Tag Archives: D&D
RPG Battle Maps Square Off: Battle Graph Dry Erase Boards
Running battles in combat-centric role-playing games can be as painful as stepping on a caltrop. You’re either depending on the Gamemaster to keep the entire scene in his or her head, or you’re constantly drawing and erasing the map on a ratty piece of graph paper. I’ve seen groups use Lego minifigs, chess pieces and […] Continue reading
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D&D Encounters, Coming to a Game Store Near You
D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast has introduced a new game-playing program called D&D Encounters, located at neighborhood game stores.
Getting involved in D&D Encounters opens the door for players to mingle with other local gamers and participate in exclusive contests to earn prizes and swag to enhance their game store experience. It’s also a chance […] Continue reading
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Download Kobold Quarterly #10 for Free
Want a taste of the award-winning D&D magazine that has the gnomes scowling? Between now and the end of January 2010, you can go to the KQ Store and use the coupon code KQ10Free to score a free copy of ENnie-Award-winning zine.
Issue #10 features an interview with Paizo’s Jason Bulmahn, Ed Greenwood’s Dwarven Goddess, Ecology […] Continue reading
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Have You Appreciated a Dragon Today?
Surely you knew that today, January 16, is Appreciate a Dragon Day!
How does one tell a mythical creature we appreciate it? You could doodle a little sketch of a dragon and give it to Mom. Maybe you could play a dragon-centric RPG like D&D or Shadowrun, or wear an awesome Dragon Fire T-Shirt (pictured above) […] Continue reading
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Win Signed Copy of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks
Author Ethan Gilsdorf, Globe Pequot Press and Froobi.com have teamed up to offer a special opportunity to win one of 10 free autographed copies of Gilsdorf’s critically-acclaimed book Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms.
As reviewed here on GeekDad, the book […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Books, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, J.R.R. Tolkien, MMOG, RPGs
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Aion MMO Is More Than WoW With Wings
Chances are you’ve already heard of Aion. Released back in September, it was touted as the biggest massively multiplayer online game launch of the year. At nearly 450,000 preorders, it started off a little rocky (what MMO doesn’t?) and publisher NCsoft had to employ a 16,000-player ban-fest back in November. With upgrades to the game’s […] Continue reading
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Tagged computer games, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, Electronic Geek, Games, Massively multiplayer online game, MMOG, RPGs, Videogames, Wizards of the Coast, World of Warcraft
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