characters. One would be a pilgrim, and one would be an Indian. This was interesting. It was good to see how another D.M. handles the game. And it was interesting to see another RPG system.
Jon and I took a vacation day off work for a disc golf road trip. We went to a new course down near the airport called the Metcenter. The course is really long and tough. And, since this used to be a pasture, it had rather rough and dimply ground. Most holes had two tees and had huge areas that were out of bounds (mostly from water hazards). We thought that, since this was a Friday, that the course would be empty. But, nope. Apparently most disc golfers are slackers. Which makes sense since they drink and smoke weed when they play.
I like how there was an old fire hydrant out in the middle of nowhere!
We ate lunch at Patsy’s Cowgirl Cafe. Which served Independence Brewing Company’s beer. And had some cool looking artwork outside.
After lunch, we headed to the Travis County East Metropolitan Park. Which holds another tough course. Although I did get one birdie on hole 6.
As an example of how tough this course is, there is one hole that has an island where the basket is located. With a six foot moat around it. Needless to say, we were a bit short on that one…
We played Wensleydale again when it looked like God’s Playground might take too long.
Okay, I have to ask. What is a swamp boat doing here in Austin? That is something I would expect to see in Florida. Not the center of Texas…
Jon and I played at Old Settler’s Park today. It was beautiful out. Although the ground was still damp out from the previous rain. And, unfortunately, I had forgotten to bring my towel with me. Sigh.
A loose dog interrupted us on hole 11. He didn’t stop to greet us and just kept running. I wonder what his goal was.
We ate at Juniors Grill in downtown Round Rock. Which was not bad. They even cooked their burger medium rare for me.
One of my gaming buddies, Mike P., had a performance at a bar. So I skipped game night and went down to watch him play the guitar with his brother. This is in a rather seedy part of town. But I guess you take what opportunities are given to you.
According to this, the title of the show was “Dan Coyle, solo acoustic & another band.” Apparently another musician was visiting Austin and booked this night to play. He then posted something on Craigslist for other performers to join him. Two others did (Mike was one of them). Since we were only interested in Mike, we arrived a little late. The bar was almost empty. Only a few tables were occupied. But what really surprised me was that one of my yoga teachers, Sapphire Bell was playing! I didn’t even suspect her other side since she never played, sang, or even talked about it during the yoga class. I did find a video of her playing in 2004, so you can get an idea of what she sounded like. She was pretty good! And she even has a CD out.
Mike was good and had one amusing song about his younger brother…
The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium held its second annual Fall Beer festival. Unfortunately, I missed the first one.
For $15, you get a four ounce glass cup and 10 tastings. And, for an extra $5, you also get the option of tasting at a special tent with some rare beers.
Full details of the beer follows:
It seems that there is some construction going on at Brushy Creek. And it is getting awfully close to the disc golf course…
And, with the recent rains, there is finally water on the course! At least in the creek beds. Which makes it all the more challenging!
Well, I broke down and bought a replacement camera to my Canon EOS 20D. Normally, the series naming convention is x0D. And the latest in the series is the 50D. However, it seems Canon has introduced a new line of cameras that fits between the 50D and the 1D Mark III. The Canon 7D.
This also got me in the mood of inputting all of my camera related purchases into an XML document. And, out of curiosity, I totaled it all up. Sesh, I have spent more than a luxury vehicle…
One of the first places I went to take pictures with it was downtown on Ladybird Lake along Auditorium Shores. It’s such a shame, but I don’t get down here very often. And I have never taken pictures of this famous skyline. The bridge is South 1st Street and I am south of the river.
We played a new Wallace game that I received recently. It is another train-themed game. This time, about delivering cheese (and stone and passengers). The interesting mechanic in this game is the fact that you pay for your links every round. So you need to sell off your links to one of the two major train corporations. Which will cause you to inch your way across the map. You bid for token with different abilities. These will be used to buy engines for a round, build in certain spots, and sell your train tracks back. So you need to be able to get a variety in order to do what you plan.
I definitely want to try this game again.