Sometimes, you just want to be the bad guy. Quite a few games cater to these tastes and moods, from being able to select the ‘evil’ characters in a fighting game to full Villain Protagonist games such as Legacy of Kain and Overlord. Even games in the style of The Sims are not immune to… Continue reading Game Review: Dungeon Overlord beta
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Grains of Salt
Courtesy Jared Fein & laryn.kragtbakker.com Sooner or later, the work you do is going to come under fire. Mistakes are going to be made. Guess what? You’re a human being. Mistakes are inevitable. How those mistakes are handled, corrected and prevented from repeating themselves matter more than the mistakes themselves, with the experience informing the… Continue reading Grains of Salt
Eulogy for the PC
My wife’s corner of the living room is dominated by an anachronism. An aged, clunky CRT monitor squats on top of the bookshelf behind her desk. On that desk, now, is a shiny new Acer laptop with a wider display than that old beast, not to mention much faster & cleaner peformance to the oversized… Continue reading Eulogy for the PC
Return to Thedas
Son? You’re never going to be king unless you sack up. Due to the fickle nature of aging hard drives, I’m playing Dragon Age: Origins again, in an attempt to reconstruct the history lost before firing up Dragon Age II. I know I can choose from one of the pre-determined backgrounds BioWare included in their… Continue reading Return to Thedas
Dragon Tales: Lament for Dar Gramath
Dozil Tumbledown is not the only bard familiar with the Heroes of Harkenwold. Making her way through the southern lands of the Nerathan Empire is Azarya Dawnborn of Daggerport, a deva fascinated with learning and telling tales of the brave and the selfless. Here you will find her perspective on events befalling Andrasian the elvish… Continue reading Dragon Tales: Lament for Dar Gramath
The Curious Case of Randal Graves
On Saturday, I watched both Clerks films, back to back, which I highly recommend for any fan of Kevin Smith. There was something I hadn’t noticed before, but was pointed out to me and I’ve taken some time to consider it. There’s also the fact I wanted to break in my revamped PC with some… Continue reading The Curious Case of Randal Graves
Dragon Tales: The Battle of Albridge
Being the stories and recollections of Dozril Tumbledown, traveling minstrel and friend to all, regarding the exploits of the wandering band called the Heroes of Harkenwold – Andrasian the elvish warrior, Krillorien the eladrin priest of Pelor, Melanie Good-Melons of the Arcane Tower, and Lyria Thorngage of the Junction Thorngages. Yes, yes, gather ’round, gather… Continue reading Dragon Tales: The Battle of Albridge
Beyond the Vale: A Brief History, part 2
Continued from yesterday’s post… The human lands paid due homage to their new king, and in return they were left mostly to their own devices, with minimal interference from the crown outside of taxes and requests for aid. Minor and major lords rose to power, claiming cities as their seats of power and laying claim… Continue reading Beyond the Vale: A Brief History, part 2
Beyond the Vale: A Brief History, part 1
The party of D&D characters I guide on Tuesday nights (who didn’t meet last night) is close to embarking upon a larger world. I’ve touched on some things they are likely to encounter as they leave the Nentir Vale in the larger world beyond, and I think it’s time I revise some of that historical… Continue reading Beyond the Vale: A Brief History, part 1
Never Tell Me The Odds
It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine. Arguably one of the best lines ever to come out of Star Wars, even before the questionably valued prequels, was this tidbit snapped at C-3P0 by Han Solo just before he plunged the Millenium Falcon and its hapless passengers into a deadly asteroid field. It… Continue reading Never Tell Me The Odds
