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/2012/01/confessions-of-a-roleplaying-book-collector/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2012/01/confessions-of-a-roleplaying-book-collector/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:00:09 +0000 Guest http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3608 Once again I was looking, lovingly, over my collection of roleplaying books. As I went through them, I discovered that there was a book I hadn't bought yet from the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition set. I immediately became anxious that my collection wasn't complete. It had become important that I had a set, a complete set and I had found that it was less than it should be. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2012/01/confessions-of-a-roleplaying-book-collector/feed/ 1 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/07/call-of-cthulhu-30th-anniversary-edition-time-running-out-to-order/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/07/call-of-cthulhu-30th-anniversary-edition-time-running-out-to-order/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:00:11 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3383 First published in 1981, Call of Cthulhu has become one of the most iconic roleplaying games ever printed. It has set the benchmark for horror gothic roleplaying gaming and has introduced countless players to the world and works of HP Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. Since the second edition of the rules, its core mechanic has remained largely unchanged as well, putting it in a rare group of games from the 1980's to still be using its original rule system. Now in its 30th year of publication Chaosium are celebrating by printing a special edition of the 6th edition rulebook. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/07/call-of-cthulhu-30th-anniversary-edition-time-running-out-to-order/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/i-cthulhu-by-neil-gaiman/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/i-cthulhu-by-neil-gaiman/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 20:00:17 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3206 Have you ever wondered about the early years of Great Cthulhu? What was his origin? From whence did he plunge to earth, and why? Well, now you can find out, direct from the pen of the illustrious author and graphic novelist Neil Gaiman. The story is entitled "I, Cthulhu", and contains a dictated account by the Great Old One himself to his servant Whateley. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/i-cthulhu-by-neil-gaiman/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/04/hp-lovecraft-a-cthulhu-mythos-beginners-reading-guide/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/04/hp-lovecraft-a-cthulhu-mythos-beginners-reading-guide/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:41:24 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3067 A brief reading guide to HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos writings, along with where to get them and what to read. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/04/hp-lovecraft-a-cthulhu-mythos-beginners-reading-guide/feed/ 4 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/dice-of-doom-podcast-018-play-a-new-rpg-and-what-makes-a-successful-roleplaying-game-book/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/dice-of-doom-podcast-018-play-a-new-rpg-and-what-makes-a-successful-roleplaying-game-book/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:51:20 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3042 This week we talk about Play a New RPG (and Chocolate Coated Beer Marshmallows) and we discuss Roleplaying books and games in general, looking at some of our favourite editions and what we liked about them, and what made them, in our opinion, successful. We also discuss the desire for more widespread acceptance of PDF's by the gaming industry as an addition to the purchase of regular books. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/dice-of-doom-podcast-018-play-a-new-rpg-and-what-makes-a-successful-roleplaying-game-book/feed/ 3 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/02/ipad-review-fabled-lands-hd/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/02/ipad-review-fabled-lands-hd/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:17:39 +0000 Eetzoo http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2788 The developers have delivered a sleek, stream-lined adventure, based on the first of six published Fabled Lands gamebooks, although some lingering issues persist. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/02/ipad-review-fabled-lands-hd/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/12/fabled-lands-choose-your-own-adventure-books-republished-ipad-game-and-rpg/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/12/fabled-lands-choose-your-own-adventure-books-republished-ipad-game-and-rpg/#comments Sat, 11 Dec 2010 07:56:05 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2685 The excellent Fabled Lands gamebook series is being revived, with the books being republished, an iPad version and an RPG in development. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/12/fabled-lands-choose-your-own-adventure-books-republished-ipad-game-and-rpg/feed/ 5 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/masks-of-nyarlathotep-to-be-re-released-this-october/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/masks-of-nyarlathotep-to-be-re-released-this-october/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:58:35 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2542 To the ecstatic joy of all right-thinking Cthulhu gaming fan, the all-time classic (and some would say all-time best) Cthulhu campaign, the Masks of Nyarlathotep, is being re-released this very month. Let there be rejoicing on the streets! (Well, in … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/masks-of-nyarlathotep-to-be-re-released-this-october/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/read-an-rpg-book-in-public-week-not-too-late-to-join/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/read-an-rpg-book-in-public-week-not-too-late-to-join/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:34:19 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2484 This week is Read An RPG In Public week which is a project put forward by The Escapist as a means to promote roleplaying as the healthy, sociable and above all, awesome hobby that it is. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/read-an-rpg-book-in-public-week-not-too-late-to-join/feed/ 3 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/how-to-care-for-your-roleplaying-books/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/how-to-care-for-your-roleplaying-books/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:47:18 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2447 If you’re anything like me, you probably have a stack load of roleplaying books of various vintages adorning your bookshelves, all neatly arrayed in all their splendour. Although the access to these resources as PDF files has somewhat cut down … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/09/how-to-care-for-your-roleplaying-books/feed/ 1 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/08/steve-jacksons-sorcery-cyoa-series-coming-to-the-iphone/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/08/steve-jacksons-sorcery-cyoa-series-coming-to-the-iphone/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:39:52 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2199 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 →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/08/steve-jacksons-sorcery-cyoa-series-coming-to-the-iphone/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/07/magic-missile-errata-the-controversy-over-changing-dnd4e-to-be-more-like-older-editions/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/07/magic-missile-errata-the-controversy-over-changing-dnd4e-to-be-more-like-older-editions/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:54:37 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1907 Update: We discuss this at some length on our latest (and new) podcast. There has been quite a bit of chatter on the web recently regarding the latest errata for D&D 4e from Wizards of the Coast (WotC). The primary … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/07/magic-missile-errata-the-controversy-over-changing-dnd4e-to-be-more-like-older-editions/feed/ 18 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/05/dnd-4e-players-handbook-3-in-depth-review/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/05/dnd-4e-players-handbook-3-in-depth-review/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 03:55:46 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1839 The Player's Handbook 3 for 4E D&D adds to the game with a pile of new character options. New races, classes, the Psionic Power Source, Feats, Hybrid classes and more immediately show it's an interesting read... but how does it measure up? What are the new options like, and what impact will this have on how the game runs? Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/05/dnd-4e-players-handbook-3-in-depth-review/feed/ 4 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/freakangels-a-free-online-steampunk-comic/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/freakangels-a-free-online-steampunk-comic/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:13:08 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1733 Going through our archives we realised that we had a significant lack of articles about Steampunk awesomeness. In a effort to make up for this travesty we would like to highlight the most excellent webcomic FreakAngels written by Warren Ellis … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/freakangels-a-free-online-steampunk-comic/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/10/wizards-of-the-coast-settle-copyright-infringement-case/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/10/wizards-of-the-coast-settle-copyright-infringement-case/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:09:16 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1564 Back in April this year, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) filed three copyright infringement cases against eight individuals for sharing a copy of the Player’s Handbook II on document sharing site Scribd. Yesterday the judge accepted a settlement with the … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/10/wizards-of-the-coast-settle-copyright-infringement-case/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/2009/09/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/2009/09/take-a-peek-into-neil-gaimans-library/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/09/take-a-peek-into-neil-gaimans-library/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:05 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1378 If you thought you had a big book collection (and I thought I did with some 1800 volumes..) then you are probably in for a soul crushing experience… In yet another example of a beautiful and highly enviable library, Shelfari … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/09/take-a-peek-into-neil-gaimans-library/feed/ 6 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/08/table-of-all-dd-4e-character-classes/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/08/table-of-all-dd-4e-character-classes/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:29:36 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1317 With the release of the D&D 4E Players Handbook II the number of character classes has doubled to 16. Now that all the classes are spread over two books, we thought that it might be easier to see what is … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/08/table-of-all-dd-4e-character-classes/feed/ 18 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/06/players-handbook-2-review/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/06/players-handbook-2-review/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:00:17 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1194 And about time, too. This is a review of the 4E PHBII. For a review of the 3.5 PHBII: it’s arguably the best 3.5 book in existence. Anyway, on to the point. 4th edition leads itself nicely into splat books, … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/06/players-handbook-2-review/feed/ 11