#Matthew Dailey

[kindred-sims]

"Papa, don't tremble so much. We haven't even made it down the aisle yet,"

"Oh, come now, Aggie. Its not every day an old man sees his only daughter be married off..."

Once in the dear dead days beyond recall, When on the world the mists began to fall, Out of the dreams that rose in happy throng Low to our hearts Love sang an old sweet song; And in the dusk where fell the firelight gleam, Softly it wove itself into our dream.

Just a song a twilight, when the lights are low, And the flick'ring shadows softly come and go, Tho' the heart be weary, sad the day and long, Still to us at twilight comes Love's old song, comes Love's old sweet song.

Even today we hear Love's song of yore, Deep in our hearts it dwells forevermore. Footsteps may falter, weary grow the way, Still we can hear it at the close of day. So till the end, when life's dim shadows fall, Love will be found the sweetest song of all.

Just a song a twilight, when the lights are low, And the flick'ring shadows softly come and go, Tho' the heart be weary, sad the day and long, Still to us at twilight comes Love's old song, comes Love's old sweet song

"I now pronounce you, husband and wife."

[lexchxn]

"Rulings not Rules" and Insufficient Design

So I've been considering many aspects of design as I delve back into the OSR (where I cut my teeth as a kid playing ttrpgs, but where I have not been for over a decade and a half), and I've been met with many catchy lingo phrases touted religiously by long-time players. I want to address one of them today: "Rulings not Rules.".

The phrase, at least according to cursory research, originates from Matthew J. Finch's excellent work, "A Quick Primer for Old School Gaming", where he describes it as the first "Zen Moment" that can make OSR-style TTRPG click for players. The thesis he sets forth is that the rulesets of old games were intentionally left sparse so as to exclusively be a resource for the GM, an incomplete collection from which to create your own rulings in the moment using some combination of "common sense" and die rolls.

Further, he (and many others) elaborate that in this lack, player engagement with the world is deepened; without a skill to roll for "Disarm Trap", everyone is encouraged to interact with and "solve" the trap as they would were they really there. See Brooks Dailey's "The Danger of Skills" for an excellent breakdown of this design outcome separate from Finch's work- I'm perpetually left considering and reconsidering the phrase "Before the addition of the Thief, everyone was the thief." from that blog post.

But I digress- I've discovered, over the years, that this thesis is immensely successful and informative, foundational really to an entire, rewarding style of play. But I do also find, to my taste as someone re-entering this older style of play, that many games seem to take its words too literally, or misunderstand the core message it's trying to impart.

If the fundamental idea is that a rule restricts the players, I have found some to take this message to mean that as few rules should exist as possible. That rules are a detriment to a game, and only the barest essentials should be provided. And I find, increasingly, frustration with this attitude. Rules are not a nuisance to be excised from the hobby, they are a tool to be carefully considered and wielded, a fine-honed blade that can sculpt the experiental clay of the player experience before the kiln firing of publication.

Let's take some unnamed examples, because I feel as certain that this post will be receieved extremely poorly by some as I do that my conclusion is an important one to some others:

1. Falling is codified in the rules. If you fall X amount of distance, you take some calculable, consistent amount of damage. 2. Being prone is codified in the rules. If you are tripped or otherwise fall over, you suffer some number of penalties and others gain some number of advantages. 3. Your ability to disarm traps is codified in the rules. It's a talent that can be practiced, perfected, and invoked, and it has a consistent outcome, whether chance-based or otherwise. 4. Your ability to carry things as an adventurer is codified in the rules. You can hold only so many things at once, and you cannot hold any more than that.

Now, one of these should stand out to those with a savvy eye for design. Examples 1, 2, and 4 are all foundational aspects of the game system, things that shape how the world responds to being interacted with. Example 3, on the other hand, is a rule creating interaction with the world, it decides how a player can interact with traps. If you can't disarm traps, you can't disarm traps. But a fall is always a fall.

In Beau Rancourt's "On Pathfinder (and most TTRPG) Combat Being A Separate Game" (and sorry for the long quote), they state of rules-heavy (sub-)systems "This allows players to reason about the game and make future plans without the sense that they're playing Calvinball. It allows the GM to be fair and consistent when the PCs' lives are on the line. It encourages and rewards system mastery for the folks who seek that (since now there's a coherent system to master).". I would extend this out into interactions with the world- the standard methods through which the world responds to players (the occasional necessities (and unrepresentable through player reasoning) of swimming, climbing, picking locks, falling, and especially combat should be heavily codified and reliable.

Not in such a way that creative engagement is espoused, or that overcodification becomes a problem (as per Arnold Kemp's ""Rulings not Rules" is Insufficient", where they say "[If I've written] two pages of rules on how to attack tiny animals in your stomach, I've codified the acceptable options and excluded more esoteric solutions."; it takes a delicate hand, yes, but I'd argue a not-too-subjective line of where is "too much" or "too little" to make that decision, and I think I can offer a few considerations and a few pointers to internalise when designing your systems.

1. If the thing is a result of the world's response to players, it should be a rule. Falling damage should be a consistent rule (though how individual players attempt, or don't, to mitigate such damage may not be). 2. If the thing is reliable in how it can be handled, it should be a rule. How swimming does or doesn't impede the movement or survival of characters, dependent or not on their gear varying by your level of simulationism, should be a consistent rule. 3. If the thing cannot reasonably be expected of a player, it should be a rule. Lockpicking is perhaps the most obvious example of this because short of pulling out a real lock and picks and asking the player to solve it, there is no way to reason your way through it. Instead, we either set time, roll dice, or require certain tools. 4. Finally, if the thing is a risk the players can consistently encounter, it should be a rule. This is best exemplified in combat, and re-referencing Rancourt's words above, how ensuring this engagement is consistent creates a game that is fair. How individual players may attempt to interact with, subvert, or succumb to catastrophe within these rules remains a viable avenue of expression, but giving a foundation off which to build pitches the onus onto the players and takes an immense load off of the GM. Rather than someone falling into the waves and the GM having to come up on the spot with some variation on "slower movement", "ditch some things or drown", "you just drown", or "test [attribute] to see what happens", a decision that may end up needing revision or reminding down the road, the decisionmaking is immediately in the players' court; they know the risks at stake, and must imagine a way out of them.

There are pitfalls to this as well though, and while I won't itemise them I will detail my favoured solution as of now: While a rule should create a reliable response from the world, it should also allow for the player to engage in many different avenues. In this way, skills themselves become detestable, but attributes remain important tools, alongside some "other method" of specialisation (without some way to differentiate yourself from your companions, you end up gaming exclusively as players, not characters. perhaps your will to impede or differentiate from yourself through roleplay is stronger than mine, but i prefer when the system can support that all its own). Joshua McCrowell's His Majesty the Worm, I think, exemplifies the virtues I've been espousing quite succinctly. Each character has four Attibutes, which are the simple, physiologically-bound modifiers that are added to many "tests" (the game's term for checks). Each character then also has three Motifs, which are two-word descriptors of your character or their past experiences (say Zen Wizard, Naughty Acrobat, and Fanatical Scribe). These Motifs provide an additional bonus on tests to represent your experiences and specialties. In this way, the virtues of skills (the ability to express specialisation, the shaping of a character with history or talents, nudging towards certain handlings of tasks) survive, with their pitfalls rotting off into the void.

In short, I find that games that provide a reliable route through which the GM can adjudicate as little as possible on the standard things, saving their mind and energy for the inventive and the clever, for the players' imaginative solutions, rather than their mundane actions, have far more virtue on both sides of the screen than those that expect for every table to imagine their own guidelines for swimming, for falling, and for picking locks. I hope to see more games, going into the future of this hobby, embrace what does work with the new and wield it to the betterment of our collective fantasy.

Thanks everyone. All of the cited reading is below for your convenience.

Referenced and Additional Reading: Matthew J. Finch - "A Quick Primer for Old School Gaming" Brooks Dailey - "The Danger of Skills" Beau Rancourt - "On Pathfinder (and most TTRPG) Combat Being A Separate Game" Arnold Kemp - ""Rulings not Rules" is Insufficient"

[valeskawhore]

Yandere! Matt Murdock! X fem! Reader!

A/n: “Recently rewatched daredevil and the punisher to get ready for the new franchise! Back in my phase!”

Warning(s): Yandere behaviors, obsession, Matt being a creep, implied forced sexual intention.

~*~*~*~

He’s logical.

Extremely logical with just a hint of guilt.

Matt doesn’t know what’s wrong with him, was he sick? Was he mentally unstable?

Matthew Murdock would more than likely talk to foggy about his new coming obsession with you in the early stages.

After all, you were just a journalist working to expose criminals in the Dailey Paper. Just trying to pay the bills and get by like everyone else.

When Matt first met you, it was on a bench outside of the church.

His hyper senses felt a younger woman sit down next to him, from the smell of her shampoo, horomones, even what you had for breakfast this morning.

No middle aged to early 50’s woman could down 4 cups of coffee is just a few hours and still be alive.

With just quick causal conversation, you drew him in. Making him smile, making his laugh and feel all bubbily inside. Then when you told him that you worked to expose criminals in the newspaper, the same ones Matt defended in court…

You snapped on him,

Calling him an asshole,

“So you’re the guy that’s been giving me so much pushback. What the hell is wrong with you? Don’t you understand how fucked these people are in the head, Matt? How could you do that?”

Not even giving him time to respond, you stood and walked away.

Any and every woman could fall to his charms but all it took was for you to figure out who he really was and instead of swooning at the idea of sleeping with a wealthy lawyer, you told him off and walked away.

Matt Murdock was hooked.

He’d find out where you lived,

Following you home one lonesome night when you couldn’t make your next deadline and decided to have a pity party at the bar by yourself. It had been such a stressful week anyways.

He needed to make sure you were safe- you had to be safe.

Or Atleast,

That’s what he told himself.

When talking about it to his best friend, Foggy would give him a strange look.

“You uhm.. sure talk about her a lot.. does foggy Nelson get to suffer again by the hand of the charming lawyer Matthew Murdock and his new obsession to fawn about?”

Matt wold laugh it off,

“Well this obsession is very interesting, I’ll have you know. She even cussed at me, and told me off.” He smiled.

Tilting his head, foggy responded. “Sounds like a big catch, Matt. Maybe take the hint,”

—

This wouldn’t stop Matt.

He was too far gone. He’d use his senses to point you out in a crowd. Maybe even for a period of time- the crime rate in Hell’s Kitchen would go up a Jurassic amount because daredevil wasn’t defending the city anymore. He was defending you.

Expect a high chance of being kidnapped in the early stages.

He’s definitely a delusional Yandere.

He’s Matt Murdock for Christ sake,

Handsome,

Charming

Smart

Wealthy

Who wouldn’t wanna be his?

If only you could SEE that, if only you could imagine the life he has for you both.

You’re so special to him,

He hasn’t felt this level of possessiveness since Elektra. He’d do anything for you.

That boss that’s been giving you a hard time? Gone.

Best friend(s)? Gone.

Possibly boyfriend or girlfriend? Gone.

And Matt’s always wanted to be a father..

Wanting to be better than his old man, Hold a baby in his arms and feel there small pitter-patter of a heart.

Your lives together will be beautiful, why don’t you see that?

———

Your head was spinning, wrists aching, mouth dry and eyes swollen from crying so damn much. The weight in your back was sore from remaining in this postion for so long but that didn’t stop the hatred in your heart for the man infront of you.

“I just want to help you,” he smiled, perfectly straight teeth showing, he was close— so close to you. Your thighs rested on his as he sat next to you on the mattress you were chained too.

“Fuck you.” You spat. Using what little strength you had to kick him but he caught your thigh and dug his fingers into your plushed soft skin.

“Now now,” the smile didn’t leave his face, he didn’t even flinch. “Cmon Angel, I know you don’t mean that..” he tilted his head, listening to your heart beat.

You did mean it. Hell yeah you meant it.

But Matt knew his only option was to manipulate you, twist your words against you and drive you just as insane as you made him.

“G-get off me already, asshole.” You tried to shimmy away. His grip tightened. “Not until you give me what I want.. we have a deal.. Remember ?”

Your stomach dropped, a vile sickness in your throat. Of course you knew.

Swallowing it, you nodded. “Fine..”

“That’s my girl.” He smiled a giddy stupid smile, happy you obliged. He leaned in, “don’t hold back on me this time, I wanna taste you.” And before you could respond, his tongue was down your throat. Hand gripping your throat, pulling you as close as possible.

His lips were desperate against yours, he just wanted to love you. As he grabbed your waist and pulled you closer,

One thought ran through your mind as the subtle tears ran down your face..

“Why me?”

*~*~*~*

A/n: “Let me know what y’all think!!!”

[thediaryofatheatrekid]

Miss Saigon US Tour Cast

Because Cameron Mackintosh sucks major *ss!!!! Links go to their Instagrams. I will update this list as more info comes out. Quick Note if their name is in Bold that means that they were in the recent Broadway revival or in Red’s case the current UK Tour. If next to their name is (*Character* u/s???) that means I’ve heard they are the understudy, but can’t officially confirm it.

Emily Bautista as Kim Red Concepción as The Engineer Anthony Festa as Chris Stacie Bono as Ellen J. Daughtry as John Jinwoo Jung as Thuy Christine Bunuan as Gig Myra Molloy as Kim (alt)

Alexander Aguilar as Ensemble Eric Badiqué as Ensemble (Engineer u/s???) Eymard Cabling as Ensemble (Engineer u/s) Joven Calloway as Leather Boy/Ensemble Kai An Chee as Ensemble (Kim u/s & Gigi u/s) Max Ehrlich as Ensemble Julie Eicher as Ensemble (Ellen u/s) Matthew Dailey as Ensemble (Chris u/s???) Noah Gouldsmith as Ensemble Adam Kaokept as Ensemble (Engineer u/s???) Madoka Koguchi as Ensemble Jonelle Margallo as Dominique/Ensemble Jackie Nguyen as Ensemble Matthew Overberg as Ensemble (Thuy u/s???) Emilio Ramos as Ensemble Adam Roberts as Ensemble Michael Russell as Ensemble (Chris u/s???) Paul Schwensen as Ensemble (Chris u/s???) Emily Stillings as Ensemble Tiffany Toh as Fifi/Ensemble Nicholas Walters as Ensemble (John u/s) Michael Wordly as Ensemble (John u/s) Anna-Lee Wright as Yvonne/Ensemble (Gigi u/s???)

Nancy Lam as Swing Brian Shimasaki Liebson as Swing (Thuy u/s???) Julius Sermonia as Swing

[mrmatthewconnor]

Matthew Connor - "Housewarming Party" (featuring Will Dailey)

Stream/buy here.

Director/Editor: Matthew Connor

Director of Photography: Jen Bagley

Hair and Makeup: Alicia Dane

Production Assistants: Sarah Noe, Talia Dean, Kenneth Frank

[nofatclips]

Only One by Molly Burch from the Ballads EP

[felassan]

Hi! Have there been any updates on Dragon Age 4 since they released those pics awhile ago?

Hello! Good question, thank you. Here’s the catch-up - (:D)

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On Dragon Age Day 2020 the official Dragon Age website updated with 4 new art pieces and 4 new short stories, which are linked to Tevinter Nights. This post has a summary and lots of speculation of mine from the news around that time (but it doesn’t include more recent news).

The EA Chief Studios Officer wrote this post on the BioWare Blog, on BioWare’s future and staff changes. This was Casey Hudson’s statement on him leaving and here’s Mark Darrah’s. Christian Dailey came on board as the new Executive Producer of DA, having left Anthem (here’s his post). DGaider discussed the staff changes a bit in a stream.

A “Dread Wolf Rises” lithograph came out. There was an official site update. There were these dev interviews with lil snippets (three). Mark said this about quantum characters. The devs tweeted some new concept art pieces: one, two, three, four. Of course, this trailer dropped at the Game Awards, and this was the accompanying site update (full version of the mural, two), the accompanying tweet and the accompanying blog post.

There was this article in the Edmonton Journal about BioWare’s future. There were some snippets in a dev stream. The franchise got a new logo (two) and this was Christian Dailey’s new Twitter icon and banner for a while. This came out of an EA conference call. There was this snippet and these, and this mysterious tweet from Matthew.

News dropped that BioWare cancelled Anthem to focus on DA4 and move devs to that. Jason Schrier tweeted this and wrote this article on the reported multiplayer pivot. They might be streamlining inventory management? This tease about Qunari Lady caught my eye. Mark Darrah made this vid. The comic writers mentioned DA4 a bit in this interview. The Chief Producer gave this talk on what it’s been like working on DA4 during the pandemic (two), John Epler was on this podcast giving an interview on his job and work, there was this other earning call, and there were some snippets at Edmonton Direct and Gamers For Groceries 2. Also they are currently hiring lots of staff for DA4 and other projects. 

If you haven’t already, I recommend to check out the most recent comic series Dark Fortress, as there is a bit of setup. (This post is a guide to the post-Inquisition secondary material, which you might find useful if you’re unfamiliar with it.)

And now at the moment all eyes are on EA Play Live in July. Nothing confirmed or hinted, but we hope. Keep an eye on this calendar, I regularly update it 

(here is my Dragon Age 4 tag in case this is useful to you! it’s a catch-all tag so is not just news, it also has stuff like fanart and speculation, but that’s where you can find it. i like to collect and collate all the scraps i find hh)

Hope this helps and sry about the scrappy/stream-of-consciousness aspect of this post. :)

[unoficialy-married-to-ace-austin]

The Cleaners Princess Kenny Omega smut

Summary: Olivia Jackson was the bullet clubs Princess, Kenny’s Princes. When she got hurt and had to put up here boots he and Kenny broke up. Now she’s back, and he and Kenny have some feelings.

Warning: Daddy kink, smut, some power kink I think, hair pulling, just generally nastiness. 

Olivia POV

3 years. It had been three years since I made a mistake in a match. Three years since I was carted out of the Tokyo dome on a stretcher. Three years since I had to retire from the sport I loved more than anything.

I couldn't get these thoughts out of my head as I drove down the road to Daileys place. I had finally gotten cleared to get back in the ring, and just in time for a huge moment on my brothers new company AEW. I turned into the parking lot of the event, and no one was out there. For a better surprise factor I was going to show up after the show already started. I found a parking spot and pulled my phone out, sending a quick text to Matt so he knew I was here.

I leaned my head forward a bit, letting it rest on the steering wheel. Was I really ready to get back in the ring? I practically jumped out of my skin when there was a knock on the window. I looked over to see Matt laughing causing me to role my eyes. I got out of the car, crossing my arms over my chest. "Really Matthew?"

"Oh calm down, it was funny." He said winking at me. "You got your bag?"

"Ya, I'm the back." I did heading around to the trunk to open it. As I pulled out my bag I looked over at Matt. "Where's my other half?"

"Fucked up his knee during our match earlier tonight. He should be fine, but we had to change the finish tonight a bit." He explained as he took my bag from me.

"You know I can carry my own shit right?" I asked as we walked to the back door.

"You sure? You couldn't back in Japan."

"That was a gimmick. You know me, living the gimmick." I joked poking his side.

"Ya, your the best at Playing entitled little sister. You kept it up even after you stopped wrestling." He said making me huff.

"That's not fair, I'm not even the youngest."

"Ya, but your the youngest of yourself, me, and Nick." He pointed out.

"Me and Nick were born the same day!"

"There was like a 5 minute difference." My head swung around to see one of my closest friends Adam page.

"What's up cowboy?" I asked crossing my arms over my chest as we stopped to talk to him.

"The sky."

"No shot Sherlock."

"Liv, watch your language." Matt mumbled shaking his head. If you went off of looks allow you would know me, Matt, and Nick were all related, but I acted so different then them. I drank about as much as Adam, and often would swear like a sailor. The only thing I had in common with them was wrestling really.

"Well I should probably get going. Got to get ready for the big night" I said winking at Adam as I turned to follow Matt down the hall.

"The Doc brought Nick back to the room before you got here, and you can get ready in here." He explained before pushing open the door. Nick is sat on the couch with his leg up, Karl was standing talking to Gallows, but Gallows wasn't looking at me. I smiled and put my finger up to my lips, telling Nick and Karl to stay quiet. Nick chuckled, and shook his head.

"Hey Matt." Karl said, clearly trying not to laugh as I snuck up behind him. I ran a few steps and jumped onto his back.

"GALLOWS!" I yelled as my arms wrapped around his shoulders and my legs around his waist. He surged forward in surprised, his arms flying out to steady him.

"Olivia!" He said surprised as he looked at me over his shoulder. I smiled at him giggling.

"Hi." He just chuckled at me and grabbed under my knees and hoisted me up so it was more of a piggyback.

"Sometimes I wonder how your related to those to." Karl said laughing.

"I still don't think she is." Matt said rolling his eyes. I simply smiled as I jumped down from Gallows back (witch is pretty far), landing with a slight thud.

"Well, I've seen almost everyone. Where's Kenny?" I asked looking around the room, and I could feel the mood shift to uncomfortableness. I rolled my eyes at their nervousness. Me and Kenny has been dating back in Japan, I had even been known as 'The Cleaners Princess'. When I got hurt we tried the long distance, but it simply didn't work out. We split up, but we never hated each other. I still saw him when he came to see Matt and Nick in California.

"Really guys? It's been more then 2 years. Besides, I'll have to see him regularly if I'm going to be working with you again." I reminded them.

"We know. He will show up with Don at some point, it's normal to have him show up late." Nick explained as I nodded.

"Ok. I'm gonna go get changed, do my makeup, all that good shit." I said walking over to the bathroom they had. Once inside I locked the door and pulled my sweatshirt off. I did the same with my shirt and bra, but paused as I looked in the mirror. I had a couple nasty scars on my body from surgeries over the years.

My fingers traced over the small tattoo on my side. 'Livin the dream' was written in small black letters. Most of it was covered by even ring gear, so no one else knew it was there. Except of course Kenny. A dare one night after I drank a considerable amount, also the night me and Kenny got together.

I pulled myself away from the thought as I reached into my bag grabbing another bra, and my crop top version of a young Bucks tee shirt. I pulled my sweat pants I had worn here off, and pulled the ripped jeans on. The fans had always called my crazy Jackson, witch matched that I was always the 'wild child'. I then pulled out my old leather jacket. It was cold and smooth, just like the last time I put it on. I had never dared to where it out of wrestling. On the back the word 'Princess' was spelt out in light pink letters that had a look of being attached badly. I loved it. It's Time to put on a show.

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"What's the drunkest thing you've ever done?" Kenny asked both of us sitting on the couch in his room after drinks with the guys.

"Honestly? Probably my tattoo." I answered.

"Tattoo?"

"Ya, don't you remember? On my side. I got it the night we got together." I said pointing to my left side.

"I'm gonna be honest I only remember certain parts of it." He confused taking a sip of water.

"So, how as Kenny Omega been? Nice to see the cleaner back." I said shifting a bit and pishimg at the lose hair that had come out of the ponytail.

"Why does everyone keep saying the cleaners 'back'?! I've always been him!"

"Probably just waiting for the mean ruthless Kenny. I mean, you were the guy who would do what it took to win, and you did that against Mox." I shrugged.

"I guess really that the cleaner kinda died off when you left." He admitted. "I mean, I had put a lot of time in making us the 'power couple' of the wrestling world."

"Lest be honest, we were the hottest couple. Plus I bet people are already wondering on twitter." I said pulling my phone out to open twitter. I had about a million notifications and as I clicked through them until I found one that stopped me. It read: Kenny's princess is back!! I bet she's calling his daddy tonight 😉

I felt a blush creep up my neck, and practically jumped when I felt Kenny's breath on my neck. "Well look at that. You were right." I'm sure it could look like he was just reading the tweet for the hell of it, but I could hear the change in his voice. I get his hands on my waist as he turned me towards him, our faces inches apart.

"I don't think I told you how much I've missed seeing you in the ring." He whispered, thumbs rubbing at my sides. "Did you miss me?"

"Depends on the part." I whispered, my hand moving up to his hair, and I gripped it lightly. "I missed playing with your long hair," I let my hands move along his arms to his fingers, "I've missed your muscle, and these fingers." I mumbled running my hand on them. "And I've course this." I whispered as o reached down and palmed his dick, and I could feel it was rock hard.

He groaned out and pulled me into a rough kiss that had our teeth clashing together. We continued to make out as my hands went back to his hair, pulling lightly now and again. When he finally pulled away we were both breathing heavily. "You know your a teas right?"

"What do you mean?" I asked turning my head in confusion.

"This damn jacket. Last I checked you were The Cleaners Princess anymore." He whispered in his rough voice. He leaned forward a bit to nip at my neck.

"Maybe I miss being your princess."

"Well, I may just have some great news, there is an audition for that exact spot." He whispered pulling jacket from my shoulders slowly.

"What do I have to do?"

'Make the king feel good." I knew immediately what that meant, and slid from the couch to the ground letting out a small sound of pain when I hit the ground. "Careful babe. You will be making those sounds a bit later."

I reached forward and undid his pants and with his help pulled his jeans and boxers. His length stood tall and hard in front of me, the head an angry red. I looked up at him as he gave me a nod and I reached forward. As my hand wrapped around he moaned out. I ran my hand up and down it a bit before Kenny grabbed me by the hair. You better get sucking baby."

He lead me with my hair as my mouth wrapped around his tip. I recognized the taste, witch caused me to moan out, making him moan from the feeling. He lead me up and down for a bit, and I could feel him trying not to thrust up. "Fuck it." He mumbled pulling me off him and yanking me to his lap. He reached up and didn't even Try taking my shirt and bra off before he just ripped it. "Get your god damn pants off." He growled into my ear. I stood up quickly pulling them off, and when I looked back Kenny was waiting.

I crawled back into his lap, making him hold my hips. "Rode me slut." He whispered, making me shudder. He hadn't prepared me at all, so as I snuck down I could tell I was tight, but clearly didn't care. Once I bottomed out is at for a moment, trying to catch my breath. He leans forward his breath on my ear. "Bounce bitch."

Immediate I started riding him like I would die if I stoped. "Fuck, Kenny!" I moaned as I bounced. I get his mouth take one of my buds into his mouth as he sucked harshly.

"Let's use the right name. You've done this before." He said sternly. I could feel my climax coming, and knew he wouldn't let me off that easy.

"Fuck Daddy! I'm so close please!" I moaned as I tried to keep up my pace, slamming down on his Enyo match his thrust.

"Fuck do it princess." He encouraged making me shudder as I came. My body practically going limp. He pushed me forward off of his lap to the ground and positioned his dock in my face as he started to jerk off. I watched as he got closer, and stuck out my tongue as he came all over my face. Neither of us moved for a moment before Kenny pulled my back up, my legs shaking as I got up. He reached over and grabbed some blanket and used it to wipe us both off.

"House keeping is going to hate you." I mumbled my eyes already feeling heavy.

"I think I'll survive." He said pulling me closer. Did this mean we still liked each other? I pushed the thought away, just wanting Kenny to hold me as I slept.

AN: I really liked writing this and though about make a full series about it. Would any read it if I did?

[deadlymaelstrom]

Bioware Austin Executive Producer Christian Dailey has revealed a new piece of Dragon Age 4 character concept art, showing off a mage, as well as a previously-revealed magic archer.Dailey posted the concept to Twitter over the weekend, which features a character standing in a rain-drenched alley in Minrathous, wearing a boxy cape and wielding a staff with a snake at its helm. Dailey was prompted to post it by Dragon Age Creative Director Matthew Goldman, who tagged Daily previously, noting that fans "could use a little pick me up."

Back in January, Dailey posted a similar piece of Dragon Age concept art featuring a helmeted archer character in a fractured world. It's not clear whether either of these new faces will show up in the forthcoming Dragon Age 4 as set characters, or if they represent player classes, but it's nice to see Bioware Austin's vision for the look of the game.

A recent report suggested that Dragon Age 4 will be a single-player RPG with no multiplayer. The game will be set in the land of Tevinter, as confirmed by a recently released BioWare book.

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A letter to Matthew Dailey from his daughter Agnes, 189x

Dearest Papa,

We are here!

We arrived in Chestnut Ridge late this morning after a near two days of travel, bursting with both relief and anticipation. Until now the idea of being here seemed a mere fantasy, but now that we have actually made it, I am now reminded of just how real and wonderful it all really is. We are both exhausted from our journey but nevertheless overjoyed to finally be here after so much dreaming and planning, it scarcely feels feel to either of us even now.

The farm, our farm...what can I say about it? Its ours, and that’s the most important thing. This one in particular was being sold off for quite cheap after its previous owners passed on, and although I do not wish to be rude, it isn’t difficult to see why the bank was so eager to hand it over to us. It is quite an old building and in need of several serious repairs, I fear that one strong gust of wind would be enough to knock it apart.

Will seems optimistic that we’ll be able to make it work, in spite of the obvious problems. He did have to take out a small loan to pay for it, but he’s confident that we’ll be able to pay it back after our first good harvest. If all goes well, that is, which I trust that it will. We’ve come too far for it not to.

Yours truly,

Mrs. Agnes Barclay

P.S. Do let Aunt Winifred know I miss her dearly, and I plan to write to her as well just as soon as I get the chance.

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Molly Burch: Five Questions

Photo by Dailey Toliver

BY JORDAN MAINZER

Earlier this year, Austin-based singer/songwriter Molly Burch released her debut album Please Be Mine on Captured Tracks. It’s a debut album that was half-written when she moved to Austin, having broken up with boyfriend Dailey Toliver, half-written after he moved to Austin and the two got back together. Toliver, a great musician, plays lead guitar on the record, but Burch is the unquestionable star, a singer with great vocal range who can do country and pop equally well. 

I was first exposed to both Burch and Toliver with their supporting work on Adam Torres’ Pearls to Swine last year (Burch contributed vocals, Toliver piano and bass), but Please Be Mine has seen them break out on their own. I spoke to Burch a couple months ago over the phone to ask her about Please Be Mine, playing live, and her favorite music. Read five questions from our conversation below, edited for length and clarity.

Since I Left You: Please Be Mine is one of those debut albums that happens to be a breakup album. How do you try to balance telling your story with consciously introducing yourself to the music listening public?

Molly Burch: They go hand in hand. I guess I definitely wanted it to be a personal album but also something people would enjoy. When I was writing, I wasn’t necessarily thinking about my debut. I recorded it all before I signed to Captured Tracks even though I knew I wanted to release it. I’m happy that it’s a personal album based on my current relationship.

SILY: How much do the songs still resonate with you? Do they feel raw, or do they feel like you’ve had them for a long time?

MB: I feel like I’ve had them for a long time. It’s still fun to play them out. I feel like they change in little ways the more my band and I play them live.

SILY: What do you bring to the live show that’s different from the recording?

MB: The recording is pretty much live. We recorded it as a four-piece live and went back in to add overdubs. It sounds pretty similar to the actual record.

SILY: What’s the inspiration behind the album art?

MB: One of my best friends who lives in Phialdelphia--Kelly Giarrocco--she took the cover photo. I wanted to be on the cover because it was my debut album. We took a seated canvas and painted it light grey-ish blue and hung it up. I just loved the textures of it and the colors--it really fit into the album. One of my friends in L.A. is a very talented painter, and she did all the paintings in the insert. I always knew I wanted to incorporate her art in everything I produced.

SILY: As someone who cites a lot of classic songwriter influences, what are some of your favorite songs of all time and some of your favorite newer songs?

MB: "Stardust” by Nat King Cole. “God Bless The Child” by Billie Holliday. Some of my favorite newer bands--I love Natalie Prass and Matthew E. White. I love Solange. 

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2019 Arkansas Times Academic All-Stars Nominees

Listed by their hometowns. Here are the students nominated to be Academic All-Stars. They are listed by their hometowns as indicated by mailing addresses. ALMA EMILY FOWLER Mulberry High School BAY JACOB HARLEY OSTER Bay High School BEARDEN CASSIDY CLEMENS Bearden High School GARRETT MCWHORTER Bearden High School BEEBE TAYLOR DWAYNE BOYCE Beebe High School JOLEY MARIE MITCHELL Rose Bud High School MARIANNA KERSEY RICHEY Beebe High School BEE BRANCH ANDREA DE TOUR Arkansas Virtual Academy High School BENTON JULIANNA DEMI SORVILLO Bauxite High School KAYLA M. TREASITTI Glen Rose High School BENTONVILLE KENDRA RISENER Haas Hall Academy ANGEL SOTERO Bentonville West High School JESSICA YIN Bentonville West High School BERRYVILLE ALEX RUBEN MALDONADO-LOPEZ Berryville High School AMBER NICOLE VEACH Berryville High School BISMARCK LAUREN ELIZABETH CORLEY Bismarck High School BLACK ROCK PAIGE LEANN PENN Hillcrest High School BLYTHEVILLE CHANDLER SPROUSE Gosnell High School SHAKIAH WILLIAMS Blytheville High School BONNERDALE HANNAH DIGGS Centerpoint High School BOONEVILLE JUSTIN RONGEY Magazine High School BRINKLEY KEVON MALOID DILLWORTH Brinkley High School EMILY ANN TAYLOR Brinkley High School BRUNO LANE BOGLE Valley Springs High School BRYANT SYDNEY ELAINE BOWMAN Bryant High School HARRISON BENNETT DOWNS Bryant High School CABOT ZHENG HUI ZHANG Cabot High School CAVE CITY KENDALL TOWNSLEY Cave City High School CENTER RIDGE SOPHIA FRANCESCA ISELY Nemo Vista High School CLARKSVILLE BRADLEY SCOTT BUCK Johnson County Westside High School CLINTON JACOB ALLEN BURROUGHS South Side High School CONWAY MARY KATHERINE FREYALDENHOVEN Conway High School KENDON CRAIG MOLINE Conway High School CORNING CAROLINE GOODMAN Corning High School CROSSETT DAILEY MARIE CHAVIS Crossett High School BRYCE RICHARD MOON Crossett High School DAMASCUS CLAIRE ELIZABETH DREWRY South Side High School DES ARC LINDSEY NICOLE REIDHAR Des Arc High School DEWITT RACHEL DANIELS DeWitt High School ZONTRAY KENDALL DeWitt High School DONALDSON DYLAN JASHUN CLAYTON Bismarck High School DOVER Ethan Seth Owen Jacobs Dover High School EUREKA SPRINGS KAYDEN ECKMAN Eureka Springs High School EVANSVILLE JESSICA ANN GOLDMAN Lincoln High School FARMINGTON NICHOLAS JAMES ERICKSON Farmington High School REAGAN SIERRA WHITE Farmington High School FAYETTEVILLE CHLOE AUGUST BOWEN Springdale High School SOPHIE FERNANDO Haas Hall Academy JEREMIA LO Fayetteville High School HAMAAD MEHAL Haas Hall Academy SPENCER LEE WALKER Fayetteville High School FISHER ANNA CHAPLAIN Harrisburg College and Career Prep FORT SMITH JOHN TYLER FREENY Southside High School MADISON ISABELLA RENEE MARSH Southside High School GOSNELL KAYLEE JO MILLER Gosnell High School GREENBRIER MADELYN RENEE JAMESON Greenbrier High School CALEB WADE TAPLEY Greenbrier High School GREENWOOD JULIA KATHLEEN BRIXEY Greenwood High School TYLER LAWRENCE MERREIGHN Greenwood High School GREERS FERRY FAITH MARIE BIRMINGHAM West Side High School HAMBURG NIGEL LEWIS Hamburg High School BRENDA FAITH O'FALLON Hamburg High School HARRISON GRACE ESTELLE BRANDT Harrison High School BLAKE JOHN WILLIAM WHITMER Harrison High School HAZEN ROSS TIMOTHY HARPER Hazen High School HICKORY PLAINS JEREMIAH DESHONE WILLIAMS Des Arc High School HIGDEN NATHANIEL WYATT SMITH West Side High School HORATIO GRACE ELIZABETH HARRIS Horatio High School HOT SPRINGS RHETT BARRETT Cutter Morning Star High School FAITH ELIZABETH CARNIE Lake Hamilton High School JORDAN C. ERICKSON Lake Hamilton High School EMMA KIRSTEN FERGUSON Lakeside High School THOMAS IAN HOLLIS Lakeside High School ANTHONY ALEXANDER REITER Hot Springs High School MICAH TRAVIS Mountain Pine High School HUTTIG NASTAJAE ALIYAH ALDERSON Strong High School JACKSONVILLE BASIA YVONNE BROWN Jacksonville High School GERALD ANTONIO DONOHUE Jacksonville High School JONESBORO OPHIE COPELIN Nettleton High School JETT JACKSON Harrisburg College and Career Prep ISABELLE FLORENCE JONES The Academies at Jonesboro High School JOSHUA MILNES Nettleton High School ANNA ELISE OPPENHEIM Bay High School NIKKOLETTE AMANDA PERKINS Brookland High School SEAN A. ROADES Valley View High School KALLEN SMITH Brookland High School TRACY N. TANNER Valley View High School LEACHVILLE HALLIE ELIZABETH BROWN Buffalo Island Central High School KYLE BRADLEY THRASHER Buffalo Island Central High School LITTLE ROCK MOHAMMED ABUELEM Pulaski Academy MILLER CLARK BACON eStem High School NATHAN THOMAS BARBER The Academies at Jonesboro High School CAROLINE BLANSCET Little Rock Christian Academy ANA ABARCA CHAVEZ Hall High School REBECCA SUSAN DIXON Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School SARAH J. DOUGLASS Joe T. Robinson High School SULLIVAN WALTER FITZ Catholic High School for Boys CELIA KRETH Episcopal Collegiate School FELIPE MORALES OSORIO Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School CLAUDIA CATHERINE SMITH eStem High School ETHAN STRAUSS Episcopal Collegiate School LUKE WEINER Little Rock Christian Academy MICHELLE XU Little Rock Central High School RAMY YOUSEF Little Rock Central High School MCCRORY CHRISTIAN LITTLE McCrory High School MABELVALE HALEY AMBER STANTON LISA Academy West High School MAGAZINE EMILY STATON Magazine High School MAMMOTH SPRING DEVON CRAY Mammoth Spring High School MARION WESLEY JAMES BARRETT Marion High School MORGAN BRADFORD WHITED Marion High School MAUMELLE GARRETT MICHAEL BAKANOVIC Maumelle High School CHAD BOYD Maumelle Charter High School GENRIETTA CHURBANOVA Pulaski Academy LINCOLN MOSES Maumelle Charter High School VICTORIA ORTEGA Maumelle High School MAYFLOWER HAYDYN HUDNALL Mayflower High School MULBERRY JARRET CHAMBERS Mulberry High School NEWPORT NOAH BLAKE RABY Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts NORTH LITTLE ROCK SOPHIA LYNN CHIER Mount St. Mary Academy CHASE CHRISTIAN MOHR-MCELROY North Little Rock Center of Excellence Charter KATHERINE RAMIREZ North Little Rock High School CARRE'LLA SADLER North Little Rock High School IOAN BROWN SANDERS North Little Rock High School OZARK AUTUMN PAIGE FLAHERTY Johnson County Westside High School PARAGOULD EMMA FARMER Marmaduke High School MICHALA ANN MCPHINK Paragould High School JACKSON CHANDLER PARKER Paragould High School MADISON SHEA ROBINSON Greene County Tech High School PARON JOHN MATTHEW HOWARD Joe T. Robinson High School PEA RIDGE HALLEY LASTER Pea Ridge High School ALEC ANDREW MEREDITH Pea Ridge High School PINE BLUFF MORGAN EDWARDS Watson Chapel High School A'DARIUS LEE Watson Chapel High School PINEVILLE KENLEE KAY KILLIAN Calico Rock High School PLUMERVILLE GARRETT R. HENDRIX Morrilton High School POWHATAN CREEDEN JAMES RICHEY Hillcrest High School RAVENDEN SPRINGS EMILY CHEYENNE LUFFMAN Sloan-Hendrix High School REYNO CHANDLER CONYERS Corning High School RISON JUSTIN JACOBS Rison High School MACY RATLIFF Rison High School ROGERS ALISHA AJAY CHATLANI Rogers High School MORGAN DIBASILIO Rogers Heritage High School SIDRA NADEEM Rogers New Technology High School NATHAN POWELL SKINNER Rogers High School ADAM RYSZARD SIWIEC Rogers Heritage High School ROSE BUD CARSON DAVID LUCENA Rose Bud High School ROYAL ANASTACIA GLASCO Mountain Pine High School RUSSELLVILLE KAYLEE FREEMAN Hector High School SEARCY JACKSON TANNER BENIGHT Searcy High School LAUREN ELIZABETH BROWN Searcy High School SHERIDAN LAINEY FAITH HILL Sheridan High School LOGAN JAMES INGRAM Sheridan High School SHERWOOD TIMOTHY NATHANIEL ESPEJO Sylvan Hills High School CHASE MARIE SWINTON Sylvan Hills High School SILOAM SPRINGS CHRISTINE NICOLE HONN Siloam Springs High School OLIVER MONROE REID Siloam Springs High School SMACKOVER ROBERT THOMAS DIXON Smackover High School KAYLEIGH AMANDA YEAGER Smackover High School SPRINGDALE EDUARDO AGUILAR Springdale High School SPRINGFIELD CAROLYN HOPE HOPKINS Morrilton High School STUTTGART MARY SALLAH JIA Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts TRUMANN ZACHARY DAVID BURCHFIELD Trumann High School WALNUT RIDGE DEVIN FOSTER SMITH Greene County Tech High School WARD JESSICA DAWN VAUGHN Cabot High School WHITE HALL JUSTIN ROBERT DADY White Hall High School WINSLOW JOSEPH ANDREW TAYLOR Lincoln High School WYNNE KYRA LIANE DOBSON Wynne High School JACKSON CHARLES GEORGE Wynne High School 2019 Arkansas Times Academic All-Stars Nominees

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GEHA - Starts with You from Jake Oleson on Vimeo.

Director's Cut

CLIENT: GEHA AGENCY: Merge VP CREATIVE: James Holden ART DIRECTOR: Josh Liotta COPYWRITER: Danny Cady ACCOUNTS: Andelyn Fernandez AGENCY PRODUCER: Jami Gettings CLIENT SERVICE: Kellie Bliss

PRODUCTION: 5to60 DIRECTOR: Jake Oleson EP: Nic Weinfeld HOP: Jack Rosman PRODUCER: Rich Salamone PM: Ryan Murray PC: Henry Reed 1ST AD: Ibrahim "HAM" Yilla 2ND AD: Knia Bonds

DP: David Vollrath 1ST AC: Dan Ranier 2ND AC: Richard Sanborn DIT: Alan Goldman STEADICAM: Tim Yoder CRANE TECH: Robert Sutton HEAD TECH: Joe Allegro

STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER: Elliot Liss DIGITECH: Donny Tu ASSISTANT: Artimio Black

GAFFER: Stewart Ebneter BEST ELECTRIC: David Irwin ELECTRIC: Anders Appelhof-lu KEY GRIP: Kevin Hamm BEST GRIP: Patrick Warren GRIP: Aaron Smith GRIP: Terry Donald

VTR: Shena Sabens SCRIPT SUPERVISOR: Ben Desseker

HAIR & MAKEUP: Jenny Lova HMU ASSISTANT: Robyn Cason HMU ASSISTANT: Chelsea Augustine HMU ASSISTANT: Chelsea Sitten SPFX MAKEUP: Stephanie Anderson WARDROBE STYLIST: Rebecca Weinberg WARDROBE ASST: Sicely Harris WARDROBE ASST: Elizabeth Kline-Bibal WARDROBE ASST: Averi Hutchins

PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Prissy Lee Montiel ART DIRECTOR: Hannah Greenwood ART ASSISTANT: Matt Sickmiller PROPMASTER: Tonya Hasswell SET DRESSER: Jonathan Purvis

LOCATION MANAGER: Matt Bender LOCATION SCOUT: Jack Cassity MEDIC/CCO: Sarah Cruz STUDIO TEACHER: Michelle Bohlen AD PA: Bryan Thorthan SETPA: Dillon Black SET PA / PASSVAN: Thomas Anderson SET PA / PASSVAN: Irvin Archago SETPA: Aisha Flowers TRUCK PA: Matthew Long CAMERA TRUCK PA: Dylan Snyder

CASTING: Big Picture Casting CASTING DIRECTOR: Rita Harrell + Jen Kelley STORYBOARD ARTIST: Tony Santo

CAST: Steve K Young, Ben Winters, Allegra Novikov, Vanessa Aranegui, Beth Scherr, Harper DeLeon, Kate Dailey, Angelie Simone, Stan Lackey, Kevin Barbaro, Andres Erickson, Paria Akbarshahi

POST: Darkwell POST PRODUCER: Sam Sandweiss EDIT: Matt Schaff FILMOUT: Colorlab SOUND DESIGN: Defacto SOUND DESIGNER: Nick Spradlin SOUND PRODUCER: Samantha Rinebold COMPOSER: Jon Sigsworth VOICE OVER ARTIST: Carin Gilfry VFX: Tim Hendrix COLOR: Dante Giani, Ethos

Special Thanks: Souki Mehdaoui, Karen Oleson

[thediaryofatheatrekid]

Casting Goals: Jekyll & Hyde

“Look behind the façade“

This was a scrapped Casting Goals for October, but I just read the source material Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and wow...

Michael Xavier as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde

Rachelle Ann Go as Lucy Harris

Nikki Renée Daniels as Emma Carew

Ben Crawford as John Utterson

Norm Lewis as Sir Danvers Carew

Michael Maliakel as Simon Stride (Jekyll u/s)

Antony Hansen as Lord Savage

Paul Schoeffler as Bishop of Basingstoke

Jayne Houdyshell as Lady Beaconsfield

Peter Polycarpou as Sir Archibald Proops

Frederico Silveira as General Lord Glossop

Adam Robert Lewis as Ensemble (Savage u/s, Bishop u/s, Archibald u/s)

Afra Hines as Ensemble

Anthony Ieradi as Ensemble (Jekyll u/s)

Betsy Struxness as Nellie/Ensemble

Dan'yelle Williamson as Ensemble (Lucy u/s)

Derrick Davis as Spider/Ensemble (Utterson u/s)

Ellyn Marie Marsh as Guinevere/Ensemble (Beaconsfield u/s)

Eric Anthony Lopez as Ensemble (Simon u/s, Danvers u/s, Glossop u/s)

Jordan Fox as Bissett/Minister/Ensemble (Simon u/s, Savage u/s)

Madison Alexander as Ensemble (Emma u/s, Beaconsfield u/s)

Matthew Dailey as Ensemble (Bishop u/s, Glossop u/s)

Or Schraiber as Ensemble

Sydney Parra as Ensemble (Lucy u/s)

Victor Wallace as Jekyll’s Father/Poole/Ensemble (Utterson u/s, Danvers u/s)

Bligh Voth as Swing

Cellen Chugg Jones as Swing (Archibald u/s)

Michael Di Liberto as Swing

Viveca Chow as Swing (Emma u/s)

Honorable Mentions: Anna O’Byrne as Emma Carew Grace Chapman as Ensemble (Emma u/s, Beaconsfield u/s) Jordan Donica as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde Ken Page as Sir Danvers Crew Lena Hall as Lucy Harris Monté J. Howell as John Utterson Sean MacLaughlin as Ensemble (Jekyll u/s) Veanne Cox as Lady Beaconsfield

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Sentai Shares Vinland Saga English Dub Preview, Reveals Full Cast

  Sentai Filmworks is preparing to release the Vinland Saga TV anime on home video, so it's time to take a look at the full English dub cast. The Blu-ray release of the complete first season is due out on August 31, and you can check out a sample along with a list of voice talent below.

    DIRECTORS

KYLE COLBY JONES, JOHN SWASEY

Assistant Director

Mike Haimoto

ADR Writers

Joel McCray, Kyle Colby Jones

    Thors

Jason Douglas

Askeladd

David Wald

Thorfinn

Mike Haimoto

Young Thorfinn

Shannon Emerick

Thorkell

Joe Daniels

Leif

John Swasey

Prince Canute

Josh Grelle

King Sweyn

Luis Galindo

Bjorn

Andrew Love

Ragnar

Rob Mungle

Floki

Jay Hickman

Atli

Ty Mahany

Torgrim

Orlanders Tao Jones

Willibald

Kyle Colby Jones

The Ear, Halfdan

John Gremillion

Gratianus

Chris Rager

Asser

Josh Morrison

Asgier

Blake Weir

Ylva

Olivia Swasey

Helga

Patricia Duran

Jabbathe

Greg Cote

Interpreter

Jim Johnson

Gorm

Chris Hutchison

Hordaland, Faxi

Alexis Tipton

Gunnar

Jeremy Gee

Anne

Jessica Boone

Father 

Kregg Dailey

Mother

Julie Oliver-Touchstone

Sister

Luci Christian

Olaf

Sean Patrick Judge

Lydia

Joanne Bonasso

Ari

Tyler Galindo

Mord

Antonio Lasanta

Snorre

Chelsea McCurdy

Magni

Gareth West

Hakon

Ry McKeand

Grim

Nathan Wilson

Mols

Michael Wronski

Narrator

Marty Fleck

    Additional Voices

  Jad Saxton

  Jovan Jackson

  Scott Gibbs

  Dave Harlan

  Shane Fennimore

  Shelley Calene-Black

  Skyler Sinclair

  Paul Locklear

  John Hallmark

  Jack Ivy

  Labraska Washington

  James Marler

  Courtland Johnson

  Patrick Marrero

  Conner Clifton

  Clay Thompson

  Ned Gayle

  Ryan Anthony

  Joel McCray

  Gabriel Regojo

  Bryson Baugus

  Elissa Cuellar

  Mark Mendehlsen

  Shannon Reed

  Matthew Rudd

  Blake Jackson

  Monica Rial

  Tiffany Grant

    At the same time, a different English dub has launched on Netflix in Japan. Coming from VSI Los Angeles, this one includes Laura Stahl as Thorfinn, Greg Chun as Thors, Frank Todaro as Leif, Kaiji Tang as Halfdan, Billy Kametz as Ari, Allegra Clark as Ylva, Patrick Seitz as Thorkell, Julia McIlvaine as Helga, and Ryan Bartley as Faxi, among others. 

  This information comes from a Reddit thread, but Crunchyroll News's Daryl Harding has confirmed its existence. 

  A second season was announced for Vinland Saga earlier this month. 

  Source: Sentai Filmworks

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.

By: Joseph Luster

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BioWare Blog update:

A Message From Mark Darrah

I have been at BioWare since the 90s. Back when CRPGs were considered a dead genre. Through the last 23 years, I have watched video games evolve and grow into a truly powerful communication medium. We are an important part of so many people’s lives. And BioWare has been a part of this journey. Though I remain confident in BioWare’s strength and continued place in this conversation, I have decided to retire from my position at BioWare.

This has been a very difficult decision for me. The team of amazing developers on Dragon Age, make my life fuller and better. They have taught me so much. But the strength of the team is also what makes this possible. I know that Dragon Age won’t just survive without me, it will thrive.

BioWare has always been about telling emotional stories through characters. We have wandered away from this central guiding pillar at times, but I am confident that the next Dragon Age will show that we remain committed to this kind of game. We will have a lot to show you.

This year has been transformative to the way we do everything. The way we work, the way we socialize; these are things that have changed. Some of these changes are temporary but others will remain forever. I believe that this gives us an opportunity to bring in new voices. To reimagine how we work. To strengthen how we tell stories.

Dragon Age will be in good hands. Christian Dailey will be moving into the Executive Producer role. Christian Dailey is a strong leader and will provide great insight into the rest of the Dragon Age leadership who remain. This is a team that includes people with decades of experience at BioWare. I am confident that, together, this is the team that can make this Dragon Age the best one yet.

Matthew Goldman remains the Creative Director. He has been on Dragon Age since the early days of Dragon Age: Origins. Like me, he has been involved in the franchise as it has changed over the years. He has a deep understanding of what it has been and what it has the potential to be.

Mass Effect too has an exciting future. I won’t say too much but I am impressed by the growth of Mike Gamble and I am looking forward to all that franchise will do under his leadership

Likely you are reading this entry after reading a similar one from Casey Hudson. If not, surprise! He is also announcing his retirement today. Casey has taught me a lot of things over the years, especially since his return three years ago. I look forward to seeing what he does next.

This has been a long and exciting journey. I am incredibly grateful to Ray and Greg for taking a chance on a new graduate back in the earliest days of BioWare. I have done my best to live up to the values that they set in those early days. Values I think still flow through the (now virtual) halls of BioWare.

More than anything I am thankful for the ability to have touched so many lives. To have given people a chance to explore themselves through our games. I like to think I have helped make some of your lives a little better. I hope I’m right. I don’t know what’s next for me, but I’m excited to find out. Just as I’m excited to find out what Dragon Age now becomes.

Thank you, Mark Darrah [source]

BioWare’s statement

Casey Hudson’s statement