I usually try to avoid writing entries that are pure advertising, but this week I\u2019m going to make an exception because (1) the thing I\u2019m advertising is absolutely free of charge; (2) the thing I\u2019m advertising is potentially useful even to people who don\u2019t play QAGS; and (3) it\u2019s been a long week and I can\u2019t think of anything better to write about. Besides, I think the thing I\u2019m going to tell you about is a really cool idea, and I can\u2019t wait to add to it.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve talked about the Who Would Play Him\/Her In The Movie? stat previously<\/a>, and mentioned that I use it for basically every game I play these days. I might not have mentioned is that I often used photos of the WWPHITM? actors and actresses (especially the more obscure ones) on character sheets for pre-generated characters. When the players make their own characters, the WWPHITM? decision-making stage often involves players looking up IMDB or Wikipedia entries or searching around for a picture of a particular performer. In short, visuals can make WWPHITM? even better, especially for people who don\u2019t know a lot of movie star names.<\/span><\/p>\n A couple weeks ago, a long-time QAGS player asked me whether we had some kind of web page for posting cool WWPHITM? pics. We didn\u2019t, but I thought it was a great idea. In fact, I was a little bugged we hadn\u2019t already thought of it. Long story short, there\u2019s now a Hex Games Pinterest page<\/a>. I officially dubbed it \u201cThe Who Would Play Him\/Her Inspiration Machine,\u201d mainly because I needed a title for this post, and \u201cWe\u2019re On Pinterest\u201d didn\u2019t sound like the kind of thing a lot of people would go out of their way to read, which means they\u2019d miss out on this amazing new part of the Hex social media empire.*<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Right now the site has boards for Hex product art, WWPHITM? boards for the major Hex games\/lines (and one or two minor ones), and some general character archetypes, like action heroes, most with about 10-20 pins. Don\u2019t worry, though, we\u2019ll be adding more boards and pics in the future. I\u2019ve also got a few ideas for handy non-WWPHITM? boards that I\u2019ll be adding as soon as I get time to work out the best way to organize them.<\/span><\/p>\n