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Now Reading… Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin

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You might have noticed the new “Now Reading” section at the top of the sidebar. These are simply the books I’m reading right now. Some of them are new, some old, some are free, some are eBooks. As i finish them, I’ll take a moment to talk about them here. It’s hard to overstate just … Read more

“Wooing” women “gamers”

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Thanks for the heads up from MMORPG.com; I’d have missed this gem from CNN. It’s partly old news about SOE’s “G.I.R.L.” (Gonna Insult Roleplaying Ladies) program. I don’t know what it really stands for, but from what I understand, SOE feels women don’t play games or work on games, so they want to encourage more … Read more

Order of the Stick… I LOL’d…

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If you don’t read Order of the Stick, you’re just missing out on the best Pen and Paper gaming webcomic out there. Click on the comic for the full thing, or on the link to start from the beginning.

Meme of the Week: What D&D Character am I?

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I Am A: True Neutral Human Wizard (6th Level) Ability Scores: Strength-10 Dexterity-10 Constitution-10 Intelligence-15 Wisdom-13 Charisma-10 Alignment:True Neutral A true neutral character does what seems to be a good idea. He doesn’t feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Most true neutral characters … Read more

Order of the Stick’s tribute to Gary Gygax

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“Order of the Stick”, the web comic about characters living in a D&D world (and well aware of the rules that govern their lives), did a special tribute comic to Gary Gygax. Very touching 🙂 Oh yeah, here’s Penny Arcade’s tribute.