Tag: AD&D
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Breathe life into that boring dungeon crawl!
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They call it a dungeon grind. Not a dungeon frolic, a dungeon jaunt, or even a dungeon struggle. It’s a grind. It’s a slog. An encounter-by-encounter, gear-grinding endeavor that makes…
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Secrets Soon to Be Revealed
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The holidays are upon us here in the United States, which means family visits, time off work, and…you guessed it…gaming! But there’s something more going on beneath the surface. A…
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What’s your next new game going to be?
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Do you know how many new games I want to be playing right now? Let me name a few. Star Wars: Destiny releases this Friday. I’m reading the 2nd Edition…
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How gamers can become readers…which they should!
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Reading is an absolute necessity for creators. And that applies to Game Masters and game players as much as it does to any other creative! But if you’re like me,…
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Should you try competitive gaming?
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“Competitive games are not for me.” “Competitive gamers tend to be jerks.” “Competitive games take all the fun out of it.” Have you ever heard sentiments like these? Maybe you’ve…
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Should game masters threaten player characters?
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It appears that I struck a real chord with Tuesday’s article on player character death. Why did so many GMs and players respond so passionately to my post? Because players sometimes…
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Should player character death be a possibility?
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Many of you have been writing and tweeting, asking how the Chasing the Dragon project is going. Well, we’re five sessions into The Village of Hommlet and we’ve got two…
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Learning from Gary Gygax: Gaming Variety
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This blog is the second in a series inspired by Michael Witwer’s Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. You might be surprised to learn…
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Does growing up mean giving up gaming?
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“Fantasy as a cultural phenomenon felt vaguely unsettling to me. I wondered if pervasive escapism had infantilized an entire generation.” So began a quest for Ethan Gilsdorf, journalist and geek…
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Get your game on the table!
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What’s that over there on your shelf? You know, the dusty game you bought a while back that never seems to make it onto the table! Wait, what’s that? Nobody…