Blocking

     Not long after that last post, my Mom put a blocking extension on my main browser.  I blocked an old website I've wanted out of my life for years, Twitter, Toho Kingdom for becoming obnoxious and mean-spirited and too much a "critic's website," Entertainment Earth for tempting me with various products and, for a day or two, Amazon.com and YouTube, stopping when I realized I missed my better voice acting playlist and I still wanted to check on my upcoming orders.  I sometimes pause it to check Dawn M. Bennett, Sarah McKnight and Tara Platt on Twitter, but only for 10-15 minutes at a time and, honestly, they don't seem to have much to say that I'm interested in anymore.  I can easily see myself forgetting Twitter in a matter of weeks due to the extra step for it now, and I am honestly fine with that since most of the website seems run by Trump supporters who deliberately avoid any sort of truth unless it supports their worldview.  I honestly considered blocking YouTube again when I saw 3 Trump ads on one of my Classic Rock playlists, but there were none on my recent voice actor playlist, and it seems those ads are going down, so I think I'm fine.

 

    My big next step is to begin a routine to go outside daily to some place, just walk, whether it's a walk around the block, a designated walk to somewhere, or merely meandering, the idea is to not be in the apartment and clean it while I am there.  It should be fine, I'm just hopeful I won't run into somebody who will try to beat me up for cash.  This Saturday, I have a ticket to an Ozzy Tribute concert called "Blizzard" at the Shakedown, and yes, their name does mean they focus on the Randy Rhoads era.  Just this week, Ozzy's solo career was announced to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (about time), a great addition, and with Judas Priest and Black Sabbath, one of my three favorite metal acts to get in.  This Monday I'm going to Seattle to see the Mariners play the Braves.  The pitchers have not been decided yet, but schedule suggests it'll be Bryce Miller vs. Max Fried, so likely either a low-scoring game or a Braves blowout. 

 

    My new voice acting playlist is called "Great Voice Actors/Great Voice Acting" and starts with 6 videos of Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt in the real world, sometimes Yuri acting as Yosuke with Erin Fitzgerald, their TEDx talk, their trip to the British Isles, their rap song and their favorite Spider-Man costumes.  The next 3 all feature Laura Bailey as Rise Kujikawa, then we hand it off to Tara Platt as Elizabeth, then two with Tara Platt as Mitsuru before showcasing Tara Platt as Edelgard in her same-gender relationship with Byleth.  We then have Tara Platt as the Junon Commander in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth before 2 short videos of Dawn M. Bennett as Aigis.  There's then 2 videos of Dawn M. Bennett as Nabbit, then her as Shez talking to Lysithea, followed by her introductory scene as Amalia in Unicorn Overlord.  Yes, that's why the game's on my Birthday List, but also, a lot of people like the game and other characters and this is the own that features the most interesting Dawn M. Bennett character on Switch.  The next is the last Dawn M. Bennett video as over-the-top villain Twizzly Gummy Cookie, then we have three videos of Abby Trott as Annette; singing, her relationship with Lysithea and her relationship with Caspar.  Xanthe Huynh is next, making chocolates with Anime Impulse as Haru, playing Marianne and becoming Bernadetta's friend and Haru driving like a maniac and almost killing Matthew Mercer.  We finish with 5 Edelgard support conversations that humanize the character, learning about religion from Manuela, being a "big sister" watching her "little sister" come into her own with Petra, bonding over gardening with Bernadetta and becoming a new big sister to Madeline in Engage.  I am proud of this playlist and it can be accessed at this URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPWtMe7zpddrlldmwz_YaChT3Zfb8g6S 

 

    I recently hit modern years in my BlueSky post numbers and shared a ton of playlists there.

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2cd4Udam4iMKMvDo8FlPbf?si=b4a57944c0b646ae  1960s

 

 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DOg6NxssiP1KYUjCSJ2fv?si=96fc4bf92dff486d 1973

 

 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nt7TyIypJuaBXdobW6SrK?si=384fd7dc4ee94946 1974

 

 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5dDt9T6U1UOgXRTgxrS9Qe?si=fb848dbf75b1405e 1975

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2jYrCIKxEldG17jNJIhIVS?si=75695d0ad77c47d0 1977

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5eRNwjCWpwQxMZiU3VerPA?si=2679756ae4c3480f 1980

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5vEmaEPzrvDpmJwkagwMUt?si=143e29033ebc4e07 1981

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6AaThlWabVMo4zC93DrA97?si=f46ee5c77028484f 1986/1987, Brother and Sister-in-law's big hits

 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPWtMe7zpdfb_hjvAlFRO8SceHCSpJue 1989

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Xa81FPmcij6QYWaxJXG5e?si=de126992381e41fa 1991/1992

 

 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPWtMe7zpdeQtf0F5dpX_61OLX1F1Wh7 2019

 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPWtMe7zpddsZrwUKISybmx-oZytY0aJ 2022

 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPWtMe7zpdda6Qf2jBoerjeTpSSLKSqz 2023

 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/56ZI2AksIy6mb4mnztMVGv?si=fc635af61c094c3f  2024

 

I am finding when you disconnect as I have, you learn you're over-stressed and the Republicans are mostly a nuisance.  You do have fears they'll win, but you have more hope people will be smarter given what's already happened.  I need to stay away from the "3 squared =6" memes and the YouTube front page of people blasting out their random opinions like they've discovered the missing book of the Bible that explains exactly how and when Jesus will return and Armageddon will take place...about guitar manufacturers.  This is what has caused me to believe people are generally stupid and will destroy rather than aid and help the hurting.

April 18th Thoughts

 

I've been on perfectionist overdrive on my mind/completely terrified because billionaires/CEOs/Politicians have been showing for the last year and a half how ruthless they are and how many yes-men they have who will willingly walk off a cliff for them. It makes me want to just stay in telling Tara Platt "Edelgard helped in 2020/you are best Mom (she plays Sailor Moon’s Mom, Blake’s Mom and is a Mom in real life)," the Edelgard/Byleth relationship, Laura Bailey as Rise Kujikawa, Yuri Lowenthal giving me advice with neighbors, chatting with Dawn M. Bennett about Nabbit, Shin Ultraman, Chris Hackney in Ultraman and Zelda and Matthew Mercer should be every end boss, Xanthe Huynh making chocolate and being Bernadetta’s best friend and Abby Trott and Ben Diskin playing cute couples, Abby saying "sweet treats I can't wait to eats" and maybe meeting her at Washington State Summer Con. I wanted to show that with the voice acting playlist this World Voice Day.  I don’t know if I did, I feel it got bogged down with half-hour videos of Social Links and videos of things that had nothing to do with that.  Still, though, I’m glad I made it and I don’t want to shave it down to that just yet, I feel it can help someone as is, creating warm feelings and help them through something bad they’re going through.  I don’t like to delete things off the internet unless they were created in hate for this reason.

 

I finally created my “Favorites of 2024” in Spotify, I’ve not been using the app that much this year because I’ve been just so terrified about impermanence and leaving a mark.  What does it mean if this app says you did all these things if you didn’t import your old music to iTunes and didn’t get it to 20 plays?  What if vice versa?  What does anything mean?  Our lives are becoming measured by data and trusted by computers, rather than our brains and hearts, and computers can be tricked.  I’ve seen AI imagery of women with three legs and it got more likes than people pointing out that was weird.

 

I’ve tried diving into the Power Rangers tabletop RPG, customizing it with bios of my favorite monsters (because I don’t have the rulebook to do the allies, zords and Rangers yet) and it’s honestly been fine so long as I don’t try to be a perfectionist about it.  Honestly, I feel I need to be a player in a campaign to understand it before I can fully customize it, but I think people would be glad I’m showing interest in taking it to “House Rules” level and including Ninja Storm, which often feels ignored and overshadowed.

 

Tonight, both Taylor Swift and Pearl Jam are releasing albums.  I want to get at least some of Taylor Swift’s album because she is a good person and inspirational to a bisexual Christian I ran with on Twitter before I could only stand the voice actors there and all of Pearl Jam’s because Eddie Vedder can’t stand Trump and the band is the Pride of Seattle.  Other upcoming albums I’m looking forward to are Lee Aaron’s covers album (which promises Heart, Alice Cooper, Fleetwood Mac and Jet), Slash (a blues album with Demi Lovato, Paul Rodgers and Gary Clark Jr.), Bear McCreary (a concept album featuring his brother, Serj Tankian, Slash and Joe Satriani), Bon Jovi and Black Country Communion.  Great albums thus far this year include Artimus Pyle Band, Judas Priest, Ariana Grande, Beyonce and Zakk Sabbath.

 

I want to leave you with this thought.  Do you think the billionaires, CEOs and Politicians are aware for the last year and a half, they've been conveying the message there's 500 of them, 200,000,000 of us, but they're humans with access to fumigators and we're insects and they're willing to bet they can survive off just 100 of us contributing to the economy so long as those 100 are mindless yes-men?  Because they sure are acting like genocide to that degree is on the table.

D20 Power Rangers Monsters WIP Part 2

     A second batch of 4 Power Rangers Monsters (technically, one only appeared on Super Sentai) written in the style of the Finster's Monster-Matic Cookbook for the Power Rangers TTRPG.

Yuki-Onna

Snow Princess Yokai, can turn opponents into Snowmen and create blizzards.  Has freezing breath and can summon snowmen minions (latter only in giant form).

Enemy

 

Normal

Threat Level: 9

Size: Normal

Health: 10

Movement: 30 ft. ground, 40 ft. teleport

Strength: 9

Speed: 10

Smarts: 8

Social: 5

Toughness: 13

Evasion: 13

Willpower: 16

Cleverness: 18

 

Skills:

 

Perks:

Immune to cold and water-based attacks: Any cold-and-water based attacks will heal Yuki-Onna for the damage they would’ve done.

Teleport: Yuki-Onna can teleport 40 feet on the battlefield.

Weather Control: Yuki-Onna can lower the temperature to 32 F/ 0 C and make it snow, increasing her strength and health by one d12 roll each.

 

Attacks:

Ice Breath: Yuki-Onna shoots cold at her opponent, damaging them.

Snowman transformation: Yuki-Onna blasts an opponent, if d20 roll is 12 or higher, opponent is a snowman for the rest of the battle.

 

Powers:

Teleport: See perk

Weather Control: See perk

 

Equipment:

Mandala: Weapon which can also shoot ice beam.

 

Hang-up:

Weakness to fire: Any fire attack does double-damage to Yuki-Onna.

 

Grown:

Threat Level: 11

Size: Towering

Health: 14

Movement: 40 ft. ground, 100 ft. teleport

Strength: 11

Speed: 12

Smarts: 8

Social: 5

Toughness: 15

Evasion: 15

Willpower: 16

Cleverness: 18

 

Skills:

 

Perks:

Immune to cold and water-based attacks: Any cold-and-water based attacks will heal Yuki-Onna for the damage they would’ve done.

Teleport: Yuki-Onna can teleport 40 feet on the battlefield.

Weather Control: Yuki-Onna can lower the temperature to 32 F/ 0 C and make it snow, increasing her strength and health by one d12 roll each.

 

Attacks:

Ice Breath: Yuki-Onna can damage the opponent with a cold blast of ice from her mouth

Snowman summon: Yuki-Onna can summon two towering snowmen to help her fight.

Snowballs: Yuki-Onna and the snowmen can freeze their opponents with a snowball barrage.  Takes fire attack to undo.

 

Powers:

Snowman summon: See attack

Teleport: See perk

Weather Control: See Perk

 

Equipment:

None

 

Hang-up:

Weakness to fire: All fire-based attacks do double-damage to Yuki-Onna.

 

 

Beevil:

 

Normal

Threat Level: 9

Size: Normal

Health: 10

Movement: 40 ft. ground

Strength: 11

Speed: 11

Smarts: 8

Social: 5

Toughness: 20

Evasion: 20

Willpower: 16

Cleverness: 13

 

Skills:

 

Perks:

Ninja Teleport: Beevil can teleport within 60 feet on the ground and up buildings.

Enhanced Block ability: For every blow on Beevil, roll a d12.  If 8 or above, she has blocked and takes no damage.

Staff: Beevil is proficient with a staff, capable of outdueling opponents with her bladed staff.  Roll a d20 for every attack on her, if 17 or higher, she has successfully parried.

 

Attacks:

Ninjutsu Explosion: Beevil can generate explosions on the opponent.

Electric Jolt: Beevil can also fire electricity from her hands, injuring her opponent.

Unarmed combat:

 

Powers:

Teleportation: See Perk

Enhanced Martial Arts: See Perks

 

Equipment:

Staff: See Perk

 

Hang-up:

Quick energy drain: For every turn on the battlefield, Beevil loses two HP unless Marah is present.

 

Grown:

Threat Level: 10

Size: Towering

Health: 12

Movement: 60 ft ground, 100 ft teleport

Strength: 13

Speed: 14

Smarts: 8

Social: 5

Toughness: 24

Evasion: 24

Willpower: 16

Cleverness: 13

 

Skills:

 

Perks:

Ninja Teleport: Beevil can teleport within 100 feet on the ground.

Enhanced Block ability: For every blow on Beevil, roll a d12.  If 8 or above, she has blocked and takes no damage.

 

Attacks:

Ninjutsu Explosion: Beevil can generate explosions on the opponent.

Electric Jolt: Beevil can also fire electricity from her hands, injuring her opponent.

Unarmed combat:

 

Powers:

Teleportation: See Perk

Enhanced Martial Arts: See Perks

 

Equipment:

None

 

Hang-up:

Quick energy drain: For every turn on the battlefield, Beevil loses two HP.

 

 

 

 

Marah:

 

Normal

Threat Level: 9

Size: Normal

Health: 20

Movement: 40 ft. ground, 15 ft. teleport

Strength: 8

Speed: 12

Smarts: 6

Social: 8

Toughness: 9

Evasion: 27

Willpower: 13

Cleverness: 12

 

Skills:

 

Perks:

Ninja Teleport: Marah can teleport around the battlefield, 15 feet at a time.

Costume Shift: Marah can change her outfit and some of her appearance at will.

 

Attacks:

Ninjutsu Explosion Art: Marah can randomly generate powerful explosions within a 20-foot radius of her position.

Spear: Marah is equipped with a spear she is proficient with.

PDA: Marah can make Marah-allied Monsters grow or summon dual katanas for her to wield or teleport out of the battlefield without notice.

 

Powers:

Teleportation: See Perk

 

Equipment:

Spear: See Attack

PDA: See Attack

Dual Katanas: Summoned by the PDA, will enhance movement to 50 feet and increase damage

Marahzord: If Marah makes the monster grow or is on the Ranger’s side when the zord battle begins, she may jump into the Marahzord and pilot it against the foe of her choosing.

 

Hang-ups:

Old Friends: Will become unwilling to fight if Dustin or Tori are in the battle and may switch sides to the Rangers’ side.

Not the brightest: Marah is superficial and not the most intelligent, as such, her plan of attack will tend to have gaping, easily exploitable holes in it.

Histrionic: Marah tends to overreact to any attack to her, specifically, with high-pitched screaming, flailing arms and general panic.

 

 

 

 

Marahzord:

 

Grown:

Threat Level: 11

Size: Towering

Health: 15

Movement: 50 ft. ground

Strength: 15

Speed: 15

Smarts: 3

Social: 8

Toughness: 27

Evasion: 25

Willpower: 12

Cleverness: 10

 

Skills:

 

Perks:

Light Construction: Due to its body type and construction, the Marahzord is quick and gets +4 in initiative per round.

 

Attacks:

Laser forehead: The Marahzord fires a laser pulse from its forehead, damaging all foes within 100 feet of the Marahzord.

Dual staves:  The Marahzord has a staff in each hand, delivering attacks with both hands.

Round Kick/Jump Kick: The Marahzord is nimble and can perform potent kicks.

 

Powers:

Exceptional speed: The Marahzord is 1.5x faster than the fastest zord or monster in combat after the first turn and only increases speed, going earlier in turn order, if possible, each round.

Marah morals: The Marahzord’s alliance depends on who Marah is allied with in the battle, the monsters or the Rangers.  She will typically only side with the Rangers if Dustin and/or Tori are present, but it’s not a hard and fast rule.

 

Equipment:

Double staves: See attack.

 

Hang-up:

Old Friends: Will become unwilling to fight if Dustin or Tori are in the battle and may switch sides to the Rangers’ side.

Not the brightest: Marah is superficial and not the most intelligent, as such, her plan of attack will tend to have gaping, easily exploitable holes in it.

Histrionic: Marah tends to overreact to any attack to her, specifically, with high-pitched screaming, flailing arms and general panic.