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Murder Hobos and Empire

August 10, 2015 by multiplexer

Nothing lasts forever unless it exists in a hermetically sealed box. But the Elves are smart and they stack the deck. These particular Elves (good and shining all) built their Empire like so.

Filed Under: Columns, Dungeonomics, Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: D&D, Dwarves, economics, Elves, gaming, History

Dwarven SEAL Team Neutralizes Terrorist DM Threat: Film At 11

January 31, 2012 by Vanir

This year at DDXP, I got to try out running games for complete strangers. Little did I know what I had actually signed on for. Find out how six dwarves can make a grown man weep using only some ingenuity and a sackful of d12s.

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Humor, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: adventuring company, battle interactive, cthulhu, D&DXP, dagon, ddxp 2012, DDXP2012, dndnext, Dwarves, lfr, living forgotten realms, minmax, ring of sympathy

The Harsh Lessons Of The Starfish Man

November 8, 2011 by Vanir

Once upon a time, back in high school, I had one of the most epic dreams of my career. In it, an evil man wearing a starfish mask and his army of dwarves had invaded my grandmother’s back yard and were kidnapping my best friend’s dad. A decade later, I based a campaign on this idea, and discovered the true meaning of Christmas. And by Christmas, I mean PAIN. Read on to know how my discovery can make your campaign better. Or something.

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: bad jokes, DM, dm tips, dungeon master, dungeon master tips, Dwarves, failbarge, failboat, failtaco, failwalrus, gorilla aggression, mutated corn, piers anthony, piers anthony is ashamed of your subpar puns, point of failure, puns, roleplaying, servant leadership, sprinkles, starfish man

Is It The Beards?

March 19, 2010 by guest

Standing on average between 4’8” to 5’6”, Half-Dwarves retain the muscular stature of their Dwarven heritage. The barrel-like frame of the Half-Dwarf means their weight usually exceeds both of their parent’s averages at 180lbs to 240lbs. Skin tone, hair and eye colour tend to come from the Human parent with the grey and sandstone skin tones of the Dwarves rarely occurring amongst the mixed race. Hair and beards remain thick amongst the males, whilst females grow either very little or no facial hair.

Filed Under: Flavour Feast, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: dnd, Dwarves, Half Dwarves, races

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    Emily used to write for pen-and-paper RPGs (Steve Jackson Games, Guardians of Order, White Wolf). She disappeared into the AAA Game Industry for a while to "build an MMO" because "it sounded like fun." Then she wandered out and now writes about applying modern economic principles to very un-modern murder hobo and magic slinging wizard banker infested worlds. During the day she does crazy computer things. She has a husband, a child, and a small orange dog named for Arthur Schopenhauer. She reads history, politics, economics, and philosophy for fun.

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