“Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder…” – Ralph Waldo Emerson It was either Barry White or Leo Tolstoy who said “Music is the shorthand of emotion.” In the realm of tabletop role-playing games music, or any sound really, can be a huge [...]
A thought had occurred to me today. A thought which I believe might be of value to educators interested in getting young girls to play Dungeons and Dragons, a task we all know is quite formidable I don’t think there are any biological, historical or even cultural reasons why girls should be averse to D&D [...]
The Pitch: Ladies and Gentlemen we present to you the next offering from Geekcentricity for your competitive natures. The lovely chaps over at White Wolf\CCP have given us some great prizes to give to you. Now we could just give it to you, but where’s the fun in that? Well maybe for you but not [...]
If you’ve looked at the release schedule for video games this fall, you may have noticed the number “3″ cropping up a lot. ”3″ is everywhere. First, September starts the season with Resistance 3 and Gears of War 3. October follows up with Battlefield 3. November will have a whole slate of “3′s” including Uncharted [...]
RPGs The RPG Examiner reviewed a trifecta of terror focusing on The King in Yellow. Crossing the Millers is an adventure for Sword Noir: A Role-Playing Game of Hardboiled Sword & Sorcery. It’s a PDF adventure with 21 pages of content. WotC has posted the latest In The Works article, which covers upcoming D&D-related product. [...]
Recently I’ve been playing through Mass Effect 2 a couple times in preparation for the drop of ME3. On one of the play-throughs it struck me that Mass Effect is an excellent IP. I originally didn’t expect much out of the franchise and was shocked when I was hooked. Sure I play Warhammer 40K, I [...]
Hey everyone! Today Jason Morningstar joins us from Bully Pulpit Games producers of Fiasco. He’s stopping by to chat about what’s going on over at BPG, the process of making playsets, digital publication, and most importantly, games! One has to always start with establishing their geek cred, so what is it that makes you a [...]
Roleplaying Games Rite Publishing has posted a video trailer for its rescue mission through a glacial city under siege, The Breaking of Forstor Nagar. DCC #65: Caves of the Crawling Lord from Goodman Games is now in stores. In this new 4E module for level 8 characters, the heroes uncover the lost catacombs of a [...]
I had just stepped outside of my apartment building into the midday sunlight, and as my sneakered feet hit the sidewalk, I noticed the bearded man across the street walking with a hiking pack and rolled up sleeping bag stacked high on his back. He walked easily under this weight, and the first thought that [...]
