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Winter Is Coming: A Song Of Ice And Fire Roleplaying

11 August 2011 by 10 Comments
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Everything’s coming up Game of Thrones these days, and I’ll be the first to admit I was late to the party and didn’t start reading the books until around the time the TV series started. But like most of the world, I’m now hooked and want a dire wolf and Needle of my own. So when one of my friends announced he would be running a game using Green Ronin’s Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying system, not even the Others could have kept me away. We’ve been playing for a few weeks now, and … [Read more...]

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C’s MisCon 25 Wrap-Up: Better Than Silver, It Was Golden

2 June 2011 by 4 Comments
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I have just stumbled home from MisCon 25 in Missoula, MT. Along with my piles of dirty laundry and a hacking cough left over from my pre-con cold, I brought back countless wonderful memories from what I feel was the best con I’ve yet to attend. MisCon is our home con, and it’s always great to catch up with old friends, make new friends, and finally learn the names of people you’ve seen and interacted with for years so I no longer have to keep thinking of them as Tall Steampunk Guy and … [Read more...]

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Game of Thrones: Why It’s Hard to Watch

11 May 2011 by 8 Comments
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I was late in reading the A Song of Ice and Fire books.  I had heard about them for years; I distinctly remember a client recommending them enthusiastically and talking about the TV series rumors - and that was probably two years ago.  The thing is, I'm not usually a fan of fantasy.  I've never read any of the other Big Fantasy Series that everyone loves. I've read a total of two Anne McCaffrey books - ever.  And I had to read Left Hand of Darkness for two different classes in high school … [Read more...]

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