The evolution of D&D with regards to mandated end-points of character progression – and ways to bypass those end-points – was not a precise one…
The Next Epic, part two
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Jan 062014
The Next Epic, part one
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Jan 062014
Given that D&D Next is still a little ways off, and that its module regarding epic-level game-play is likely a bit further than that, it’s worthwhile to look back at the history of the game and seeing how each version of it dealt with the concept of going beyond the upper limits.
Jan 062014
As a matter of fact, my initial like or dislike for a new game is based upon how well you teach it to me…
Jan 052014
The issue of independent spell research is one of the stickier wickets of most D&D/Pathfinder games…
Jan 052014
One of the major compromises that all role-playing games make is that at some point the rules will have to sacrifice some degree of specificity in favor of playability. No game, after all, can model reality down to the most minute detail…
Jan 052014
The choice of clan in VtM: Bloodlines is actually fairly important. In fact, it’s the entire reason I recommend playing through the game at least twice…
Jan 012014
It can be hard to come up with new ways to describe common play elements over and over, and that’s one of the reasons why the Urban Dressing line exists…
“Our Goal is to Kill all the Bad Guys” – Crashing a Diablo II LAN Party
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Dec 272013
I’ve always felt a little bit like I abandoned gaming too early. So when my friend was planning on having a Diablo II LAN party for her birthday, I knew I had to see what I’d been missing…
Wombat’s Window: Intro
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Dec 202013
Some mornings I end up in a drifting haze, and then it all comes together…
I’m cheating in a way that is either completely justified, or totally inexcusable. You decide…
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Dec 172013
Heck, cheating at the gaming table is as old as the gaming table itself…