RSS Feed Update
Hello all, I made a change to allow other bloggers (notably Haaldaar) to share my feed. Unless you update to the new feed below, you will only see Trask's posts and not any of the other bloggers on this site. Pl[...]Read on >>
Secret Doors for Your Real Home
This company is clearly operated by gamers. The price tag requires you to sell your first-born, but to have some of these in my house, it might just be worth it. Here is the site link: Secret Passageways[...]Read on >>
Gaming Spotlight: Living Forgotten Realms at Origins!
In addition to several of the readers here at LivingDice, the great Trask and myself will be traveling to the Origins game faire this year in Columbus, OH. High up on our docket is Living Arcanis. However, what to-[...]Read on >>
Backlash
It seems that the inevitable backlash against left-field, hippy RPGs has begun. A new fanzine has appeared called Fight On! which focusses on old-school gaming. I can only assume this means it concentrates on dungeon-cra[...]Read on >>
Review - Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures: Dungeons of Dread
Hello all,After a discussion recently in the comments section with NiTessine, I have decided to formalize my review of the latest Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures set - Dungeons of Dread . I always look forward to th[...]Read on >>
Living Dice will not sell 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons until 2009
Many bloggers, myself included, have Amazon Astore accounts that let us sell books through our sites. We get a percentage of each sale we generate. So, when I write a book review or link to a book , I use my Astore acc[...]Read on >>
Trask Must Read Pathfinder Alpha2
I printed out the first 60 pages of the Alpha 2 release of Pathfinder and will make an attempt to read through it tonight. I should have some initial thoughts up tomorrow. Since it is the first part of the book, it focu[...]Read on >>
Paizo Pathfinder Alpha 2 Races and Classes Overview
Pathfinder released its "Alpha 2" version of "Pathfinder, " so I thought I would post some of the main differences between OGL 3.5 and the new "Pathfinder" rules. This is not an in de[...]Read on >>
D&D Fourth Edition. It has begun!
This past weekend was a momentous occasion! My first round of D&D 4th Edition! Ok, so it was quasi-forth edition, but it was still 4th edition. I was lucky enough to be able to play one of the 4E preview mods fro[...]Read on >>
Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition Session Report. It Has Begun!
Haaldaar has been busy! Check out his session review of a 4th edition preview module. Trask This past weekend was a momentous occasion! My first round of D&D 4th Edition! Ok, so it was quasi-forth edition, but [...]Read on >>
4th Edition Ennui
In a few weeks time, the new edition of D&D will be out and about, and the face of the industry will undergo its periodical overhaul. And you know what? I can't be bothered, to be honest.But the weird thing is, up unti[...]Read on >>
Trask Reviews DragonFire Lasercrafts Role-Playing Accessories
Greetings! Occasionally, when the mood strikes me, I review gaming related items. I try to stay away from reviewing the latest "Wizards of the Coast" book releases, since they are reviewed to death on other si[...]Read on >>
Episode 026: Finding Inspiration
WARNING: Instances of very strong language may offend some listeners. Accidental Survivors: the Modern Gaming Podcast sponsored by Sword's Edge Publishing All music in podcast by Mindscape Music 1. News & Views [...]Read on >>
Defining RPG (2nd draft)
(This is a based on an earlier draft entry. I thought it'd be better to repost with edits than to edit the original.)This goal of this post isn't to define RPGs. Rather it's to provide a categorical survey of defining ch[...]Read on >>
Defining RPG (2nd draft)
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Trask Defeats Real Life, Returns to Game Blogging
Greetings!Sorry for the spotty posting this week. I am just back from an extended business trip and will resume normal blogging on Monday. First up will be an review of some products and services from DragonF[...]Read on >>
Haaldaar Examines 4th Edition Spell Descriptions
Trask may be weak after his long journey, but Haaldaar is a mighty haruspex. He bravely steps forward to blog in my stead. Today he examines the latest tidbit on spell descriptions from "Wizards of the Coast."[...]Read on >>
Bus 541 to Vega
Since today is Vega day, I wanted to tell You that If You want to visit me, You should take bus 541 to Vega (and get off a few stops before the final destination). ObTrav: In Traveller the Vegans are a minor race from Mu[...]Read on >>
Just a few quick comments on the paragon path preview
As many of you who read this blog probably already know, Wizards of the Coast is providing 4th Edition excerpts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Today's was about Paragon Paths. I am not going to repeat the ar[...]Read on >>
What Kind of D&D Character Would You Be?
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Frosty Hamlet, Part 2
80% of the TNC assembled last night for another game of Cold City. Timbo stumped up for this session and took the role of Major Yevgeny Kyrilovich Chernyakovsky (easy for you to say). We ploughed straight into the sessio[...]Read on >>
Paragon Paths for 4th Edition
Haaldaar, my 4th Edition expert, sends me this link from the Wizards site: Paragon Paths My blog literally drips with skepticism regarding 4th Edition "Dungeons and Dragons." In this case, I hav[...]Read on >>
Paizo Releases Pathfinder Alpha Release 2
I am big booster of open-source software ie. Linux. The Paizo Pathfinder project is open-source gaming and a fascinating experiment. For the uninitiated, Paizo is creating a game system based on the 3.5 SRD, b[...]Read on >>
Frosty Hamlet
All lights are green for a second session of Cold City tonight. A new member of the fledgling RPA team will be introduced, hidden agendas will be exploited and the boundaries of trust pushed to the limit as the team inve[...]Read on >>
PCGen vs Vista: An Epic Battle
There have been many great battles over the ages. The 300 Spartans standing against the armies of Persia. The defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English in 1588. Napoleon's crushing defeat at the Battl[...]Read on >>
Trask will be at Origins
Yes, it is true. Trask, Haaldaar and other members of the "Dice Templars" gaming group are attending Origins this year in Columbus, Ohio. Origins hosts the big Arcanis events (Battle Interactive) every y[...]Read on >>
Movie Suggestion: The Man from Earth
I normally do not do movie reccomendations, but this one deserves some attention. I normally link to the wikipedia site, but it has spoilers. Here is the IMDB entry. The Man From Earth I[...]Read on >>
TSP: Blood of the Gorgon 2 of 4
The Tome Show Presents: Blood of the Gorgon brings you Wolfgang Baur talking about the Blood of the Gorgon Open Design Project by Nicolas Logue. Wolfgang talks to me about how the project is going and how well it will fi[...]Read on >>
Calming of the Hook
Our intrepid party of adventurers, through great ingenuity and sheer force have now completed Pathfinder #3 - The Hook Mountain Massacre. Only one character loss and he is destined to be reincarnated next session. The ov[...]Read on >>
Lords of Tyr - Lords-of-Tyr-D&D-Podcast 001
Welcome to the Lords of Tyr Podcast from http://lordsoftyr.com/lordsoftyrpodcast. This is our first official show!Lords in Attendance: Mike (aka bronz1369), Rob (aka Lólindir Inglorion), TJ (aka HiredGoon), and Chad (ak[...]Read on >>
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