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Neverwinter Reborn: A Review of the 4E Neverwinter Campaign Setting

2 September 2011 by 8 Comments
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I have a long history with the fictional town of Neverwinter. The first MMORPG I ever played was Neverwinter Nights, back on AOL. I adored the first Neverwinter Nights stand-alone PC game, and, whenever I got a Forgotten Realms product, I would smile when I saw Neverwinter mentioned. My city, I would always think. When the Forgotten Realms campaign guide for 4E came out, the first section I flipped to was the North, waiting to see what changes had occurred in Neverwinter. I was shocked to … [Read more...]

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Good Books: Classic Shared World Fantasy Novels

10 February 2011 by 9 Comments
dragonlance

What if Gene Roddenberry had said, “No one is ever going to write anything having to do with Star Trek but me!” and gone through the legal channels to make sure no one ever did? Or if Stan Lee had dictated that he would write every issue of X-Men to ever be released? That would have meant no new Star Trek anything in the past 20 years, and while Stan is still The Man, I guarantee that he couldn’t be cranking out the plethora of monthly X-Men-related titles that are in print (even if he is … [Read more...]

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What’s Love Got To Do With It, Part VII: That Blessed Arrangement

21 October 2010 by 5 Comments
impressive clergyman

After last week’s column, you’ve figured out how to get the proposal out of the way. Now it’s time for the characters to make everything official and get hitched. The easiest, quickest option is for the characters to head to the justice of the peace, or simply turn to the holy man or woman in the party, and get it done in a matter of minutes without the commotion of a big damn wedding (I know my husband and I wish that’s what we had done in real life…but that’s another story). It … [Read more...]

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What’s Love Got To Do With It: Romance In Tabletop RPGs

8 July 2010 by 17 Comments
knightmaid

For a hobby that focuses largely on beating the crap out of the bad guys and looting their stuff, most tabletop RPGs still oddly consider love and sex taboo. Killing orcs? Good stuff! Stealing a dragon’s horde? Well played! Taking the stable boy up to your room for the night? Whoa nelly, that’s taking things too far! I’m reminded of what Kyle’s mom said in the South Park movie: “Horrific, deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don't say any naughty words!” Roleplaying is … [Read more...]

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e’s Feed Favorites – 7/9/08

9 July 2008 by 8 Comments

Welcome to e's feed favorites.  I'm Mr. T. and I'm a NightElf Mohawk! Oldie, but still funny.   Now, on to the food. … [Read more...]

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