Dungeons and Dragons, 4th Edition. I’m sorry, I’m just hearing too much good stuff about it. The indie roleplaying community
How Conflicts Work (PTA, Galactic, and many many more)
So in this post, I’m going to talk about some different games and how they deal with conflict resolution. Specifically,
“I kick it (old school) for 1d6+2 damage.”
So a few weeks ago, I was poking through an old chest of junk from high school and found something
In a Wicked Age
So I’ve mentioned this game a couple times on the site, but haven’t really gotten into the game that much
The Sound of Silence
The internets are pretty darned quiet today… at least the areas I listen to. This is, I think, almost entirely
Greetings from Shell Beach Eriador!
Again, look at these as snapshots from a recent vacation. The first shot is from a few weeks ago, taken
A couple screenshots from World of Warcraft
Really, what is an MMO but a mini-vacation? And what should you do on a vacation? You take pictures. I’ll
So how did that “interview” raid go?
You know, the first time I went to Karazhan with Grezzk, I was geared up appropriately, ready to go, and
Not-a-job job hunt
Hmm. I wrote a really really long post that didn’t go anywhere. Let’s start over. Playing Grezzk, I’ve been working
No, there haven’t been a lot of updates
… that’s largely because there hasn’t been a lot of gaming going on. Sometime last month, Dave ran a session
Ding: the sound of PROGRESS!
MP3 sound files of the “level-up ding” from 40 different online games. Coming soon as a ringtone to a phone
Playing Wrong… Right
So Paul Czege (author of the RPG My Life with Master) has something really interesting to say about that game
Nobilis, renewed.
(Via Story Games:) Rebecca Borgstrom has released “Unlikely Flowerings”, the first part of the long-awaited Society of Flowers supplement for
Week in Review
Not a ton to say, really. Kate might disagree, but it doesn’t feel as though a lot’s been going on
“All right, you rudimentary-lathe people have gone too far.” (Galactic: introduction and Session One)
I’m really not going to be able to do the Galactic game justice with an Actual Play report. First, we’ve
“Let’s not create a WoW-widow before we even get married, hmm?”
… or, to be fair, a Gaming-widow in general. I’ve been giving my Google-calendar a workout for the last couple
Fiddling with my global cooldown
Cooldown: n. MMO-related. A period of wait time before a spell, ability or power can be used after that same
Almost suspiciously perfect
A job opening posted by Blizzard Entertainment. I’ll boldface the requirements I meet. Responsibilities: * Contribute to the written development
New TV spot for LotRO shows Ordinary People getting their MMO on
Quite a lot of fun: I like the sense that it’s just regular people, going about their day, and the
Week in Review
Tabletop Got everyone together for the third installment of our Galactic semi-playtest this Sunday. Despite horrendous paint fumes and a
Week in Review: Done with PvP
Okay, that’s not entirely true. I like WoW battlegrounds. I like WoW Arena. I even like flagging myself for PvP
Week in Review
Just a quickie. MMO: WoW Grezzk This was kind of an exciting week with the guild, as we expanded our
WoW, that’s a big number
WoW breaks 10-million subscribers. Blizzard also explicitly defined who it counted as subscribers, clarifying that the 10 million number (2.5
Week in Review
MMO – WoW Grezzk – level 70 (effective level: 117) Most of my time on Grezzk has been spent on
Sillof’s Workshop: Reimagining your Childhood
I’m not sure who this mad, mad genius is, but I can’t argue with the results. Boing Boing linked to
Dragonlance Animated Movie: first one released in a few days.
Holy crap. Holy CRAP. Okay, the animation isn’t great, but the voices are pretty good. Why am I so excited?
Aggro and You (and you… and you… and you)
I really enjoy Lord of the Rings Online as a game and as an immersive Tolkien-geek experience, both because of
Week in Review: Online
Didn’t have any face to face RPG goodness going on this week (and yes, I know I have yet to
Building Excitement
It is a very special kind of activity that, when discussed (even in the abstract) via any medium, actually makes
Week in Review
Tabletop Sunday’s Galactic session (which was the second gaming session, and the third session if you count chargen) was covered