Tag: rpgs

Agency and Constraint – How Much is Too Much?

While at PAX Prime, I was lucky enough to attend a Dragon Age panel held by a group of Bioware’s creative team for discussion of the series’ future. The room was packed. Fans cheered at most of the announcements, particularly those that suggested a departure from Dragon Age 2 towards their beloved Origins. When it

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Gaming
Darran Caldemeyer

Out of Character Reviews: The Inner Sea World Guide

The vision of an entire role-playing company can rest in the hands of their published campaign setting.  With the release of Pathfinders hardcover Campaign Setting: The Inner Sea World Guide, I’ve reviewed this product on our Comic Issues YouTube channel. I’ll also be discussing what this book has to offer in regards to Paizo’s conceptual

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Gaming
Darran Caldemeyer

Free RPG Day Spectacular!!

Recently, the gaming community was blessed with the glorious holiday known as Free RPG Day! June 18th marked this annual occasion nationwide at participating game retailers, and the guys of Comic Issues made our way to Pair-A-Dice Games in Vista, CA to support the gaming hobby and promote the interest to all ages.  The owner

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Comic Issues
Andrew Plein

Comic Issues #19 – Cool as Dice

You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! This week on Comic Issues our heroes prepare for the Ultimate in RPG events. With Free RPG day this weekend it’s time to trade stories on all our Dice throwing adventures. Stay tuned for the Laird of Knowledge dropping some Trivia worth

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Role-playing is not stat-grinding

The role-playing genre has begun to stagnate. It’s hardly crippled. Some giants still garner worldwide attention, such as the Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Fallout franchises. Even after the massive spectacle of genre excess that was Final Fantasy XIII, people still anticipate the next title. But these and lesser-known RPGs are islands in a teeming

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