The Truth About Caves (3 comments)
They aren’t flat…
Farewell, We Never Knew Thee… (3 comments)
The most important gaming news of the week, for some, is that Wizards is pulling the plug on Gleemax. Read the inside scoop and official announcement all in one, here. For now, the digital focus is going to be squarely on Magic Online and D&D Insider, and the feeling is that they had “pushed too far” [...]
Motivational Monday (3 comments)
Every gamers favorite…
A Practical Game and A Dark Review (1 comment)
9.5? Really? Did we see the same movie?
Doing the Robot Rhumba (3 comments)
In which MetalJim falls in love with Robo Rally all over again…
Dumbgeon Master’s Guide (6 comments)
Slogging my way through the 4E DMG, and it’s hard not to feel a little underwhelmed…
I’ve always felt that the DMG should be a meaty reference, filled with the kind of details and rules for atypical scenarios that would be too much for either the players or DM to care about on a daily basis, [...]
Motivational Monday (2 comments)
Movie/TV special…
Changing Inspiration (1 comment)
Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others.
-Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
Ticket To Ride: Switzerland (1 comment)
I’ve always been a big fan of Alan R. Moon’s game, Ticket To Ride (2004). I see it as the evolution of his earlier game Elfenland (1998), and though I own both games, I only ever play TTR anymore, so that pretty well says it all in terms of my preference. While Elfenland has a to-this-day-innovative [...]
Motiational Monday (2 comments)
This week is dedicated to the Dark Knight
Death of an Ideal (2 comments)
There are certain truths that I’ve always counted on. Obi Wan might say I cling to them…
Checking the Video Replay (3 comments)
In which MetalJim asks YOU to admit whether or not you like to go two-timing on your video games…
dCharacter/dt (2 comments)
So I’m still on my character creation kick, carrying on from last week’s post. Seems only natural, as we’re inching up to the starting line for a 4E campaign over here…
I’ve been thinking of writing a few simple computer utilities for running and playing my upcoming campaign. Time is tight, though, so I sure don’t [...]
Motivational Monday (0 comments)
Hope you all had a happy 4th of July weekend.
Fire for Effect (1 comment)
Which might be a review of a new PC game, or an essay on forbidden love…
Time Enough for Genesis? (7 comments)
How much character development, particularly of the pre-first-level backstory variety, is typical for your gaming group?
My gang is a bit of a mixed bag – some are willing and capable of creating personal histories that would fill a small book, before they ever set out on their first adventure. There’s some good reasons for this [...]