Adventures of A Female Nerd

Follow along with the video games I play, the books I read, and any other nerdy things I find on the way!

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Eeveelution Dungeons & Dragons party

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Tears of the Kingdom Princess Zelda Plush Doll made by JupyPoopy

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A Traditional Twist on Nintendo Characters | All About Japan

Mario, Pokémon, Link, Star Fox and more are brought to life artistically through the same process used 200 years ago.

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These Historically Accurate Disney Princesses Are STUNNING

Update: Illustrator Claire Hummel recently posted this new version of Belle (pictured here) in honor of it being five years since she drew t

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Veggies Reimagined as Miniature 'Wabi-Sabi' Bonsai

Bonsai, as we all know, is the Japanese art of growing miniature trees. Some bonsai trees are hundreds of years old while the technique itse

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A Refurbished Public Bus is Currently Travelling Japan as a Mobile Sauna

photos by Yosuke Ohtake courtesy Sauna Ikitai Saunas have been picking up steam in Japan for the last several years. From immersive art s

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Japanese Craftsmanship Meets Pokemon at Kanazawa's National Crafts Museum

all photos by Taku Saiki courtesy National Crafts Museum What kind of chemical reaction would occur from combining the various genres of

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Pokémon Art with a Traditional Twist | All About Japan

Pokémon look more distinguished than ever in authentic 'ukiyo-e' that pay homage to a pair of feudal Japan’s greatest artists.

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Young Goku gets turned into adorable limited edition ukiyoe print!

One of the most beloved characters in manga and anime history is now available as an ukiyo-e woodblock print!

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Artist recreates famous Japanese ukiyo-e paintings using fine wines

Prized traditional woodblock prints age even more gracefully when they're recreated in shades of wine.

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Veggies Reimagined as Miniature 'Wabi-Sabi' Bonsai

Bonsai, as we all know, is the Japanese art of growing miniature trees. Some bonsai trees are hundreds of years old while the technique itse

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Japanese Craftsmanship Meets Pokemon at Kanazawa's National Crafts Museum

all photos by Taku Saiki courtesy National Crafts Museum What kind of chemical reaction would occur from combining the various genres of

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Retro gamer

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dragonite and dratini :]

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Watch "Binging with Babish: Pretty Patties from SpongeBob SquarePants" on YouTube

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As a fellow tabletop gamer, what is your take on WotC's new OGL?

What I've seen disgusts me. It's a corporate power and money grab that insults and degrades the creative efforts of people who believed WotC when they released the OGL. 4e was such total fucking garbage, if not for the OGL and the people who used it to develop a system that was fun to play, the brand would have likely suffered. We'd be talking about Pathfinder or something, instead of D&D.

5e is incredible and I just love everything about it. It will likely be the canonical RPG for years to come. And it only exists because people took all the parts of 3.0 and 3.5 (remember, 3.5 was planned from the beginning. It was a deliberate money grab to sell 3.0, knowing it needed work that eventually became 3.5) that were good and kept players engaged during WotC's ill-advised WOW On Paper that was 4e. They did that with the OGL, and I guess it cost WotC some small amount of money. So, of course, WotC is like "Let's fuck the players and the creators right in the face, even though they've been instrumental to our success, because we are leaving literally ones of dollars on the table!"

There are very good, brilliant, creative people who work at WotC. Amazing designers and the like. People I know and respect. They have made so many contributions to our hobby, and I love them. But there seem to be some business people over there who really suck.

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Cory Doctorow pointed me to this very interesting take from Kit Walsh at EFF:

According to leaks reported last week, the company that owns Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is planning to revoke the open license that has, since the year 2000, applied to a wide range of unofficial, commercial products that build on the mechanics of Dungeons and Dragons. The report indicates that this wouldn’t simply be a change going forward, but would affect existing works that relied on the license. The old license would be revoked for existing uses, and people who have used on it will be forced to adopt new terms or renegotiate with the company, Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of game giant Hasbro.

Obviously, this would be a rude and unfair thing to do to people who have accepted the invitation of the open gaming license (OGL) to create new games and stories that build upon Dungeons and Dragons. But would it be legal? Even more interesting, would revoking the OGL actually give some third parties more freedom to operate, given that the OGL forced them to promise not to do some things that copyright and trademark law otherwise permit? Let’s find out.

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