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/2010/09/dice-of-doom-podcast-007-using-alternative-settings-in-your-roleplaying-games/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/dice-of-doom-podcast-007-using-alternative-settings-in-your-roleplaying-games/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:52:58 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2459 During this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss different historical eras that can be used in your roleplaying campaign to move away from the traditional late medieval period that forms the basis of so many fantasy roleplaying games. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/dice-of-doom-podcast-007-using-alternative-settings-in-your-roleplaying-games/feed/ 26 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/making-the-most-of-magic/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/08/making-the-most-of-magic/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:26:58 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2089 How to make the most of magic in your fantasy role-playing game. Advice for spellcasters, dungeon masters and writers. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/08/making-the-most-of-magic/feed/ 15 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/06/polarising-gaming-systems-into-left-and-right-to-better-understand-games-and-gamers/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/06/polarising-gaming-systems-into-left-and-right-to-better-understand-games-and-gamers/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:19:53 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1847 One of the great pleasures that we enjoy in our gaming group is designing new game systems to play. Over the years we have designed tabletop wargames, collectible card games and, of course, role-playing games. One of our group even … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/06/polarising-gaming-systems-into-left-and-right-to-better-understand-games-and-gamers/feed/ 16 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/01/do-the-laws-of-physics-have-a-place-in-fantasy-role-playing-games/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/01/do-the-laws-of-physics-have-a-place-in-fantasy-role-playing-games/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:00:16 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1769 Back in the old days of playing D&D 3.5 I was running a campaign with 8 players (yes, 8…). Amongst the usual set of crazy logistic issues that had to be faced (pallets of snacks for example…) we also had … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/01/do-the-laws-of-physics-have-a-place-in-fantasy-role-playing-games/feed/ 8 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/powergaming-making-a-powerful-fighter-or-monk-in-core-3-5-dd/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/powergaming-making-a-powerful-fighter-or-monk-in-core-3-5-dd/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:25:55 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1712 It’s reasonably well known that Fighters and Monks are the weakest classes in 3.5 D&D. Whilst this can be partially be fixed by extending to non-Core books, this doesn’t actually solve the problem, and for some, that simply isn’t an … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/powergaming-making-a-powerful-fighter-or-monk-in-core-3-5-dd/feed/ 27 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/i4e-updated-now-you-can-import-from-dd-insider-character-builder/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/i4e-updated-now-you-can-import-from-dd-insider-character-builder/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:58:15 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1705 Mike Pattee from Cordax Software has pinged us to let us know that his app i4e has been updated in the App Store to version 1.1.0 and is available now for download. The app allows you to store your D&D … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/i4e-updated-now-you-can-import-from-dd-insider-character-builder/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/10/finally-an-iphone-app-for-keeping-your-dd-characters-on-i4e/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/10/finally-an-iphone-app-for-keeping-your-dd-characters-on-i4e/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:53:54 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1509 It is very likely that if you are an iPhone owner and a D&D player there is one app that you have been longing for ever since you picked up the device from the store – a native application to … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/10/finally-an-iphone-app-for-keeping-your-dd-characters-on-i4e/feed/ 3 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/2009/09/fabled-lands-a-great-solo-roleplaying-adventure/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/09/fabled-lands-a-great-solo-roleplaying-adventure/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:48:43 +0000 Eetzoo http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1424 Remember those choose your own adventure books from your childhood? Well imagine that gameplay with some RPG character development, an inventory system, dice-based skill checks and an entire world to explore and quest throughout — awesome! Well I’ve just described … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/09/fabled-lands-a-great-solo-roleplaying-adventure/feed/ 10 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/2008/12/list-of-best-dampd-4e-character-sheets-redux/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/12/list-of-best-dampd-4e-character-sheets-redux/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:38:31 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=672 Some time ago, I wrote about the choosing of the best D&D 4E character sheet. That was when I was creating my very first 4E character: now that I’ve actually played the game, and have had some experience, I decided … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/12/list-of-best-dampd-4e-character-sheets-redux/feed/ 7 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/gaming-quote-of-the-week-001/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/gaming-quote-of-the-week-001/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:30:32 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=60 Each week we publish something funny from our gaming group (disclaimer: our sense of humour may differ from yours). In this instalment, the party are trying to work out what to do with an NPC who suspected of being a … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/gaming-quote-of-the-week-001/feed/ 0