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The Dice of Doom Roleplaying Game Campaign Hooks: 001
This is a handful of prompts for GM’s to use if they happen to find themselves in the situation of needing a plot or hook for their roleplaying campaign. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Game Resources, Horror, Role Playing Games
Tagged campaign, Cthulhu, Fantasy, GM's, hook, plot, Roleplaying games, rpg
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Dice of Doom Podcast 005: Warhammer, Sorcery! and Addressing Issues in D&D 4th Edition
This week in the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss common issues and complaints about Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition and strategies by which these can be overcome through the cunning application of house rules and modified systems. Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Podcasts, Role Playing Games, Tabletop Wargames, iPhone Games
Tagged d&d, D&D4e, dnd, dungeons & dragons, Sorcery, warhammer
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Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! CYOA series coming to the iPhone
While the Fighting Fantasy series pretty much defined the format for the choose-your-own-adventure format, the spin-off Sorcery! expanded the concept dramatically while also adapting it to a more adult format. The good news is that this series is being brought to the iPhone and iPad by Bright AI with the release of the first book, The Shamutanti Hills. Continue reading
Posted in Books, iPhone Games
Tagged CYOA, FF, Games Workshop, iPad, iPhone, Sorcery, Steve Jackson
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Dice of Doom Podcast 004: Warhammer, Godville and Making the Most of Magic in Roleplaying Games
This episode we discuss our first hilariously broken foray into Warhammer Fantasy Battles 8th Edition, our troubling obsession with our hero in the iPhone game Godville and how to make the most of using magic in your fantasy roleplaying games. Continue reading
Posted in Podcasts, Role Playing Games, Tabletop Wargames
Tagged d&d, dnd, GMing, godville, magic, warhammer, warhammer fantasy battles, wizard
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The Dice of Doom Podcast 003: Using Horror in Roleplaying Games
This week we discuss using horror in your roleplaying games. Even if your campaign is of the ordinary run-of-the-mill high fantasy variety, horror can be used to add an edge to the experience the players have. We discuss how a GM can implement horror elements into a game as a one off or as a whole campaign in and of itself. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Games, Horror, Podcasts, Role Playing Games
Tagged Cthulhu, d&d, dnd, GMing, Horror, Lovecraft, Roleplaying
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Zombie Dice on the iPhone review
A game we’ve been hanging out for for the iPhone for a while now is Zombie Dice by Steve Jackson Games. Many of you would be familiar with the dice game by now, and if you’re not, you probably should be. The premise of the game is simple – you and you’re fellow players are all zombies trying to eat as many brains as you can without getting shotgunned. Now, with the release of the iPhone version, you can play anytime, anywhere. Continue reading
Posted in Dice Games, Games, Zombie Apocalypse, iPhone Games
Tagged dice, Dice Games, sjgames, zombie dice, zombies
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Godville: The best game you don’t have to play
In Godville, you don’t play a character. You don’t move around, you don’t go on quests and you certainly don’t fight monsters. You just watch your hero (who worships you for some reason) do all of these things – often badly. And this is deeply satisfying. Continue reading
The Dice of Doom Podcast 002: The Warhammer 8th Edition Episode
This week we discuss the recent release of Warhammer Fantasy Battles 8th Edition. There are some significant adjustments to the rules which will have a big impact on how the game is played. We look at how the rules changes modify the game and how the various armies will be affected – particularly focusing on the big winners, the big losers and the big meh’s. Continue reading
Posted in Games, Podcasts, Tabletop Wargames
Tagged 8th, podcast, Tabletop Wargames, warhammer, warhammer fantasy battles
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The Dice of Doom Podcast 001: D&D Essentials
In this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we debate the impending D&D Essentials set, or Red Box as it colloquially known along with some other random stuff as we got a little distracted along the way. Continue reading
Posted in Podcasts, Role Playing Games
Tagged 2e, 4E, AD&D, d&d, d&d essentials, dnd, dragon warriors, red box
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The Dice of Doom Podcast 000 – The Magic Missile Errata
In this episode of the Dice of Doom Podcast we introduce ourselves and discuss the recent changes to the Dungeons & Dragons Wizard class At-Will power Magic Missile. Continue reading
Posted in Games, Nerdom, Podcasts, Role Playing Games
Tagged d&d, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, errata, magic missile, podcast, wizard, WotC
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