Leveling Up: Dating As A Skill And How To Master It

LevelingUp

In the dating game, geeks like you and me tend to have terrible luck when rolling character stats. We roll high on intelligence and dexterity but critically low on charisma, strength, and, most unfortunate of all, wisdom. Which means we rock at rocket science and Pong, and suck at holding a conversation about either rocket science or Pong, and especially at figuring out what another person is thinking. All of that adds up to awkward, if not downright disasterous, first dates. But all is not … [Read more...]

DDXP 2012 Report: The First Glimpses at the New Edition of Dungeons & Dragons

Timmy the ThinkGeek monkey at DDXP 2012

Thanks be to Thor and whatever other gods are controlling the weather; we made it to Ft. Wayne this year! It's 12:33 am and since I haven't gone to bed yet, I'm going to say it's Thursday. (It's technically Friday.) I wanted to be sure to get the news out to all the folks who don't follow me on Twitter, so here's the excitement of the first full day of DDXP and the introduction of the new edition of D&D. Seminar:  Charting the Course: An Edition for All Editions Loads of folks turned out … [Read more...]

I Want To Have Dungeon Bastard’s Babies

Dungeon Bastard

(Sorry, Dave.) I love Dungeon Bastard. His videos are well-written, impeccably done, and downright hilarious. If you don't subscribe to his channel on YouTube, go do that now. His newest "Ask The Bastard" is on Edition Wars and he echoes my feelings on the subject: "Does it have dragons? Does it have dungeons? I want to play it!" … [Read more...]

What Everyone Ought To Know About Live Tweeting Games

Due to my love for both tweeting and gaming, I’ve been dubbed the court reporter of D&D. I’ve been asked if my GMs are okay with me live tweeting, if my games are really that funny, and Dear Lord what are you doing over there. To attract similar accolades and horror as a court reporter of D&D, this is my short and sweet primer on live tweeting games.   1.    Get the blessing of your table. If your GM and your fellow players are not okay with tweeting at the table, … [Read more...]

The Perils of Edition Wars: Adventure to Dice Castle

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This month's article was inspired by D&D's special announcement. Unless you've had your head stuck in a dice bag, you might have heard that Wizards of the Coast announced their plans to reinvest their energy into Dungeons & Dragons. (You can read What We Know About 5th Edition on ENWorld for the latest updates.) The news was picked up by several major media outlets including Forbes, The New York Times, and Yahoo! News. From a gamer's perspective, this news shook tables and shattered … [Read more...]

Pleading the 5th – Pondering on the Future of D&D

Crystal Ball

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 thoughts about how WotC has handled things with D&D of late, I thought instead I would share my thoughts on what 5th Edition will be like. It Won’t Be Called 5th Edition I know … [Read more...]

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

We love dragons

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...]

Controversy and Confusion – The D&D Scares of the 80s and Beyond

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“Have you written an article for this week?” my husband asked. “Not yet,” I admitted. “Have you written an article about Dark Dungeons yet?” I laughed. “No…but I’m not sure I can spin a whole article from that.” But then I realized I could. Because I’m not going to just talk about the infamous Jack Chick tract he mentioned. I’m going to talk about the controversy that once threatened to…well…I’m not sure there was ever a real chance of killing D&D … [Read more...]