Dragon Age RPG Links Compendium
The Dragon Age Role-Playing Game is a rules-light, fast-playing pen-and-paper game based on Bioware's computer RPG of the same name. It's published by Green Ronin. My lunchtime gaming group is currently running through "The Dalish Curse" introductory adventure from Set 1, and I've decided to assemble a list of resources for the game.
Dungeons & Dragons Coming To iOS http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/26/dungeons-dragons-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch/ #rpg #ios
Gold ring that may have inspired Tolkien to write LOTR goes on public display http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22008746
Top of the Pile: Uncanny Avengers, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy
We're in the lull between mega-events at Marvel right now, so I'm focusing my monthly pull on X-titles. Those titles are currently dealing with the aftershocks of the recent Avengers vs. X-Men crossover.
Hoax Central: Don't Pump Gas, Aircraft Carriers Swarming, Easter Myths
Here's a look at recent hoaxes, scams and even (shock!) a real story circulating via email and Facebook. They include a golden oldie about not pumping gas on April 15, a rant about aircraft carriers gathering in Norfolk, Va., a run down of Easter's pagan traditions, and more.
Coffee Clash: Snopes dismantles an email claiming that the Starbucks CEO affirmed the company's stance supporting gay marriage ... and told traditional marriage supporters they weren't wanted http://www.snopes.com/politics/sexuality/starbucks.asp
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas is the best source book never released for any edition of the Star Wars RPG. While Del Rey is publishing the Atlas as a general interest reference book, it's beautiful maps, graphical timelines, and planetary write-ups make the book an excellent for gamers, regardless of whether they're playing d6, Saga Edition, or a homebrew of their own design.
Fortysomething
My 40th birthday came and went in 2011 without much fanfare. So did my 41st in 2012. Part of it was because I didn't really feel like having a few dozen of my closest friends tell me how old I was, part of it was I was working hard on a mobile project for my day job.
I can't say that I didn't mourn the passing of my thirties -- jumping over the temporal barrier separating youth and middle age is something that you can't help but stop and notice -- but ultimately it was a more a bump in the road then a brick wall.
Announcing Monster Week 2013
Monster Week is returning to Nuketown. In honor of Guillermo del Toro's giant robots-vs-giant monsters flick Pacific Rim's release on July 12, we're going to be talking monsters -- and nothing but monsters -- for a solid week. The event will run from Sunday, July 14 through Saturday, July 20, 2013.
Nuketown's iOS RPG Tools Page
The iPad has become an essential tool at my gaming table. I use it to look up rules, randomly generate NPCs, rolling dice, and controlling music on my Mac while my friends use theirs to run digital character sheets. When a critical hit or fumble occurs, I'm rolling up the results on my iPhone. This page lists the iPad RPG Tools and iPhone RPG Tools that we use at our table. I'm looking for suggestions to add to this list; send your suggestions to nuketown@gmail.com.