I'm stuck in a rut when it come to Roleplaying games lately. I'm in a great 7th Seas game and I have a really fun Hunters Game just taking off now, but i feel like im missing something.
I have a bunch of ideas for games but no systems for them to fit. I've got ideas of systems but lack the ambition to design.

I really want to play a magic low fantasy game. I used to be able to rely on D&D for my fantasy fall back but 4e won't work. Maybe Pathfinder when it gets produced. Sure i can use the savage worlds system but im not a big fan of that system. I would like to use the story teller system since i hate the idea of d&d levels. UGH. I imagine a dark valley, stone castles with very little glass, cold and dreary climate, an evil shamanistic/animalistic antagonist people, a large gate that closes the valley from the rest of world with no concievable way around, just yet.

I want to craft the mobster game I've got rolling around in my noggin. I've got 1 solid mechanic system, and 1 wishy washy system but i don't have enough reference for the fluff. I don't know enough about the mob to give the game justice.

I look through all the RPG books I have and none really capture me like they used to. There is no spark like before. That thing that snags you and makes you want to play immediately just isnt there. Before 4e came out i was very anxious to play, I loved the idea. Then when it came out that all fell flat. Combat took way to long, its very hard to just pick up and play without prep work. I don't always want to play a minis game and 4e is all minis. 7th seas fills a niche but thats not what im looking for right now. I love l5r but im a bit stale on samurai and rokugan. I thought i would get that buzz when i picked up the shadowrun stuff but that fell flat too. Hunters has my interest but not the same ooomph as i would like. Call of Cthulhu is aways great but its tough to run a sustained campaign when your players expect to die or go insane each session.
I need a new game.
even an old game but a new one to me.
I want birthright converted already to pathfinder.
I want a roleplaying game meshed with a wargame with minis
I want a fun fast paced zombie game.
I want Jay or B or Tommy to move to az to join my gaming group here.
I want a straight up dungeon crawl with easy combat.
I want to be inspired to play again.
I want to be part of a sustained Vampire Requiem game.
I want it all and i want it now

I can just hear the Obama haters now. I wonder what kind of ignorant comments will be spawn from this!


http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/27/low.flying.plane/index.html

I have a goal.
By this time next year i would like to be 250lbs or close.

I've grown fat, lazy, and out of shape. At 31 years old, I'm now worried about heartattacks, strokes, and whatever else might kill me off before my party called life is over.

Went to Jiu Jitsu class last night. and im really sore. really really sore. I'm exhausted but its a good pain.

i need to be able to go through the entire class without gassing too much.

wormwood audio drama

Dr. Xander Crowe " yeah this ball game you refer to, its the american game thats like rugby for pussies"

I don't know why i laughed so hard, because i love football...just a funny aside

At age 95, Helio Gracie Passed away.


Helio Gracie one of the creators of Gracie Jiu Jitsu died Wednesday the 28th of January.
I never got to meet the Grand Master though I did know lots of folks who did. Everyone said he was an insanely nice guy with a disarming smile. Who would have thought that up until 3 weeks ago he was rolling with some students and his family?

If legacy's are the signs of immortality, he has achieved it.

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/Road_signs_warn_of_zombies

I have to say Fedor Emelianenko is the baddest man on the planet.
Heres a guy that looks like he should be bagging groceries at the local supermarket.
He shows you don't have to look like a pale version of the incredible hulk or covered in phallic tattoos or even act like an asshole.
Arlovski was advancing and was halfway in throwing a sick flying knee and pow. short right hook... look at andrei's eyes... no one's home.

Below is copied from Mad Brew Labs

http://www.madbrewlabs.com/index.php/2009/01/26/if-rpgs-were-religions/

A warning: If you can’t laugh at stereotypes of religions, you should close your browser now, otherwise please enjoy (and if you can come up with some funny comparisons yourself, put them in the comments!).

Blackmoor + Chainmail - Paganism

Not much is known about roleplaying during this era, as recorded history was just in its youth.  Many strange things were attempted and many of the rituals involved esoteric adaptations of wargaming rules.

OD&D - Judaism

From the chaos of early roleplaying developments arises the Original Dungeons & Dragons.  During this time, the great leader of the people freed from Wargames, TSR, brought down the holy writ from the mountain near Lake Geneva that provided the basic rules of Dungeons & Dragons.  These rules, created by Gygax and dictated by Arneson, were recorded on great stone tablets and placed in the ark of the Boxed Set.

This old and venerable roleplaying game has influenced or been incorporated into many modern roleplaying games today.  Today, the majority of OD&D’s adherents have been relocated to a special location set aside for them after the horrors of the Great D&D Holocaust during the 80s.

AD&D - Early Christianity

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons took much the dogma of OD&D, its spiritual predecessor but changed much of the fundamental doctrine.  The messiah of AD&D, the son of Gygax is d20 and its message, “Believe in me and you shall be saved, from all those charts.”  This was very much a time of trial and error as the roleplaying game tried to define itself.

There are still many followers of this early rules system.  Not only do the adherents of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons believe that THAC0 is best method of determining initiative, they are likely to burn you at the stake for disagreeing.

DL 5^th Age - Satanism

During the period of AD&D, a new diceless form of roleplaying developed within one of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons’ sects, Dragonlance.  The 5^th Age, or SAGA roleplaying game attempts to lure the unwary with promises of decadent pleasure, but by the time the roleplayer figures out his mistake, he has lost his soul (or at least a part of his life he shall never recover).

Because of the horrors of the Fifth Age, many gamers think that any diceless roleplaying game is the spawn of Satan.

D&D 3^rd Edition - Roman Catholic Church

When a new pontiff, christened Wizards of the Coast, took up the pastoral staff of D&D, he declared a reformation of the holy writ of Dungeons & Dragons.  Thus after a lengthy conclave and much deliberation, the 3^rd Edition of Dungeons & Dragons was born. In response to the pivotal document known as the Open Gaming License sent shockwaves through the industry as it was the harbinger of great (and horrible) things to come.

Many publishers took the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game and reinterpreted it in an image that they felt was more appealing or closer to the gospel truth.  These OGL roleplaying games are many and varied in number and have taken a large slice of the market share.

Dungeons & Dragons was further refined by the 3.5 council and many religious orders and spiritual movements were formed.  The Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, and Dragonlance orders were revised and the new Eberron movement was established.

d20 OGL - Protestantism

After the posting of Ryan Dancey’s Open Gaming License, many publishers decided to make their own versions of Dungeons & Dragons.  These games come and go, but there have been several OGL games take root and flourish.  Some well established games include Pathfinder, True20, and Mutants & Masterminds.

OGL games, their publishers, and their followers will argue that their interpretation is the best and hardly see eye to eye, even when two games are so similar it is hard to distinguish between the two.

OSRIC - Reconstructionist Judaism

In recent years, there has been a revival movement of the Original Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.  The adherents of this movement wish to reinterpret the rules for modern use instead of trying to maintain the decaying tomes of OD&D and the copyright and trademark infringement problems associated with them.  There are even some OGL rules that attempt to hearken back to ancient days of OD&D, such as Castles & Crusades.  Many of the followers of these games refer to their preferred style of gaming as “old school.”

D&D 4e - Latter Day Saints

Theoretically, the 4^th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, or simply 4e, is supposed to be based upon Dungeons & Dragons, but it changes and adds so many rules that it doesn’t feel like the old rules at all.  4e also adheres to the proclamations of their current prophet, Hasbro, who claims to speak with god.

Many roleplayers suspect that 4e would probably be nice, if only the followers of the older Dungeons & Dragons wouldn’t discriminate against them so much for following it.

Storytelling System - Islam

Though younger than the Original Dungeons & Dragons, the Storytelling System quickly found its place in the world and claimed many converts to its rules system that claims to advocate a narrative style of roleplaying that places “story” as the most important pillar of faith.

Many think that the game heralded by the prophet White Wolf is really nothing more than a refuge for power gaming zealots that are quickly angered when their motives are called into question.  The extremists of this game, Mind’s Eye LARPers, are known to threaten infidels with death and participate in terror tactics by having their most disgusting members wear horrible costumes that may invoke the gag reflex of innocent gamers.

Rifts - Scientology

There are many roleplayers who claim to follow it, but you’ve always suspected that it’s a huge and elaborate prank that got out of control.  Not only is the game mystifying and broken to outsiders, to truly get the big picture, Rifters are driven to spend obscene amounts of money to obtain supplements with special rules and settings.

Call of Cthulhu - Voodoo

It is said that merely dabbling in this game can drive roleplayers mad or corrupt their souls so that no other system can bring joy.  The Keepers that preside over Call of Cthulhu games easily make zombies out of their players, as the rules are made to destroy their characters.

Savage Worlds - Humanism

It’s simple, unrestrictive, and all you need to follow it is common sense. Many of the followers of Savage Worlds claim to feel relieved from the entire burden imposed by other games, and that they have rediscovered the joy of roleplaying.

FUDGE - Taoism

It is so different from other games that many roleplayers don’t understand how anyone can use FUDGE to produce anything fun and meaningful. Its followers believe that it’s the true path to wisdom, but that wisdom is beyond the grasp of most mortals.

GURPS - Hinduism

Followers of GURPS endorse its ability to adapt to multiple genres and its ability to allow complete customization of character.  Even though GURPS does not claim the largest market share, it keeps reincarnating itself into new editions and its followers hope to eventually reach Gaming Nirvana.

Rolemaster - Zoroastrianism

Almost as old as the Original Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game (I know Zoroastrianism is actually older than Judaism, but I couldn’t think of anything better), Rolemaster is all but extinct today.  Known for its attempt to simulate every variable, Rolemaster can be a tedious game to play.

Today, what little adherents of Rolemaster that exist are usually of the Middle-Earth Roleplaying faction and are content to spend their lives cross referencing hundreds of charts in order to attain perfect simulationism.

Nobilis - Zen Buddhism

There are no dice.  There are no random elements.  The entire universe of roleplaying is there at your reach - if only you are enlightened enough to grasp it.  Nobilis has few attributes and much of its mechanics are hidden within its holy text.  Some gamers say that it’s not a game at all; others say that it’s the only game that truly makes sense.

Disclaimer

This article was inspired (and heavily borrows from) by If  Programming Languages Were Religions and is meant to be humorous, but no doubt there will be zealots that will want to spew flames and scholars that want to correct my interpretations.  So have at it.

he has been built up as a superhero, almost infallable.
and he stumbles on the oath, to show he's human.
some radicals with say he stumbled because he isn't true to the oath.
I think, and my 2 cents are worth just that in this economy, 2 cents, he is another regular guy excited about what was going on. It didn't show a chink in his armor but it showed enthusiasm.

Being a Poli Sci guy that minored in speech writing. I liked the speech. I wasnt blown away but i liked it.
He definately hit on FDR, JFK, and Lincoln references. The metaphor of the Delaware crossing was a nice touch. The man is gifted with a superb speaking ability. He even exhibited good body language. A few "clinton/dole pointing" for emphasis and definately not over done.

Aretha Franklin's HAT was THE BOMB!!!!

I am actually looking forward to presidential speeches.