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Good Words from Last Year
Words from 2008 that were written on top of our fridge calendar. Defining is an exercise left for the reader.- Friendonaut
- Moomaid
- Moonicorn
- Orangutang
- Friendonaut
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Kid Comics! Vampires, skeletons and dinosaur.
Mae and I were up very late last night. While I tried to stay awake we collaborated on a pair of comics. Written by Mae, drawn by yours truly with fine-point sharpies (originally in a few different colors since she kept taking my pens).
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Age of Empires: Mythologies is out ... ... ... yo.
That's right, the latest game I worked on is out. And it's already got an awesome review from IGN. Hooray! -
[D&D] D&D Insider for errata?
Well, not exactly errata, but this article seems pretty close to an FAQ item. To quote:
If you've tried to design and run a skill challenge and had a bumpy ride, you're not alone.... This column aims to share with the typical D&D gamer what we at Wizards have learned about skill challenges.
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[D&D Monster] Duergars and shooty beards
Leave it to us teratophiles at the D&D forums to discuss the finer points of angry dart-shooting beards.
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[Video Games] IGN previews Age of Empires: Mythologies
So another preview of what I've been working on for a while now. I hope this excites some of you. There're screenshots and a pair of videos you can get to from there, too. -
[Star Wars Saga] Abstract Combat - Upperhand Tokens
Forget what I said in my earlier abstracted combat post. I've come up with something far more streamlined.
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[Video Games] Age of Empires: Mythologies announced!
I can finally share the project I've been working on! It's Age of Empires: Mythologies for the DS, a sequel to Age of Empires: The Age of Kings and the second DS game in the Age of Empires franchise.
You can read an interview about the game and see some screenshots over at IGN. You can also watch a trailer video at Filefront. -
[D&D 4e] Injecting Story
From the D&D 4e preview material (namely, the Wizards website and H1: Keep on the Shadowfell), it looks like D&D has taken the gamist push of 3e combined with a modern design sensibility gleaned from MMOs (World of Warcraft being the canonical example) and other roleplaying games (Feng Shui's d20 crossover adventure had mook rules, many indie games ( Read more... ) -
[D&D Marketing] Phonebook advertising?
Last night a friend of mine opened a phonebook and there, taking up a full third of the back, was an entire reprinting of the 1st edition AD&D Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual in glorious newsprint on flismy paper. So awesome!
Then I started wondering about how much that would cost and why Wizards would be advertising ( Read more... )