I have a problem that I need to face: I have DM ADD. I’ve barely started a 4th Edition campaign that’s (theoretically) going to go into the Epic Tier, and yet I am constantly thinking of new ideas for other stories to tell. Instead of letting these all go to waste in a tiny corner [...]
Entries from April 25th, 2009
[Dungeoncraft] in medias res: The Elevator Pitch
April 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Plot Seeds, RPG Bloggers Network
Tags:dungeoncraft·fluff
[Dungeons and Dragons, 4th Edition] Unleash Your Inner Fox: The Kyubi Epic Destiny
April 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Game Material
In the most recent issue of Kobold Quarterly, there is an all new race for Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition called the kitsune, based upon Japanese mythology. Kitsune are fox like creatures with multiple tails who can shift between fox and human forms, and the myths about them have many interesting possibilities, like the Kyubi, [...]
Tags:dnd-4e·kobold quarterly·kyubi
[Review] Tweetie for Mac OS X
April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Review
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Hits: Sleek, free ad-supported version (with cheap full version), built-in url shorteners
Misses: No user’s guide, some features are not obvious or are frustrating
Final Score: Eight point Five out of Ten. (This is one awesome client, but it has a few lingering flaws that make it less than perfect. Still, as far as [...]
[News] Steve Ballmer on the Zune
April 19th, 2009 · No Comments · News
There have been a lot of rumors flying around about a new touchscreen “Zune HD” that should be able to compete with the iPod touch. It seems that Microsoft isn’t ready to give up the fight for the mp3 market, which is what Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft, said when I spoke to him [...]
Tags:steve ballmer·zune
[Review] A Hit List for "The Hit List"
April 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Review
With only six hours remaining for the Macheist Bundle sale, I decided to put together an unconvential review for one of the recently unlocked apps: The Hit List, a Getting Things Done app for the Mac. Normally $50.00, you can get it and much more as part of the bundle for only $39.
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[Interview] Write Your Own Adventure with 6d6 Fireball
April 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Interview, RPG Bloggers Network
The blog 6d6 Fireball just announced that they would be holding a contest the likes of which have not been seen before: an adventure-writing contest, either written for Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 or entirely system-netural, and the winner will not only get it published but they will also get 100% of the profits! This is [...]
Tags:6d6 fireball
[Dungeons and Dragons, 4th Edition] The Races of Irrin
April 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Game Material
Introduction to Irrin includes a lot of interesting information about the world, but since it is intended as a non-ruleset specific campaign setting, there aren’t any rules on how to use it in your game. Here are some guidelines on incorporating the races into a game of Dungeons and Dragons, 4th Edition.
This requires the use [...]
[Science] What Makes a Geek a Geek? Scientists Have the Answer.
April 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Holiday
Geeks are social outcasts, but scientists at MIT have recently discovered that it’s not only thing that sets us apart from the average Joe. Recently, it has become apparent to some that the differences go further, all the way into our very brain.
Although the legend of people only using 10% of their brain is not [...]
Tags:april fools
[News] Upgrading Irrin
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments · News, RPG Bloggers Network
Want another reason to purchase Introduction to Irrin? How about the fact that Zachary Houghton updates it via his blog, RPG Blog II with more information to help build the world of Irrin?
Today he released a supplement about the Wizardly Orders of Irrin, for those interested in adding a bit more diversity to their world. [...]
Tags:irrin
[Interview] Zachary Houghton, Creator of Introduction to Irrin
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Interview, RPG Bloggers Network
This week, kicking off Allgeektout’s coverage of tabletop gaming, I will be bringing to you three articles about Introduction to Irrin, a “Homebrew Campaign Setting Primer” (available for purchase here in both print and PDF). Today, I’m bringing to you a short interview with Zachary Houghton, of RPG Blog II, who published the Irrin setting [...]
Tags:irrin
