Sometimes Lady Luck turns her back on you. If you’ve ever played a tabletop RPG that uses a dice-based rule set, then you know how quickly a dice roll can cause events to go to hell for a character or group of characters. This is a dedication to those events and the poor characters who strive to make it through the awful situations that we, as players, subject them to. Maybe it hasn’t happened to you. Maybe it’s happened to someone you know. One thing is certain – eventually, we all discover our dice don’t have our best interests at heart. It’s not a question of if it happens to you, but when it happens to you… Continue reading “Your Dice Will Betray You – The Flashlight Incident”
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The Nostalgia of Gaming
It all started with Pool of Radiance. That’s right – the old Advanced Dungeons & Dragons SSI video game from the late 80s. Thanks for letting me play on the computer Dad! I grew up on the Gold Boxes that took place in the Forgotten Realm setting. As far back as I can remember I have enjoyed role-playing games. Continue reading “The Nostalgia of Gaming”