A blog about the World of Greyhawk, tabletop RPGs, wargames, and pop culture
It’s well-known that Gygax publicly downplayed the influence of the works on JRR Tolkein on the (A)D&D game. His stated stance was, to paraphrase, “the fans expected hobbits because of the popularity of The Lord of the Rings, so we Read More
Right at the crest of the popularity of Dungeons and Dragons there was a minor wave of swords-and-sorcery films that were, more or less, blatant attempts to cash in on the trend. 1980’s Hawk the Slayer was, in my opinion, Read More
I normally don’t care much about online role-playing games, because there just doesn’t seem to be all that much role-playing in them, but the news coming out of New Orleans seems a bit noteworthy. It seems that the folks at Read More
Over on the Adventures Dark and Deep forums, I have posed a question, and I invite you all to chime in. Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of people say that they were not fans of the way that Read More
Terry Pratchett, he of Discworld fame and unfortunate sufferer from Alzheimer’s Disease, decided that the thing to do after being knighted by the Queen was to go out into a field where meteoric iron was to be had, find his Read More
This one might seem a little out of place, being a TV mini-series rather than a straight film, but it made such an impression on me when I was 11 years old that I feel need to include it; Alex Read More
TGN – Tabletop Gaming News
