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Mach Dice is the iPhone RPG die rolling app you’ve been waiting for

25. August 2008

Finally! The die app you role players (or lovers of multi-facted dice) have been waiting for has arrived, from MachWerx. It's Mach Dice and it's beautiful. The premise is simple. You choose the dice, you make the roll. You can select any type of die you want, up to 100 of them - multiple dice of different sides are available as well.

Fourth Edition Dungeon Master’s Guide: Half Good

23. August 2008

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Fourth Edition Dungeon Master’s Guide: Half Good

In the second of three Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition core rulebook reviews I take a critical look at the Dungeon Master's Guide.

Dice Bag – the iPod touch/iPhone app for the tabletop gamer

5. August 2008

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Dice Bag – the iPod touch/iPhone app for the tabletop gamer

Here's my new favorite app - available free through the app store. Dice Bag! It's nice, simple, sharp looking and a lot of fun to show off to other gamers.

A Totally New Way to Role-Play – The Window

4. August 2008

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A Totally New Way to Role-Play – The Window

These are the three precepts to a Window game: "Everything about a Window character is described with adjectives rather than numbers." "It is the actor's responsibility to play their role realistically." "A good story is the central goal.”

Traditional Role Playing Games – are they succumbing to MMORPGS?

1. August 2008

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Traditional Role Playing Games – are they succumbing to MMORPGS?

Once upon a time, gaming was sacred. It was a time to spend with like minded folk sitting around drinking Mountain Dew and eating Doritos, laughing, talking, disemboweling a goblin or two, and just having fun. MMORPGs have taken a lot of that away. Now you play alone, or with strangers. Unless you’re lucky enough to chance upon your real life friends on the same server.

Inkseine: Note taking++

29. July 2008

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If you own a Tablet or UMPC and you're like me, you're constantly looking for new apps that take full advantage of its unique interface and capabilities. Last weekend I came across a killer app in development by the guys over at Microsoft Research.

Where (computer based) D&D went wrong?

21. July 2008

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The Escapist is running an article titled I Want My D&D. Supposedly the author pens a treastie about the downfall of the CRPG (Computer Role Playing Game), but I find it more fitting as a critique of D&D in general - and I find it even extrapolates out well to the new 4E. It seems to me that the days of creating a well thought out and personalized character are gone for the most part. Especially with the advent of 4E, players are being shoehorned into roles they may or may not want to play.

Dungeons and Dragons 4.0 – worth it or worthless?

1. July 2008

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I’m a long time role player who group up with Dungeons and Dragons as well as a bunch of other RPG systems such as the Palladium family, the Storyteller books and whatnot. When I was younger the Palladium Fantasy universe was our playground. As I got older, I turned more towards Dungeons and Dragons and [...]

Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons dead at age 69. :(

4. March 2008

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Sad news for the entire role playing game community, be it pen and paper, computer or some mix. It seems that Gary Gygax has passed away this morning, at 1 AM. I’ve seen various comments about this online, including a short and poignant post by Monte Cooke. and in his Wikipedia entry. Troll Lord Games [...]

Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition gets a review

29. February 2008

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For all you non-digital gaming fans out there, let me call your attention to Ain’t It Cool News and a dude who goes by the unfortunate name of Massawyrm has had a chance to game with his group in 4E with the Players Handbook, DM’s Handbook and the Monster Manual. He’s been under an NDA [...]

Ghic Chic Reviews “Soul Nomad and the World Eaters”

18. October 2007

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Finally a game that keeps me busy, entertained and interested (and a little frustrated due to my own lack of skills). I first began this game weeks ago and unfortunately regular life gets in the way so that I may afford the electricity to power up my PS2 and purchase food so that I’m not [...]

Something Wickedly Awesome Comes My Way

12. October 2007

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Well folks, aside from my own hectic personal life, nuzzling my new Chanel hand bag, and my 7-3 job, I have been on a writing hiatus due to quite a few interesting items sent my way in the past 2 weeks. Video Games Juiced 2 (FINALLY a racing game I can get into) Soul Nomad [...]

Stupid Monsters Someone was Paid to Make [pics]

15. September 2007

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Celebrating 30 years of very stupid monsters in Dungeons & Dragons. read more | digg story Share and Enjoy:

ArsGeek Reviews Dungeons & Dragons Tactics for the PSP

24. August 2007

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I’m a long time fan of Dungeons & Dragons, among other table top role playing games. I also enjoy a good RPG on my computer or console but it’s been too long since I’ve played a good, turn based game on either. Enter Dungeons & Dragons Tactics. This PSP game offered much of what I [...]

WotC announce Dungeons and Dragon’s 4th edition

17. August 2007

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Looks like May, June and July of ’08 will see the release of three core books (Players handbook, DM’s handbook and Monster Manual) for Dungeons and Dragons 4th edition. Stop by the D&D official 4th edition forums to talk amongst yourselves. Share and Enjoy:

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Mach Dice is the iPhone RPG die rolling app you’ve been waiting for

Fourth Edition Dungeon Master’s Guide: Half Good

Dice Bag – the iPod touch/iPhone app for the tabletop gamer

A Totally New Way to Role-Play – The Window

Traditional Role Playing Games – are they succumbing to MMORPGS?

Inkseine: Note taking++

Where (computer based) D&D went wrong?

Dungeons and Dragons 4.0 – worth it or worthless?

Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons dead at age 69. :(

Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition gets a review

Ghic Chic Reviews “Soul Nomad and the World Eaters”

Something Wickedly Awesome Comes My Way

Stupid Monsters Someone was Paid to Make [pics]

ArsGeek Reviews Dungeons & Dragons Tactics for the PSP

WotC announce Dungeons and Dragon’s 4th edition

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