After two years of apartment life, we’re moving back into a house this weekend. We signed a year lease on a 1400sqft, 3 bed, 2 bath ranch with a small yard (but it’s right across from a large green-space park). The thought of just buying outright crossed our minds, but many signs point to next [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Love Your Geek'
Moving sale
Filed under Love Your Geek on April 2, 2008
Keywords: Dungeons and Dragons, eBay, Forgotten Realms
Defining the core of D&D
Filed under Love Your Geek on March 31, 2008
Keywords: core rules, Dungeons and Dragons
I brought up the idea last week of Dungeons & Dragons being defined by a core set of rules or mechanics. I have my opinion, but I’m reluctant to be dogmatic about it. D&D is as much about the experience for some people as it is about how you play.
That said, having played AD&D, AD&D [...]
D&D game aids
Filed under Love Your Geek on March 10, 2008
Keywords: 4E, Dungeons and Dragons, initiative, spells
The last couple Save My Game columns in Dungeon magazine have discussed game aids used to help your sessions run smoother. I’ll admit I was one of those DMs who would spend too much time thumbing through rulebooks to look stuff up, often making a “common sense” ruling in order to get noses out of [...]
The day the DM died
Filed under Love Your Geek on March 4, 2008
Keywords: Gary Gygax
E. Gary Gygax 1938-2008
Champions Online unveiled
Filed under Love Your Geek on February 20, 2008
Keywords: Champions Online, City of Heroes, Cryptic Studios, HERO games, MMORPGs, superheroes
Cryptic Studios launched the website for their latest super-hero MMO, Champions Online, today. It wasn’t that long ago that Microsoft officially announced the demise of Marvel Universe Online, a super-hero MMO that Cryptic was developing. Then comes the announcement that Cryptic purchased the Champions IP from HERO games, the creators of the HERO roleplaying system.
Looking [...]
