A Pathfinder Open Questionnaire–Now With Working Comments
Update: This is repost because I just noticed the comments on the post were not working. It is working now, so comment away! For the past few months, we here at DEM have been developing an adaptation for Amethyst using the Pathfinder rule setting, called Renaissance. This adaptation is not an update of our original [...]
Livingdice Goes Black Tommorow to Protest SOPA
I may not have much traffic relative to Google and Wikipedia, but I do enjoy the right to publish my rantings freely. That said, the Stop Online Piracy Act is a pathetic attempt by large media companies to control the Internet using Gestapo-like tactics. By the way, I do not use the Nazi analogy lightly. [...]
GAMA Trade Show 2012 Hotel Alert
Update: I just checked and the Bally’s site is now showing the correct pricing for GTS 2012. All appears to be well. I just booked my flight and hotel for the GAMA Trade Show 2012 and noticed something odd. Assuming you are staying at the site of the convention (Bally’s), you can use the [...]
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
Piracy Must Be Our Fault
Do you remember when Total Recall freaked out business analysts with its skyrocketing $65 million budget? That was 1990. In 1994, Roger Ebert commented on the exuberant cost of Stargate’s $55 million stating, “They must have had a lot of lunches.” A year later the world was up in arms over the bloated production of [...]
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 [...]