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Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:43:17 -0800

Play Auditorium
Thanks to Tycho, today I found the game Auditorium online and now I’m hooked. The funny thing is that I’ve only...
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Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:25:04 -0800

� Chatty’s D&D Online Game: Trial game report
Did the 2 skipped Fighter turns end up leading to the 26hp remainder of the dragon? I smell DM trickery! :D
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Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:34:57 -0800

Inq. of the Week: 4th Edition Settings? | Critical Hits
@TheMainEvent: I knew you'd say Dark Sun, because when you ran your game it was probably one of the only official campaign settings we ever really played in. I definitely enjoy the dystopian aspect, but I don't so much enjoy dying every adventure and...
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:14:07 -0800

The return of entangling and the red death | Critical Hits
I'm excited to see the Druid for sure, and get a better taste of how the Primal power source (and hopefully get a feel for future power sources) and how it acts cross-role as well. Invoker and Mercykiller I'm less excited for, but nonetheless there is...
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:03:41 -0800

Power Attack the Shoggoth | Critical Hits
I have to say that reading through this PDF definitely got me excited to play an investigator WAY more than any other Cthulhu RPG has before. The character backgrounds that they've added in to True20 are really inspiring, interesting, and I think add a...
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:25:28 -0800

D&D XP Interview: Sara Girard & Rob Heinsoo | Critical Hits
Peter: I can definitely see where you're coming from when it comes to RPG simulationism helping with immersion, but if you are referring to not liking 4E for that reason in relation to previous editions of D&D, then I think there's some headway that can...
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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:22:32 -0800

Review: “Martial Power” | Critical Hits
Wyatt: It's okay, I asked you to pimp your own site. :D Besides, who cares about Dave's feelings anyway?
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:40:47 -0800

Review: “Martial Power” | Critical Hits
Freaking sweet, I can't wait to get my copy!
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:27:12 -0800

Staring at Maps of Stairs
@NewbieDM: The beds were most likely not built for goblins, instead they were built for super tall humans and the goblins are just squaters. :D @Prop: I wouldn't call it a bad overstatement because the point is still valid, maps you see for tabletop...
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:20:02 -0800

YouTube Tuesday: Beam Me Up Edition | Critical Hits
I have to agree with you Graham, but I admittedly have very few connections to the original series of Star Trek. I'm just happy to see the franchise getting more cinematic attention, after TNG movies fizzled out this one has me excited once more and...
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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:02:04 -0800

Staring at Maps of Stairs
"Architects spend a ridiculous amount of time on stair-building calculations, so you should too." As an architect myself, I just couldn't pass this by. :D We typically do not spend a ridiculous amount of time on stairs, because the standard for stairs...
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Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:01:56 -0800

YouTube Tuesday: Beam Me Up Edition | Critical Hits
I was meh about the youtube one, but watching the high quality I couldn't help but be excited to see this. My strongest Star Trek ties are to TNG, so I will probably be able to enjoy this movie even if it does butcher the original series. From the...
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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:27:29 -0800

4th Edition Encounter Planner | Critical Hits
I'm very glad that others enjoy Asmor's work as much as I do, and along with Phil I very much promote people giving donations to him worth at least as much as the time he's saved all of us on DMing. I'm working on some new encounter templates that I'll...
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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:55:23 -0800

Inq. of the Week: Bad Movie Ideas | Critical Hits
@highbulp: What you're describing sounds to me like the short fake trailer for a Tetris movie, a sci-fi futuristic world where people fly giant tetris pieces in dramatic ways. I honestly think most of these COULD make a decent movie, but are far more...
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Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:23:06 -0800

� The long Journey, 500th post!
Congrats! You've managed to post half as much in a little over a year than several of us did in 3 years (confusing I know, it's a compliment)! I actually won't let you stop blogging, so I know there will be many more. :)
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Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:18:13 -0800

� Robin Laws’ Revisited: Part 6, Being Spontaneous!
The list of names has definitely helped me, and it was fun making the list too! Only problem I've noticed with this is being SURE to mark down the names once you use them!
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Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:48:38 -0800

ZeroClix | Critical Hits
It's actually a pretty curious situation, as in pretty much every economic downturn recreational spending actually increases as people seek more escape from their problems. What is likely to happen as far as our hobbies, however, is that while sales of...
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Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:35:08 -0800

ZeroClix | Critical Hits
I don't recall seeing them at GenCon this year either, specifically no real-life Ms. Marvel!
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Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:10:07 -0800

Captain America gets a Director | Critical Hits
That's right, I forgot that Branagh was being talked to for directing Thor. So far all of these details have me VERY excited for the future of Marvel movies.
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Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:43:31 -0800

� The voice of Chattyness
I have yet to listen to this yet, even if it's just to see how stupid I sound. :D My artistic comment at GenCon was simply that every now and then an Eiffel Tower comes out of Phil's mouth (he reverts to French when he's tired).
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Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:29:34 -0800

� Consultant GM Case #1: The Wrecked Ship of Horror
Great conversation Phil! I definitely like seeing your interactions with other GM's (other than me, that is) because it's nice to see your creativity spurning other people to improve their games. I actually found myself wanting to play in some parts...
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Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:06:41 -0800

� Supers Carnival Roundup!
Control: a maximum # of posts per carnival per blog as a rule, enforcement is only needed if people don't comply to rule. I'm not saying this is a huge concern right now, but if things progress the way they are I can see it becoming one. Just wanted...
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Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:29:44 -0800

� Supers Carnival Roundup!
I know this won't receive a favorable reaction, but I'm starting to feel there may need to be some control on the number of posts a single person/blog can contribute to one carnival. I certainly don't want to stifle participation, or people's motivation...
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Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:20:39 -0800

Holy crap, is that john? Looks awesome!
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Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:07:50 -0800

Inq. of the Week: Presidential Election | Critical Hits
The Civil War storyline was a Marvel crossover that wasn't very good which put Captain America against Iron Man over a Super Human Registration Act. Again, it wasn't very good, mainly because it involved two of the smartest men in the Marvel Universe...
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