Unrelated Preface: I had dinner with Yax of Dungeonmastering.com on Monday night. He’s in Montreal for a few months and I’m glad I got to meet a fellow blogger. Yax sure is passionate about what he does and he has a plan… (which makes him a Cylon, obviously. Don’t be fooled by his boyish Dr. […]
A Koster Conception
For those of you who know me, and read Penny Arcade regularly, you’ve no doubt been waiting for this post since last Wednesday. (The) Raph Koster wrote a guest post for Tycho, it was about a game idea Tycho had and discussed with Raph at San Diego ComicCon which is an MMO Construction game of […]
Mining Tropes for RPG nuggets: The Blessed Cursed.
Image Source: WotC’s Ravenloft baby! This is part of a continuing series of articles that tackles the concepts of tropes and how they can be applied by a DM/GM to improve their favorite Role-Playing game adventures. It is heavily inspired by the sheer goodness of the TV Tropes Wiki.This afternoon, while Gtalking with PM, my […]
YouTube of the Week: Sorta Lightsabers Edition
Not entirely sure why this is called “Star Wars vs. Star Trek” but it looks cool all the same. Also: light robots and ninjas. Thanks Ginohn for showing it to me.
Adventure Prep, Session 4: The Dynamic Dungeon Crawl
Image Source: Wizards of the Coast (I’m baiting for a Cease and Desist letter, I know… hope this falls under fair use) Last time we left our current D&D game, I left my players in the middle of a Sewers-based Dungeon Crawltaken from the Vile Addiction adventure in Dungeon Magazine #145, much to the dismay […]
Inq. of the Week: Famous Dragons
Of course, the original Nintendo Entertainment System rules the day as most owned console, and indeed, the greatest. Playstation 2 came in second, with third being the original Playstation, and the Super Nintendo close behind. At the bottom end, nobody owned a Neo Geo (and you thought the PS3 was expensive.) Only one person admitted […]
The Emotionally Smart DM: Introduction
Image Source: The Epic Barbarian, Wizards of the Coast. Having finished the series on the 4-stages of team development in terms of an RPG gaming group, I’m now tackling a new one: Joining the concept of Emotional Intelligence to successful DMing. Think about the best DM you’ve ever played with, or if you’ve never had […]
Comic Snap Reviews: SPX 07
On Friday, the lovely Melinda and I visited the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD (though it was essentially in Rockville.) The Small Press Expo, or SPX for short, st what I can only describe as one of the big indie comics conventions. The convention mostly consists of a large exhibit hall, where various comic […]
YouTube of the Week: Who cares why they're fighting? It's awesome looking.
Remember that guy who did the Samus vs. Spartan video? Well, he did another one, pitting Final Fantasy against Dead or Alive. It’s truly amazing, not just in the animation but in the fight choreography. Somebody hire this guy to make every new action movie!
My tools of the Trade
While my minions toll away at building my Ultimate Crunch army of Ultimate Power to crush the Fluff Kingdom, I have a game to prepare for next Friday. Recent musings by Dante over at Stupid Ranger has made me ponder about the number of D&D books and gaming aids I use…. I have a lot […]
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