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Ennead Games Need People!

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Hey gang, I’m always ready to help out fellow writers, and Chris over at Ennead Games is looking for people for his site!  Let’s see what he has to say!

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The blog/site has been going along a while now, but it’s time to take things up a notch or two. But we need your help. Our design monkeys can only work so much before they start throwing their food everywhere and getting upset. Then things get messy.

What is needed

Resources for rpg gaming and storytelling. It can be anything, from a NPC background, to contents for a generator, to maps for handouts, for any game or genre – just nothing of an adult nature. The best thing to do is to send a short proposal to EG first. You’ll either be told yes (in which case send it in ASAP) – or no (and given a reason – it might just simply be that someone else has allready sent in that idea). Shorter smaller items are prefered. If it’s long, then splitting it into parts is encouraged.

We don’t offer compensation for contributions, but if you have your own site then a link to yours will gladly be displayed. You retain the rights to your work, but grant Ennead Games the unlimited, non-exclusive right to post your resource here forever. By submitting an resource proposal, you grant Ennead Games the unlimited, non-exclusive right to publish your contribution on EnneadGames.com in perpetuity. That means you can post or otherwise use your work elsewhere, but we can keep it posted on the site forever.

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Go on over and give Chris a ping!

 

Black Bean Veggie Soup

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Been awhile since I posted recipes!  This one is a wonderful soup that’s sweet, tasty, and has a tough of spice to it. This is a go-to soup for me because it’s always worth making.

Makes 4 servings.

1 Tbs. olive oil
About 1 cup chopped onion (1 small)
About 1 cup chopped red bell pepper (1 small)
3 cloves garlic, minced (1 Tbs.)
1 TBSP chili powder
2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
11/2 cups cooked black beans, or 1 15-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup green peas (frozen or fresh)
1 cup finely chopped carrots/grated
1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 Tbsp dried cilantro or 1/4 cup chopped.
2 Tbs. lime juice

Directions:

  1. Heat oil in the pot you plan to cook in (you can also use a BIG wok or frying pan to make the whole thing). Sautee onion and red pepper until softened.
  2. Add garlic and chili powder to pan, sautee for 3 minutes.
  3. Add broth, beans, peas, carrots, corn, and bay leaf. Bring to boil, reduce to simmer, cook for 20 minutes to heat through.
  4. Remove bay leaf. Stir in cilantro and lime juice. Bring to simmer while stirring, serve.

This soup really is good any time of the year, and acts as a light main course, and could also be a good side dish. As a main course, I find it goes excellent with a salad that has a good dressing.

Notes:

  • The amount of chili powder may seem a lot for a mild soup, but it blends in well.
  • The sautéed onion and bell pepper actually add a kind of sweet taste, further amplified by the carrots and corn.
  • The key to this recipes taste is the order you cook things in. Note how things are cooked in different orders and added at different phases.

50 Shades Of Resume #6: The Inverted

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Resume 6

Morgan‘s resume here turns the usual color scheme around quite literally. It’s white on black not black on white as opposed to the usual color scheme. It’s interesting to see how that changes how you see the resume because in many ways it’s a standard resume with some twists.

So let’s take a look at what it’s got going for it.

  • First of all, the inverted look aside, this is a standard resume. Not sure it’s scannable, but it’s completely usable as a regular resume.
  • Because it’s usable as a regular resume and it’s creative, it’s a double-win. This shows both artistic skill and provides the usual resume information.  This resume actually walks the line of “creative” and “contains all the boring detail” very well.
  • The use of the artist’s picture is a nice, personalizing touch. In fact I think it’s needed as the resume would be very impersonal otherwise.
  • Putting the artist’s picture in black and white works well with the color scheme, and maintains the theme – it’s also a good choice of picture with the wintry background.
  • There nice use of different font sizes to make sections stand out without overdoing it.
  • It’s another case of managing to get everything on one page, which is hard.

As for possible changes:

  • I’m not sure if it’s scannable due to the inversion – but at the same time you loose the impact if you change it. I’d frankly risk it.
  • The “dashes” around the skills may not be needed, but they might work better with some kind of classification system or being in alphabetical order.
  • I don’t think the italics work.
  • She uses some stock images in the background to keep the black from being totally black. Not sure if they’re needed or if they help.

One additional suggestion, just for kicks – this resume has a bit of a “wintry” theme.  It’d be interesting to see other resumes using various limited color schemes do other themes.

Steve’s Summary: If I got this resume, I’d pay attention. It shows subtlety, tells me about the person, and is businesslike while displaying creativity.  There’s something here I should pay attention to.

[“50 Shades of Resume” is an analysis of various interesting resumes to celebrate the launch of the second edition of my book “Fan To Pro” and to give our readers inspiration for their own unique creations.]

– Steven Savage