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Scenario design: The glue that binds mysteries

October 29, 2023 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

I asked game designer Josh Fox whether there was something he would write about mystery games and what makes them tick.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalypse keys, brindlewood bay, game design, josh fox, Lovecraftesque

The “Dice” Debate Has Got to Die

August 28, 2023 by Guest Writer 1 Comment

“Die” goes back far enough, that we aren’t completely sure of the deepest roots. At least that gives us a clear indication of how long mankind might have been obsessed with odds and gaming.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice

The Straight Way Lost: Making a “Real Person” in an RPG

July 27, 2023 by Guest Writer 1 Comment

Melina Sedó is the main author in the 5e adventure and sourcebook The Straight Way Lost. The Kickstarter is running now, has hundreds of backers and hit the funding goal.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Melina Sedo, The Straight Way Lost

Five of the best pens to gift the Dungeon Master in your life

July 9, 2023 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

As Geek Native’s local Stylophile (Pen Snob) I was recently asked for some suggestions for pens to gift to a Dungeon Master, and once I’d been told that anything in a material called Primary Manipulation was for the other type of DM I thought I’d share my thoughts here. Option 1: Uni Kuru Toga Starting […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Dungeon Master, dungeons and dragons, pens

D&D Belongs to You: Use Foundry and Roll20 et al but not WotC’s VTT, argues 5e publisher

July 1, 2023 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Chris Dias owns Dias Ex Machina and created Ultramodern5, the most successful non-fantasy book for 5th Editoins D&D not published by WOTC.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Dias, Dias Ex Machina Games, Dungeons & Dragons, foundry vtt, roll20, ultramodern5, virtual tabletop, wizards of the coast

Collaboration, not substitution: 5e’s most successful non-fantasy publisher on AI in RPGs

June 16, 2023 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Chris Dias owns Dias Ex Machina, the creator of Ultramodern5, the most successful non-fantasy book for 5th Editions D&D not published by WOTC.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: artificial intelligence, Chris Dias, Dias Ex Machina Games, Dungeons & Dragons, ultramodern5

Why does anime food look so good?

June 14, 2023 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Geek Native invited Kelly Choi to make some suggestions. Why Kelly? Kelly is the boss at Kelly Loves, a restaurant-quality home sushi kit site. Kelly was born in Korea, learned in Japan and then moved to Europe.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: food, kelly loves

Does Deep Blue dream of electric sheep?

April 15, 2023 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Deep Blue debuted its chess-playing skills in 1996, and lost to Grandmaster Garry Kasparov in Philadelphia. The computer’s victory, the matches everyone thinks about when they hear Deep Blue, happened in 1997, over the course of six games.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: artificial intelligence, chess, Garry Kasparov, ibm

A two-player Valentine

February 4, 2023 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

In a happy relationship, Valentine’s day is something that you’ll only ever forget about once.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 7 wonders, board games, bridge, chess, exploding kittens, fox in the forest, magic the gathering, pandemic, senet, upwords, valentine's day, yu-gi-oh, zombie dice

Wizards of the Coast backtrack on OGL 1.1

January 19, 2023 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Wizards of the Coast have seemingly backtracked on most of the most egregious changes to the document.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, legal, Robert Marriner-Dodds, wizards of the coast

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