Like most of you, I have a deep love and reverence for D&D. Not only what it means to me, but what it's introduction did for my younger self and what it continues to do for me today. With that said, like most of you reading this, it's been quite the week for our beloved... Continue Reading →
Hello my intrepid gamers and welcome to episode 2 of The Parallax View. On this episode I'll be talking with Bumyong Kim aka Gaminggeek. We’ll chat with Bum about some of his first gaming experiences, the creation of his Youtube channel, and the now famous gaming table video that started it all. Those topics and... Continue Reading →
I have so many great gaming memories over three decades of playing tabletop games. Too many to remember. Some stick out, like my first exposure to gaming (which I wrote about here), or the all-weekend games at Matt's house growing up. Or time during college when I was introduced to miniature gaming with Battletech. Fast... Continue Reading →
Details about the latest novel to join the Dragonlance line of books, set in the Dungeons & Dragons world of Krynn have started to leak out. And with it comes the finalized cover from the writing duo of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman titled Dragons of Deceit. Based on the inside jacket cover, it appears... Continue Reading →
I first met Steve Chenault at GenCon 2006, when I, along with 5 friends attended the event for the first time. Our RPG group had been playing D&D 3.5 for several years, until our DM discovered that there was a company that made an OSR clone RPG called Castles & Crusades. And they were located... Continue Reading →
Last week, Governor Greg Abbott put into effect a horrific act that allows for parents of Trans children to be charged with child abuse and called for Teachers, Social Workers and others to start "identifying" trans youth. This week we have a spotlight worthy response in the form of a TTRPG bundle that includes over... Continue Reading →
For over 20 years, a small game publisher based in Little Rock Arkansas has been making what has become one of the most well liked and respected RPGs on the market, Castles & Crusades. They recently released their 8th printing (the TLG crew are quick to remind folks, one edition, many printings) of their bestselling... Continue Reading →
Last month Wizkids released one of the largest tabletop "miniatures" to date, the Gargantuan Tiamat. At a whopping foot high and over two feet wide, it impressive nature is only matched by it's price tag ($400). Now we're getting a second version for those who wished they were able to paint this bad boy themselves.... Continue Reading →
In a world full of content creation, it's easy to fall into the trap of creating for the sake of subs/clicks/followers, in lieu of that creating being in service of itself. I myself am guilty of this. I started this blog as a creative outlet, with no real designs or thought around making it into... Continue Reading →
So during our visit to St. Louis this past weekend, we couldn't help but make our way to Miniature Market, as anyone who is a Tabletop gamer knows visiting this place is like making a journey to Makkah. It was raining when we made our visit Saturday and before I stepped through entrance in to... Continue Reading →
