There’s been a lot of talk in the geek community lately surrounding Pepsi’s “throwback” sodas. Essentially, they’re putting out a version of regular Pepsi and Mountain Dew that will use cane sugar (the original ingredient) instead of high-fructose corn syrup, which has been used since the sugar price scare a few decades ago. Don’t get [...]
The IT Crowd: British Geeks on US DVD
27 Apr By 15 Comments
I’ve loved the TV show The IT Crowd for years, but it’s not aired in the US. Until now, all I’ve had is my burned copies sent from a friend, which I then promptly shove down the throats of family and friends. However, last week I discovered that the first season of The IT Crowd [...]
Arcane Power: E’s Top Five Fun Ways To Roleplay a Wizard
24 Apr By 1 Comment
This is it, folks! We’ve reached the final installment of the Top Five Fun Ways to Roleplay characters using the new goodies from Arcane Power! This is part of a weeklong series dedicated to the release of the newest book in the Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition collection. Don’t forget to check the previous posts [...]
Arcane Power: E’s Top Five Fun Ways To Roleplay a Warlock
23 Apr By Leave a Comment
Welcome to part four of our week-long feature of Dungeons & Dragons new 4th edition book, Arcane Power. So far, you’ve seen fun ways to use the new goodies in Arcane Power for your Bard, Sorcerer, and Swordmage. Now it’s time for everyone’s favorite arcane bad boy, the Warlock.
Arcane Power: E’s Top Five Fun Ways To Roleplay a Swordmage
22 Apr By 8 Comments
Today’s peek into the roleplaying opportunities found in Arcane Power is the Swordmage class. This is part of a weeklong series dedicated to the release of the newest book in the Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition collection. Don’t forget to check the previous two posts on the Bard and Sorcerer. What kind of badassery can [...]
Geek Keywords: A Different Kind of Search
22 Apr By 1 Comment
So let’s say you live in a highly metropolitan area. No matter what your custom search, you just wind up with tons upon tons of ladies. Or, maybe you don’t want to limit yourself with categories like body type or religion, and again, you’ve got pages upon pages of prospects. How do you weed out [...]
Congratulations @geck0man! For Losers, Crab Stuffed Shrimp Outback Recipe!
21 Apr By 1 Comment
Congratulations to Twitter user @geck0man for winning the $25 Gift Card to the Outback Steakhouse. I rolled the giant d53 at random.org and @geckoman’s number was the lucky winner! See? I told ya you could win with just a Re-Tweet! Enjoy your steak and Bloomin’ Onion, @geck0man. For the rest of you losers, I still [...]
Arcane Power: E’s Top Five Fun Ways To Roleplay a Sorcerer
21 Apr By 4 Comments
Yesterday, I featured my top five fun ways to roleplay a Bard using the new powers and paths from Arcane Power. Today it’s time for the Sorcerer. Arcane Power gives two new builds for the Sorcerer: the Storm Sorcerer who is all about sexy thunderstorms and the Cosmic Sorcerer, who is more of the stargazing [...]
Arcane Power: E’s Top Five Fun Ways To Roleplay a Bard
20 Apr By 3 Comments
What super cool powers and paragon paths does Arcane Power have for everyone’s favorite class – THE BARD? I’m going to tell you. Y’know why? I totally have a copy of Arcane Power sitting in my lap. Of all the things that could be sitting in my lap… well, it’s not THE sexiest, but it’s [...]
Poll & Comment Fest: The D&D Friend That Nobody Likes
There’s been a bit of drama in my usual D&D group which has basically caused all the games I was playing in to either be on hiatus or stop completely. (Long, long story.) It got me thinking, though. Is it possible to play a regular RPG with people who you don’t consider to be your [...]