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YouTube of the Week: Paralyzing Fear of Water Edition

August 22, 2006 by Dave

(In honor of the sequel being premiered at GenCon. The non-Youtubed trailer is here.)

Filed Under: Movies, Roleplaying Games, YouTube Tuesday

GTF Principle

August 18, 2006 by Dave

Quick, what do: Dungeons & Dragons Magic: The Gathering Diskwars and Mage Knight have in common? They enjoy or enjoyed commercial success by the GTF (Get There First) Principle.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Critical Threats, Editorial, Roleplaying Games

Inquisition of the Week :RPGing over the Internet?

August 14, 2006 by Dave

School season is starting again, and our members are going to school all over the country. Surely that shouldn’t mean we still can’t play D&D together, right? Have you ever played a traditionally tabletop RPG online (using software like OpenRPG or Fantasy Grounds)? Does this interest you? Why or why not? Personally, while I’ve played […]

Filed Under: Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games

RPG Motivational Posters

August 12, 2006 by Dave

I really got a kick out of these “RPG Motivational Posters.” They’ve been making the rounds for a while, but I came across them in a forum while researching my new rpg that I’m preparing to run. My favorite was the “World of Synnibar” one, since I’ve actually played a game of what is probably […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Roleplaying Games, Web Meme

Inquisition of the Week: New Games

August 7, 2006 by Dave

GenCon Indy is right around the corner, the biggest “adventure game” convention in America. Traditionally many new products are announced and launched there. Before we hear about the hot products of the next year, what game (of any type) that you’ve played for the first time in the past year do you like the best? […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games, Video Games

Review – PLAY! A Videogame Symphony

August 7, 2006 by Sucilaria

August 4th, 2006 – Imagine yourself in my place.  Sitting through your last of three semesters of music history, finally having come to the 20th century.  You’ve covered the greats – Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms – composers who have inspired young minds to pursue music for centuries.  And yet you find yourself wondering – when […]

Filed Under: Music, Reviews, Roleplaying Games, Video Games

When Genres Collide

August 4, 2006 by Dave

This is the first in my series of (hopefully) weekly columns talking about various design issues in different mediums. I have a certain aesthetic sense in how all things gaming and literary work, and I hope to share with you all some of my insights. I’ll also talk about various game designs, provided it doesn’t […]

Filed Under: Comics, Critical Threats, Editorial, Movies, Roleplaying Games

Dragonlance to become animated movie

June 23, 2006 by Dave

If there was an official announcement, it slipped under my rader. But there will be an animated Dragonlance movie made by paramount based on the book series (and D&D setting.) Lucy Lawless will be doing the voice of Goldmoon the Cleric, the disciple of healing god Mishikal, and first post-Cataclysm good cleric (no wonder no […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Television

Bioware releases NWN Killer App

June 14, 2006 by Dave

Bioware has just released a new add-on to the Neverwinter Nights computer game adaptation of D&D. It’s called Infinite Dungeons, and it’s what every single D&D style game should offer: instant, random dungeon crawls. I haven’t played it yet- it requires both expansions, and I only own the original game, but I certainly plan on […]

Filed Under: Roleplaying Games, Video Games

Snakes on a Plane

June 3, 2006 by Dave

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Filed Under: Movies, Roleplaying Games, Web Meme

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