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An Open Letter to All: A Rebuttal

April 27, 2010 by guest

I’m a geeky, professional, progressive girl. I’m a high level business executive and head of my household. I come from a long line of feminists. My hippie parents raised me with a gender neutral philosophy and I’ve fought for equality and my voice to be heard my whole life. And to this complaint that the icon will offend women, I say Bullcrap.

Filed Under: Editorial, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: gencon

GenCon 2009: High Level D&D Seminar

August 26, 2009 by Bartoneus

While at GenCon this year there were many events and seminars which I wanted to attend, but one of the seminars that I really didn’t want to miss was the High Level D&D one hosted by Bruce Cordell and Stephen Schubert from Wizards of the Coast.

Filed Under: Featured, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 2009, 4e, 4th Edition, dnd, Dungeons & Dragons, gen con, gencon, high level, roleplaying game, seminar, tabletop, wizards of the coast, wotc

Inq. of the Week: Cataclysm?

August 24, 2009 by Bartoneus

This passed weekend was Blizzcon ’09 which came with a slew of new announcements from everyone’s favorite delayed publishing game company. (Yes, I’m still bitter about Starcraft: Ghost – No, I will not let it go until StarCraft 2 actually comes out.) Chief among the announcements was the third expansion for World of Warcraft which is called Cataclysm, and looks to offer a huge overhaul to the entire game and the world it takes place in.

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, News, Video Games Tagged With: barrens, cataclysm, gencon, Inquisition of the Week, swords & wizardry, world of warcraft, WoW

Critical Hits Podcast #15: Interview with Keith Baker

August 23, 2009 by Dave

The last of our podcast interviews from GenCon 2009, Keith Baker, creator of Eberron, sat down to talk to us about working on the new campaign setting, how the 4e races, classes, and rules fit in to Eberron (including some great examples of re-fluffed characters to fit the setting), and about traveling the world and […]

Filed Under: Critical Hits Podcast, Interviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: eberron, gencon, gencon2009, keith baker

Critical Hits Podcast #14: Interview with James Wyatt

August 23, 2009 by Dave

Our informal, off-the-cuff “guerrilla” interview with James Wyatt at GenCon 2009. (We spoke to him last year as well). Joining Bartoneus and myself as interviewers was Jared from Head Injury Theater. James talks about Eberron, the art process in a WotC project, lots and lots about DMG2 (including the secret chapter name, “D&D as an indie game”), his characters, and D&D with his son.

Filed Under: Critical Hits Podcast, Interviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: D&D with kids, DMG2, gencon, gencon2009, james wyatt

Critical Hits Podcast #13: Interview with Andy Collins and Bruce Cordell

August 22, 2009 by Dave

At GenCon 2009, we talked with Andy Collins and Bruce Cordell, two of the design team at Wizards of the Coast. We talk about monks kicking butt, how power sources are primarily a story invention, psionics psionics psionics, what races make good psionic characters, and more. We also try and get them to declare that […]

Filed Under: Critical Hits Podcast, Interviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: andy collins, bruce cordell, gencon, gencon2009, psionics

YouTube Tuesday: Elite Gamemaster Edition

August 18, 2009 by Dave

In honor of meeting Doug Douglason this past weekend, I present to you a classic video called “Fear of Girls.” If it tickled your fancy (or something else) then check out the sequels and more in their YouTube channel.

Filed Under: Roleplaying Games, YouTube Tuesday Tagged With: fear of girls, gencon, gencon2009

GenCon 2009: 4e Extravaganza (with Photos)

August 17, 2009 by Dave

On Friday at GenCon, we attended the 4e Extravaganza, which was where the new setting was announced (which I’m sure everyone has heard by now is Dark Sun). However, there were a number of other products showcased, some new, some already known, and a few big surprises.

Filed Under: Featured, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, gencon, gencon2009

GenCon 4e Preview: The Assassin

August 14, 2009 by Dave

A sort of stealth promotion is going here at GenCon from WotC, where if you sign up for D&D Insider (or re-up your subscription) you receive a bound book that contains an 11th level Halfling Assassin (with the Obsidian Stalker paragon path). It also contains an adventure you can use him in, Crown of the […]

Filed Under: News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: assassin, classes, gencon, gencon2009

Inq. of the Week: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

August 10, 2009 by Dave

I am going to subject you all to another question about what you’d like to see here, but focused on our immediate future. These answers will help us to determine where we should spend our time and energy at GenCon. While we already have a packed schedule (much of which I will lay out below), the effort we spend on write-ups of particular subjects will depend on what you, the audience want to see.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Inquisition of the Week, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: conventions, gencon

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