Near-constant discussion of City of Heroes / City of Villains on IRC over the last couple of days has chipped away at my will, and I nabbed the Good Versus Evil Edition from the local Gamestop for twenty bucks. I gave up on City of Heroes some time ago, getting bored at level 24 on [...]
The Escapist is an attractive magazine that covers gaming, both the digital sort that’s so popular with the kids today and the more analog variety that keeps older gamers like me playing tabletop and roleplaying games. It’s beautifully rendered, and the articles are, for the most part, thoughtfully written and thought-provoking.
It’s unusual to see the [...]
Here’s some proof that gamers have been around through most of recorded history. Christie’s has a Roman twenty-sided die up for bid. The die dates back to the second century AD.
According to the Christie’s lot notes:
Several polyhedra in various materials with similar symbols are known from the Roman period. Modern scholarship has not yet established [...]
A great site for the GURPS enthusiast (especially the very enthusiastic enthusiast), the GURPS Diner contains a great collection of house rules and commentary on my favorite roleplaying system. Of particular interest is GULLIVER, a truly huge expansion to the physical aspects of character-building. GULLIVER is billed as “your GURPS Vehicles for creatures, with a [...]
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