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The D&D Experience
Note: I’ve included Twitter handles for a lot of people, because I know a lot of you know these folks, just not by actual name. A few of us from Critical-Hits were at D&D Experience this year. Matt...
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Visions Verbalized
Awhile back, talking about the littlest con, I said that you, as a game designer, need to be able to tell me who I am in your game, what I’m doing, and why. I said that’s your elevator pitch. If you...
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Junk Punch
You have been sucker punched. As a gamer, you’ve been categorized and used as a negative stereotype to illustrate points about terrible movies. Video games and gamers get a bum rap in film criticism....
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The Geek Way
In most dictionaries, the definition of “geek” is way behind the times. It’s still classified a pejorative term that implies negative qualities or insular, intellectual behavior. Synonyms include dork,...
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Resurrection Edition
Priests gather around the husk of a fallen warrior, as do his companions and friends. A brush with darkness left him all but dust and bone. Someone steps into the circle of solemn onlookers and places...
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A Plot, So Meta
Years ago, I wrote about canon as it applies to tabletop RPG settings. I still believe what I wrote back then. Canon serves as a framework for a setting, but after that, strict adherence to and...
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Shotgunning
This entry is a little scattershot. I have a few things to let you know before I delve back into meaty essays on specific topics. Speaking of topics, I have plenty. However, in my first post, I asked...
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World Building: Roots
Barsoom (2) I said a while ago that I wanted to talk about world building (maybe worldbuilding or world-building, as you prefer). That I do. Doing so seems likely to take more than a couple entries...
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A D&D Life
It was a tome of magic for me back then. What does D&D mean to me? My friend Shawn Merwin asked me to write about this question, and record the response for his podcast. I don’t have recording gear...
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Queer Creations
Kotaku recently published an article on queerness in the D&D game. To be more specific, this article is about the inclusion of queer people and, more specifically, a glimpse into their lives as...
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