Another great one has gone to the greater mystery before us.
A visionary has passed once more from these earthly bonds to go throw dice with the Father.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4news/20090409
Dave Arneson
October 1, 1947 - April 7, 2009
Dave Arneson, co-creator of the original Dungeons & Dragons game, passed away on Tuesday evening, April 7th, after waging one final battle against cancer.
In 1969, when Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax first met at GenCon , both were... Read Full Story
Dungeons and Dragons has taken a big turn in history today after losing one of the creators after a long battle with cancer. David Arneson , co-creator - died at the age of 61 in St. Paul. Dungeons and Dragons was created in the early 70’s by he and founding partner Gary Gygax who passed in March 2008 at the age of 69. Together they created one of the most popular games in history - winning several awards and accolades even after all these years since developing the game.
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Bruno Van de Casteele at www.puam.be has created a series of ten paper dice for use in role-playing games (RPG). The dice designs range from a two sided die all the way up to a pair of ten sided dice that can be used to simulate the roll of a single one hundred sided die. Five of Bruno's designs are shown. From left to right, following the notation common in RPG systems, the dice are a d8, a d10, a d4, a d20, and a d6. If the dice templates are printed without modification, the resulting... Read Full Story
When playing board games where rolling more than two dice is required, a dice tower comes in handy to keep the dice from ending up on the floor or scattering the game setup. In 2008 designer Russell Howell created a dice tower that can be printed on a single sheet of cardstock and assembled without glue. I used red cardstock for mine to add some color. The tower template may be downloaded here . An optional dice catcher tray extension to allow more dice to be rolled at once may be... Read Full Story
Its a fact of life. Geeks and Nerds love fantasy and playing games like Dungeons and Dragons. Personally I never got into playing D&D or other gmaes like Magic The Gathering. Not to say that I wasn't into fantasy books though, so I can certainly see the geeky appeal. Bauer-Power contributor Sundance however is a huge D&D nerd, which is what prompted me to post this video. I mentioned yesterday how The Onion Movie did a spoof on D&D types, and I promised you that video. Check it out: CLICK... Read Full Story
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Dungeons and Dragons". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story
I’ve made some impressive progress (at least to me) on my Adventure. I have most of the story events, and descriptions typed up, with some occasional, scripted combat encounters. I’m currently working on how I want the ending battle to be - I have some really neat mechanics in place for the 2nd to last [...]
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Well, I haven’t had much time to work on it (or anything, really)… work has been superchaoticness, and I’ve been working on finalizing Louisa’s Portfolio Site. But, despite all that, I spent a little bit of time today getting my Background and Synopsis written up for the Adventure. Now, this is a first, rough draft… [...]
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