The Thessaliad Redux

The DVD-to-PSP project has been ... problematic.

First thing I discovered was that playing DVDs directly off the drive? Didn't work so well. What would play at all was dicky, and I couldn't rip anything owing to copy protection. (C'mon, guys; I bought the damn DVDs and should be able to watch them on whatever I like...) So then the fantastic happypickle pointed me in the direction of a decrypter programme, and all was somewhat improved. I could, at least, rip the DVDs to my computer. However, that's only the first step (though I can screencap now woo yay!).

Now I need to get the fucking things to my PSP, which is proving more and more problematic. The bit of software I actually paid for won't work with whatever format the decrypter is ripping things to. The Japanese freeware produces corrupted files that won't read. And the most recent bit of software only works in five minute increments and I'm still not even sure if it works or not because everything I've tried so far hasn't worked. I've got more downloaded software than is feasible but nothing seems to work. And while having the DVDs to watch on my computer is fine, I want to be able to actually watch things on my PSP, which was the whole ... fucking ... point.

If push comes to shove, I can watch stuff on iMisc. But I'm going to get something watchable on my PSP if it kills me.

Anyway. The other thing I didn't mention in yesterday's post was the first purchase of the day - a copy of the Forsaken supplement Predators. Torture fodder, tee hee! So that, along with the attempts to get something done with this fucking PSP and possibly some Sims, is what I'm going to do with my Saturday. Huzzah.

Okay, so about Forsaken...

First of all, dodgyhoodoo has presented me with Lore of the Forsaken, and I've been reading Shadows of the UK, so I have theme. Theme theme theme! So character creation rules are as follows:

1) The game is set in London. None of you may be from London. I would prefer an English-speaking country of origin, but you cannot be from London. British characters will be considered.

2) Characters should not have undergone First Change more than two months before game time (present day, present time).

3) If you're rolling up the character before arriving at the game on Sunday, only do the basics: I'm doing something new with the Werewolf stuff. You will be able to pick Tribe and Auspice, but Gifts, Rites and Fetishes (if you want the latter two) will be allocated to you. The theory for this is that you're werewolves in London, basically learning whatever anyone's willing to teach you. Hopefully you trust me to be fair about this.

4) Resources notwithstanding, you will all be staying at a hostel. This is important to plot. Please find a reason.

So assuming everyone can make it, we start same time and place as always: 1 pm, Heffalump.