I decided to dig into my PDF library of RPGs and look at “The Magus”. I had bought it last year during a Twitter-driven “Sell me an amazing Indie RPG” thread but I hadn’t gotten to reading it yet. All I remembered was that it looked gorgeous.
Hope in the Dark Heart of Evil is Not a Plan
Playing my typical day-to-day as a game didn’t feel like much fun. But, I thought, if I made Hope is Not a Plan a Dungeonomics story, maybe something darkly funny would emerge.
Chatty on Games #1: Dorf Romantik
“It’s like they put a high scoring mechanism on a Rainy-Day-Jigsaw-Puzzle session and realized it was (redacted) addictive.” -me on Twitter.
D&D Beyond: From Trial to Adoption
D&D Beyond is an amazing, albeit expensive tool that gives me 90% of what I need at the table. But the missing 10% can be real annoying.
Review: “Storm King’s Thunder” – A Giant-Sized Toolbox
“Storm King’s Thunder” is a campaign-length adventure as players travel to and fro in the northern Forgotten Realms fighting cranky giants and trying to figure out why they’re all up to various destructive plots, apocalyptic shenanigans, and general tomfoolery all of a sudden.
Review: “Captain America: Civil War”
I thoroughly enjoyed Captain America: Civil War, but watching it with my wife, I was struck by a few major compromises the film made.
Surviving
Survival mode pumps Fallout 4’s feel up to the right notch, adding a little something I missed without quite knowing it.
Review: “Dungeon Master’s Guide” for “Dungeons & Dragons” 5th Edition
Does the DMG fill in the gaps? Is it more for new DMs, experienced DMs, or all? What about all the rules modules discussed earlier in development? Find out in this full review.
Preview: “Chasm” Video Game
I distinctly remember leaving my apartment one day and running into my neighbor. He looked at my shirt and said, “Wow, you like Castlevania?” Fast-forward a few years, and a few minutes on my computer, and my neighbor gave me an alpha copy of his successful Kickstarter “Metroidvania” homage, Chasm.
Preview: “World Wide Wrestling”
In short: I strongly encourage you to check this game out, and throw money at it until it arrives at your house and does a flying elbow through your door.
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