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YouTube Tuesday: Let Me Throw! Edition

November 24, 2009 by Dave

Not especially related to games, but I just can’t stop watching The Muppets do Bohemian Rhapsody, and thus needed to share.

Filed Under: Humor, Music, Television, YouTube Tuesday Tagged With: bohemian rhapsody, muppets, music video, queen

Inq. of the Week: Video Game Playing, 2009

November 23, 2009 by Dave

Can I just say, there are a crazy amount of video games that have been released lately that I want to play?

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Video Games Tagged With: assassin's creed 2, borderlands, call of duty 2 modern warfare, dragon age origins, halo 3 odst, left 4 dead 2, lego rock band, new super mario bros. wii

4th Power Project: Playtest Recap & Wealth

November 23, 2009 by Dave

On Halloween, I ran the first ever playtest. I designed all the characters, constructed a scenario, recruited members of my regular D&D group, and GMed the game. I am definitely happy to report one thing: the game didn’t combust in on itself.

Filed Under: Critical Threats, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th power, 4th power project

D&D 4e One-Shots: Putting it into Action

November 18, 2009 by Dave

As a result of playing four very different one-shot games at DC Game Day, I condensed my thoughts about one-shots into one simple rule: Everything important on the character sheet should come up during play. It’s an easy thing to say, but not so easy to put into practice. However, I got a chance recently […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, DM advice, one-shot

YouTube Tuesday: Gray Pill or Grayer Pill Edition

November 17, 2009 by Dave

A Russian-made, silent-film version of The Matrix starring Charlie Chaplin.

Filed Under: Humor, Movies, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, YouTube Tuesday Tagged With: parody, silent film, the matrix

Convention Report: DC Game Day 2009

November 10, 2009 by Dave

DC Game Day V was held October 24th and 25th, and Geek’s Dream Girl and I were there. It was a bit different than the game conventions I usually go to: it was held in a section of an office building in downtown DC, and it was 4 sessions of RPGs (2 per day). No open gaming, no pick-up games- it was all scheduled ahead of time.

Filed Under: Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, convention report, dc gameday, dread, lady blackbird, time & temp

YouTube Tuesday: Little Great Old One Edition

November 10, 2009 by Dave

As much as I would love to see last week’s video, the brilliant Googled, stick around, this past week has been particularly prolific as far as awesome YouTubes go, and so we press on! For this week, I present to you the mind-shattering(-ly cute) tale of Lil’ Ctuhlhu.

Filed Under: YouTube Tuesday

Inq. of the Week: Story Games, Or Whatever You Want To Call Them

November 9, 2009 by Dave

The three games I’m in campaigns of are all 4e. I own a fair number of games and so I get cravings for other games. Recently, a few of us have decided to embark on a mission to mix in some other games into our busy schedules, focusing on one-shot adventures such to experience a wide range of other games.

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: indie rpgs, story games

YouTube Tuesday: We Were Googled Edition

November 3, 2009 by Dave

Because I’m so excited that it’s finally been released to the public, I present to you “Googled”, a short film based on one of my short stories that previously appeared in the Welter literary journal. Even though I wrote it, I still get chills at the end. I hope you enjoy it.

Filed Under: Movies, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, YouTube Tuesday Tagged With: googled, shameless self promotion

4th Power Project: First Level Characters

October 30, 2009 by Dave

Previous 4th Power Posts Well, I missed my first deadline by not posting feats last week. They ended up being more tricky than I thought. 4e and d20 feats all seem to be more combat-oriented, which was always my complaint with systems like Call of Cthulhu d20. Anyway, I had a hard time coming up […]

Filed Under: Critical Threats, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th power, 4th power project

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