COMIC COVER OF THE WEEK
A gloriously armoured Wondy lost in thoughts beyond our mortal ken. By Jenny Frison. Simply angelic.
SONGS OF THE WEEK
* "Naeme Veel" by Sadu (Estonia) - change of pace for the normally high-energy outfit.
* "Jaapahan" by JVG (Finland) - bounced off this a year ago, but I've realised I was wrong. In fact, I'll go so far as to say it could be mentioned in the same breath as their "Liike On Laake".
* "Feelings" by Ailee Band (Korea) - promising debut from the veteran singer plus new crew. Tight band and her voice remains fantastic. See also their live cover of Choi Baek-Ho's "Run".
* "Yuzutsu" by Radwimps (Japan) - another hit to the feels by the group with the all-time best name. Falsetto bit is great.
* "Montagem Nada Tropica" by Eternxlkz (Kazakhstan) - A year late to this festa as well. Stupidly catchy Brazilian phonk. Love it.
* "Blue Season" by Jeon Seyeon (Korea) - Not to be confused with Jeon S-O-yeon! Second promising debut in this list. Sweet, interesting, uplifting vibe.
RANDOM TRPG REMINISCENCE OF THE WEEK
MD was DM-ing at a sleepover. Our characters were low level - minimal abilities and resources. We had to cross a guarded bridge to reach a privileged inner district of the city on an urgent mission. Except...nothing we did or said would convince the guards to allow us passage. Lies, bribes, threats and sneakiness all failed. And the scenario was designed such that there were no feasible alternative routes at our level. It was INCREDIBLY frustrating. I verbally quit after an hour or so, then M. wouldn't let me rejoin the game. Didn't matter - the rest of the party never crossed the bridge. My hazy memory was of him getting the adventure from an issue of "Dungeon". However, while Googling uncovered a few annoying bridge modules printed in that magazine, none sounded like what we faced. Did he invent it to teach us some kind of lesson, or perhaps to have a laugh at our expense? Simply demonic.
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