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Retour en France, entre tristesse, soulagement et appréhension

Ça y est, alors que j’écris ces lignes, je vis mes dernières heures sur le sol anglais.

J’ai dit au revoir à mes amis, mes collègues (et non, pas mes amours), et j’emballe mes derniers effets, lentement, en savourant chaque secondes.

  J’ai appris à l’aimer ce pays. Oh, je ne suis pas un Globe-trotter, je n’ai même pas tant visité le pays, au final. Mais l’ambiance, les gens, les pubs, les rues, le brouhaha sonore (anglais), l’architecture, la nourriture (si, quelque part…), le thé, les paysages, la pluie, le brouillard, tout ça me manquera terriblement.

  Mais je pense à nouveau à la France. Enfin, je n’ai jamais vraiment cessé d’y penser. A travers le hublot Internet, je me suis tenu au courant de ce qu’il s’y passait. A travers les couloirs blanc immaculés de ses fibres optiques, j’ai reçu les échos scandaleux de slogans haineux et de harangues nationalistes, homophobes et rétrogrades.

  Néanmoins, je suis bien conscient que de par sa nature, on n’a qu’une vision très extrême de l’info à travers les réseaux sociaux. Colères, scandales, pétitions, articles fumeux, brulots mal écrits, juste indignation, etc… c’est cela que l’on retrouve en 140 caractères sur Twitter, ou en une poignée de lien sur Facebook.

  Je sais que j’ai une vision déformée. Et pourtant, je n’ai pas envie que cela cesse. J’ai peur, même, de voir disparaitre ces luttes et ces indignations se diluer dans la masse oppressante du quotidien. Mais si ma vision n’était pas si déformée ? Si Lundi j’assiste à un acte raciste ou sexiste, au travail ou dans la rue, oserai-je élever ma voix et m’interposer?

  C’est terrible, avoir des (semi-)opinions et n’en faire rien. Encore pire, avoir des opinions et ne faire qu’en parler.

I apologize if this comes off as disrespectful to Michael Brown or Trayvon Martin. Or their families. Or YOU, the reader. I’m not about that. That’s not why I drew this.

I am just really freaked out that 40% of Americans (and 47% of White Americans) do not think that the killings and violence in Ferguson ‘raise any racial issues.’ Fellow White Persons, this is our chance to learn. This is our chance to change.

When Trayvon Martin was murdered because Full Grown Men in America are frightened to violence by the presence black children, the dialogue turned very quickly into a conversation about gun control.

And gun control is an issue that deserves our attention.

But it won’t change the massive poverty in Black America. The arrest rate. The education statistics. The institutional, systemic, casual, and passive racism that plagues our country.

And it wouldn’t have saved Michael Brown.

Anyway. I’m sorry if this comes off as disrespectful or insincere or preachy. I’m sorry if my execution (or personality) gets in the way of what I’m trying to say. I am an imperfect artist, an imperfect person, and I am, undoubtedly, blinded to a million things by my own glaring whiteness. So this might be… Lord, this might be awful. I’m so sorry if it’s awful. Really.

But. I just keep thinking… Look, my wife is pregnant with our first child. A boy. We’re nervous, we’re excited, we’re SO ANXIOUS because what the hell do you do with babies? WE don’t know. But if we were a black family… in this country… we would be so terrified. Because we live in a nation that murders the children of black parents, puts it on the news WITH RIOTS AND TEAR GAS as decoration, and still half of us don’t even see it as a problem. Can you imagine that? Can you imagine bringing a child into that reality, to face the odds we lay out for black kids?

That would break me. I’ve never known anything like that. No one should ever know anything like that.

So let’s talk to our friends about race. Lets talk to our families. And when actual victims of racism try to tell us what’s going on in, say, a peaceful community protest as they are being gassed and shot at by cops WE SHOULD LISTEN TO AND BELIEVE THEM. Let’s talk to each other about this until we are all on the same page.

And then let’s turn the damn page.

Critical Role fanart by @Mikandii

Favourite video game? Not created yet.

First console you owned? Game Gear

A game that holds a special place in your heart? Silver (PC)

Favourite video game character? Squall FF8

Least favourite video game character? Can’t think of one at the moment. It wouldn’t necesarily be an antagonist though. As sometimes games gives you message by “vailidating” behaviour on the “good” side, that I hate.

Favourite genre? RPG!

Video game character you’ve had a crush on? Quistis Trepe

First video game you remember playing? Some footbal game on PC (windows 95)

Age you started gaming? I guess 8-10 years old. Started to play a lot more when I was 14 years old.

Hardest video game you’ve played? OSU (hardly a game at this point imo) and Dark Soul? Otherwise, League of legends and every competitive game.

Video game you’ve spent the most time on? League if Legends.

Most embarrassing gaming moment? Failing pretty hard on Guitar Hero in front of 10+ people.

Scariest video game you’ve played? Bioshock 1 (I don’t like scary video games)

Most memorable gaming moment? Finishing FFX. The first FF I actually finished. So heartbreaking.

Video game character you wish you could meet in real life? One of Mass effect cast. Which one, I don’t know.

PC, Xbox, Playstation, or Nintendo? Mainly PC and PS. Never had an Xbox.

Gaming company you’re most loyal to? Squaresoft I guess? But I’m not too loyal to companies anyway...

If you could only play one video game for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

Do you use strategy guides? No. I do use internet sometimes though.

How often do you use cheats? In game cheats (like codes): never. I do abuse bugs in AI though.

Competitive or single player? Bit of both.

Video game character you want to/have cosplayed? Jehuty (kinda hard to do, I reckon)

Ever go to a video game convention? No

Hardest boss fight you’ve been in? Edea, FF8. One day, I will win. One day.

Video game you wish you could burn from your memory? Nah, not really. Even bad experience have an interest.

Favorite gaming series? Final Fantasy! (and all its sub-categories)

Do you skip tutorials, or find them useful? Errrr, I kinda follow them, but if they are too long/not clear enough, I skip though it.

Best online gaming experience? My League of Legends team. Every member is now a friend or a close acquaintance.

Worst online gaming experience? Hmmm League of Legends? Also WoW, on private servers with some “friends”

Why do you game? I don’t suck too much at this “game” thing.

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Dishonored ~ ‘Corvo’ Cosplay by neoncowboy

Idée de JdR (pitch)

2015: les USA n'ont pas pris part à la seconde guerre mondiale, le débarquement n'a pas eu lieu. Épuisée, l'Angleterre a rendue les armes, à la suite de quoi l'étreinte Nazi a étouffé toutes les poches de résistance en Europe. Contraints de fuir, des centaines de français trouvent refuge dans les colonies.

Pendant plus de 60 ans, le IIIème Reich s'est assoupi sur ses victoires passées. Mais l'appétit dévorant de ce géant autoritaire et militariste n'est jamais rassasié. Alors que ses yeux gourmands se tournent vers les restes de ses ennemis d'antan, les descendants des réfugiés de la guerre, craignent de revivre l'Horreur une fois de plus... Lorsque rafles, censures et raids anti-libertaires s'abattent à nouveau sur le Monde, le feu d'une révolte sans précédent s'allume... Le laisserez vous s'éteindre, ou brûlez vous de ce feu intense qui abat les dictatures?

Il y a sans doute pas mal d'objections historiques à apporter à ce pitch de base, mais l'idée m'a bien plus. Apparemment, je suis pas le seul, vu que j'ai déjà un joueur et deux joueuses qui se sont manifestés!

Premier post, autant faire une entrée classe :)

Matt Colville is a great person and a awesome DM. A combination too rare to ignore.

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHUCi6ZbVxU)

i love hearing stories of successful popular DMs being super inclusive

Puppy reacts to getting hicups!

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