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/2011/02/dice-of-doom-podcast-014-at-the-mountains-of-madness-movie-zombie-cthulhu-dice-review-and-choosing-balanced-or-unbalanced-encounters/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/02/dice-of-doom-podcast-014-at-the-mountains-of-madness-movie-zombie-cthulhu-dice-review-and-choosing-balanced-or-unbalanced-encounters/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:01:35 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2842 In this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss the recent news that James Cameron is planning to make the H.P. Lovecraft novella At the Mountains of Madness into a movie, we review Zombie Dice and Cthulhu Dice and we debate the value of balancing encounters or leaving them more realistic. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/02/dice-of-doom-podcast-014-at-the-mountains-of-madness-movie-zombie-cthulhu-dice-review-and-choosing-balanced-or-unbalanced-encounters/feed/ 4 rolemaster, rpg, dnd, dragons, dungeon, cthulhu, lovecraft, roleplaying, d&d, gaming, zombie dice DoD Podcast 014: At the Mountains of Madness Movie, Zombie & Cthulhu Dice Review and Choosing Balanced or Unbalanced Encounters In this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss the recent news that James Cameron is planning to make the H.P. Lovecraft novella At the Mountains of Madness into a movie, we review Zombie Dice and Cthulhu Dice and we debate the value of balancing encounters or leaving them more realistic. One of the key components to a lot of Roleplaying Games is the inclusion of a mechanic to balance encounters, or in other words, make sure that the players will always have a chance of winning a combat. This leads to a situation where players may feel that they are always in a position to win a combat and will likely behave as such. It also does not reflect the real world (well, in-as-much as a Fantasy RPG could be considered 'real'). We discuss the relative merits of each methodology and look at examples of games that handle it differently. RupertG yes 37:31 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/07/zombie-dice-on-the-iphone-review/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/07/zombie-dice-on-the-iphone-review/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:25:33 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2080 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 →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/07/zombie-dice-on-the-iphone-review/feed/ 4 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/12/zombie-dice-from-steve-jackson-games/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/12/zombie-dice-from-steve-jackson-games/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:25:06 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1751 Zombie Dice, a new game from Steve Jackson Games, has us pretty excited here at Dice of Doom. The premise is pretty simple – you are a zombie, hungry and desperately attempting to eat brains whilst trying to avoid the … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/12/zombie-dice-from-steve-jackson-games/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/keeping-your-role-playing-game-character-on-your-iphone/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/keeping-your-role-playing-game-character-on-your-iphone/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:38:59 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=931 Methods to keep role-playing characters on mobile devices, especially the iPhone. Options explored are using the iPhone app tCiMP, PDF's and Google Docs. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/keeping-your-role-playing-game-character-on-your-iphone/feed/ 4 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/10/iphone-polyhedral-rpg-dice-rolling-applications/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/10/iphone-polyhedral-rpg-dice-rolling-applications/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:00:22 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=557 Some of you might remember my previous rant on this topic. Back when the iPhone 2.0 was released, the App Store contained a pretty poor collection of RPG dice rollers. And some were asking extraordinary amounts for them. Well, that … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/10/iphone-polyhedral-rpg-dice-rolling-applications/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/new-uses-for-your-iphone-dice-apps/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/new-uses-for-your-iphone-dice-apps/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:00:58 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=380 TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog) has an article by one of their many resident nerds about new games to play using the multitude of Dice Rolling Apps available on the iPhone. Some of these are amusing. I myself, have posted … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/new-uses-for-your-iphone-dice-apps/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/my-favourite-iphone-game-at-the-moment/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/my-favourite-iphone-game-at-the-moment/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:53:35 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=34 I have to admit it… I have downloaded a LOT of applications from the App Store. And by a lot, I mean, well, lots. I have played the following games that I rate quite highly: Crash Bandicoot, Apple’s Texas Hold … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/my-favourite-iphone-game-at-the-moment/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/the-waiting-game/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/the-waiting-game/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:48:04 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=18 I’m sure we have all been in this situation – playing in a large group with people who think that it should take 20 minutes to roll two dice to attempt to hit something. In a larger group, combats can … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/the-waiting-game/feed/ 0