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Inquisition of the Week: Gaming Quote Finalists

June 23, 2008 by Dave

Two weeks ago, we asked what your favorite version of D&D is. Among those who have come to our site and voted, 44% chose the brand-spanking new 4th edition. Following behind is 3.5 (and associated branches) at 30%. 2e was third at 9%, with 3.0 being last (behind the non-D&D players.) Very interesting stuff- while […]

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games

Pain of Campaigning V: Suitable Villains

June 21, 2008 by The Main Event

So, let’s see, you have pre-planned your campaign, started it out with a bang, managed to balance a bunch of squabbling players interests in the game and even dared to put politics into it. Sounds like a great game, huh? Job’s over? Wrong. A recurring villain is one of the simplest ways to increase the […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Roleplaying Games

Venture Brothers: Watch It

June 20, 2008 by Bartoneus

I’m very happy to say that the third season of the cartoon the Venture Brothers started three weeks ago on Cartoon Network. You don’t know what Venture Brothers is, you say? Well that’s exactly why I’m posting this, to let everyone who just happens to come here but still doesn’t know about this excellent show […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Television Tagged With: jackson publick, patrick warburton, the tick, venture bros, venture brothers

Inq. of the Week: Funny Gaming Quotes CONTEST

June 16, 2008 by Dave

So far, we have nearly 200 votes in last week’s poll about what your favorite edition of D&D is. Currently, 4e is in the lead, with 3.5 possessing a pretty strong second, and every other option getting some love (even 3.0!) We’re going to let the poll run another week. For this week, we’ve got […]

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games

Gaming in Ancient Rome

June 13, 2008 by Bartoneus

A friend sent me a link for something really interesting, it’s an auction by Christie’s for a d20 from Ancient Rome! It looks like the Caesars may have been playing D&D pre-1st Edition. From the site: A ROMAN GLASS GAMING DIE Circa 2nd Century A.D. Deep blue-green in color, the large twenty-sided die incised with […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: ancient, artifact, D&D, d20, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, roman, rome

How to Compare Birds to Fish

June 11, 2008 by Bartoneus

A common topic has come up several times throughout various discussions that has been wracking my brain lately. The discussions it has been most prevalent in are ones that pertain to game design, and specifically tabletop games or computer games. About two days ago a reader commented on my post which was mostly ranting about […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Roleplaying Games, Video Games Tagged With: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, game design, Roleplaying Games, world of warcraft, WoW

Inq. of the Week: Which Edition?

June 9, 2008 by Bartoneus

Just over a week ago Dave wrapped up his 18 Adventure long, and final, D&D 3.5 Campaign with a definitively epic finale.  This inspired him to ask you all how many campaigns you’ve been in that have seen completion, to which a huge 30% of you voted that you’ve never had a campaign finish, or been […]

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th Edition, D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Inquisition of the Week

The new age has begun…

June 7, 2008 by Dave

Out with the old, in with the new!

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4th Edition Round Table: Races

June 6, 2008 by Dave

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Inq. of the Week: Campaign to a Close

June 2, 2008 by Dave

Last week, the question was asked, and you answered: 64% use the wheel attachment when playing Mario Kart, while 36% use some other form of control to guide Bowser off the edge of the haunted house level. I haven’t gotten to play as much Mario Kart as I’d like, but the wheel is definitely my […]

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