http://diceofdoom.com/blog The Dice of Doom is a blog about gaming, being a gamer and general interest content suitable for nerds. Tue, 01 May 2012 13:26:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Dice of Doom podcast is a lively discussion about role-playing games, focusing heavily on Dungeons & Dragons, Call of Cthulhu and Warhammer along with many other gaming systems. We have been gaming for longer than we care to freely admit and we have a wide range of interests and experiences in gaming in general (everything from obscure games printed in the 1980's to the most recent tabletop wargames). We like to take a lighthearted approach to our discussions and mix them up with other nerdy news and content as well. RupertG yes RupertG rupertg@diceofdoom.com rupertg@diceofdoom.com (RupertG) © Dice of Doom Dice of Doom Podcast dnd, d&d, dungeons & dragons, rpg, roleplaying, gaming, roleplaying games http://diceofdoom.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Podcast-Logo-New-SQ-SM.png http://diceofdoom.com/blog Sydney, Australia http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/06/arkham-sanitarium-nears-completion/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/06/arkham-sanitarium-nears-completion/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:29:54 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3297 Three previously un-filmed Lovecraft stories are finally to make it to the big screen! “Arkham Sanitarium” will be the first feature film from the London based independent studio Survivor Films. They are about a week away from finishing filming, and … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/06/arkham-sanitarium-nears-completion/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/korgoth-of-barbaria-the-best-sword-sorcery-comic-youve-probably-never-seen/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/korgoth-of-barbaria-the-best-sword-sorcery-comic-youve-probably-never-seen/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 12:01:29 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3285 Way back in the mists of time – somewhere around June the 3rd of 2006 – a show was aired that was forged out of pure awesomeness. Take the writers for Dexter’s Laboratory and Spongebob Squarepants and let them loose … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/korgoth-of-barbaria-the-best-sword-sorcery-comic-youve-probably-never-seen/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/call-of-cthulhu-coming-to-the-iphone/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/call-of-cthulhu-coming-to-the-iphone/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 04:46:00 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3248 Call of Cthulhu is finally making an appearance on the iPhone! Announced simultaneously by Chaosium and Red Wasp Design, the game (entitled “Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land”) will be a 3d turn based strategy/RPG app for iPhones, iPod Touches … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/call-of-cthulhu-coming-to-the-iphone/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/i-cthulhu-by-neil-gaiman/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/i-cthulhu-by-neil-gaiman/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 20:00:17 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3206 Have you ever wondered about the early years of Great Cthulhu? What was his origin? From whence did he plunge to earth, and why? Well, now you can find out, direct from the pen of the illustrious author and graphic novelist Neil Gaiman. The story is entitled "I, Cthulhu", and contains a dictated account by the Great Old One himself to his servant Whateley. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/i-cthulhu-by-neil-gaiman/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/lovecrafts-inspiration-for-at-the-mountains-of-madness-the-paintings-of-nicholas-roerich/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/lovecrafts-inspiration-for-at-the-mountains-of-madness-the-paintings-of-nicholas-roerich/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 02:53:37 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3186 One of Lovecraft’s most famous works of literature, and certainly his longest, is the magnificent novelette At the Mountains of Madness. This work is one of the best examples of a particular facet of the Cthulhu Mythos: the survival of … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/lovecrafts-inspiration-for-at-the-mountains-of-madness-the-paintings-of-nicholas-roerich/feed/ 1 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/what-did-historical-swords-weigh/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/what-did-historical-swords-weigh/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 00:56:35 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3184 For many of us who have an active interest in fantasy RPG’s, visualising our characters and their experiences is an integral part of the fun. But for many/most of us, we have little experience of the actual physical form of … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/what-did-historical-swords-weigh/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/iphone-game-review-undercroft/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/iphone-game-review-undercroft/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 22:17:53 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3165 Released in September 2010, Undercroft is the fourth iPhone game released by the hugely successful Jagex Games Studio, most famous for its free-to-play MMO Runescape. Jagex is not unfamiliar with the creation of RPGs. However, if you are expecting the same richness of experience from Undercroft, you will be disappointed. This is not to suggest that the game is in any way deficient – only that one cannot hope for the same level of detail in an iPhone game that one might expect from a massively multiplayer online game. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/iphone-game-review-undercroft/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/beware-the-ides-of-march/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/beware-the-ides-of-march/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:15:36 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2891 Today marks a sad, sad day. On this exact day, separated by approximately 2,000 years, two of the most interesting and inspirational characters in history died. In 1937, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the father of modern horror, died of intestinal cancer. … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/beware-the-ides-of-march/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/joshua-hoffine-cthulhu-horror-photography/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/joshua-hoffine-cthulhu-horror-photography/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:56:55 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2873 Denizens of the Internet, especially those who are in the slightest bit interested in the horror genre, will probably have come across Joshua Hoffine’s remarkable photography before. His work is both realistic and horrific; the pains he takes to infuse … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/joshua-hoffine-cthulhu-horror-photography/feed/ 1 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/mountains-of-madness-falls-through/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/mountains-of-madness-falls-through/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:31:37 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2863 Alas! A minute of silence shall be held for the great movie that might have been. Unfortunately for horror fans, lovecraft fans, Del Toro fans, James Cameron fans and fans of great, experimental new movies, Universal has decided not to … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/mountains-of-madness-falls-through/feed/ 6 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/02/james-cameron-guillermo-del-toro-and-tom-cruise-team-up-for-a-film-version-of-lovecrafts-at-the-mountains-of-madness/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/02/james-cameron-guillermo-del-toro-and-tom-cruise-team-up-for-a-film-version-of-lovecrafts-at-the-mountains-of-madness/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:49:47 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2763 For those of us currently living under a rock in a secluded place far away from society it may come as a surprise that James Cameron is currently negotiating with Tom Cruise to play the lead in an adaptation of … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/02/james-cameron-guillermo-del-toro-and-tom-cruise-team-up-for-a-film-version-of-lovecrafts-at-the-mountains-of-madness/feed/ 3 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/11/horror-roleplaying-part-8-character-creation-a-gamers-response-to-sieg/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/11/horror-roleplaying-part-8-character-creation-a-gamers-response-to-sieg/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:26:46 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2622 An interesting article – “Infinite Regress into Self-Referential Horror: The Gnosis of the Victim” by a guy named George J. Sieg – suggests that an essential part of horror is the identification of the victim. In fact, without the appropriate … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/11/horror-roleplaying-part-8-character-creation-a-gamers-response-to-sieg/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/masks-of-nyarlathotep-released/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/masks-of-nyarlathotep-released/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 02:45:12 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2598 At last the stars are once again aligned, and the great campaign Masks of Nyarlathotep has been unleashed on the world!… Again. The prophecy has been fulfilled! Not only is it re-released, but you have your choice of different formats: … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/masks-of-nyarlathotep-released/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/podcastle-squonk-and-alternate-fantasy/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/podcastle-squonk-and-alternate-fantasy/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:19:19 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2583 I have just finished listening to an absolutely awesome story: “Squonk and the Horde of Apprentices”, which came out as Podcastle’s episode 124. I couldn’t keep the smile off my face the whole time. The story details the tribulations of … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/podcastle-squonk-and-alternate-fantasy/feed/ 6 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/masks-of-nyarlathotep-to-be-re-released-this-october/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/masks-of-nyarlathotep-to-be-re-released-this-october/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:58:35 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2542 To the ecstatic joy of all right-thinking Cthulhu gaming fan, the all-time classic (and some would say all-time best) Cthulhu campaign, the Masks of Nyarlathotep, is being re-released this very month. Let there be rejoicing on the streets! (Well, in … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/masks-of-nyarlathotep-to-be-re-released-this-october/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/breaking-news-dead-gentlemen-have-a-new-web-series/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/breaking-news-dead-gentlemen-have-a-new-web-series/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:32:56 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2491 The people who brought you "The Gamers" and "The Gamers: Dorkness Rising" have already made available the first two episodes of their new web-series, known as "Journey Quest." Yes, it's funny. Yes, it's zany. Yes, it's Fun! Seriously, what did you expect? Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/breaking-news-dead-gentlemen-have-a-new-web-series/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/how-to-care-for-your-roleplaying-books/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/how-to-care-for-your-roleplaying-books/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:47:18 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2447 If you’re anything like me, you probably have a stack load of roleplaying books of various vintages adorning your bookshelves, all neatly arrayed in all their splendour. Although the access to these resources as PDF files has somewhat cut down … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/how-to-care-for-your-roleplaying-books/feed/ 1 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/horror-roleplaying-part-7-cthulhu-3-tomes-and-dreams/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/horror-roleplaying-part-7-cthulhu-3-tomes-and-dreams/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:41:51 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2352 In this article we turn our attention to two more aspects of the Mythos which are frequently employed, and how to use each to the greatest advantage. These are horrific tomes and the Dreamlands. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/horror-roleplaying-part-7-cthulhu-3-tomes-and-dreams/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/horror-roleplaying-part-6-cthulhu-mythos-2/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/horror-roleplaying-part-6-cthulhu-mythos-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:07:58 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2253 Having taken a look at the underlying philosophy and the basic theme of the Cthulhu Mythos in my last offering, I thought we might have a look at some of the other aspects of Lovecraftian Mythos stories and how you might implement them in your own game. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/horror-roleplaying-part-6-cthulhu-mythos-2/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/08/horror-roleplaying-part-5-cthulhu-mythos-1/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/08/horror-roleplaying-part-5-cthulhu-mythos-1/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:22:06 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2173 The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/08/horror-roleplaying-part-5-cthulhu-mythos-1/feed/ 2