Well, dealing with me is usually a quandary of some sort.

So, firstly, the big news. A Roll of the Dice is going on yet another hiatus, this time so that the next big storyline, which will likely be at at least three parts if not four, can be drawn up in advance. I feel it's one that will have greater impact if the plot points aren't months apart. So, that's the biggie. I hope to continue it by January at least, but time will tell. So far, it's shaping up to be quite interesting though. In my own conceited opinion.

The other piece of news is that my flats colorist has temporarily lost his PC. Now, he didn't actually misplace it (though I'd not put it past him), but the power supply seems to have gone bad. So, I've been cursing HP (damn their choice of cases!), digging around inside of it, and ordering a new one to replace it. Hopefully by this weekend everything should be shipshape again. This won't affect AROTD's schedule on account of not having enough pages done to bother coloring.

And now, a happy Thanksgiving to anyone in the States! I hope you're able to spend it with loved ones.

And briefly, this journal entry's Cool Freeware and/or Opensource Game!

Lately, Open LieroX has been my passion. It's a fun, old-school deathmatch game that plays a lot like a real-time Worms. There are tons of different weapon mods, oodles of maps, and even a boatload of cool skins, all available to download. And it plays via the Internet, LAN, or even splitscreen on one PC! The tech may be low key, but the gameplay can be surprisingly fun, in a bloody, chaotic sort of way. Blasting your enemy with corn or a mega nuke can be rather giggle-worthy.

Though you can enjoy the entire game with the base download, I'd consider taking the time, and bandwidth, to download the bonus maps, skins, and mods packs. They're massive, and some of what you get will end up clunkers, but there's so much available that surely you'll find a dozen or more you like.

Check it out here: [link]