Author Archive for trask
Trask is a long-time gamer, world traveler and history buff. He hopes that his scribblings will both inform and advance gaming as a hobby.
Vul-Con Trophies Are Amazing!
Vul-Con, the gaming convention taking place in Phoenix, Arizona on February 25th and 26th posted a shot of the amazing trophies for their main events. Roman swords! I will be posting more information about Vul-Con as the date draws closer. Livingdice is a sponsor of this convention, so I will be there in person. Drop [...]
After You Slay The Dragon, What Happens to the Remains?
I found the answer to this burning question! Rather than let the giant dragon corpses pile-up and pollute the countryside, there is a great new service for adventurers: Dragon Disposal! Yes, one quick call and a truck comes and picks up the corpse for a nominal fee. So quick and easy. Humor aside, this is [...]
The Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Rant
I consider 4th edition to be the “Star Trek: Enterprise” of the RPG world. An utter turd spawned from a beloved franchise, floating along on the river of franchise goodwill. Until it is justifiably flushed… That sucking sound you hear is the last breath of 4th edition going to a sewery grave. This also marks [...]
Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Announced
Ok, they are not calling it 5th Edition yet, but here is the announcement. D&D 5th Edition Announcement I will have further comment later, but you might recognize their development approach. Seems awfully familiar…. Trask
NDAs, 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons and RPG Media Sell-Outs
Non-disclosure agreements protect games during development from idea/concept theft and premature release of less-than-perfect versions. All well and good, but the recent flood of NDAs signed by various web sites regarding 5th Editon (or whatever the final name is ) D&D I find troubling. Some RPG blog sites, which I shall not name, got early [...]
Before You Read the “Winds of Winter” Preview, Check Out the Link Below
See a dark prediction for 2012 that is so funny it is painful. Be sure to read the entire thing, the last paragraph is excellent. Trask, The Last Tyromancer
Ruminations on The Dark Knight Rises Imax Preview….and Some Tom Cruise Movie That Showed Afterwords
My local IMAX theater is thankfully running the “Dark Knight Rises” 6-minute preview in front of “MI-4: Ghost Protocol” and I checked it out. Visually DKR looks amazing and the stunts and plot look top-notch, but I did have an issue with the villain, Mumbles. You may have heard that Bane is the film’s villain, [...]
Carcasonne IOS App Finally Updated
Rivers, beautiful rivers. Words cannot express my joy with the new carcasonne tile sets. Behold! There are also double meeple tokens, new ways to score roads and cities and more tiles. A couple of test games showed that they make it much harder to block a city by creating a non-playable space. The supplements do [...]
In the Mail: Tomorrow’s War from Ambush Alley Games
Osprey Publishing kindly forwarded a copy of their latest release “Tomorrow’s War” from Ambush Alley Games. It is a version of the “Force on Force” rules using science-fiction technology and tactics. It also seems to have a more realistic take on the technology, less sci-fi and more DARPA. Looks like a lot of fun! [...]