Tabletop RPGs

7 Tips to Better Villains

Players in my D&D games almost universally consider me to be a particularly evil bastard (my wife included). It’s a skill that I’ve honed over the years. After all, being a good antagonist goes hand-in-hand with being a good DM. More than anything, however, I find that gaining the title of “evil […]

D&D 4th Edition

According to Slashdot, Wizards will be releasing D&D 4th edition in the next year or so. Described as “evolutionary,” it promises to be the most interactive version of the game yet, with online and offline content tied together as well as online versions of the no-longer-printed Dragon and Dungeon magazines. It’s an interesting […]

d20 Weapon Comparison Tool

To say that I’m a min-maxer would be a bit of an overstatement. Whenever I’ve got the time to worry about maximizing my D&D characters’ effectiveness, I do it more as a mental exercise than anything. Occasionally I make a decision based on such number-crunching, but more often than not I opt for […]

RPG Motivational Posters

Awhile back, a fellow D&D-loving coworker linked me to this hilarious collection of RPG motivational posters. The concept here is, “If every gaming concept had a subtitle, what would it be?” If you’re a geek to any degree, there’s something here for you. Seriously, there are 272 posters to look at, all […]

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Summoner Geeks Machinima

For those who never played Summoner, don’t feel like you missed out on anything; the game was a par at best. While it might not have left a big mark on the PC gaming world, however, it did leave behind this hilarious machinima that has become a cult staple in the tabletop gaming community. […]

Review of Tome of Battle: Book of Nine Swords

If you’re anything like me, you’ve never really enjoyed playing fighters in D&D. There just isn’t much to them. You hit the monster repeatedly until it stops moving. The most you ever get to see of tactics or decision-making is when you perform an occassional sunder or disarm, and then only if […]

Order of the Stick

I’ve really taken to loving online comic strips lately, including Ctrl+Alt+Del and Dilbert (which is obligatory for a white collar desk jockey like me). I was particularly excited when, browsing del.icio.us one day, I happened upon the Order of the Stick website. For those of you who don’t read Dragon magazine, Order of […]

Deck of Many Things

The Deck of Many Things has been a part of Dungeons & Dragons for several editions now. It’s been around at least as long as I’ve been playing (approximately 14 years). For those who’ve never heard of it, it’s an artifact-level deck of cards. Players can elect to draw from the deck […]