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UnFurled North Episode -01 - With the main UnFurled cast stuck on hiatus, a group of fuzzies from up north take up the call to say things over the internet. Welcome back Levithan Redwing and welcome anew Rei Vagan and Phreddy Fox, who all think they are ready to take on the [...]

A tactical card game inspired by classic Japanese RPGs…

Note: This is an older post that I’ve updated with new information. FYI. Apologies if there are minor inconsistencies, please review the kickstarter itself for the latest!

Terrene Odyssey

Kickstarter ending 8/21/14

It’s been just over a year since game designer Chris Solis launched Terreria Tactics, Terrene Odyssey’s first incarnation. Now the tactical fantasy card game is back, with a leaner plan, pocket-sized price points, and a strong showing on day one. And it’s still a great game.

Here’s the principle, one that’s going to be familiar to fans of the early Final Fantasy and Ultima-type games: everything comes down to how you build your party, so your winning plan begins on turn zero. Each player (and the game seats two to four) builds a tight four-member party, equipping each member with an item or a command card. Round it out with a location that subtly affects how your characters spend actions and evolve (the same party might play differently based in a ruined city, windy plateau, or fish-market). Bam, you’re ready for your first skirmish.

Just on the surface, there’s a lot to like. First and foremost, the art of Terrene Odyssey is pretty darn cool, particularly for fans of dragons and raptors. You can take a look at Terrene’s Deviant Art gallery or art lead Megan “Megillakitty” Cheever’s FA page for a few more glimpses of the world. It’s not just lizards and birds of course, there’s also humans, aliens, golems, robots, and extradimensional weirdness. But they’re really good dragons.

The game’s rules strongly emphasize player agency (strategic play) over chance. You can get a good look at them on the team’s youtube channel, or just dig straight into the rulebooks–but really, the videos are a better friendly guided tour, whisking you through game play basics, the ten character classes/types, card types, and some advanced concepts to shake the game up–I particularly like the “supply” mechanic, where as game play moves forward, you start with four one-supply-point proles, then advance toward competent “adventurer” type characters that have a modest array of abilities, and finally, three-point “end boss” characters, giving a real sense of an epic, monster-stomp showdown.

The new product structure is built around two sets of two card selections, built within a broad theme–the forces of one of four powerful nobles. Each package has enough variety to build a few different parties and decks, so you’re able to get quickly into play, but can still pick and choose and build to an initial strategy. The price of $20 for one of these two base game packages is pretty much on par with non-collectable card games–maybe a bit easier on the pocketbook than other games of this complexity.

However.

However, those crazy people that crave, nay, live for, completion will want to get the reasonably priced, grand guignol Big Box package, which has six different “vs” decks, a dozen dozen supplemental cards, and a few other bells and whistles. While I love the shopping cart pricing of the smaller packages, clearly, the completionists are winning this round.

It’s been fun to see this project evolve, to see how the crowdfunding approach has shaped the final vision of the Terrene/Terreria. Originally Solis led with some low-price tchoctchkes that really didn’t dip into the game itself, marketing swag instead of the complete package. The cards themselves started at $40, which was maybe a little high for casual interest. This is a strong medium between them, a playable game at low levels–and furries can get JUST the dragons and birds, and take a pass on all those humans. Even the messaging changed, a little less tactics and a little more story, from a hopeful “about the creator” video with extended examples clocking in at well over five minutes to a concise, 1:40 elevator speech that jumps immediately into the meat of the game.
Anyway, do check out the Kickstarter page, and the videos. If you’re on the fence about this project, check out the print-and-play that’s got a whole bunch of sample cards and rules, enough to get a real sense for how a scenario might play out. Or do what I do, look at the pretty pictures and wait for that darn release date.

Note: Images used above are included to promote the work of crowdfunding artists, and are owned by the original creator. And special thanks to Megan Cheever for “Gold Plz,” the illustration for this post.

Enter the Dragon (and Bird): Terrene Odyssey

Down a host, but back from a con! Lots of stories from AnthroCon and plenty of insane news to boot. While the content was shifted around in schedule, this episode turned out pretty good. :3

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Anthrocon 2014

News:

• ‘Kaze, Ghost Warrior’ released for free; new series to be introduced at Anthrocon 2014 by GreenReaper 
• Animals experience a full range of emotions, according to new research
• If Even One Person Believes Steven Spielberg Killed A Dino, It’s Too Many
• Ohio man arrested for having sex with inflatable raft for third time in three years
• Gay Teacher Files Sex Discrimination Claim Against Georgia School
• Christian Anti-Masturbation Group’s Mascot Arrested For Public Masturbation

Emails

• Glitchy-Equinox – “To fayroe the questionably blue fox, and paradox wolf… And any guests”
• Hashna – “The Great Fursuit Challenge”
• Faker – “Great, now I’m Geocaching”
• Solar Powered Pegasus – “Swords…”
• Saucy Fox – “Everything is horrible and I feel broken”
• UncleNoob – “FurCast”

 

FC-171 Anti-Fappy - Down a host, but back from a con! Lots of stories from AnthroCon and plenty of insane news to boot. While the content was shifted around in schedule, this episode turned out pretty good. :3

Down a host, but back from a con! Lots of stories from AnthroCon and plenty of insane news to boot. While the content was shifted around in schedule, this episode turned out pretty good. :3

Download MP3

Watch Video Convention Review:

Anthrocon 2014

News:

• ‘Kaze, Ghost Warrior’ released for free; new series to be introduced at Anthrocon 2014 by GreenReaper 
• Animals experience a full range of emotions, according to new research
• If Even One Person Believes Steven Spielberg Killed A Dino, It’s Too Many
• Ohio man arrested for having sex with inflatable raft for third time in three years
• Gay Teacher Files Sex Discrimination Claim Against Georgia School
• Christian Anti-Masturbation Group’s Mascot Arrested For Public Masturbation

Emails

• Glitchy-Equinox – “To fayroe the questionably blue fox, and paradox wolf… And any guests”
• Hashna – “The Great Fursuit Challenge”
• Faker – “Great, now I’m Geocaching”
• Solar Powered Pegasus – “Swords…”
• Saucy Fox – “Everything is horrible and I feel broken”
• UncleNoob – “FurCast”

 

FC-171 Anti-Fappy - Down a host, but back from a con! Lots of stories from AnthroCon and plenty of insane news to boot. While the content was shifted around in schedule, this episode turned out pretty good. :3

Down a host, but back from a con! Lots of stories from AnthroCon and plenty of insane news to boot. While the content was shifted around in schedule, this episode turned out pretty good. :3

Download MP3

Watch Video Convention Review:

Anthrocon 2014

News:

• ‘Kaze, Ghost Warrior’ released for free; new series to be introduced at Anthrocon 2014 by GreenReaper 
• Animals experience a full range of emotions, according to new research
• If Even One Person Believes Steven Spielberg Killed A Dino, It’s Too Many
• Ohio man arrested for having sex with inflatable raft for third time in three years
• Gay Teacher Files Sex Discrimination Claim Against Georgia School
• Christian Anti-Masturbation Group’s Mascot Arrested For Public Masturbation

Emails

• Glitchy-Equinox – “To fayroe the questionably blue fox, and paradox wolf… And any guests”
• Hashna – “The Great Fursuit Challenge”
• Faker – “Great, now I’m Geocaching”
• Solar Powered Pegasus – “Swords…”
• Saucy Fox – “Everything is horrible and I feel broken”
• UncleNoob – “FurCast”

 

[Live] Anti-Fappy - Down a host, but back from a con! Lots of stories from AnthroCon and plenty of insane news to boot. While the content was shifted around in schedule, this episode turned out pretty good. :3

Down a host, but back from a con! Lots of stories from AnthroCon and plenty of insane news to boot. While the content was shifted around in schedule, this episode turned out pretty good. :3

Download MP3

Watch Video Convention Review:

Anthrocon 2014

News:

• ‘Kaze, Ghost Warrior’ released for free; new series to be introduced at Anthrocon 2014 by GreenReaper 
• Animals experience a full range of emotions, according to new research
• If Even One Person Believes Steven Spielberg Killed A Dino, It’s Too Many
• Ohio man arrested for having sex with inflatable raft for third time in three years
• Gay Teacher Files Sex Discrimination Claim Against Georgia School
• Christian Anti-Masturbation Group’s Mascot Arrested For Public Masturbation

Emails

• Glitchy-Equinox – “To fayroe the questionably blue fox, and paradox wolf… And any guests”
• Hashna – “The Great Fursuit Challenge”
• Faker – “Great, now I’m Geocaching”
• Solar Powered Pegasus – “Swords…”
• Saucy Fox – “Everything is horrible and I feel broken”
• UncleNoob – “FurCast”

 

FC-171 Anti-Fappy - Down a host, but back from a con! Lots of stories from AnthroCon and plenty of insane news to boot. While the content was shifted around in schedule, this episode turned out pretty good. :3

Hi. This is my first post on reddit and on r/furry for that matter. I've lurked for quite a while and would like to share some headcanons and theories on furries and a plausible history of the species.

1. Humans and furries(general) have a common ancestor

C.A.- homo instabilus

Notes- it is the name for the common ancestor. It is a branch of humanity that mutated faster then humans as a whole. A protein mutation causes the body to adapt to an area faster and develop animal-like traits depending on the reigon. This is the earth common ancestor. This branch only encompases natural earth species.

1. Alien furs have a natural affinity toward dark matter/energy manipulation. It was taught to earthen furs, effecting biology. Those who learn "magic" gradually get effected by it. Bio-luminecence is the effect. It often effects the eyes first, causing them to glow and/or change color. Next is the fur, etching flowing patterns of discoloration. Extreme cases effect the skin. Most colors are neon-like with no adverse effect on the person (note: this effect is permenant!).

2. Furs of mythos origin (dragons, gryphons, etc.) happen thru natural selection and/or gene mutation.

3. All furs have a human-hybrid brain. Despite an animals natural brain size, a furs brain is effective enough to give it the same processing power of humans.

4. Humans with slight animal characteristic have a furry past. Most likely, through a couple generations, a gene mutation to the developing embryo.

5. Extreme mutation is caused by isolation (ie, ocean patterns, shifting colors, etc).

6. Avian furs stem from mountian reigons, scalies from swamp and desert, and others from plains and forests (excluding land-based mountian, desert, and swamp animals).

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I'm a straight male wolf looking for some RP buddies. The RP can be anything not just sexual. Send me a message on KiK if you're interested, or message me for other means.

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Do any of you wear collars around just like casually? How do people react to them? I'm thinking about buying one on etsy but I really dont want people thinking im into bdsm or something haha :3

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CommissionShark is a work in progress commission marketplace for artists and buyers alike. Our primary goal is to provide a stable, intuitive environment where artists and buyers can collaborate to create awesome pieces of art. We're in the early stages, but you can find out a bit more on our blog and our forum.

We'd love to answer your questions about the project, what you'd like to see, and how we'll be supporting the furry artistic community!

So ask us anything!

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We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: Anthropomorphics means anthropomorphic anything. To that end, witness this… Monster Motors. “The once-quiet town of Transylvania, Kentucky is under attack from Cadillacula, an evil vampire-car that sucks the gas out of other vehicles! The more victims he claims, the more powerful he gets. Genius mechanic Vic Frankenstein has a solution: Build a monster to fight a monster. Vic and his android assistant iGOR (interactive Garage Operations Robot) assemble a giant truck from the pieces of the town’s fallen vehicles. Frankenride is born, and the battle between good and evil hits the road!” You heard it here, folks. The Monster Motors full-color one-shot from IDW (written by Brian Lynch and illustrated by Nick Roche) comes to comic shops later this month. Check it out at Previews World.

image c. 2014 IDW Publishing

Roo and Tugs made it into the studio to get you something new - don't worry! We're going to get back on schedule! We also emptied out the mailbag while discussing the furry news of the day. This episode is the sequel to our previous Lost Episode....so buckle up and hold on!



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Music & Breaks

Opening theme: Fredrik Miller– Cloud Fields (Radio Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. Used with permission.  (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Space News Music: Fredrik Miller – Orbit. USA: Bandcamp, 2013. Used with permission. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Closing: Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Chill Out Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. Used with permission. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)

Next episode: Public Service & Military Furs. Do you do good for others? Know someone who works in an ambulance, emergency room, or the military? Do you? Let us know! We want to recognize you! Send your emails by July 18, 2014! S3 – Episode 21: The Lost Episode II - Roo and Tugs made it into the studio to get you something new - don't worry! We're going to get back on schedule! We also emptied out the mailbag while discussing the furry news of the day. This episode is the sequel

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Papabear,

I am gay & no one knows. I have not come out to anyone. I wish I was straight like a normal person every single day; it drives me crazy for being like this. I just want to be normal & love girls, enjoy the normal stuff in life. 

So my story is about this guy I first saw with one of my good friends 3 or 4 years back & I thought he was cute and that’s all. We didn’t talk much; slowly I got to know him more & I suddenly had this crush on him, which was normal, and I could handle it cause I knew he is straight. Few months down he left for his college.

But now he is back after 1 year and it still stayed normal with him; then he started calling me to hangout (not alone, with other friends, too) and texting me; more & more we hang out I noticed few things like he looks at me every time. If bunch of us go out to grab some drinks he would sit next to me or on the opposite side of me and I can see he looks at me from the corner of my eye & if I look at him he would look away, even if we are standing out he would come stand next to me. I have tried to sit so close to him that our hands or legs just touch little and he wouldn't move away. In all this he talks about hot girls and says “Look at that ass.” I know he has dated a few girls, which lasts only few months. I know he is very much straight & I also know he had sex recently. 

The problem is I text him now all the time. He does it, too, but his replies are like he is being safe and wont express much. He agrees to go watch movies, have dinner alone just the two of us. All this made me fall for him and its driving me crazy. When he speaks to girls or guys I get so jealous it gets me stressed. I if I didn’t know where he is I think he is with someone and I get stressed again. But I know there is no future in this, but just when I try to like move on I catch him staring at me. I look at him, he looks away. Sometimes he looks at me many times I even lose count. At times I look at him and he catches me. I just smile back and look away. If I get close to any other guy/girl jokingly he does react like he is irritated. Out of the blue he will just call me just to talk for long time not hours yet! Once he even kissed me on the cheeks when he was drunk, which we never spoke about it cause its normal I guess. Our friends say “You guys are always together,” but his reaction is nothing but a smile. 

So after all this I think about him every day when I wake up, when I sleep, when I eat, everything I do I think about him. So what do I do now from here? I am not gonna tell him I am gay; that’s just not possible. Where do I go from here? I have tried so much for some reaction but that kiss from him was the only happy part. Or am I just thinking too much and he is just being a very good friend?

Kevin B (26, United Arab Emirates)

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Dear Kevin,

You likely know this, but for the benefit of my readers I will quickly state that in the United Arab Emirates it is against the law to have a same-sex relationship—not just marriage, but relationship, period. If you are caught having a homosexual relationship, the punishment can be 10 or more years in prison. Punishment can be as strict as deportation (applies mostly to gay foreigners) or, in the case of consensual sodomy, even the death penalty.

Given this, it is no wonder that gay people in the UAE would be extremely nervous to show their affections to one another, especially in public. Just the fact that your friends are beginning to notice that you two hang out together a lot might make both of you a bit anxious.

It is unfortunate that you live in such a hostile environment. The ideal solution would be for you to move to a country that is more accepting of you, such as the Netherlands. Chances are this is not a very feasible option for you, however; but, if it is, it would be recommended. Many cultures in the Middle East, Africa, and elsewhere make it damn near impossible for the LGBT community to be themselves. Even in the United States, you have to live in a more liberal area like I do (southern California) than in other areas like Michigan or Georgia (interestingly, Minneapolis, Minnesota, is actually a gay-friendly community).

Anyway, back to your crush. My instinct tells me that your instinct is probably correct. He probably does like you but is terrified to say so, just as you are terrified to come out of the closet. Who wouldn’t be? His bragging about his sexual exploits with women are done loudly because he wants to assure everyone that he is straight. 

Having never lived in a country where I could be thrown in prison simply for loving someone, I honestly do not know how to advise you. If you were in a more liberal-minded nation, I would tell you to go ahead and tell the other guy that you have feelings for him and let the cards fall where they may. However, if you did so in the UAE, you might scare him off, or, worse, get the two of you into trouble.

For your own safety, I would have to advise you two to just behave as friends. It makes me sad to have to say that, but unless you can get your butts out of that country—or the UAE suddenly changes its homophobic laws (unlikely in any Islamic state, since the Qur’an is very clear that homosexuality is against God’s laws)—you are rather stuck. I would hate to see you go to prison. I shudder to think what might happen to you there.

I’m very sorry for your situation. My advice is to keep your relationship platonic or, if there is any chance at all, find a way to move to another country.

Hugs,

Papabear

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