Hmm...

Who is the Queen of Wands? Who is the King of Wands? Beware the Fool.

Future - The Spread:

Four of Cups
Two of Cups
The Fool
Nine of Cups
Queen of Wands
King of Wands
The Devil
Six of Cups
The High Priestess
Knight of Wands [so true!]

Note from the Future

All in all, things look pretty positive. Be mindful of the Four of Pentacles.

Work - The Spread:

Death
Two of Cups
Ace of Swords
Seven of Cups
Six of Pentacles
Four of Pentacles
The Hanged Man
Six of Cups
The Emperor
Wheel of Fortune

Also, be wary of The Moon.

Home - The Spread:

Page of Wands
Queen of Cups
Page of Pentacles
Six of Swords
Ten of Wands
The Moon
Four of Wands
Nine of Swords
Temperance
Ace of Swords

Mr. Panda's Chili Recipe

Based off of Chef Hatton's basic chili recipe (thanks Gabe.)

Onions, medium dice - 2
Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp
Garlic, chopped - 4 cloves
Ground Beef - 3 lb
Crushed tomatoes, canned - 3 lb
Diced tomatoes - 3 lb
Beef stock - 1 qt
Chili powder - 4 tbsp
Cumin - 2 tsp
Bay leaves - 2
Worcestershire sauce - 2 tbsp
Jalapenos, minced - 4
Cholula - 3 tbsp
Red wine (flavor matters) - 2 cups
Salt and Pepper - TT (recommend 1:3 ratio)

1. Saute the onions in oil until tender and translucent. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute.
2. Add the beef and brown, stirring occasionally. Drain off excess fat. Add the red wine.
3. Add the remaining ingredients, bring to a simmer and cook uncovered until reduced to desired thickness (3-4 hours should do it.)
4. Remove bay leaves and adjust seasoning.

Makes 5 qt (1 gal 1 qt)

Suggested Accompaniment:

"Jiffy" Brand Cornbread Muffins

Genesis 6:7... what?

From King James:

"And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them."

Wow... I'm always amazed when I'm reminded how brutal a God we have in the Bible. We must have fucked up something terrible for an ever-loving omnipotent Eternal to regret its own creation.

Harsh.

The New World [!]

There is a bacteria... a very special kind of bacteria.

This bacteria can be found off the coast of many nations across the world.

It has only recently evolved and has a very unique diet.

It eats Oil.

There is a group. They have a vision.

A vision, of a New World.

A World free of the dependency on oil; of a fuel that destroys the planet and holds nations hostage to its limited supply.

The current rate of consumption, it would still be years before the supply ran out. It would be too late.

They had a plan: Hyperevolve the Oil-Eating Bacteria and use it to destroy the worlds accessible crude oil supply. Force the world into developing alternative energy sources. The world built on oil would crumble into the past and a New World would arrive. The dawn of a new era.

What they needed was a way to give the bacteria access to immense quantities of oil and force the bacteria to evolve.

So they found the easiest way to get a lot of crude... They got into the oil business.

They worked their way into corporations...

And they caused an oil spill.

And they made sure, that it was a big one.

For the good of the World.

[NTS] Twist with the Tower

Make the tower have variable stages. Ones that are changed by the climber.

Make those changes permanent for the run of the climb.

When the PC completes the tower, they are crowned champion.

They are the Tower Champion until a new climber comes to take on the tower.

(New Game+: Allow PC to climb same tower only now the story changes to account for them being the Champion?)

New Game++ Style: New PC is a climber attempting to climb the tower of the current Tower Champion (former character.)

Tower setup is based on the previous PCs run.

Find a way to get users to be able to enter any players User Name to run their tower.

Note To Self

Modify OGL rules.
Incorporate early 90's square-style RPG elements.
Create basic custom RPG rules set.

Mine brain for crazy ideas.
Run the game for player(s).