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Justin Dean

Once the boy known as Justin Dean stumbled on the word Ludologist and has been in love from that point on. He uses his ability to take game mentality into the real life, and turns it into self-help. Other superpowers include Minor Acute Air Pressure Senses, Cooking, and all things Gentlemanly. Follow him on Twitter @Justin_Dean or ask him a question @justin.pixelatedgeek.com
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Apples and Oranges

I was giving a friend advice about girls the other day. His problem was that the girl wasn’t being exactly what he wanted her to be. Now, the glaring suggestion of “Well, maybe he should change” was there and popping around in his head. When asked more intimate details about the situation the problem was

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Skill Training (How to get +4 to Skill Checks) Part 2

Last week, we talked about not judging ourselves for what we can and cannot do. This week, you get the fun stuff, noting what you can do and building off of that with your skills. Like in every RPG, the basis of your skills starts off in your ability scores. I would like you to

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How to get +4 to skill checks.

I believe that if one can look at him or herself without judgment and with sufficient knowledge about oneself and situation in life, that he or she can make wise, educated, and helpful choices for him or herself. If you play video games or roleplaying games regularly then you have already practiced these concepts regularly.

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Virtual Reality, Shmertual Shmeality

I was talking with another mind this week about virtual reality. We got into an exchange. I wouldn’t say heated, but friendly composition of intellectual measure. Which is philosopher talk for we talked for a while. We don’t make a lot of money, we have to get our victories in bloated speech. He was under

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