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Flashbulb Memories: The Pinnacle of Gaming?
September 11, 2001. 9/11 If you were born prior to 1990, then you likely remember this date in history. You probably recall what you were doing that morning and throughout that day. At the time, I was in graduate school … Continue reading
Posted in Blade Raiders, DM Advice
Tagged Blade Raiders, Communication, Dungeon Master, Flashbulb Memories, Gaming, Grant Gould, NPC, Psychology, RPG
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My 4th Edition Mindset
Outside a smattering of voyages into a few modules from earlier editions of Dungeons & Dragons when I was still a teenager, my tabletop roleplaying game experience has been shaped by 4th Edition D&D. It was not until this past weekend I realized how … Continue reading
Posted in Blade Raiders, PC Behavior
Tagged Blade Raiders, D&D, Dice, Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, PC Behavior, RPG
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Blade Raiders Playtest: Gameplay & Game Management
Earlier in the week, I discussed the opportunity I had to play Blade Raiders, a new roleplaying game designed by Grant Gould. In the first segment, I outlined the step-by-step process of building a character in the system. The rules … Continue reading
Blade Raiders Playtest: Character Creation
I was fortunate over the weekend to shake the dust off my stored-away-for-months dice and play a new game, Blade Raiders, which is designed by Grant Gould. You may recall that I interviewed Grant last year about his freelance illustration work … Continue reading
Ego Check: Justin Gary, Creator of Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer
Last Spring, my Twitter feed became slowly infested with #Ascension tweets. I was busy playing in two Dungeons & Dragons campaigns at that time and did not know what the hashtag meant. But one thing became clear; people were having … Continue reading
Posted in Ego Check
Tagged Ascension, CCG, Dominion, Gaming, Gary Games, Justin Gary, Magic: The Gathering, SolForge, Stone Blade Entertainment, Thunderstone
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Iddy Approved: Sly Flourish’s The Lazy Dungeon Master
I have not been behind a DM screen since my group’s final session a few months ago. There are certainly aspects of gaming on a regular basis that I miss. Creating a world and watching players inhabit that domain and … Continue reading
Posted in Iddy Approved
Tagged D&D, DM, Dungeon Master, Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, Jimi Bonogofsky, Mike Shea, RPG, SlyFlourish, Wizards of the Coast
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Ego Check: Michael Bruce, Editor, Philosopher and Writer of Angst! Blog
When I became interested in the strange new world of non-ownership and how it relates to tabletop roleplaying games, I spent some time researching what others have written or said about the topic. In my online travels, I came across … Continue reading
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Tagged Angst!, Digital, Gaming, Michael Bruce, Non-ownership, Psychology, Psychology Today, RPG
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The Future of Non-Ownership Is Now
Between the time I graduated high school in 1994 and completed graduate school in 2005, the concept of ownership drastically transformed into something else. Now in 2012, I not only cling to fond stories of obsolete technologies from my youth, but also a seemingly ancient … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, D&D Next
Tagged D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, iTunes, Netflix, Non-ownership, Ownership, PC Behavior, Psychology, RPG, Spotify, Wizards of the Coast
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You’ve Been Terminated
During the past five weeks , I have moved out of a house, sold said house, closed down at one job, driven 1,200 miles and started a new job. And that’s the condensed version! One of the more challenging aspects of … Continue reading
Posted in DM Advice
Tagged Communication, D&D, DM, Dungeon Master, Dungeons & Dragons, PC Behavior, Psychology, RPG, Termination
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1st Annual Iddy the Lich Art Contest Results
Thank you to each artist who submitted an entry for what I plan to become an annual feature of my blog – The Iddy the Lich Art Contest. I was pleasantly surprised to have eight great entries! The contest features three prizes … Continue reading
