http://diceofdoom.com/blog The Dice of Doom is a blog about gaming, being a gamer and general interest content suitable for nerds. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:12:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/11/warhammer-magic-guide-lore-of-heavens/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/11/warhammer-magic-guide-lore-of-heavens/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:51:00 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3589 The Lore of Heavens is an averagely powerful spell Lore in Warhammer Fantasy Battles, with a mix of Augments, Hexes, and Direct Damage. It notably features the (in)famous Comet of Casandora spell. It has an interesting selection of spells for both defensive and offensive purposes. It is somewhat a jack-of-all-trades Lore. Whilst primarily used by those who have no choice, like Skink Priests, the Lore of Heavens has some interesting options available, particularly for movement control and area denial, and can perform well in the hands of Level 1-2 Wizards. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/11/warhammer-magic-guide-lore-of-heavens/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/09/dismemberment-and-permanent-injuries-in-dnd/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/09/dismemberment-and-permanent-injuries-in-dnd/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:00:19 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3510 We recently had a great question on Twitter by IvPalmer: “Have you guys ever came across a dismemberment case in D&D? A player lost an arm last session and I'd like to give him options.” As it happens, yes, we have, and, like you, we wondered what exactly to do about it. The rules don’t give an answer… or do they? Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/09/dismemberment-and-permanent-injuries-in-dnd/feed/ 24 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/08/gurps-review/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/08/gurps-review/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:30:40 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3431 We've been keen to play GURPS for many, many, many years now and the Grand Gaming Experiment gave us the opportunity to give it a shot. So with all this anticipation and excitement, did it live up to our expectations? Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/08/gurps-review/feed/ 29 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/07/warhammer-magic-guide-lore-of-life/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/07/warhammer-magic-guide-lore-of-life/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:19:49 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3364 The Lore of Life is very powerful spell lore in Warhammer Fantasy Battles that has a good mix of Augments and Direct Damage spells. It contains features of both a defensive and an offensive spell lore. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/07/warhammer-magic-guide-lore-of-life/feed/ 6 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/06/gwcomic/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/06/gwcomic/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:55:46 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3322 A comic showing the full story of recent Games Workshop announcements. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/06/gwcomic/feed/ 4 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/06/gotta-pop-em-all/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/06/gotta-pop-em-all/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:12:58 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3306 How many Pokémon do you think you can identify? How many pharmaceutical drugs do you also think you could identify? I know I worry about that sort of thing. Fortunately I’m not alone. You can test your ability at identifying … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/06/gotta-pop-em-all/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/games-workshop-citadel-finecast-resin-is-the-new-metal/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/games-workshop-citadel-finecast-resin-is-the-new-metal/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 11:36:52 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3265 With the official announcement having been less that a week ago, today marked the release of Games Workshop’s “Finecast” range of resin miniatures. Replacing the metal lines entirely, they mark a huge change in the world of Warhammer, and miniature gaming in general. 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Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/guild-wars-2-steampunk-engineering-awesomeness/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/warhammer-40k-tau-army-list/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/warhammer-40k-tau-army-list/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 05:18:59 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3143 My Warhammer 40K Tau Army has been extremely successful lately, so I thought I'd share the 1000 point army list and discuss the tactics I was using. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/warhammer-40k-tau-army-list/feed/ 1 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/warhammer-magic-guide-lore-of-light/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/warhammer-magic-guide-lore-of-light/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 10:58:32 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3131 The Lore of Light is a fairly defensive lore that focuses on Augments, with a couple of Magic Missiles and one Hex. Its focus on Augments makes it a Lore very focused on your troops, both in enhancing them and protecting them. The Lore of Light works best in conjunction with a solid understanding of tactical movement in Warhammer. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/warhammer-magic-guide-lore-of-light/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/04/warhammer-fantasy-battles-magic-guide-the-lore-of-metal/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/04/warhammer-fantasy-battles-magic-guide-the-lore-of-metal/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:30:51 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3101 The Lore of Metal is a powerful Lore, with a good selection of great spells, and is extremely effective against well-armoured foes like heavy cavalry and Steam Tanks. With a powerful Lore Attribute and great Signature, in addition to scaling well with boosted spells, this Lore is effective on any level Wizard. 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We enjoy experiencing emotions, and a lot of the media we have (games, films, books, etc) focus on using our emotions to tell a story or create enjoyment. Understanding how people react to stimuli has been increasingly important in game design lately. Creating emotional situations in RPGs is tricky, however, because the form of RPGs can restrict you a lot, but you need look no further than the horror roleplaying genre to see what you can do. In this post we’ll look at some of the basic emotions, and an overview of including them in games. 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However, they are certainly not the easiest of classes to play, and there can be a lot of paperwork involved. This article will cover the various abilities, spells, and strategies involved in playing a Druid, and provide simple advice to making a powerful Druid using only core 3.5 D&D. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/powergaming-making-a-powerful-druid-in-core-3-5-dnd/feed/ 17 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/mapping-your-warhammer-battles-with-battle-chronicler/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/mapping-your-warhammer-battles-with-battle-chronicler/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:38:50 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2480 Battle Chronicler is a free program for making battle reports of tabletop wargames, such as Warhammer. It provides a simple yet attractive user interface combined with excellent graphical output to produce professional-quality battle reports for any tabletop wargame you like. 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