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Archive - Jul 7, 2006

Dice Make Bonk

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 10:17pm

Ruminations about the art of running and playing pen-and-paper role-playing games by two veteran gamers.

HeroForge Yahoo Group

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 10:14pm

A group of gamers dedicated to getting HeroForge -- a very useful Excel based D&D 3.5 character generator -- up and running again. Only join this group if you want to help in developing and testing the new version.

Ditlog: Day in the Life of a Gamer

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 10:12pm

The blog of a geek dad juggling fatherhood, marriage, and gaming. Topics include pen-and-paper RPGs, World of Warcraft and more.

Novel Reflections

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 10:11pm

This site hosts a growing collection of science fiction and fantasy book reviews. Each novel gets two looks -- a short summary review and a longer, detailed review with spoilers.

Yog Radio

An occasional podcast dedicated to the Call of Cthulhu RPG and related works of horror by H.P. Lovecraft. It features reviews of game products, interviews with designers, and random ramblings about the Mythos. The show is produced by the fan site Yog Sothoth.

Pulp Gamer

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 10:08pm

A podcast dedicated to all forms of pen-and-paper games, from RPGs to card games to board games. It includes a good assortment of reviews in each show, and occasionally incorporates interviews with game designers and other industry professionals.

UFO Maps

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 9:06pm

Takes recent UFO sightings and overlays them on a map of the country using Google Maps.

Liberty and Culture

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 9:00pm

An often-scifi tinged blog pubilshed by Anders Monsen, editor of Prometheus, the newsletter of the Libertarian Futurist Society.

Liberating Our Heritage

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 8:58pm

A blog by libertarians working for a think tank in D.C. The catch? They're also working along side social conservatives who don't always agree with their cool and froody libertarian views.

http://saveliberty.blogspot.com

Sidney Williams Journal

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 8:57pm

The personal blog of horror author and fan Sidney Williams. He talks about upcoming horror movies and books, his own writingg, and occasional forays into the geeky, such as text books for iPods.

http://sidneywilliams.blogspot.com