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A Study in CCGs: Magic/Heartstone/Star Wars: Destiny

August 15, 2017 by The Main Event

I would never claim to be a pro, but I’ve played my fair share of collectible card games. In some ways, I think we are in a golden age of the CCG.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Editorial, Featured, Newest Critical Hits Tagged With: hearthstone, magic, magic the gathering, star wars, star wars: destiny

Casual Magic: Nico’s Tolarian Academy Deck

June 13, 2012 by The Chatty DM

Yes, Chatty plays Magic the Gathering sometimes… he even blogs about it sometimes. Today he discusses a Legacy Artifact deck he built for his son, who brags that it is unbeatable. Oh to be 10 again.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Casual Gaming, magic, magic the gathering, playing with children, playing with kids

The Architect DM: Questions & Answers

January 12, 2011 by Bartoneus

While I’m gearing up and preparing to continue the Architect DM series into 2011, I decided to first put out a call for more questions on my twitter account and see what kinds of questions you guys have when it comes to DMing and world building in your RPGs. This has worked incredibly well for me in the past, at least half of the posts in this series so far have come directly from reader questions or suggestions and I’m always looking for more topics to cover.

Filed Under: Roleplaying Games, The Architect DM Tagged With: advice, architect dm, architecture, babies, design, magic, q&a, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games, structure

Nine To Five

June 22, 2010 by Vanir

Are you bored with adventure? Get a new career in magical welding in just 7 months! Use your lockpicking skills as a fantasy dental hygienist! Call now!

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Dire Flailings, Humor, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: 4e, classes, dolly parton, magic, mundane, roleplaying, science, spells, welding

Inq. of the Week: PHB2 Classes?

January 19, 2009 by Bartoneus

Our previous Inquisition focused on a topic near and dear to many RPG players, and can even make or break a person’s whole opinion of a system depending on how it works, systems for magic. I have to say that I’m not surprised to see my personal favorite system, Free Form Magic, come in first place with 27% of the votes.

Filed Under: Comics, Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th Edition, class roles, classes, D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, magic, PHB2, roleplaying, Roleplaying Games

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