Posing

I still practicing drawing. This week, I've been working on poses in an effort to work my way up to superheroes. 

Well, practice is practice. I'll get there someday. 

Review - The Lost Star by H. M. Hoover

Title: The Lost Star
Author: H. M. Hoover
Year: 1979
Pages: 160 pages
Rating: 4 of 5 stars

H. M. Hoover spent a lot of her time traveling from city to city in search of something. She apparently found it Virgina, where she settled down to write. Billed as a "young adult writer", her works are short and simple, and eye opening because they often feature worldviews and perspectives which could only those of a child. Exploration of the novel situations and realizations of discovery from the lens of the child's eye are her thing. 

Lian is a 15 year child of brilliant astronomers on expedition to Balthor. Her parents are researching a star projected to go nova, which gives Lian itchy feet. A voluntary supply run ends in a crash, and Lian finds herself in world much larger than she new existed. Rescued by archaeologists investigating ancient structures and strange creatures, Lian opens their eyes to incredible discoveries. 

As her discoveries mount, she enters a strange exchange with a machine-creature called The Counter and wild animals dubbed "Lumpies". The two are related. And her discoveries are all civilization altering, not just for humans but for other races on the expedition. Differences breed mistrust, but also kindness and compassion. 

Join Lian, Cuddles and Scotty on this wonderful adventure.

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DriveThruRPG Product Update: AD&D Character Sheet For Use with Unearthed Arcana

Letting the crazy run wild, I have updated my AD&D Character Sheet offering on DriveThruRPG. It now includes a second foldable character sheet with instructions on how to fold and staple this one page into a 20 page booklet. 

The booklet measures 2 1/4 by 4 and 1/4 inches. 

Just for the record, this is more for my amusement than anything else. As far as I know, there has been zero interest in a 20 page character sheet. I was using this exercise to learn how to use GIMP and Inkscape to layout pages. It is not the neatest project nor one that should be taken seriously. 

If you have order the original AD&D Character Sheet For Use with Unearthed Arcana, the new files will be available in your library as a free update. As per normal, I have not removed anything from this download. 80 of you have received emails. I would also like to thank all of you for supporting me. 

If you have not ordered my AD&D Character Sheet For Use with Unearthed Arcana, the product contains 1 great character sheet scanned from a document created back in the 80s or 90s. It is the standard for all of my character sheets since then. The product is PWYW and I encourage you to download it for free to make sure it works for your needs. If you like it, you can reorder later. 

In Praise of the 20 Page AD&D Character Sheet

So this is how I amuse myself. I made a 20 page character sheet from one sheet of paper. 

Let me tell you what a pain in the ass that was. Everything needed to be orientated correctly and having gotten it wrong twice, I realized I had it right the second time, but folded it wrong. 

Sigh. 

As soon as I get folding instructions done, I'll add it to my character sheet download at DriveThruRPG. It will strictly be a print and write on affair. I have no patience for PDF forms where some of the data is upside down.