Zombie Joe (Joe Alfano)

So as a life-long D&D geek as well as a sci-fi/fantasy geek, I want to be excited about the last season of Stranger Things, but seriously, the choice of music for the trailer was horrible. Did the Duffers never watch Highlander? Did the meaning of the song escape them? #whowantstoliveforever

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Which Yankee boy though it would be a good idea to make vegetarian collard greens with the chicken tonight?

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"You can play tonight, pick a table." Whhheeeeeee...
"We need so.eone to run this module at 8am."
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"I can prep it."

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8am to midnight at the con. Back to the room and can't sleep...

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My wife spent the weekend up north with my mother-in-law and grandson. She did all the cooking. As I'm making dinner tonight she thanked me for doing all the cooking because she said it suuuucks. :)

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Zombie Joe Lore #42: The Last Dragon was one of my favorite 80's era martial arts movies.

Fun fact. Not only did the Kundalini Equation come out the same year that The Last Dragon was released, but - as it was very pre-internet - I was unaware that Stephen Barnes was a person of color until much later when I was preparing for a convention he was attending.

Add a wandering monster. Give out a healing potion. Give a reroll to a player. Give a reroll to the DM.

I can do half a month? Different authors...

Let's start with The Kundalini Equation by Stephen Barnes. The Devil's Wake by Barnes and Tananarive Due (and the 1st book I wrote a blurb for) and Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter.

I know I can come up with more once I sit down and think about it.

We will be doing it here in Madison on November 8th and 9th. Kicking off our public playtest of Tales From The Badger Den.

Cannot wait. Big things to come post Gamehole Con.

Of course, a guy named Zombie Joe will time a big announcement around Halloween!

As Ministry so eloquently said, "And I dress this way just to keep them at bay, cuz Halloween is every day."

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The Good: My wife checked on me this afternoon.
The Bad: I was so angry last night it caused my wife to check in on me this afternoon.
The Ugly: I got a total of 60-90 minutes of sleep in the last 36 hours.

The benefit of chronic, rage-induced insomnia in October? Halloween III: Season of the Witch is on.
Zombie Joe Fact #32: Tom Atkins is one of my all time favorite movie actors.

Zombie Joe Fun Fact #23: When I get really angry late at night, I will often not be able to sleep that night. (Brought to you near midnight on the couch with the dog...)

Did my wife go to Cave Point without me? Yes, yes she did... Did she also leave Gilmore Girls marathon on with the remote across the room? Also yes.

Ripeness, ribeyes... whatever

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Make ripeness done to medium and watch my wife put catsup on her plate. *sigh*

And yes, I am having a Fanta Orange with mine like a goddamned boss!

Fun fact. She didn't find one that matched her druid dice, so she's using one of mine as a placeholder until Gamehole Con where she's going to do a deep dive in the dice vendors in the vendor hall.

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My wife getting ready for her first game of D&D... "Is two sets of dice enough?"
Me... "To start, yeah."

Can confirm. We had a lovely discussion about the convention we were at (Romantic Times - Columbus) vs. something like GenCon over lunch when a couple of friends brought him with for lunch after a panel. One of the many excellent discussions that were had that weekend.

Sunday is the day of rest and miracles. @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social did something I couldn't do in 37 years. My wife asked to pick up her own players handbook and dice set so she can start playing D&D. It's a 20 sided miracle!

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Will have more to say later, but went to opening night of @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social and my wife left with her first piece of D&D clothing and may actually try D&D since her first attempt 35 years ago.

Who has two thumbs and is set for a different night of D&D? This guy...

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They don’t have to be BIPOC but if you tag your white GM

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Told everyone at our D&D event with @sweeetanj.bsky.social that I would not be answering texts because I was sleeping in, and I did. 6:30!

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Not many spectators so it's a more intimate night of D&D in Madison.

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When querying, I recommend sending what's requested rather than a URL where the pro can theoretically go to view your work. If you're not willing to enter your query letter and chapters, why ask the agent to do the work to seek them out?

My D&D Experience Tracks are sold out, but if openings pop up, I will post them here.