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Continue reading →: Skyfall Movie Review
The other day I watched the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall. In the past I’ve been a little disappointed by the newer James Bond films with Daniel Craig. The newer movies are too violent. Not that the old movies weren’t violent, but in the newer James Bond movies, James Bond…
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Continue reading →: My Lab Meeting
I presented the progress on my research at lab meeting today. I haven’t gotten as far as I wanted to since my last lab meeting, but I did get as far as I expected to. By the end of the summer I was expecting to have 5 of the 6…
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Continue reading →: Liquid Nitrogen in the Lab
Liquid nitrogen is used pretty much everyday by someone in my lab. Liquid nitrogen is an extremely cold liquid coming in at close to -200°C (-330°F). Nitrogen’s natural phase is a gas. Its a fairly common gas to, making up 78% of the Earth’s air. When it nitrogen is condensed…
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Continue reading →: Streaming Other Games
A few of my friends suggested trying to stream other games besides Hearthstone. I am interested in doing that at some point, so I’ve been working on stream interfaces for the other games I play. Right now I play League of Legends, Hearthstone, Faster Than Light (FTL), Skyrim, and Diablo…
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Continue reading →: Autoclaves
I’ve mentioned autoclaves in my science posts in the past. Autoclaves are one of the basic sterilization tools in a lab. The autoclave pictured above is one of the bigger ones around used by the people in my rice lab. What is an autoclave? Basically a its a steam oven.…
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Continue reading →: Seth Rogen’s Film and North Korea
There’s a new movie coming out in the USA on October 10th 2014 called The Interview. The movie is getting a lot of press because of the unusual plot. In The Interview two journalists travel to North Korea and attempt to assassinate Kim Jong-Un. This has obviously upset Kim Jong-Un…
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Welcome to the GoCorral website! I’m Isaac Shaker and this is a place for me to write about D&D and occasionally other topics. I host a podcast called Setting the Stage that interviews different DMs about their campaigns. I’m currently focused on completing the Cimmeria campaign setting and turning it into a book.
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83 – Call of Cthulhu's Garden (Hem and The Sprouting) – Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs
Hem tells us about their actual play campaign, The Sprouting. Within the world of The Sprouting, Earth's history diverged during the 1800s when an eldritch horror was summoned into our reality. The horror lay in wait for centuries, building up a secret army of plant monsters. In 2020, the plant monsters struck, ruining infrastructure and attacking population centers across the world. One hundred years have passed and our heroes learn that the next stage of the plant apocalypse has begun…We also discussed some of the difficulties and pleasures of actual play podcasts and how the RPG community varies internationally (Hem is in Iceland).If you want to try listening to The Sprouting its available on all major podcast platforms. You can learn more on The Sprouting's website.For other shows produced by Hem check out Blighthouse Studio's website.Hem mentioned The Lucky Die actual play show of theirs several times which used D&D 5e.And the broader network of Fable and Folly has their website too.Check out the Setting the Stage website!Want to be on the show? Fill out this survey.Join our Discord!Support Setting the Stage on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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