Recent content by Dire Bare

If I'm considering joining a table of folks I don't know very well, or at all, and the DM has a list of seemingly arbitrary restrictions . . . I'm with you, I won't even bother. Experience has taught me that DM's who love to "ban" player options are not a fun time. However, at my table . . . my...

You didn't see past Gygax's style right away, it took time, you learned. Others did too, some didn't, some did but chose to stick with the old-school style.

This is MMA (mixed martial arts), the intent isn't to replicate the actual medieval techniques. It's probably close in a lot of ways, as the combatants are actually fighting rather than putting on a performance.

We are used to seeing Hollywood sword combat. Martial styles like this are closer to real combat, and ironically look "wrong" because they are not what we are used to seeing.

That, and the DMG standard "immediate" level up isn't going to be in the middle of combat or a dramatic moment, it will be afterwards when you've earned a bit more XP from the encounter. Also, instead of the leveling up after the next long rest . . . a player could plan out something more...

Yup. Ohlen already "retired" from video games in 2018 to found Arcanum Worlds, his TTRPG company (first product, Odyssey of the Dragonlords). WotC lured him back in with a sweet deal to head Archetype. It could be simply that Ohlen is really ready to retire from video games this time . . . but...

I'm not worried. Still very excited for Exodus, both as a CRPG and TTRPG release. It's been shaping up to be very awesome, and I trust Ohlen when he says he's brought it to where he's comfortable leaving it in others hands. No reason to second guess him. Very excited to see what Ohlen brings...

That's an interesting take! I've had folks express they preferred the sequels to Solomon's 2000 D&D movie to the original . . . which I also don't get, but they are all so bad its not worth debating. But "Wrath of the Dragon God" (2005) and/or "The Book of Vile Darkness" (2012) better than...

In the interview, Solomon does come across as someone looking to blame everyone but himself for the terrible movie he made. But Gygax blowing his millions on, well, blow is actually what happened. It's pretty well documented.

When I decided I was "too old" for my Star Wars figures (around 3rd grade), I gave them to my little brother. Who then promptly popped off all of their heads! I found decapitated heroes and aliens all over the yard for years until we moved. I was such an idiot.

Austin is weird, but geeks-with-money who paint their jeeps can be found all over the US. I'm in Boise, Idaho, and I've got a neighbor with a jeep painted just like the Jurassic Park jeeps from one of the movies, park logo and everything!

Not even one full episode? IMO, you missed out!

Doug Jones would likely kill it as Brainiac. But the only choice? Far from! Did you see Blake Ritson's Brainiac from the Krypton TV show back in 2018? A very creepy and otherworldly performance! Not that Gunn would likely bring him back for a movie, but he gets my vote!

There are actually two different volcanic tiles if you fall down the rabbit hole on Amazon . . . one "flat" (the one pictured and linked) and one raised to form 1/4 of a volcano. They are . . . interesting. The company listed has one of those fake sounding names out of Asia and doesn't seem to...

Jeremy Irons needing some money for his castle might explain why he took on the role . . . but it doesn't explain why he chose to ham it up to that level. Was that a directorial choice or an actor's choice? We'll probably never know, but in a bad movie with such a great cast, Irons' cheesy...