Let me tell you about my first convention: I was in middle school at the time, and I walked through some sci-fi thingy where they had a bunch of stuff that I can’t remember. Cool, huh? I remember not really being all that impressed. Actually, I was downright disappointed. You see, I like comics, and had a good collection of X-men stuff, Spiderman stuff, Conan stuff, [Read the article]
This is a hard world we find ourselves in, where everyone is looking to steal our money, screw us over, and make wee-wee on our hats. This is a world that hates and punishes naiveté, and loves and rewards cynicism and suspicion. Trust no one and fear everyone, strike before you’re struck, an extended hand conceals a blade, the arm around your back connects to [Read the article]
Here’s a list of unusual gaming terms that you either might not know the definition of, or the correct pronunciation (in truth, I had to look up about half of them). They’re not game specific (like THACO is), but can apply to gaming in general. Please, dispute or add to any of the following… Asmodeus – [az-muh-DEE-uhs] – the prince of demons, or an evil spirit. [Read the article]
I once introduced a magic item to the group, gave it a name, gave it a backstory, impressed how the item was somehow important, and then gave it to a player character. Before the end of the session, the player was trying to get rid of it so that he could get two other magical items. So, magic in 4E is plentiful. I can dig it. [Read the article]