One of the most common questions I get asked about having a weekly D&D group is how to start it in the first place. Unfortunately, there’s no easy answer to that. But what some people fail to see, I think, is that even when you have a group it doesn’t mean instant success. Once you’ve […]
This is so true. We think ourselves as heroes. But the programmed NPC’s just see us as something trying to kill them so they kill us first (or at least try). Gaming is all about perspective, after all. (Imgur)
Being a gamer who is the middle of the newest Final Fantasy game right now, a list that covers the best RPGs of 2016 is right up my alley (which also has a ironsmith in it, by the way). While there could be arguments made about all the role-playing-games that came out this year, this […]
As a huge fan of RPGs, it is nice to see them getting the attention they deserve once again. It is a very specific genre, but one that fans tend to be quite hardcore about, and for awhile, RPGs were seeming like they were going extinct. Well, in a bit of good news, 2015 changed […]
Hahahaha, take that, Charisma bonuses! [Imgur]
So do you recall your favorite memory with massive games you have played in your life? For me, Fallout 3 was probably the biggest time swallower I ever played, easily eating up 300 plus hours of playtime by the time I finished it. But that was half the draw of the game. An open world […]
It is easy to see that RPGs truly found their stride in the 16-bit days. These role playing games could suddenly be longer and more involved and more visually pleasing than any of the RPGs that had come before them. For that reason, some of the best 16-bit RPGs out there are on the SNES, […]
A few months ago I wrote a post about things you should never say to your DM during a D&D—or any RPG–campaign. And while the DM wields the most power, you can’t underestimate the importance of good group rapport. Over the last two years I’ve absolutely lucked out with a fantastic group of players. We […]