Editions!
(This guest post was written by our very own Dman!) It has come to my knowledge that D&D is looking at a new fifth edition and this along with some of the recent discussions of gaming on this site have… Continue Reading
Month: January 2012
Sunday!
A couple of weeks ago, as I was reading Joe the Barbarian (recommended here), Maribou was reading A God Somewhere. As she finished, she told me to read it and that I’d really like it. I’m about 10 pages into… Continue Reading
Saturday!
Last night we had guests (WHAT WAS I THINKING?) and we ate pizza and played Munchkin Quest. Today, while doing laundry, I hope to beat Saint’s Row: The Third… at which point I don’t know what to play next. Assassin’s… Continue Reading
Weekend!
I can’t believe that it’s here already. Then again, I still have to make it through today… In any case, I am fixing to enjoy a weekend where I may actually be social for an evening with real people and… Continue Reading
Run That Baby!
I’ve posted about this before at my old blog, but I’m feeling nostalgic for the old days… Best advertising copy for an RPG, ever! … STAY ALERT!… TRUST NO ONE!… … KEEP YOUR LASER HANDY!… PARANOIA PARANOIA PARANOIA SERVE THE… Continue Reading
Exemplar!
Game consoles come with technical limitations. When they ship, they generally have upper bounds and lower bounds, and if your game doesn’t fit somewhere in that range, your game is going to be… less than enjoyable. Let’s talk about going… Continue Reading
Wednesday!
Being sick, I have had 1994 on the brain. Why 1994? I have no idea. I’m sick. The two songs that have been stuck are pretty much on opposite ends of the same radio station’s playlist (I mean, seriously, they’re… Continue Reading
Meow!
The original plan for this post would have been to do something like “this is a guest post from our very own Cecilia!” and have every word be “meow” for 40 or 50 words with a couple of links to… Continue Reading
Swordplay!
We’ve had a couple of essays about combat with regards to video games here on the site. (Here is the one that I wrote, here is the one that Patrick wrote.) Given the tabletop gaming we’ve been exploring recently, I’ve… Continue Reading
Sunday!
At last night’s game, part of the post-game light discussion of what happened had the DM saying something to the effect of “I wasn’t expecting a Terry Pratchett story in Vornheim.” So, on the drive home, I asked Maribou if… Continue Reading