Not *this* Akrasia
Oh my.Apparently there is a 'role-playing game' out there in the internets called 'Akrasia'. It is about role-playing magical wolves. Or something like that. (I couldn't bring myself to read much,...
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Rhialto the Marvelous
Last summer I read the original Dying Earth short stories, and re-read The Eyes of the Overworld and Cugel's Saga. I thoroughly enjoyed them! Just this past week I finally got around to reading (for...
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Middle-Earth Travel Posters
These Middle-Earth 'travel' posters are brilliant.Once my current term is over in a couple of weeks, I'm off to the Rivendell BnB for a few days of much needed rest and relaxation…
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Worlds Collide Again: The Analytic Philosophers versus a Lich
Here is another amusing strip on "Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophers" from Existential Comics!(I assume that posting this comic here is fine, ethically and legally, since it's available for free at...
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Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition Coming Soon(ish)
Although I haven’t been following the development of the ‘5th edition’ of Dungeons and Dragons very closely (indeed, not at all over the past year), I could not avoid learning that it very likely would...
View ArticleDungeons and Dragons Starter Set Sans Character Creation Rules
The necessary rules for character creation will not be included in the forthcoming D&D 'starter set'. From Mike Mearls's twitter thing:To clear up the Starter Set - it's aimed at DMs, so no PC...
View ArticleWhy Do We Seem to be Alone in the Universe?
This article on the 'Fermi Paradox' is pretty awesome.(Fans of authors like Ian M. Banks and Alastair Reynolds especially will enjoy it, I think.)
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Basic Dungeons and Dragons 5e to be a Free PDF
There will be a 'Basic' version of the '5th' edition of Dungeons and Dragons:Basic D&D is a PDF that covers the core of the game. It’s the equivalent of the old D&D Rules Cyclopedia, though it...
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The Hawkmoon Tetralogy
Over the past few years I’ve reread (or, in some cases, read for the first time) some of Michael Moorcock’s classic fantasy series. I started with the two Corum trilogies, which I remembered as my...
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Return to the Savage North
I’m delighted to note that D101 Games recently has released a revised version of their excellent campaign setting and adventure pack, The Savage North, by John Ossoway and Newt Newport. Designed for...
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RuneQuest Essentials available as Free PDF
The dynamic duo at the Design Mechanism have produced a 'basic' version of RuneQuest 6 and made the PDF available for free (though donations are appreciated). It is available at DM's website (download...
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Magic Items of the Absurd
This article, "The 20 Most WTF Magical Items in Dungeons & Dragons," is a fun read.For some inexplicable reason, I found this one especially hilarious:13) Druid's YokeIf you're in a D&D...
View ArticleBasic Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition Free PDF
I'm sure that most people who are into RPGs already know about this, but the 'Basic Rules' for the fifth edition of Dungeons and Dragons are available in a free PDF here.(Alas, I'm not sure when I'll...
View ArticleNew York Times and Guardian articles on Dungeons and Dragons
Related to the release of the 5th edition of Dungeons and Dragons and the game’s 40th anniversary, there were two articles on D&D in major publications yesterday: one in the New York Times, and one...
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Kane and Crypts and Things
I’ve been reading the ‘Kane’ short story anthologies by Karl Edward Wagner over the past few weeks. So far I’ve finished Death Angel’s Shadow and The Book of Kane, and presently am in the midst of...
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5e Players Handbook Preview
Here is a preview of some of the art that will be in the 5th edition D&D Players Handbook. It also includes the pages from that book that present the ‘Warlock’ class.Overall, I think that the art...
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Happy 60th Anniversary to The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings was published on July 29th, 1954. (Okay, I’m two days late. *sigh*)Here is a nice piece on its 60th anniversary by Ethan Gilsdorf.
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Party off the chain with Lovecraft
This Clickhole article, "Saturday's Party at H. P. Lovecraft's Pad Was INSANE," is quite funny (IMHO).And I think that the author did a pretty good job in emulating HPL's style (albeit updated with...
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