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/2011/05/guild-wars-2-steampunk-engineering-awesomeness/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/guild-wars-2-steampunk-engineering-awesomeness/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 01:30:25 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3211 If you're a fan of online roleplaying games, then you're probably aware of the upcoming Guild Wars 2. It's been shaping up to be a pretty awesome game that might just revolutionize MMOs as we know them, but more importantly, it's steampunk, which is freaking awesome. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/guild-wars-2-steampunk-engineering-awesomeness/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/09/the-philosophy-of-horror/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/09/the-philosophy-of-horror/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:38:29 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1443 For those of you who love horror fiction and roleplaying, yet also don’t mind a bit of academic/philosophical speculation, let me introduce a wonderful resourse: Collapse volume IV. This is a special edition of an academic journal on philosophy, this … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/09/the-philosophy-of-horror/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/05/upcoming-post-zombie-soap-repellent-roadtest/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/05/upcoming-post-zombie-soap-repellent-roadtest/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 07:30:09 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1027 Just today our ‘office’ made an order at Geeky Clean for their Zom-B-Gone soap. Apparently this soap will help repel zombies and we think that that is awesome. We, of course, want to make sure that this claims actually hold … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/05/upcoming-post-zombie-soap-repellent-roadtest/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/05/staying-clean-the-nerdy-way-d20-soap/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/05/staying-clean-the-nerdy-way-d20-soap/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 20:00:45 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1003 I just have to say, anyone can buy me this anytime… You know, normally when you receive soap as a present you’re all like “what are you trying to say dude?” And they’re all like “your eau de dirty sock … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/05/staying-clean-the-nerdy-way-d20-soap/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/is-this-the-best-lego-model-ever/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/is-this-the-best-lego-model-ever/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:40:24 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=471 I don’t really know what to say… It is a truly magnificant piece of lego engineering. The Lego Terminator is apparently part of a project to build movie themed lego constructs. The best part about it is that it talks! … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/is-this-the-best-lego-model-ever/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/friday-funny-bill-and-jerrys-fantastic-journey-into-suburbia/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/friday-funny-bill-and-jerrys-fantastic-journey-into-suburbia/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:21:33 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=395 The new video from the Microsoft campaign featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld is aout. I have to say, this is a lot better. The free willingness that these two guys have to make fun of themselves is just incredible … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/friday-funny-bill-and-jerrys-fantastic-journey-into-suburbia/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/lego-metallica/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/lego-metallica/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:05:53 +0000 BjoernBitter http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=358 Came across a post on Wired today about Metallica’s u-turn embrace of the internet (probably because of the shining success Radiohead and NIN have had) and their new YouTube channel for fans. Contained in this post is a fantastic stop-time … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/lego-metallica/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/dark-fantasy-radio-theatre/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/dark-fantasy-radio-theatre/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:48:03 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=320 Dark Fantasy was a radio program which aired for a short stint from 1941 to 1942. The audio plays were written by Scott Bishop, an author who had penned a number of short stories of weird fiction for various magazines, … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/dark-fantasy-radio-theatre/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/lego-awesomeness-003-the-beijing-olympics-in-lego/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/lego-awesomeness-003-the-beijing-olympics-in-lego/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:10:50 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=275 There are few things more outstanding than huge Lego constructs – and this one is an absolute doozy. A group in Hong Kong going by the name The Hong Kong User Group has built a faithful reproduction of the venues … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/lego-awesomeness-003-the-beijing-olympics-in-lego/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/the-call-of-cthulhu/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/the-call-of-cthulhu/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:21:44 +0000 BjoernBitter http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=237 Apparently the hugely awesome masterpiece The Call of Cthulhu came into public domain in April 2008… How could I miss it! I’m three months late! Anyway, here is a link where you can download the title in various formats: The … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/the-call-of-cthulhu/feed/ 5 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/lego-awesomeness-001/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/lego-awesomeness-001/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:25:05 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=183 Lego is automatically awesome. It is Danish, and as such, it is, without question, immediately the best. No, I am not biased… bite me. This case mod, while not being a new idea, is an excellent implementation of a classic … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/lego-awesomeness-001/feed/ 6 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/god-bless-robotics/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/god-bless-robotics/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:44:38 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=121 Sometimes, robotic engineers are just, well, awesome. Of all the crazy and whacky robots that I have seen and read about in recent years, there is something about a stool that follows you around that really appeals. Imagine – you … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/god-bless-robotics/feed/ 0