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/topics/nerdom/ Sydney, Australia 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. 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Take the writers for Dexter’s Laboratory and Spongebob Squarepants and let them loose … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/korgoth-of-barbaria-the-best-sword-sorcery-comic-youve-probably-never-seen/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/futurama-characters-dnd-stat-blocks/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/futurama-characters-dnd-stat-blocks/#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 17:34:41 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3151 If you've ever played D&D you've probably got into a discussion about the stat blocks of characters from movies, TV, books, etc. Well, Flickr user Remiel has decided he'd do the stat blocks of Futurama characters. I, personally, agree with about 90% of it, but you'll have to check it out for yourself... Futurama Character Stat Blocks. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/05/futurama-characters-dnd-stat-blocks/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/04/a-study-in-the-randomness-of-dice/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/04/a-study-in-the-randomness-of-dice/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:05:30 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3118 If ever you thought you were the most unlucky gamer ever and you rolled more than your fair share of ones, well, you might be right... There are some very serious nerds who have gone to extraordinary lengths to check it all out... Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/04/a-study-in-the-randomness-of-dice/feed/ 1 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/04/review-dragon-chow-dice-bags/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/04/review-dragon-chow-dice-bags/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:53:34 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=3075 In a recent podcast we talked about Dragon Chow Dice Bags and how awesome we thought they were. To do them justice, we thought we'd take the time to do a full review of the two that we received. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/04/review-dragon-chow-dice-bags/feed/ 4 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/mountains-of-madness-falls-through/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/mountains-of-madness-falls-through/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:31:37 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2863 Alas! A minute of silence shall be held for the great movie that might have been. Unfortunately for horror fans, lovecraft fans, Del Toro fans, James Cameron fans and fans of great, experimental new movies, Universal has decided not to … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2011/03/mountains-of-madness-falls-through/feed/ 6 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/12/holiday-gift-guide-for-that-roleplaying-nerd-in-your-life/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/12/holiday-gift-guide-for-that-roleplaying-nerd-in-your-life/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:01:24 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2678 Having gone through enough Christmases receiving bright orange t-shirts, ties and books about bird watching from well meaning family members, we've decided to write a guide to what we would like to receive these holidays, and by extension, the other nerds out there who like similar stuff to us I guess... Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/12/holiday-gift-guide-for-that-roleplaying-nerd-in-your-life/feed/ 4 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/podcastle-squonk-and-alternate-fantasy/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/podcastle-squonk-and-alternate-fantasy/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:19:19 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2583 I have just finished listening to an absolutely awesome story: “Squonk and the Horde of Apprentices”, which came out as Podcastle’s episode 124. I couldn’t keep the smile off my face the whole time. The story details the tribulations of … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/podcastle-squonk-and-alternate-fantasy/feed/ 6 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/breaking-news-dead-gentlemen-have-a-new-web-series/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/breaking-news-dead-gentlemen-have-a-new-web-series/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:32:56 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=2491 The people who brought you "The Gamers" and "The Gamers: Dorkness Rising" have already made available the first two episodes of their new web-series, known as "Journey Quest." Yes, it's funny. Yes, it's zany. Yes, it's Fun! Seriously, what did you expect? Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/10/breaking-news-dead-gentlemen-have-a-new-web-series/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/2010/07/the-dice-of-doom-podcast-000-the-magic-missile-errata/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/07/the-dice-of-doom-podcast-000-the-magic-missile-errata/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:22:48 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1913 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 →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/07/the-dice-of-doom-podcast-000-the-magic-missile-errata/feed/ 18 d&d,dnd,Dungeons and Dragons,errata,magic missile,podcast,wizard,WotC 000 - Magic Missile Errata Recently we posted about the WotC errata for Magic Missile. Since then there has been a lot of discussion about why the change was made - was it for balancing purposes, nostalgia or in preparation for the release of the Red Box? We thought it would make a great point of discussion for our first podcast. Please join us as we talk about the errata and the implications of the changes. RupertG yes 35:36 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/google-celebrates-30-years-of-pac-man-and-yes-you-can-still-play-it/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/05/google-celebrates-30-years-of-pac-man-and-yes-you-can-still-play-it/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 01:41:56 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1833 If you want to continue playing the Google Pac-Man (and who doesn't), Google has kept it alive at Google Pac-Man (which you can find here...). Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/05/google-celebrates-30-years-of-pac-man-and-yes-you-can-still-play-it/feed/ 4 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/01/gamers-supporting-relief-efforts-in-haiti/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/01/gamers-supporting-relief-efforts-in-haiti/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:12:33 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1785 With news of a 6.1 aftershock hitting Haiti today, DriveThruRPG is offering gamers a way to contribute to the relief efforts in Haiti by purchasing a “once in a lifetime collection of games” from their online store for only $20. … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2010/01/gamers-supporting-relief-efforts-in-haiti/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/possibly-the-most-goth-lamp-ever-designed/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/possibly-the-most-goth-lamp-ever-designed/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:34 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1736 Designer Mike Thompson has created a lamp that is powered by human blood. His intention was to show how the importance of energy to human existence and how the overexploitation of aforementioned energy could bring about our end. In the … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/11/possibly-the-most-goth-lamp-ever-designed/feed/ 5 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/10/get-your-friends-together-star-wars-uncut-needs-your-help/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/10/get-your-friends-together-star-wars-uncut-needs-your-help/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:58 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1492 The Star Wars Uncut project is perhaps one of the most awesome projects started online. Basically anyone can claim a 14 second portion of the film to remake in their own fashion. So far there have been acted scenes, animated … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/10/get-your-friends-together-star-wars-uncut-needs-your-help/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/getting-facebook-iphone-push-notifications-without-waiting-for-facebook-app-3-1/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/09/getting-facebook-iphone-push-notifications-without-waiting-for-facebook-app-3-1/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:29:10 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=1418 I have discovered a quick and easy way to get Facebook Notifications on your iPhone without having to wait for version 3.1 of the Facebook App to deliver the feature natively (which is still might not do either). While this … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/09/getting-facebook-iphone-push-notifications-without-waiting-for-facebook-app-3-1/feed/ 0 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