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Continuing the archive of independent Guest Writer reporting (Archive Page 4).

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

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

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

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: board games, chess, exploding kittens, magic the gathering, pandemic, valentine's day

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

On Game Jam Culture and Minimalist RPGs

January 13, 2023 by Guest Writer 2 Comments

W.H. Arthur (he/佢) started game design in a 200 word RPG jam in 2018. Since then, he has released a number of small RPGs on itch.io, and contributed to a few popular indie RPG projects.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: grant howitt, Honey Heist, itch.io, james d'amato, john harper, lasers & feelings, w.h. arthur

Gaming and Education: How Video Games are Being Used in the Classroom

January 7, 2023 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

In recent years, the use of video games in education has gained significant attention as a way to engage students and teach important skills.

Filed Under: Cool Tech

Survivor’s Guide to the Ascension War

December 30, 2022 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

So, you want to play Mage: The Ascension? Makes sense, it’s an amazing world and system!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Mage The Ascension, rpg tips, world of darkness

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