Right now, I’m wearing a t-shirt that says “You’re not just wrong. The rules also say you’re a dick!” This is one of my favorite gaming t-shirts ever…as evidenced by the fact that I own it. On the back, however, it says “Rules-Lawyer,” something I hope I never am, especially as a Dungeon Master. Way [...]
Breaking the Rules – Tricks to Make Your RPG More Fun by Making Alternate Rules Calls on the Fly
3 Mar By 3 Comments
Elemental, My Dear Watson – GGG Reviews Heroes of the Elemental Chaos
25 Feb By Leave a Comment
A warrior draws the power of elemental earth into his body to protect himself. A warlock unleashes a bolt of pure elemental ice on his foe. A wizard sweeps away enemies with an icy wind. Gandalf hurls fire at the wolves in The Lord of the Rings. Elemental power has been a mainstay of heroic [...]
Hopes and Fears for D&D Next
18 Feb By 7 Comments
I remember what I thought when 4th Edition D&D was announced. I was excited, because I’d been playing enough D&D 3 and 3.5 that I had begun to see things that I felt were flaws. I hoped that these things would be addressed in a new system. As articles appeared giving us a glimpse of [...]
One Fandom to Rule Them All – Andy Geeks Out Hard on Tolkien
4 Feb By Leave a Comment
Let’s face it, Gentle Readers – we live good times for geeks and nerds. One of the ultimate chronicles of nerditry, the Lord of the Rings, is a major series of motion pictures, with highly anticipated “prequels” on the way. Heck, I got to listen to Enya sing Elvish during the Oscas…and it was serious! [...]
One Ring to Rule Them All? – GGG Reviews the Latest Middle-Earth Based RPG
28 Jan By 4 Comments
Although I love RPGs, and I love Tolkien’s fictional setting, I have never been a fan of RPGs set in Middle-Earth. I’ve tried, honestly! ICE’s Middle-Earth Role-Playing (MERP) was just a watered down version of Rolemaster, a game I really didn’t care for. To add insult to injury, the game only went up to level [...]
Celluloid Tentacles – H.P. Lovecraft in the Cinema
21 Jan By 3 Comments
The pre-eminent American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft doesn’t seem to have been interested in having film adaptations made of his stories. In fact, in a letter to the poet Richard Morse, he said, “I shall never permit anything bearing my signature to be banalised and vulgarised into the flat, infantile twaddle which passes for [...]
Pleading the 5th – Pondering on the Future of D&D
14 Jan By 6 Comments
It’s ironic. I was planning on writing an article about whether or not I thought 5th Edition D&D would be coming soon, and Wizards of the Coast announces they are beginning work on the next iteration of D&D. So there’s a big ol’ yes. So instead, drawing on my experience with the game and my [...]
Happily Ever After – Five Very Different Ways to Love Faerie Tales
7 Jan By 2 Comments
After my last article about Heroes of the Feywild, it occurred to me that, while I’ve said a lot about my love of faerie tales in earlier articles, there’s so much more I can say. Is it a bit ironic that your Gay Gamer Geek loves Faerie Tales? Maybe a tad, but it’s no less [...]
These Are Not Santa’s Elves – GGG’s Review of Heroes of the Feywild
31 Dec By 3 Comments
Dear Readers, if you’ve been following my columns, you’ve probably noticed that I have a strong penchant for Faeries and Faerie Tales. Changeling the Dreaming is one of my favorite RPGs, and Fables is one of my favorite comics. I’m following Once Upon a Time on TV, and I’ve read plenty of modern retellings of [...]
