Okay so 2 days ago I posted a rant against the mere concept of the Tyranny of Fun. Now not only was I surprised to get some feedback from Mike Mearls (giving yours truly a fanboi moment) but I was absolutely astounded at the civil, dynamic exchange of point of views. Out of the post […]
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Stop Having Fun: My Game is Better than your Game
Spinning out of Chatty’s discussion on the “Tyranny of Fun“, we see that what a lot of the argument boils down to is that people have different playstyles and tastes, and different games meet those playstyles and tastes. However, many of the “Edition Warriors” out there attempt to frame it as a matter of one […]
Inquisition of the Week: Podcasting?
Last week, we thought we’d update our records on what type of games everyone out there likes to play. Perhaps unsurprisingly, RPGs came out on top with 71% of those voting saying they play those. However, I was surprised that computer video games were next at 46%, beating out consoles at 35%. I anticipated more […]
Let’s Talk About Fluff
I was reading through a discussion on Paizo’s message boards that grew out of a post linking to our coverage of the panel with Mike Mearls at Origins, and one discussion in particular caught my eye. Several people began to discuss the amount of content provided in the 4E core books vs. the amount provided […]
Mini-Post: Ascension of the Drow and 4e Fantastic Terrain
Gen Con Drow Insanity This morning I had an email by Nicholas Logue, adventure writer extraordinaire from both Paizo and his own Sinister Adventures. Here it is: Hi All! If you are on this list, it means you have volunteered to GM and or assist with the Ascension of the Drow mega-event at Gencon this […]
Origins 2008 Coverage
I’m at the 2008 Origins Game Fair in Columbus Ohio. Here’s a list of all the posts I’ve done about Origins: Travel Day (Podcast) Pictures from the Show (updated daily) Valerie of Rio Grande Games explains Dominion (Podcast) Luke of North Star Games explains Say Anything (Podcast) Lucas of Fantasy Flight Games explains Mutant Chronicles […]
Chatty’s Review: Travel the World of Broadsword and kill stuff!
Last week I tackled a 5$ ‘pocket’ Sword & Sorcery RPG called Broadsword co-written by my good friend (that I have yet to met IRL) Jeff Meija, AKA The Evil DM. The game is part of the 1PG product line that offers low cost, pick up RPGs whose rules fit on just one page. This […]
Chatty on 4e: Retro-Stupid vs… well Retro-Stupid
This is the second in an series of articles where I tackle 2 short subjects on 4e from a DM’s perspective and ask for your thoughts. The 1st one can be found here. While I was reading stuff on D&D 4e on the various blogs, news sites and the Worlds and Monsters book (which I […]
Nerd News Roundup Thingie-majig
I would like to apologize for our absence over the last few days, I have been busy with moving and working on our new house, while Dave is on a quick vacation to Florida. We’ve neglected you, and for that there will be many red-hot pokers, you can count on that! I’ve been meaning to […]
First (Level) Impressions: D&D 4e
(To those of you coming in via search: this article was written after the D&D XP convention, which featured only a limited preview of 4e. This is not a comprehensive review of 4e. –ed) With four games under my belt, along with talking to some of the designers and developers at length, I’m ready to […]
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