International Federation of Wargaming. BGG thread with photos from IFW conventions and early GenCons, as attended by D. Arneson and G. Gygax. Things looked so much more wholesome back then.
Tagged as d&d
20 Aug 2010
27 May 2010
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Dark Dungeons. New retro-clone modelled on the early 90s D&D Rules Cyclopedia, which was after my time, but is well regarded by those in the know. Looks nice, I like the use of illustration.
29 Apr 2010
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Two-Handed Great Sword Demonstration. Amazingly ridiculous wish-fulfillment video for fantasy nerds everywhere. Ever wonder what a huge-ass sword is actually capable of? Watch and learn.
7 Apr 2010
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Penny Arcade - OD&D. Mike Krahulik's posts on his D&D sessions are consistently great. I love how he keeps things playful and fresh with fourth-wall breaking nods and winks, and per-session house ruling.
17 Mar 2010
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I Hit It With My Axe. First episode of a new web series from the "Playing D&D With Pornstars" guy (and gals). It's a bit rough around the edges but has potential. Rare that you get to see people just hanging out, playing a game, as opposed to awkwardly acting it out for the cameras.
23 Feb 2010
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D&D enthusiast's games room. A collection to end all collections. Makes me feel a bit better about the paltry box-full or two that I amassed.
1 Apr 2009
“Whether surfing on an avalanche or jumping off of a motorcycle onto the back of a giant bat, there is something about the way you do what you do that makes people say, “Whoa!”. When using any of your Witchalok powers, choose one target you have line of sight to. That target is totally blown away.”— The Witchalok
28 Mar 2009
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A Brief History of Dice. On the tricky mental arithmetic involved in reading dice roll instructions from the early D&D rulebooks.
18 Mar 2009
“I remember flipping through those small volumes and marveling at them. Crude and amateurish though they were in some ways, there was something primal about them, something that spoke to me on some unconscious level that I couldn't then explain.”— James Maliszewski
7 Sep 2008
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Braunstein: the Roots of Roleplaying Games. The original proto-RPG was an off-battlefield, negotiation & intrigue based spin-off from historical wargaming. Created in 1967 by David Wesley (later to become a major in the US Army), and played by Dave Arneson (later to become co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons).
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