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The Deck of Many Things

Posted by Mark on Jun 30, 2010 in 3e D&D, 4e D&D

Number of Views :2049One horrifying artifact from older editions of D&D was the Deck of Many Things, an object of supreme power that could either shape or destroy campaigns on a whim. For those of you who are new to D&D via 4e, here’s basically what it is: Basically, a deck of cards which grant [...]

 
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Radal Earthhewer, Dwarven Runepriest

Posted by Mark on Jun 29, 2010 in 4e D&D, Miniatures

Number of Views :1255In anticipation for the upcoming “conversion“, I was told by Bridget that my sister-in-law wants me to play a character as well as DMing. I think she thinks the party will be safe as long as I’ve got a stake in the party as well. I decided to give a character a [...]

 
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Playing on Easy Mode

Posted by Mark on Jun 28, 2010 in 4e D&D, Advice/Tools, Carcassone, Game Theory

Number of Views :848In the most recent Game Informer Magazine, there’s an article that talks about playing video games on Easy Mode. He presents a pretty compelling reason to do so, which I was grateful for, because I’ve always played that way. His argument is that when you’ve got less of a danger of dying, [...]

 
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Mouse Guard Flier

Posted by Mark on Jun 25, 2010 in Mouse Guard

Number of Views :612I’m looking at setting up a Mouse Guard mini-campaign here in Chicagoland, and am looking for players. I’ll need to get the word out, so I made up some fliers to put out to different game shops, and here it is: I’ll be putting the fliers up around the Great Lakes area, [...]

 
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FNG

Posted by Mark on Jun 24, 2010 in Uncategorized

Number of Views :2891In the military, there are a lot of acronyms, as many of you know. FNG is one known throughout the fleet, and probably throughout the rest of the armed forces as well. Instead of belaboring what an FNG is, I’ll just tell you: It’s a F***ing New Guy. But I’m not talking [...]

 
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Mom, Dad, I’m Into Steampunk

Posted by Mark on Jun 17, 2010 in Steampunk

Number of Views :11583This is, unfortunately, not by me. It’s by Marco Kaye, and it can be found originally here. And no, I have nothing against Steampunks. – – – - Mom, Dad, I’m Into Steampunk By Marco Kaye Remember when I was crawling around the attic, looking for my old Planters-peanut-man Halloween costume? I [...]

 
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Gamers Making Gamers

Posted by Mark on Jun 16, 2010 in Corruption

Number of Views :804About a week ago, we had my sister-in-law and her husband come visit us for the weekend. While they were here, they saw my massive collection of RPGs. Both admitted to having never played, but John, my brother-in-law, has been pretty deep into WoW in the past, and Trina, my sister-in-law, has [...]

 
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Painted Vs. Unpainted Miniatures

Number of Views :1205Back in March, Stuart Robertson of Robertson Games wrote a post about painted vs. unpainted miniatures, which got a lot of great comments. iIn the post, he asked who out there uses entirely painted figures with no stand-ins. I wish. My ultimate goal would be to be able to run a weekly [...]

 
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HBO Releases “A Game of Thrones” Teaser Trailer

Posted by Mark on Jun 14, 2010 in A Game of Thrones

Number of Views :955 Winter Is Coming Cannot wait for this. Absolutely cannot wait.

 
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Roleplaying without Roleplaying: Runebound

Posted by Mark on Jun 13, 2010 in Actual Play, Board Game

Number of Views :1874We’ve had a couple of bites from people interested in joining a new group, but haven’t actually met face-to-face, so in the meantime, Bridget and I have begun trying roleplaying without roleplaying. What do I mean? I mean that I pulled out Runebound the other night and we marched around the lands [...]

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