All Entries Tagged With: "Humor"
Are Games Teaching Children the Needed Post-Apocalyptic Skills?
The Onion asks the critical question: are violent games teaching our children to survive after a nuclear apocalypse? Sadly, the answer is still up for debate. Every child needs the basic head-chopping, zombie killing skills and they need them now. Let no child be left behind…as a zombie’s lunch! Trask, The Last Tyromancer Are Violent [...]
An Elegant Solution to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
I discussed the CPSIA earlier this week and was very concerned about its impact on the game/toy community. Later that night, lying in bed I had a revelation. The CPSIA only applies to games, books and toys destined for children under 12 years old. Eureka! Take a look at the new and improved 4th Edition [...]
Games Sessions Gone Horribly Wrong–When Reality Crushes Fantasy
Update: Welcome Stumblers! If you are interested in this post, then you should also check out The Tale of Jacques, my award winning tale of the world’s dumbest gamer. Every gamer has one game session that just “went wrong.” Whether it be a car accident on the way to the game, a house set on [...]
Trask Tells a Funny Gaming Story…and Wins First Prize!
Jonathan Drain over at D20 Source ran a contest to choose the most humorous gaming story and threw in a set of very nice dice as first prize. Twenty-four brave souls posted humorous anecdotes and by some miracle, I won. My winning entry is available here: The Tale of Jacques There is also a follow-up [...]
Top 9 Hints You Chose the Wrong Game Group
All gamers have that moment the first time you walk into a new gaming group. Some feel nervous, others take charge and tread with no fear. Regardless of which type you are, let these helpful hints guide you in making the decision to come back for a second session. As to why there are only [...]
AK-47s vs. Wands–Using Anachronisms in Your RPG Campaign
Role-playing campaigns are genre affairs. Most fall into a few categories like “sci-fi,” “high fantasy” and “horror.” Regardless of the theme, players learn the rules of the setting. When a magic user throws a “fireball” in a “Dungeons and Dragons” campaign, no one is truly surprised. Magic is just another “fact” of this fantasy world. [...]
Death Race 2000 — Better Than Citizen Kane?
No, I am not talking about that mindless piece of tripe starring Jason Statham, I speak of the original “Death Race 2000 .” “Citizen Kane ” gets all the accolades and”Death Race 2000″ faces a slow fade into history because of its subversive genius. Well no more I say! It is time we compare these [...]
Marital Advice for Young Gamers–Get A Gaming Pre-Nuptial Agreement
There comes a time in every gamer’s existence when he faces a terrible threat to his game time, a threat that is both ancient and powerful. Marriage. Yes, this ancient institution has done more to interfere with quality game time than work, school or even illness. Many a gamer has lamented that he “wants to [...]
The Tale of Jacques Brother: A Study of a Mutant Gamer
First off, if you haven’t read Trask’s Post about the infamous Jacques Cousteau, please read that first (Click HERE ). So fast forwarding a year from Trask’s tale; it was the summer of 2004. Trask, and myself were about to play a Legacy of the Green Regent module titled “Humility”. It was an ironic title [...]
