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New Year, New D&D: Please Don’t Bring Your Old, Old, Old Drama

9 January 2012 by 9 Comments
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The announcement of the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons came out today in the NY Times. It promises to capture the hearts and minds of all D&D players, young and old, no matter which edition they thought was best. My Challenge For You In your discussions of "5e" (or whatever it ends up being called), stay positive. We all love slaying dragons. We all love exploring dungeons. Let's focus on the positive aspects of what make us LOVE a game rather than talking about the new game in … [Read more...]

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One Box Wonder: Gamma World

4 January 2011 by 11 Comments
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I fell in love with Gamma World at the Dungeons & Dragons Experience (DDXP) 2010, where I was lucky enough to play a preview game GMed by Rich Baker. Having never played a previous edition of Gamma World, I went in without any expectations. And I had my mind blown. The sheer randomness of Gamma World is what intrigued me at first. The dice rule the game, for better or worse. Actually, I wouldn't say "worse" as much as "hilarity ensues." Trevor Kidd was playing a Yeti Cockroach and … [Read more...]

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Geek’s Dream Girl’s Top 10 Articles of 2010

3 January 2011 by 1 Comment
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Your clicks, retweets, and Facebookings have spoken! Here are the top 10 articles of 2010 by traffic: 1. Needles of Knitting +5: Using The Craft Skill To Its Best Advantage 2. GenCon 2010 Update: Castle Ravenloft Board Game 3. Coping With Being Single: Ur Doin’ It Wrong 4. Brainless Act Leads to Smart Decision 5. LiveBlogging: Dungeons & Dragons Experience 2010 (DDXP) 6. Top 5 Anime Speech Patterns that Drive Us Nuts 7. 5 Gosh-Honest Reasons Why Your Dating Life … [Read more...]

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LiveBlogging: Dungeons & Dragons Experience 2010 (DDXP)

28 January 2010 by 5 Comments

I'm trying something new as a way to cover conventions. Since folks may not use Twitter (or follow me), I thought I'd give CoverItLive a try. If you enjoy experiencing conventions vicariously through the intarwebs, let me know if it's something you enjoy and would like again in the future. (If you wouldn't follow convention coverage anyway, thanks for reading and feel free try try one of our other fine articles about other topics in Geek Life.) Presenting... DDXP … [Read more...]

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