Tag: tabletop

Review: Zero Charisma

It’s rare to see a movie that doesn’t portray geek & nerd stereotypes that Big Bang Theory has reinforced since its inception. Too often are we played up as two dimensional characters whose purpose is purely for comedy, usually at the expense of our culture. That’s where writer / co-director Andrew Mathews comes in and shines

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Andrew Plein

Comic Issues #107 – Like a Ross

You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Break out the dice and get ready as the games head towards San Diego. Join our heroes and heroine as they get ready for Kingdom Con, San Diego’s premiere gaming convention, filled with tons of gaming from tabletop to CCG and even

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Prelude to Millennium: Chapter 1.4 (Vivian Murphy to Thomas Raith)

I decided to include this response from Vivian (Thomas’ contact) before we get to Mycroft and the rest.  This letter pings as Thomas is talking to Mycroft; I’m going to play with time a little bit and see if it pays off narratively.  The next part will take place before this letter arrives and, hopefully it

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Prelude to Millennium: Chapter 1.3 (Thomas Raith to Vivian Murphy)

Posting a new section of the RPG on game day itself is always exciting.  Nothing gets me more in the mood to table-top than novelizing a version of what’s already happened.  These guys (and gal) have helped tremendously in this process by being active storytellers themselves when they RP.  You’d think they’re all vets with

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Prelude to Millennium, Part I, Chapter 1.2 (Thomas Raith to Vivian Murphy)

Below is the second installment of Chapter 1.  Thomas is an increasingly enjoyable character to write; noir predicates itself on writing an analogy a second, especially in the mind of the detective.  Luckily, Taylor has played the part well during game and given me plenty to work with.  I can’t wait to introduce Mycroft next.  Just imagine

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A Long Time Frothing: Writing and Emotional Responsibility for a DM

Brace yourselves.  I’ve got quite a bit to say, and most of it is rambling and smacks of “back in my day, we didn’t have feelings!”  Also: end-notes.  When you see this symbol (*), scroll to the bottom for some addendum that is neither funny nor pertinent. So it’s been a hot minute.  And I only

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Andrew Plein

Comic Issues #28 Game On

You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! I’m certainly glad Doc let us borrow the Delorean for this episode. Our heroes travel to the far reaches of the future to discover what gaming is like there. Will we still need our dice and books for table top RPGs, or

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