by Will Hindmarch | May 28, 2008 | Fantasy, RPGs, Story, Writing
Did you see this yet? Clarkesworld Magazine has a great little article with quotes from modern fantasy writers about their experiences with RPGs. Do have a look: Of Dice and Men: Modern Fantasists and the Influence of Roleplaying Games I hope that’ll tide you...
by Will Hindmarch | Apr 3, 2008 | Fantasy, MMOs, Musing, RPGs, Video Games
Click any image in this article for a larger version.LOTRO is rated “T for Teen” on account of tobacco and alcohol use (also violence), but the purpose of having your character drink alcohol or smoke tobacco is questionable; they have no meaningful affect...
by Jeff Tidball | Dec 28, 2007 | Board Games, Fantasy, Movies
One of my recent projects at Fantasy Flight was adapting Kingdoms into Beowulf: The Movie Board Game. The FFG webmeisters have recently posted my design notes on BTMBG, which touch on the difficulty of adapting a story to a board game, especially one with...
by Will Hindmarch | Dec 28, 2007 | Board Games, Fantasy, Miniatures, Websites
Dreamblade’s online demo is much better than the live demo I played back at Gen Con SoCal (and wrote about here). It does a lot of things right, from letting the newbie player make a few mistakes without affecting the flow of the game to offering bits of advice....
by Will Hindmarch | Dec 21, 2007 | Books, Fantasy, MMOs, Video Games
A screenshot of Weathertop in Lord of the Rings Online, taken from actual play.Out of curiosity, ever since the first day I played LOTRO, back in August, I’ve been informally polling players in the game with a few questions. I’ve asked on open channels,...
by Jeff Tidball | Nov 14, 2007 | Fantasy, RPGs
In the most recent issue of Comics & Games Retailer, there’s a news item about Wizards of the Coast’s plan for 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Each characters class will have a specific, defined role within an adventuring party, and the...
