Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Languages of the Forgotten Realms

I've compiled an organized list of languages, and the regions in which they are used / races that they are used by, within the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Most of it is 'canon' while some of it is my own, in one way or another (such as the dialects of various sub-races, and reassigning/recycling  of a few languages).

Enjoy!

Languages of the Realms.pdf (110.6 kB)

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Now Watching: Myriad Colors Phantom World

I'm currently watching: Myriad Colors Phantom World.
As the result of a viral outbreak, that occurred over a decade ago, the way the human brain works is irrevocably altered in such a way that beings, thought to be figments of imagination, like ghosts or monsters, become real... now collectively known as Phantoms. Since then children have been born with special abilities. Most of these apparitions at worst are a nuisance, but some of them can turn out to be quite troublesome...

Ichijou Haruhiko is a widely-read first-year high school student at Hosea Academy, with the special ability to summon and seal away Phantoms by drawing them; always accompanied by the carefree, helpful Phantom Ruru. While his energetic upperclassman, Kawakami Mai, fights Phantoms with the ability Spirit of Five Elements. The newest member of their club, the glutton Izumi Reina, uses her Phantom Eater ability to seal away Phantoms. There is another Phantom-hunting club member in the not very highly regarded Team E at the academy: the brave yet stoic Minase Koito, who, at least initially, prefers to fight Phantoms by herself.

Together they take on contracts their teacher, Himeno Arisu, gives them, dealing with all manners of troublesome Phantoms. In doing so, they experience the ups and downs of resolving issues with paranormal life, before an incident leads them to find out the truth about this world.

Monday, November 20, 2017

Now Watching: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

I'm currently watching: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans.
300 years after a great conflict between Earth and Mars known as the "Calamity War," a woman named Cordelia sets out on a journey to Earth to speak for the independence of the Martian city of Chryse, which is under the control of the Earth government. Escorting her are members of the private security company CGS, Mikazuki Augus and Orga Itsuka. When a group named Gjallarhorn attacks CGS and Cordelia, Orga sees this as a chance to rebel against CGS and launch a coup. Mikazuki and Orga are thrust into a new conflict. To fend off Gjallarhorn, Mikazuki rides an old mobile suit from the Calamity War, powered by a nuclear reactor, the Gundam Barbatos.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Now Watching: Shangri-La

I'm currently watching: Shangri-La.
In a neo-futuristic age, Tokyo has turned into the world's largest "jungle-polis" that absorbs carbon dioxide, by-product of runaway global warming. The tower city called Atlas houses the rich and privileged, and is the object of yearning of all those who are not allowed to enter, struggling in the squalor of the surrounding jungle. But Atlas, the towering achievement of human ingenuity, was founded on dark ancient secrets which cause a sudden whirl of events. Festooned by colourful characters such as a riotous teenage girl, a child genius, a juvenile princess, a drag queen, a female doctor, an army major, and an elderly gentleman and lady, Shangri-La's hard-core world view plays out as an action saga.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Now Watching: Hyouka

I'm currently watching Hyouka.
Houtarou is not assertive about getting involved with anything, but was ordered by his older sister, Tomoe, to join the Classic Literature Club. In the club, he gets close to the truth about an incident, involving a female member's uncle, that happened 45 years ago. The energy-saving boy is joined by the inquisitive girl Chitanda Eru in this mystery...
https://goo.gl/KaV25j

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Now Watching: Chihayafuru

I'm currently watching Chihayafuru.
6th-year grade-schooler Ayase Chihaya's dream is for her sister to be Japan's top model. However, transfer student Wataya Arata admonishes her that a dream must be about one's own self. Thus, she takes up karuta, a Japanese card game, competitively. Together with Arata and Mashima Taichi, Chihaya's childhood friend, they have great fun playing each other, but separate after graduation.

4 years later, Chihaya returns to town. Although Arata no longer plays the game, she believes that they will eventually reunite as long as she continues karuta. Together with Taichi, she establishes the Mizusawa High-school Karuta Club.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Now Watching: Texhnolyze

I'm currently watching Texhnolyze.
In the vibrant yet dilapidated underground city of Lux, the denizens have come to call it "The City" and treat it as a sentient force.

Three factions vie for control of the city: the Organo, a strictly professional conglomerate with ties to the criminal underworld in the prosthetics business (Texhnolyze); the Union, a fanatical populist group interfering with Organo's affairs; and Racan, a marauding group of Texhnolyzed youths.

Trying to get by on a daily basis are: Ichise, a stoic prize fighter who loses a leg and an arm to satisfy an enraged promoter; Oonishi Keigo, a young but level-headed executive of the Organo who has many enemies; and Ran, a little girl who has a very important gift that affects the entire city. As they struggle to accept the challenges that they are dealt, they bear witness to major events that determine whether the city continues to exist.
 https://goo.gl/GssSeH

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Now Watching: Gosick

I'm currently watching Gosick.
In 1924 in a small, fictional French-speaking European country of Saubure, Kujou Kazuya, the third son of a Japanese Imperial soldier, is a transfer student to St. Marguerite Academy, where urban legends and horror stories are all the rage. There he meets Victorique de Blois, a mysterious yet beautiful and brilliant girl who never comes to class and spends her days reading the entire content of the library or solving mysteries that even detectives cannot solve.

https://goo.gl/PsCPkj

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Now Watching: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

I'm currently watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
An epic horror-action-adventure! Spanning the generations of the Joestar family, each arc focuses on a certain member of the family and his/her battles with vampires, super vampires, and other Stand users.

Phantom Blood stars Jonathan Joestar and the ambitious Dio Brando. It shows how the stone mask was found and how Dio first obtained and utilized his powers. Once Jonathan and Robert E. O. Speedwagon realize Dio's intentions, they must team up with Will A. Zeppeli and learn Ripple (Hamon) to stop Dio.

Now Watching: Kokoro Connect

I'm currently watching Kokoro Connect.
The story involves five high school students, Taichi, Iori, Himeko, Yoshifumi and Yui, who are all members of the Cultural Research Club. One day, they begin experiencing a phenomenon in which they randomly swap bodies amongst themselves. As these five friends face many different phenomena at the whims of a mysterious being known as Heartseed, their friendship is put to the ultimate test.