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The right tool for the job

Posted on 2019 July 16 by njwOctober 24, 2019

In May, I got to go to WisCon again. (Recovering took a while, thus not getting around to posting last month.) There was a lot of great gaming programming, including some very fun and mind-expanding conversations. One thing that kept … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged buying and selling, conventions, D&D, reviews, theory, WisCon | 2 Replies

Movies for gaming: Ladyhawke

Posted on 2014 April 2 by njwMarch 8, 2015

Recently I re-watched Ladyhawke for the umpteenth time. It’s always been one of my favorite fantasy movies, but this time, I watched it with a specific eye towards gaming. What ideas could I get from it for gaming? How easy … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged D&D, diversity, filmed RPGs, preserving mystery, reviews | Leave a reply

Dave Trampier: A great artist

Posted on 2014 March 28 by njwMarch 28, 2014

Dave Trampier has apparently passed away. Trampier, aka DAT and Tramp, was a very influential artist. He of course did the famous Players’ Handbook cover with the adventurers clambering over the giant idol. Emirikol the Chaotic surely has had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged art & artists, boardgames, D&D | Leave a reply

The D&D movies

Posted on 2013 September 19 by njwMarch 24, 2015

For such a successful game, it’s funny how unsuccessful the (official) D&D movies have been. Part of it is probably just popular disdain of gaming culture. Most of it, though, is probably the fault of the first D&D movie. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged D&D, diversity, filmed RPGs, reviews | 3 Replies

JonCon 2013, part IV: Ultimate

Posted on 2013 May 6 by njwMay 6, 2013

Sunday’s game was D&D (Iron Heroes, specifically) in which we were high-level characters fighting our way to save the kingdom. The game basically just consisted of two huge combats: the first again some fire giants, the second against some snake … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged actual play, conventions, D&D, JonCon | Leave a reply

Minicon and the Minneapolis Dungeon

Posted on 2013 April 3 by njwAugust 16, 2013

The “Minneapolis Ties to Gaming” panel that I mentioned before went pretty well. We went through local gaming history pretty much chronologically, starting with boardgames published in the area nearly 100 years ago and ending with the potential future of … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged computers & RPGs, conventions, D&D, gaming history, local, Minicon, reviews | 16 Replies

When did I start gaming?

Posted on 2013 February 11 by njwMay 4, 2013

A while ago, a post on Grognardia got me wondering when I started gaming. Like a lot of folks, I started with Basic D&D, specifically the blue box that had B2: Keep on the Borderlands. Judging by the Acaeum website, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged buying and selling, D&D, gaming history | Leave a reply

RPG History: Playing at the World, Part I

Posted on 2013 January 21 by njwNovember 10, 2013

As mentioned before, I’ve been reading Jon Peterson’s Playing at the World. It’s been wonderful so far, with a few frustrations, but mostly just shedding light where I’d only heard rumors before. The book is quite big, and although I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged D&D, gaming history, local, nerd self-loathing, reviews, SF | Leave a reply
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