Tag Archives: RPG

Flashbulb Memories: The Pinnacle of Gaming?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

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 →

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My 4th Edition Mindset

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

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 →

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Blade Raiders Playtest: Gameplay & Game Management

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

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 →

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Blade Raiders Playtest: Character Creation

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

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 →

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Iddy Approved: Sly Flourish’s The Lazy Dungeon Master

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

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 →

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Ego Check: Michael Bruce, Editor, Philosopher and Writer of Angst! Blog

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

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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The Future of Non-Ownership Is Now

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

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 →

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You’ve Been Terminated

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

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 →

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Gen Con 2012: What Now?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’.                 ~ Bob Dylan – The Times They Are a-Changin’ What follows is likely the … Continue reading →

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Ego Check: Crew of Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

Would you like to sit down in your cozy home theater and watch a feature-length film about the history of Dungeons & Dragons? Would you like to see hours of footage from interviews with major players who were there during … Continue reading →

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