Party Members

Aaron Jensen- He started this shindig. After going through about seven different blogs he finally figured out it was best to combine them all and call it Playing Mode.
Skills: Game Design, Digital Art, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Writing, Research
Lodestar Character: Sigmund

Kelly Johnson- She likes skulls and other dead things. And books. And plants. And animals.
Skills: Illustration, Painting, Game Testing, Research, Editing
Lodestar Character: Elyse

Brian Blanchette- He's really good at making things but sadly hasn't figured out the Hyperbolic Time Chamber yet.
Skills: Game Testing, Woodcraft
Lodestar Character: Grog

Matthew Lavallee- There's got to be a shrine to Solid Snake in his house somewhere but we haven't found it yet.
Skills: Game Testing, Illustration, Tinkering
Lodestar Character: Edward


Online things our friends do:

Visual Art:
Kelly D, she'll paint musicians and album covers for you!
https://www.facebook.com/ArtbyKellyD/?fref=ts
Evvie Marin, illustrator and writer, designing her own tarot deck!
http://www.evviemarin.com/

Artisans:
Emily Engel, seamstress and doll-maker extraordinaire. Home of Lil' Bernie!
http://www.bxcustomsewn.com/

Musicians:
Joslyn Thomas, basically No Doubt+Ani Difranco. Tis good!
http://joslynthomas.bandcamp.com/
Morte McAdaver, goth rock and metal, concept albums galore!
http://www.mortemcadaver.com/index.shtml

FLGS (Friendly Local Game Stores):
Off The Wall (Hadley)
http://www.otwgamestore.com/
X9 (Hampshire Mall)
https://www.facebook.com/X9Games
Worlds Apart (Amherst)
http://www.worldsapartgames.org/
Modern Myths (Northampton)
http://modern-myths.com/
Greenfield Games (Greenfield)
http://www.greenfieldgames.com/
Comics N More (Easthampton)
http://comicsnmoreeast.com/