Skill Training (How to get +4 to Skill Checks) Part 2
Last week, we talked about not judging ourselves for what we can and cannot do. This week, you get the fun stuff, noting what you can do and building off of that with your skills. Like in every RPG,...
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Wizards of the Coast Launches New Character Builder!
This past week, Wizards of the Coast launched its new character builder for Dungeons & Dragons. The new layout is sleek and stylish and provides an easy-to-learn user interface for all your...
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The End of Paragon Tier: A Remembrance of HP Lost
It’s been a while, loyal readers (hopefully more than all both of you), and I have much to express. Recently, I finished up the paragon tier of my uber-campaign and have learned quite a bit about...
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The Case for Chaotic Good: Altruism the Human Way
Chaotic Neutral is the way to go, you’re told. When you roll up your first D&D character, all of your gaming friends and vets tell you that CN is the perfect alignment because “you can do whatever...
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The Story Begins with a Prophecy
This summer marks a big, two-year anniversary for me and about 22 of my closest friends. June will mark the end of a major Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition campaign that I have been writing and...
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Things to Come (Part I)
Thanks for coming back to Dr. DM and helping me relive the campaign! For the remainder of the chapters, I have divided them into separate parts (as an entire chapter in one post would be ridiculously...
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Things to Come (Part II)
The narrative continues. So far, both Josias Tyghe and Harlous Yulin — old friends and equally zealous practitioners of the arcane and divine powers respectively — have entered into a friendly...
View ArticleWizards of the Coast Announces Its Magic: The Gathering 2012 Line-up
In preparation for PAX East, Wizards of the Coast has announced its Magic: The Gathering 2012 line-up. This includes the Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 for Xbox LIVE Arcade, PC/Steam and PlayStation,...
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Things to Come (Part III)
Thanks for tuning back in, faithful readers and intrepid adventurers. Now that PAX East 2011 is over, the articles are mostly published, and all the geek dust has settled (momentarily, of course), I...
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Among Giants (Part I)
The ill omens expressed in the previous chapter find their origin sixteen years earlier in the northern goliath tribes of the De Marco Barony. The next chapter of the RPG narrative details the birth...
View ArticleD&D Insider Announces New Monster Builder
Just announced today: Wizards of the Coast has uploaded its new Monster Builder for D&D Insider members. As an avid DM and one who uses the online tools regularly, this comes as a welcome gift....
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Among Giants (Part III)
The following contains the concluding part to chapter three, the penultimate chapter in the Prelude. Following the next chapter, the regular narrative line of the story begins, chronicling many more...
View ArticleMay the RPGA Rest in Peace
For years I have grown up with the RPGA being an attached part of the Dungeons & Dragons brand. Monthly, even sometimes weekly, these events at my local gaming hub would be organized, filling the...
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Chance Meeting in a Tavern (Part I)
Now, we fast-forward sixteen years in the future. Thom has grown up and has reached the age of manhood in Goliath tradition. Now he must go on a spiritual quest to appease the Goliath ancients and...
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Lawful Good: Altruism through duty
In the forgotten past (which is to say, February), my esteemed colleague Bob wrote an impassioned piece in support of Chaotic Good. He hailed Chaotic Good as the least selfish and most human of the...
View ArticleComic Issues #19 – Cool as Dice
This week on Comic Issues our heroes prepare for the Ultimate in RPG events. With Free RPG day this weekend it’s time to trade stories on all our Dice throwing adventures. Stay tuned for the Laird of...
View ArticleComic Issues #56 – Game On
Just two short months after the official announcement from Wizards of the Coast about a new D&D edition, gamers are eager for any information about the new incarnation of the game that’s made the...
View ArticleMovie Issues: Dungeons & Dragons
This week we go on a lack luster adventure and watch 2000s Dungeons & Dragons. A pretty terrible movie and an insult to fans of the D&D game. Listen as Spooky explains all the ins and outs of...
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Wizards of the Coast Reveals Comprehensive Launch Plans for D&D 5th Edition
After months of vagaries, tabletop gaming giant Wizards of the Coast has announced a veritable hoard of new releases for the coming year – chief among them the much-anticipated Dungeons & Dragons...
View ArticleReview – Die #4
It’s Rivendell meets Casablanca, Oz in No Man’s Land, wrapped up safe in its indestructible snowglobe… …It only gets more ominous as we get closer… Keep reading for a review of Kieron Gillen and...
View ArticleReview – Die #5
It’s the end of the first arc, and I’ll be completely honest: I’ve got a pretty good idea of what’s going on, but some of the plot points are a little unclear to me. If you want to help me figure out...
View ArticleReview – Die #7
Last issue we got to hear Angela’s backstory. (And saw her make some hard choices. Ow.) This issue we switch gears and hear Chuck’s backstory, which is not nearly as much fun because, let’s face it,...
View ArticleReview – Die #10
Then I remembered. The memory hit me so hard I didn’t even scream. Not then anyway. The second arc comes to a close: keep reading for some thoughts on Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans’ Die #10. Some...
View ArticleReview – Die #11
“Hey, Draculas! We’re over here!” “Chuck, I’m going to murder you.” After a six month hiatus, Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans are back! Keep reading for a review of Die #11. I’m avoiding spoilers for...
View ArticleReview – Die #12
Typical. We try to do a humanitarian mission. We actually start a war. Great. Keep reading for a review of Die #12. Warning, some spoilers below, some for this issue and a lot for last issue. So last...
View ArticleReview – Die #13
You came, adventured, and left, a beta test for all humanity’s fate. Keep reading for a review of Die #13. Warning, some spoilers below, some for this issue and a lot for last issue. The short version:...
View ArticleReview – Die #14
“This hasn’t cost us anything but time.” Keep reading for a review of Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans’ Die #14. Small spoilers below, though I’m trying to avoid as many as possible, but I am going to...
View ArticleReview – Die #15
“…beneath it all, I’m a coward.” It’s the final issue of the latest arc, keep reading for a review of Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans’ Die #15. (Warning: some small spoilers for this issue, and some...
View ArticleReview – Die #16
We are in the area of a map marked with “Here Be Dragons.”In a land where there actually are dragons, that means: “Here be something significantly worse than dragons.” After a six month hiatus it’s...
View ArticleReview – Die #18
There’s only a few more issues left of the whole series (it’s due to end with #20) and while all the various threads are starting come together, a few more loose ends have shown up, even at this late...
View ArticleReview – Die #19
This is it, the second-to-last issue of the whole series. And after reading it, I still have no guesses as to how they’re going to wrap this up. Keep reading for a review of Die #19. Some spoilers...
View ArticleReview – Die #20
“…you were a place to learn lessons and their costs…” We’re finally here, the last issue: keep reading for a review of Die #20. (Very minor spoilers below, but I do hint at a lot of things.) It’s been...
View ArticleReview – The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2
Created by Critical Role Productions and Amazon, The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2 once again follows the misfit band of mercenaries directly after the events of season 1 where they come into conflict...
View ArticleReview – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves follows a charming thief (Chris Pine) and a band of unlikely adventurers who embark on an epic quest...
View ArticleBinary System Podcast #361 – Lore Olympus #241 and #242, and Dungeons & Dragons
Okay, here’s the Lore Olympus recap: Hades spends two episodes moping because Persephone is avoiding him. Done! That’ll wrap us up for the week, make sure to check out pixelatedgeek.com… KIDDING....
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