How D&D Wrecked MMOs (For Now)

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d&d, dm, dnd, dungeons and dragons, gm, MMO, mmorpg, pen and paper, pen and paper rpg, pnp rpg, roleplay, roleplaying, rp

I’ll be the first to admit that, right from the offset, this is probably the most first-worldliest of first-world problems. That said, it’s something that I felt important to write about; how running my very own D&D stories has brought more engagement, entertainment and joy than any other MMORPG experience I’ve had thus far.

Yes, even my much-beloved City of Heroes.

“…you two-timing sunuvabitch…”

Blaugust Day 8 – Fun on Flat Surfaces

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board game, card games, ccgs, miniatures, pen and paper, rpg, tabletop, war games

My stepbrother is nearing the point where he’ll be releasing his first ever card game for children.  Before that, he was always huge in to tabletop games.  CCG, miniatures, board games of any varying type…it didn’t matter.  He runs weekly board game nights with himself and his friends.  The day after the Super Bowl party is a “hangover board game day”, where everyone’s pickled brains get to try to think strategically in a round of some board gaming because when wouldn’t you feel most logical?

Potions improve you in games, so why WOULDN’T this work?

Being the distance I am from him and those experiences, I’ve got to feed this occasional need for gaming in a more physical realm.  And since the only other person I have to game with is my husband, that provides some challenges.