WFRP Derivative of D&D? Vice-Versa? The Answer is:

Who gives a sh*t?

I'm referring to this thread over on ENWorld. Another great example of the amount of time gamers waste on ridiculousness.

For the record, I enjoy both games (which should be obvious from previous posts here), and I'm really itching to play some of the new edition of WFRP. And I was reminded a lot of d20 when I was reading the WFRP rulebook. A number of mechanics seemed similar but with d100 rather than d20. And, yes, a number of mechanics are different.

But hey, few - if any - of the mechanics in either game are completely original. Who cares? Both are good. Play what you like.

The Wonders of Modern Technology

I'm a technology-oriented person, but I still am amazed at times when I see the type of stuff that's out there. Case in point: I picked up a Compact Wireless-G Broadband Router from Linksys to replace my old Linksys router. It was on sale for $40 at Best Buy, so I figured "why not?" The old router didn't support 802.11G and didn't have MAC address filtering, plus I seemed to be having some wireless issues with G cards (the old B card in the old laptop worked fine).

Anyway, here's a picture of the two routers side-by-side. Both do essentially the same thing and have the same capabilities, though the one on the right (the new one) is better in that it supports faster wireless:


Not a big deal, but I still find it to be pretty cool.

Fun with Displacer Beasts

You probably already know about Order of the Stick, but whether you do or not, today's strip is pretty funny.