The Acquisitions Inc. team regulars all got together during the holidays to give us another three hours of their ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ roleplaying shenanigans, available for viewing on Amazon.
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All six modules of the original AP are included in this massive hardcover compilation, with additions such as new illustrations, new characters, new location maps, and new encounters.
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Next up in our GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide, books! Considering giving a book as a gift this year. They’re affordable, come in a wide variety of topics, and are easy to ship!
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Dungeon Masters (DMs) and players of Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition can begin their happy dance now. The latest resource book from Wizards of the Coast is the much-anticipated ‘Volo’s Guide to Monsters’, and I’m happy to say that it delivers the goods.
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The ‘D&D’ 5th edition rules have been a welcome update for regular players. There’s also a new group of younger players that are discovering the 40+-year-old game–count my 9-year-old as one of them.
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In part 3 of this series, the author guides new players and DMs through identifying information for the character sheet.
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Trapdoor Technologies is running a Kickstarter to bring the best of ‘Playbook for Pathfinder’ to the Android platform. The ‘Playbook Essentials’ for Android Kickstarter focuses on the Library Module and character sheets.
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GeekDad reviews ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Tyrants of the Underdark,’ the newest board game from the creators of ‘Lords of Waterdeep.’
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Last August, we covered Dan Coleman’s second Dungeons On Demand project, a series of ready-made adventures for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. Now he’s back with his fourth volume of modular, easy-to-follow, well-designed role-playing game adventures: Dungeons on Demand, Volume 4.
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The Ordning is broken, the King of the Storm Giants is missing, and the six Giant races are in a battle for supremacy. Unfortunately for the citizens of the Sword Coast, giants care little for the lives of “little folk.” Can your heroes travel to the North and restore order to the Giant kingdoms before the little folk are wiped out?
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In this episode of ‘The Dice Section’ podcast, we interview Marc Specter of Grand Gamers Guild and discuss their first game, ‘Unreal Estate,’ now on Kickstarter, as well as the challenges of work-life balance, breaking into the games industry, and the origins of a board game geek.
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The Dragonlock 2 Kickstarter features files for building structures (in various styles), cobblestone streets, furnishings (beds, fireplaces, etc.), sewers, and even a multi-leveled windmill.
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For many veteran players, violence, gore, and the darkest of themes in RPGs are old hat. We know it’s coming, we know we can overcome it, and it’s often what drives us to adventure. But what if the details make your player uncomfortable? The X-Card is a tool DMs and Players can use to tell epic stories.
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I think any of us who play an RPG or two (or ten) will agree that it is a GREAT time to be a role-playing gamer. Between Kickstarter and Twitch.tv and the explosion of gaming cons, there is no shortage of places to play, new RPGs to explore, adventures to watch or join, and new products to try out.
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While I’m happy to create my own from paper, the Flat Plastic Miniatures Core Set is exactly what I’ve been looking for–much higher quality color and also more durable than the little cardstock ones I print out.
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Loaded Dice is a Kickstarter campaign that finally gives gamers what they want – a way to combine their love of drink with rolling dice.
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PAX Wests’s 2016 ‘Acquisitions Incorporated’ live ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ game was superb! GeekDad got a chance to interview Mat Smith, the creator of the awesome terrain used in the game.
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The exciting first season of ‘Acquisitions Incorporated the Series’ is set to wrap up this Sunday September 4th at PAX West’s annual live show.
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Mirliton miniatures is selling the Demogorgon miniature as seen on ‘Stranger Things.’
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Right now, there’s an excellent science fiction story bundle called the Starward Bound StoryBundle going on. At the time I write this, there’s about two weeks left on the timer.
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Roll20 has signed a licensing deal with Wizards of the Coast to provide ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ content for the platform.
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If you’re a DM/GM, you might be happy to know about five recent terrain-related products that could be useful to your game.
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This last weekend, I attended the Free RPG Day event at my local gaming store. Sitting on the table among the other free giveaways was a small booklet from GamingPaper.com. It was a sample booklet of 8.5″ x 11″ terrain sheets that also provided a link to a new Kickstarter called Gaming Paper Megadungeon 4 – Rooftops and Alleyways.
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‘Acquisitions Incorporated the Series’ debuted this past Wednesday. Expect exciting new episodes every Wednesday!
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Being a Dungeon Master can be tough–between telling a story, roleplaying NPCs, tracking combat, and (quickly) improvising all three when your players throw you curve balls that almost cross the line called Alignment Violation, DMs have a lot going on at the table.
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Whether you’re looking to let your geek flag fly in the workplace or surprise your ‘D&D’-loving pop with a unique Father’s Day gift, Adventure Pins are just what you’ve been looking for.
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Oak, DM of the Year 2014, will be hosting SoonerCon’s Dungeons and Dragons Adventurer’s League events.
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Report from PaizoCon 2016 in Seattle with the fun-filled gaming convention half-complete.
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You may never have given any thought to the benefits of playing ‘D&D,’ but writer and former GeekDad contributor Ethan Gilsdorf has thought about it. A lot.
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One of my favorite movie quotes is from Real Genius—Chris Knight, when asked about a gadget he built, states, “It’s yet another in a long series of diversions in an attempt to avoid responsibility.”
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