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Archive for November, 2010
Opportunity Actions: Sexism in Gaming – A Perspective
Today, gamers, I come to you with a conundrum: gender-based tropes in gaming. The impetus for this comes from a conversation over twitter with @dreadgazebo. So, where to begin? The Surface Issue As I see it, the systemic problem with sexism in games comes from the fact that they seem to be more popular among males [...]
Tier Transition: The Paragon Journey
Do you do anything special when your players enter the paragon tier? If not, consider making it an event in which your players can shine a light on their PCs and make the paragon path they choose into a meaningful game event. Here is an idea that allows the journey to paragon path attainment be [...]
WotC Virtual Table – Points to consider
I got a bit worked up today on Twitter. Wizards of the Coast announced the beta of their Virtual Table (VT) today. They provided one single screen shot and answers to a few FAQ. For a good hour or two there was much buzzing, a lot hopeful, some hating, most excited, myself included. With good [...]
The Recycle Bin – Final Fantasy 8 and OMG TEH SATAN!!
November 16, 2010. Since there’s nothing else going on today, nothing note worthy at all in any way shape or form, I figured I’d at least give the community something to talk about. And I think I’ll talk about the evils of rolling dice. Now, don’t get me wrong, nothing beats a handful of polyheardals [...]
Win a Cool Dice Sprite!
Do you remember the post I wrote a few weeks ago reviewing the Dice Sprites made by the Claymancers? No? Well here is a link: Bring Some Luck to Your Dice – Now that you’re caught up, here is the big news: YOU CAN WIN ONE!!!! Here is what you have to do to enter [...]
Opportunity Actions: DIY Templates 3 – Burning Hands
Last time, I made a template for the Wizard spell Thunderwave. This time, with some extra work, we’ll go through the process of making a template for Burning Hands.
The Recycle Bin – Smash TV, 4e, and The Short Rest
“Good luck. You’ll need it.” You darn kids who won’t get off my lawn might not recall hearing a synthesized, original-series-Cylon-like voice shout that admonishment at you, won’t recall the odd pause between the sentences that almost veered into Antici…pation territory. Won’t recall seeing the arcade game speaking this strange tongue with two joysticks for [...]
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