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Dice Ex Machina: April 2008
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Dice Ex Machina is a blog about RPGs, whether they be tabletop, video game, or live action. Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Dice Ex Machina Top 10 #8: Shadowrun. Editions: 1st Edition (1989), 2nd Edition (1992), 3rd Edition (1998), 4th Edition (2005). System: Proprietary (2 versions). If there is a role-playing game universe, not counting licensed products, that people who’ve never, ever set foot inside a game store have heard of besides. Is memorable, popular, and influential, and finds its way onto the list.
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Dice Ex Machina: May 2008
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Dice Ex Machina is a blog about RPGs, whether they be tabletop, video game, or live action. Saturday, May 31, 2008. June 2008: What to Expect. June looks to be a big month for RPGs, and I'm going to try to get myself back on track for blogging. Here's what June looks like for the Dice Ex Machina:. June 1-3: I'm going to finish the top 2 of the Top 10. I want to get these finished, so be watchful. June 6: Dungeons and Dragons. Sometime during June, I'm going to reboot the World Building 101. The "Choo...
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Dice Ex Machina: Dice Ex Machina to Return?
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Dice Ex Machina is a blog about RPGs, whether they be tabletop, video game, or live action. Monday, December 7, 2009. Dice Ex Machina to Return? Has it really been this long? I've been meaning to sit down and update for months, but life keeps getting in the way. Then, I look and it's been over a year since my unintentional hiatus. I think it's high time I relaunched. Therefore - coming later this week - Dice Ex Machina returns with my review of Dragon Age: Origins. And the reboot of the site.
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Dice Ex Machina: June 2008
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Dice Ex Machina is a blog about RPGs, whether they be tabletop, video game, or live action. Wednesday, June 25, 2008. World Building 101 #3: The Campaign "Bible" and World Hooks. Last time, we discussed the Core Assumptions. Of your campaign world. Today, we're going to talk briefly about World Hooks, and then discuss how to build your Campaign Bible. If you're running a fantasy world, try the World Builder's Guidebook. As the oldest civilized race, having fallen into decay and ruin). The term comes from...
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Dice Ex Machina: You don't need rules for RP -- They just provide the boundaries
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Dice Ex Machina is a blog about RPGs, whether they be tabletop, video game, or live action. Tuesday, June 10, 2008. You don't need rules for RP - They just provide the boundaries. However, I think that one complaint, which gets made about D&D in general, needs to be addressed. One thing I hear all the time is that D&D rules are only conducive to power gaming, to combat, to dungeon crawling, etc., and that if you're a "serious role-player" you need to play something else. That's a load of crap. Pan-Dimens...
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Dice Ex Machina: World Building 101 #3: The Campaign "Bible" and World Hooks
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Dice Ex Machina is a blog about RPGs, whether they be tabletop, video game, or live action. Wednesday, June 25, 2008. World Building 101 #3: The Campaign "Bible" and World Hooks. Last time, we discussed the Core Assumptions. Of your campaign world. Today, we're going to talk briefly about World Hooks, and then discuss how to build your Campaign Bible. If you're running a fantasy world, try the World Builder's Guidebook. As the oldest civilized race, having fallen into decay and ruin). The term comes from...
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Dice Ex Machina: Inactivity...
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Dice Ex Machina is a blog about RPGs, whether they be tabletop, video game, or live action. Monday, August 4, 2008. Sorry about the inactivity as of late. I am in the middle of a nation-wide job search and haven't had the time to dedicate to the updating of this blog. When I get settled in, or as I have time over the next few weeks as I await news of my fate, I'll try to update more. In the meantime, play on! Posted by Joshua Pluta. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Legend of the Five Rings.
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Dice Ex Machina: The New World of Darkness at Five: A Retrospective, Part I
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Dice Ex Machina is a blog about RPGs, whether they be tabletop, video game, or live action. Tuesday, August 26, 2008. The New World of Darkness at Five: A Retrospective, Part I. I'm back in action for the time being, having been on a whirlwind tour of the United States as part of my job search. I don't have anything in place, yet, but I'm hopeful that I'll have something soon. However, you're not here to read all about my personal life - you're here to read about gaming. Back when I did my Top 10. Of cou...
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Dice Ex Machina: World-Building 101: The Core Assumptions
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Dice Ex Machina is a blog about RPGs, whether they be tabletop, video game, or live action. Wednesday, June 25, 2008. World-Building 101: The Core Assumptions. Sorry for the delay and the lack of feedback on Free RPG Day. I had my comprehensive examinations last week, and they occupied a great deal of my time. But anyway, on with the first full installment of World Building 101. 4th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide. Has something in it that has, in general, been missing from previous editions of D&D. I'm n...
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Dice Ex Machina: December 2009
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Dice Ex Machina is a blog about RPGs, whether they be tabletop, video game, or live action. Monday, December 7, 2009. Dice Ex Machina to Return? Has it really been this long? I've been meaning to sit down and update for months, but life keeps getting in the way. Then, I look and it's been over a year since my unintentional hiatus. I think it's high time I relaunched. Therefore - coming later this week - Dice Ex Machina returns with my review of Dragon Age: Origins. And the reboot of the site.