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/random/ Sydney, Australia http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/04/monster-of-the-week-essay/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/04/monster-of-the-week-essay/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:20:27 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=972 Er. Yeah. They sneak up on unsuspecting blog writers, and Stun them for several hours. Similar Posts: Arkham Sanitarium Nears Completion Gotta pop ‘em all! H.P. Lovecraft’s Commonplace Book A post on setting the scene for a horror roleplaying game … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/04/monster-of-the-week-essay/feed/ 8 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/body-language-rugby/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/body-language-rugby/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:00:36 +0000 Cuchulain http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=519 There are some stereotypical characteristics of the “nerd” which are commonly believed. (Perhaps because there’s a grain of truth in there…) Now, there’s a range of these, but today we’re only interested in 2. 1. Nerds are antisocial, don’t do … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/body-language-rugby/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/02/comedy-band-tripod-have-possibly-the-most-awesome-website-ever/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/02/comedy-band-tripod-have-possibly-the-most-awesome-website-ever/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:54:32 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=877 Most Australians probably don't need much of an introduction to the band Tripod, three guys and one guitar who sing funny songs about being, well, three guys with one guitar. For anyone who played D&D back in the day (think AD&D 1, 2) there website is going to have you in stitches. Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/02/comedy-band-tripod-have-possibly-the-most-awesome-website-ever/feed/ 7 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/11/is-monty-pythons-dead-parrot-sketch-1600-years-old/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/11/is-monty-pythons-dead-parrot-sketch-1600-years-old/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:10:41 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=633 Nerds love Monty Python, right? I mean, there’s even a programming language named after the group… Well, in another case of “there’s nothing new under the sun” it seems that Monty Python’s “Dead Parrot Sketch” is perhaps a little bit … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/11/is-monty-pythons-dead-parrot-sketch-1600-years-old/feed/ 14 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/10/the-truth-about-the-internet/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/10/the-truth-about-the-internet/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:40:35 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=537 Many of us grew up with Sesame Street. A lot of us still remember our favourite songs and animations, and we certainly have a little giggle (privately) over the characters that we loved as a kid. And while the vast … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/10/the-truth-about-the-internet/feed/ 4 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/10/the-library-of-geek-dreams/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/10/the-library-of-geek-dreams/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:51:16 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=510 As an avid book collector, this is a strangely hard post to write. It is hard to see what may well be the perfect library and know that you will never get closer than a photo or two that leaks … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/10/the-library-of-geek-dreams/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/all-about-polkas/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/all-about-polkas/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:45:14 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=453 Recently I wrote a post in bed one night. Literally (although I suppose these days that’s hardly a big achievement). I was reading through a list of new apps that had been released on the iPhone’s App Store and one … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/all-about-polkas/feed/ 11 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/is-this-a-picture-of-heaven/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/is-this-a-picture-of-heaven/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:42:43 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/is-this-a-picture-of-heaven/ Could this be what heaven looks like? (Or part of it anyway…) Well, no… For two reasons. Firstly, both these places are only interested in making ridiculous amounts of money off of you (in heaven I am convinced games come … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/is-this-a-picture-of-heaven/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/the-eternal-question-is-solved/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/the-eternal-question-is-solved/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:00:16 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=400 The time period referred to as ‘evening’ starts at 6pm and ends at 10pm. It is official. In other words, a friend and I have declared it so. Matter closed. (And no, don’t ask. Or you can. If anyone is … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/the-eternal-question-is-solved/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/so-dnd-has-a-theme-tune-sort-of/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/so-dnd-has-a-theme-tune-sort-of/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:49:12 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=398 I know this is coming pretty late to the party, but this is probably as close as Dungeons & Dragons will get to a theme song… And I know that a lot of the sentiments exhibited in this song relate … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/so-dnd-has-a-theme-tune-sort-of/feed/ 2 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/webcams-at-the-large-hadron-collider/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/webcams-at-the-large-hadron-collider/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:23:27 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=388 With the launching of the Large Hadron Collider there is a lot of speculation about Mini Black Holes emitting Hawking radiation and destroying the entire planet and maybe even the entire universe (that’s right – take that God, we created … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/webcams-at-the-large-hadron-collider/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/friday-funny-bill-gates-and-jerry-seinfeld/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/friday-funny-bill-gates-and-jerry-seinfeld/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:47:00 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=345 Its no secret that Microsoft (Bill Gates in particular) has not been a big fan of Apple’s “I’m a Mac” ad campaign. Their solution to the problem was to hire Jerry Seinfeld for $10 million dollars and get him to … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/09/friday-funny-bill-gates-and-jerry-seinfeld/feed/ 4 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/friday-funny-swedish-chef/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/friday-funny-swedish-chef/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:02:46 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=253 Of all the muppets, the Swedish Chef is my favourite. Him and the Pigs in Space. In this instalment, the Swedish Chef shows us how to make doughnuts… Similar Posts: Minecraft Pocket Edition for iOS Review Confessions of a Roleplaying … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/friday-funny-swedish-chef/feed/ 6 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/on-a-lighter-note/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/on-a-lighter-note/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:55:41 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=222 One of the funniest blogs that I think you can find out there is icanhascheeseburger. LOLCats have become an internet meme, with the language getting its on wiki on how to speak it. It has also inspired its own translation … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/on-a-lighter-note/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/i-love-the-muppets/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/i-love-the-muppets/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:45:06 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=117 I know its nearly 2 months late, but I just stumbled across this. It made me laugh… Similar Posts: Comic: Recent Games Workshop Announcements Play a New RPG Month Update I AM THE GAME! Play a New RPG Month The … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/08/i-love-the-muppets/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/secret-nerd-handshakes/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/secret-nerd-handshakes/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:30:01 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=84 I was in a store the other day and they had some flashy dice (LED dice – you hit them and they cycle through the numbers then blind you with the result). I made a joke about normally only buying … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/secret-nerd-handshakes/feed/ 14 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/what-the-hell-are-hitachi-smoking/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/what-the-hell-are-hitachi-smoking/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:30:18 +0000 RupertG http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=80 This has to be one of the most sureal ads I have ever seen. Just remember – this was made recently and it is a serious attempt to convince you to buy Hitachi branded 1TB hardrives. It would perhaps be … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2008/07/what-the-hell-are-hitachi-smoking/feed/ 4