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Dungeons and Dragons

Ill-informed Comments From a McCain Staffer About Dungeons And Dragons

by Bob

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2 posts in one day? [...]

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What I Learned From Gen Con 2008 – Part 1

by Bob

Well, Gen Con it’s done for another year. I can truly say I already miss it. Only 361 days to go, I suppose.
I want to share some of my Gen Con thoughts over the next few days. I know the D&D blogosphere has been hopping with Gen Con posts, and that makes me slightly late [...]

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Gen Con Update

by Bob

Good afternoon, all!
I wanted to take a moment to update you on my Gen Con status.
As it stands today, I’ll be canceling my Gen Con games.
I know this will disappoint some of you. I’ve made the decision, though, based on what’s best for me. Here are the factors that have gone into this decision:

Since scheduling [...]

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Thoughts on D&D 4E: Round Two

by Bob

Hello, all.
You may have noticed that I decided to give my good friend Randy a shot at expressing his thoughts on Fourth Edition, and why it isn’t for him. I did this for a couple of reasons:

I’m interested in Randy’s opinion. We are part of the same extended gaming group and while, because we both [...]

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4E: My “Final” Analysis ?

by Randy

My boy , Bob, here at RPGDigest is putting 4e through its paces and I get the feeling he is loving it. I mean, it does have some nice simplification of the rules, the DMG  is nice for beginning DMs, and the art is fabulous. I think some of the mechanics for flying and mounted [...]

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How Do You Foster Good Roleplaying?

by Bob

When I was 13 years old, RPGs were all about killing things and taking their stuff. In a lot of ways, back then, D&D was a major precursor to today’s MMORPGs. Sure, we had some storylines back then, but they were usually pretty standard quests.
It was mostly “roll” playing, and less “role” playing. That [...]

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Blast from the Past – Dealing with Problem RPG Players

by Bob

Since my last blast from the past went over so well, I thought I’d pull up another old post. I’m really interested in hearing some of my new readers’ thoughts on this one! – Bob
A while back, I wrote about how, as a DM, I tend to make one of the worst players. I [...]

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Sunday RPG Link Smashup- June 15, 2008

by Bob

Just because I liked the pic so much, and because the photographer commented on my blog last week… Let’s make her the unofficial Sunday RPG Link Smashup mascot, shall we? Disavian, What do you say?
photo credit: disavian | Got Links?

Anyways, let’s move on.
So, what’s going on in the world of RPGs this week?
Well, for [...]

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Reflections on RPGs, branding and the blog name

by Bob

Good evening, all.
I want to cover a few things tonight, in no particular order.
First, if you don’t already get updates to RPGDigest, do it now. You can get updates via feed or via Email, and I’ll never share your addy with anyone, or send you anything except these blog updates.  Pinky swear.
Next, I want to [...]

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Economics in D&D: A Blast from the Past

by Bob

(Good evening, all.  I realize I still owe you all a post about my thoughts on the naming contest. Unfortunately, paying work has got in the way of goofing off here so far this week.  I hope to have something soon.  In the meantime, enjoy this post from January of this year.  I’ve got a [...]

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