OMG! Ninjas!

Here's some photos I've been meaning to post since Mother's Day, when I ran Dungeons & Ninjas for my nephew the ninja. First up we have the HeroScape ninjas used for the PCs:



The shiny metallic acrylic I was working with just didn't want to stick to the paint already on the figure. And here's the Ninja World we made:

"Ninjas are quick and flexible."

Below you will see clear, undisputable documentary evidence that Ronald McDonald is a ninja master.


This clipping is from a super secret ninja training manual published by the McDonald's faceless corporate minions. They disguise these secret ninjutsu techniques by hiding them in plain sight, putting this hidden knowledge on the side panel of a Happy Meal bag promoting the new Ninja Turtles movie.

I'm still trying to figure out how the Madame Alexander Wizard of Oz dolls promo'd on the other half of the package fits in to this vast conspiracy. All I know is that we live in a world where the Clown Prince of Hamburgers is teaching kids how to unlock the warrior within. Suddenly the Glinda the Good Witch doll my daughter got seems a little sinister.

The Ninja Saying

Ours is the tradition of service
to those in need,
Strength to those in distress, and
protection for the meek.
We use the art of Ninjitsu and the
"Gift of Chi"
To aid us in our fight.
We are the silent blade of the wheel,
In march with the forces of the universe.
"Life and Death,"
We are the Ninja.
Invisible Warriors of the night.

Text and illo from Raven c.s. McCracken's magnum opus World of Synnibarr. Don't let the haters fool you about that game. The setting may be unsophisticated and the mechanics clunky, but a game that fits ten pounds of awesome in a twenty pound bag still contains ten pounds of awesome. If you can get Synnibarr cheap, pick that baby up. At least if you appreciate gonzo gaming in the tradition of Arduin and Gamma World and Rifts.

I seriously need to give my nephew the ninja a framed copy of the Ninja Saying.

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Unrelated item: Do not miss today's installment of I Waste The Buddha With My Crossbow.