Episode 2 of The SEB Podcast is now online.

Technically it’s actually episode 3 if you count the Great Lost Episode that was brought about by my momentary technical ineptitude. In this episode we spend way more time than we probably should have recapping what we talked about in the Great Lost Episode. Alas, my ADD was in full force tonight and ***Dave was . . . → Read More: Episode 2 of The SEB Podcast is now online.

Big Plans for Gen Con Indy 2010

Akusai from Action Skeptics here, folks. Well, ladies and gentlemen, plans for a symposium of reality-based programming at Gen Con Indy 2010 are coming together faster than I could have imagined. Some of you may remember that back in September Les was kind enough to allow me to post A Call to Skeptical Action, wherein . . . → Read More: Big Plans for Gen Con Indy 2010

“Dungeons & Dragons” co-creator Gary Gygax fails his saving throw.

And another part of my childhood passes away:

Dungeons & Dragons co-creator dies at 69 – Yahoo! News

MILWAUKEE – Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69.

He had been suffering from health problems . . . → Read More: “Dungeons & Dragons” co-creator Gary Gygax fails his saving throw.

Pen and paper RPG “Champions” to become MMORPG?

Back when I was a teenager and heavily into pen and paper role playing games one of the systems we played quite a bit was Champions by the folks at Hero Games. It was one of the first RPGs to try and turn the world of spandex clad super heroes into a proper pen and . . . → Read More: Pen and paper RPG “Champions” to become MMORPG?

Go read “DM of the Rings.”

How the hell did I ever manage to miss an excellent webcomic like DM of the Rings? I only found out about it today and today is when the author is ending the strip to start a new project. ***Dave knew about it and I’m sure he probably mentioned it at some point and I . . . → Read More: Go read “DM of the Rings.”

Serenity: The Pen and Paper RPG.

Sure the TV series is long canceled and the movie is done and out, but that doesn’t mean exciting adventures in the Serenity universe has to come to an end. Not now that there’s a pen and paper RPG you can play:

The Serenity Role Playing Game lets you re-create the action of . . . → Read More: Serenity: The Pen and Paper RPG.

Nothing like a little “Paranoia” to keep you entertained.

The gaming session went amazingly well last even though it’s been over a decade since I last ran a big RPG session of any kind. The folks who were new to pen and paper RPGing picked up on the game pretty quickly though I’m sure the simple rules of Paranoia helped a lot in that . . . → Read More: Nothing like a little “Paranoia” to keep you entertained.

Had a good day yesterday. Will be enjoying Paranoia today.

First up, the wife has landed a job with a local daycare center which means this family will once again have a source of income. Not a huge source, obviously, but every little bit helps at this point and it’s a start.

Second, got wind of a guy who’s starting his own PC tech support . . . → Read More: Had a good day yesterday. Will be enjoying Paranoia today.

Best gaming online!

What can I say?  This guy, Paul Ford, cracks me up.  In his latest blog entry he showcases three (fictional) games: Best Overall

America’s Army Special Ops: Abu Ghraib The United States Army (PC)

The choice of weapons is really interesting, too. You start out with a crate, a cattle prod, and a Bible, and . . . → Read More: Best gaming online!

Is it just me, or has D&D become mainstream?

Heck, here goes another of my ‘I just read this interesting article on yahoo news, and I want to write a post about it’-moments.

Some of you may have noticed that D&D turned 30 this year (I was not aware that it had happened until Gamespy ran a special, but that’s what news sources are . . . → Read More: Is it just me, or has D&D become mainstream?