{"id":1511,"date":"2020-12-01T21:26:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T21:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1330098"},"modified":"2020-12-01T21:26:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T21:26:31","slug":"a-north-carolina-scientist-says-chocolate-tea-fight-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=1511","title":{"rendered":"A North Carolina scientist says chocolate, tea fight COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In this little section, we\u2019d like to discuss the tech that\u2019s getting us through the pandemic.<\/p>\n

My obsession with TTRPGs last week lead me down a long and interesting rabbit hole that lead straight to \u201cLA By Night,\u201d a Vampire: The Masquerade campaign on <\/span>Geek and Sundry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When the original V:tM was released way back in 1991, I honestly thought it would end up being the next big Hollywood vampire franchise. The game world and its lore are exceptional, compelling, and very well-suited for a Marvel Universe-style conglomerate of films and TV shows.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, RPGs weren\u2019t as popular through the late 1990s and the 2000s as they have been since Stranger Things brought Dungeons and Dragons back into the pop culture spotlight again a few years back.<\/p>\n

And that means we spent decades with nothing but the RPG books, an old PC game called Bloodlines, and <\/span>an underrated TV show<\/a> <\/span>that never got the chance to truly shine.<\/p>\n

Things are changing though. It\u2019s the Zoom era and RPGs are more popular than ever. The second biggest shock of the modern era is that, not only are we getting a sequel to Bloodlines, but it\u2019s a highly-anticipated AAA title.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s something I don\u2019t think anyone who played the original saw coming decades later. But the bigger shock, by far, is LA By Night\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

Unlike Kindred: the Embrace, LA By Night isn\u2019t a traditional TV show. It\u2019s actually just the equivalent of a Zoom conference call with a bunch of people dressed up like vampires sitting at a table playing V:tM (rolling the dice and everything).<\/p>\n

The format was popularized by the Dungeons and Dragons-based campaign \u201cCritical Role,\u201d a series that cast voice actors as the players and dungeon master.<\/p>\n

But, I\u2019m actually not a big fan of games that involve a bunch of people using fake, loud, over-the-top vaguely UK-ish accents to portray fantasy creatures, so it\u2019s hard for me to watch.<\/p>\n

LA By Night, so far, is much more palatable \u2014 in fact, I\u2019ll just say it: It\u2019s the best vampire TV show I\u2019ve ever watched. Give it an hour and see if you don\u2019t get hooked too.<\/p>\n

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