So, like I mentioned yesterday I’ll be running AD&D 1e. It’s the first RPG I ever ran a sustained campaign with. I got into D&D when I stole the red box, owned tan-booklet OD&D and collected BECMI, but AD&D1 was…
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So, like I mentioned yesterday I’ll be running AD&D 1e. It’s the first RPG I ever ran a sustained campaign with. I got into D&D when I stole the red box, owned tan-booklet OD&D and collected BECMI, but AD&D1 was…
I have mixed feelings about the Old School.
I’m talking about the movement to return to earlier versions of D&D. I’ve long been interested in older versions of games, particularly elements that fall by the wayside as design trends change.…
I’ve always felt more immersed playing Master Chief than any CRPG character. The twitch factor and first person perspective feels enough like physicality to make me feel like I’m him. I even have moments of existential wonderment when a Brute’s…
Ever since my experience at GX I’ve been thinking of where the game and gaming subculture are at. It’s one thing to merely suspect political engineering at work, but another altogether to actually witness its fruits.
The marketing…