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Best game ever? Hunger Games!
Last week a trailer was released for a new movie I had no idea was in existence and it was based on a fairly popular book in the hard core underground geek world. Well me being the pop culture geek …...
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The Fablehaven Series
This last summer I was looking for a new series to sink my teeth into. I was coming off a year-long intensive study of fertility, pregnancy, and childcare books. By July I no longer cared “what to...
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Why I Love Dwarves
So, if you’ve been listening to the podcast (which you should), you’ve no doubt heard numerous times that I do indeed love Dwarves. Not small people (though I certainly have nothing against them),...
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Episode 20 – Fantasy Settings
Can you imagine a world where J.R.R. Tolkien never wrote The Lord of the Rings? What would things be like if D&D stood for Deficits & Depressions, where we all played as corporate...
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Mouse Guard – Not Just For Beginners
This week saw the completion of our second session of the Mouse Guard RPG and the salty roleplayer in me is impressed with how transcendent the game is for both new and experienced players alike. If...
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Are Fantasy Settings The Best Settings?
With the multitude of tabletop gaming systems and settings out there for mass consumption, it can be easy for Players and GMs, those new to the hobby and veterans alike, to get lost in the maze of...
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A Q&A with Hugh Howey, Author of the Popular Self Published Work “Wool”
Hugh Howey is best known for his series of Novelettes that resulted in the Wool Omnibus Edition a self published, and still ongoing, series on Amazon. This Omnibus spent a span of time at the number...
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Top Five Reasons to be Excited About “The Hobbit”
In less than six weeks, any geek worthy of the name should and will begin flocking to theaters worldwide to return to Peter Jackson's vision of the legendary J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth to immerse...
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Dwarven Rich Guy Style
If you’ve been paying attention to the articles and podcasts on this site recently, you are aware that Matt and Robert are playing a Play-by-Post run by another contributor known by his moniker “The...
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Why I Hate Elves
Okay. Maybe hate is a strong word, but the fact of the matter is that I REALLY DISLIKE Elves, likely to the point of hate. First off, it's a matter of principal for me, seeing as I absolutely love...
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Why Gnomes are Not That Bad
So, a few weeks ago, Robert and I started a flame war on the site and Twitter, courtesy of a couple articles on our favorite (or, rather, least favorite) demihuman races. While I professed to have a...
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Why Half-Elves are Half-Cocked
I'm continuing onward with my analyses of the classic Dungeons & Dragons races and this week we're taking a look at Half-Elves. Now, if you've been keeping track of the stories (and you should...
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Why Half-Orcs are Inhumane
Back when Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition released in 2000, those of us out there that had cut our teeth on AD&D 2nd Edition where privy to a slough of changes. While some aspects were a...
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Why Humans are a Horrible Fantasy Race
We all know that the majority of humanity is probably pretty decent, but all it takes is a couple of nut jobs to screw everything up for the rest of... well... everything. This goes for real life, and...
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Three Comics You Should Be Reading
Let’s be honest. No matter how much you love comics, there’s no way you’ll ever be able to read them all. There’s just far too many and you’d have to sell pretty much all your organs on the black...
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Episode 103 – In The Name of the King
When it comes to the world of High Fantasy movies, man does this one have it all! There are evil wizards, monstrous hordes, a man destined to be king, Ringwraiths, Hobbits, even Gandal... wait... What...
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Useless Drivel – OrcCon 2014 Recap
What has overpriced food, smells funky, and is full of memories? No… it’s not that, it’s OrcCon 2014! Join Robert and Matt this week as they recap their gaming adventures at the first Strategicon...
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