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The Old School, Smiting It Hip and Thigh

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’m also skeptical of the notion that games get objectively “better.” When OSRIC came out I [...]

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

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 in my sight. Who is this person? I’ll never know. Bang.
The Halo series has a [...]

Politics and D&D

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 of hardcore D20 advocates is naturally based on real sentiments: that there needs to be room for [...]