Geek Girls Rule! Podcast #14
This is actually an interview I recorded with Emily Care Boss before GenCon and the debut of both RPGirl and Pirate Jenny. But, as you’ve all heard, life intruded in a bunch of really unpleasant ways, so you get it now.
This is actually an interview I recorded with Emily Care Boss before GenCon and the debut of both RPGirl and Pirate Jenny. But, as you’ve all heard, life intruded in a bunch of really unpleasant ways, so you get it now.
This video by Anita Sarkeesian is freaking brilliant. For her motivation and list of videogames included, please go to her blog entry over at Feminist Frequency about it. Discuss.
We got back from Gamestorm 2010 an hour or so ago. A good time was had by all. Well, all of us. The Geek Husband What Rules, Lesley and I headed down yesterday morning. Once we got to the hotel we ran into Matt and Shannon from the Seattle Geekly podcast. Chatted with them for… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #123 – Gamestorm 2010 Rocked!
The Geek Dad What Rules had to have surgery yesterday. He’s fine. But he lost more blood than the doctors were comfortable with, so they’re transfusing him. I just got off the phone with him: “Hey, old man. What’s up?” “I’m halfway through my first blood blast. I can feel my canines growing.” “Any sparkling?”… Read More Geek Girls Rule! – Geekdom Breeds True
Ok, so I have a vendor I deal with on a fairly regular basis, and he’s a really awesome guy.* We talk and laugh a lot when he comes in. He’s really funny. I don’t remember what got us started talking about SF/F yesterday, but after a few minutes of discussing that, he says, “Do… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #122 – Why do Nerds like NCIS?
Hug a female scientist, mathemetician or tech worker for me!!! But only with permission. Otherwise, that’s not good. I would hug my favorite, but she’s off doin’ stuff.
Ok, so Friday night was the monthly Girl Game. Currently, we’re using the Bridge System (the artist formerly known as the Two-Die System)*, created by the Husband What Rules, Jordan and Chris, to play a Shadowrun-esque sort of game. The characters in this game are Betty (the dwarven baker and creator of bread golems –… Read More Geek Girls Rule! #121 – Gentler Sex My Ass.
Alas, I won’t be making it due to lack of fundage. However, Tammy is there all day today selling some of her amazing beading!!! If you see a big gothy woman in black clothes and swirly eyeliner behind a table with some steampunky looking pins and AMAZING bracelets, go say HI!!!
First let me start with the clarifications and disclaimers that the more hysterical reactionary readers will likely ignore anyway but I’m giving it a shot regardless: The following game concepts generally have one thing in common that make them bad: a complete lack of any research or background. I give new players a few months… Read More Character Concepts I’m Tired of Seeing at LARP Games
The Geek Girl What Rules will definitely be at PAX this year, running games, and I may be sponsoring a table of female GMs for at least one day. Kind of excited!!!!