Tag Archives: D&D

The Obligatory D&D5 Post

Posted on January 21, 2012 by admin

I was back and forth about doing this, but my old friend (and game creative god via Fallout, Mage, the Decipher Star Trek RPG and now, Star Trek Online) Jesse Heinig thought I’d have something useful to say. So here…

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Let’s Play a D&D

Posted on August 22, 2011 by admin

Non-gamers occasionally use Dungeons and Dragons as a generic term for any RPG. I’ve heard it and seen it in print, though less so since the ascendancy of WoW and vintage nerd culture. Hasbro’s IP protectors wouldn’t think it’s a…

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Descent, Part One

Posted on November 8, 2010 by admin
“A five percent chance of encountering one of the Shrouded,” says the caryatid. The alabaster woman-machine pushes the deepsilver circlet to rest on Aya’s ears; threads inside enter her flesh. They sting like hail on her temples. “For the Deep

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AD&D: The Commons at the End of Time

Posted on August 5, 2010 by admin

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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The Old School, Smiting It Hip and Thigh

Posted on July 22, 2009 by admin

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.…

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Four Tabletop RPG Licenses That Should Have FPS Games – and Four Insights from Those Choices

Posted on July 4, 2009 by admin

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…

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Politics and D&D

Posted on March 16, 2006 by admin

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 position…

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