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Geek Dad Report: Achievement Unlocked! I Made My First Tabletop D&D Character

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Sep 27th

After 30 years of sucking oxygen out of the air, I finally did it. I found a Tabletop D&D group and made my first character.

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PAX Prime 2012 – Neverwinter

by Evan Burkey under PLAY on Sep 13th

A return to the ever popular setting of The Forgotten Realms, Neverwinter is a new free to play MMO from the developer behind Champions Online: Free For All and Star Trek Online, Cryptic Studios. I got a chance to check out The Foundry feature in Neverwinter, and it has made my hype for this game shoot through the roof.

action mmorpg, Cryptic Studios, D&D, dungeons and dragons, MMORPG, neverwinter, PC, perfect world

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One Dungeons and Dragons to Rule Them All

by Ryan Thomason under PLAY on Jan 11th

D&D 5th Edition will enter Open Beta? Is this true? *rolls d20* …Apparently so.

5th Edition, D&D, DnD, dungeons and dragons, opinion, table top gaming, tabletop, tabletop game, Wizards of the Coast

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WPR Goes Back to the Tables with Legend of Drizzt

by Ryan Thomason under PLAY on Nov 12th

The hardest thing about getting review copies of amazing board games, is finding someone to play with you. Especially if your wife gives you a funny look when you ask her.

board games, boardgames, D&D, dungeons and dragons, GAMING, legend of drizzt, strategy

New D&D Limited Edition Dragons Collector Set

by Ryan Thomason under PLAY on Nov 4th

What, this is totally a cool adult thing to buy if you’re into D&D. Or, if you have a kid that likes Dragons, Expensive Dragons, That they can’t touch. Ever. Ok, Maybe just not until they’re in their 20′s.

D&D Dragons, dungeons and dragons, limited edition collectors set, Wizards of the Coast

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PAX’s Aquisitions Inc Live Adventure Now On The Internets, Hilarity Ensues

by Evan Burkey under WATCH on Oct 11th

One of PAX’s most popular events is now on the internet, and finally us plebeians can experience the wonder of Acquisitions Inc: The Last Will and Testament of James Darkmagic I

Aquisitions Inc, dungeons and dragons, PAX, Penny Arcade

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WPR Talks to R.A. Salvatore, We Are Humbled

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Oct 4th

WatchPlayRead got a chance to talk to someone we consider THE modern fantasy writer of our time, R.A. Salvatore! We talk about the Neverwinter Series, D&D, Killing off Chewbaca for George Lucas, and more from the brilliant author.

chewbaca, Drizzt, dungeons and dragons, INTERVIEWS, neverwinter, RA Salvator, ra salvatore, vector prime

The Adventures of Eric and Goosh: Which dice do I roll again?

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Aug 4th

Sorry for the much too long delay, have no fear, Eric and Goosh are still here! Stay tuned because a new short written comic will be available every TUESDAY AND THURSDAY from now until the end of time.

adventures of eric and goosh, COMICS, dungeons and dragons

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D&D Announcement: It’s Time you went to Neverwinter!

by Ryan Thomason under PLAY on Aug 2nd

If you are planning on going to Gen Con 2011, in Indy, you’ll be in for a treat.

D&D, dungeons and dragons, Gen Con 2011, neverwinter, Wizards of the Coast

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The Do’s and Don’ts of D&D

by Scott Mason under FEATURED on Jun 14th

Recently have I changed from “video game playing geek” to the scary sub-levels of “Magic the Gathering playing geek” and some may even say, scarier still, “D&D playing geek”. In my few short months of playing, I’ve learned many things I wish I had known earlier. Now I shall impart my knowledge to you.

boardgames, D&D, Do's and Don'ts, dungeons and dragons, GAMING, Gary Gygax

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Old Fashion D&D is Getting Straight Up Tactical

by Ryan Thomason under PLAY on May 17th

That is, if you’re lucky enough to be in an area that has a shop running this new Lair Assault in-store play program!

adventure, D&D, dungeons and dragons, in store, Lair Assault, Sept 1, Wizards of the Coast

Comic Review, Dark Sun #4 & #5

by Ryan Thomason under READ on May 15th

I’m a sucker for most things in the Fantasy genre, though I’ve always had an interest in playing Dungeons and Dragons, I’ve just never been able to fine like minded people to play a good old table top version rolling dice and all. I know for sure though, when I do play, it will be in the Dark Sun setting.

4, 5, Aki, Alex Irvine, COMICS, D&D, Dark Sun, dungeons and dragons, Grudvik, IDW Publishing, Kai, Peter Bergting

D&D News: Get in Touch With your Dark Side

by Ryan Thomason under PLAY on Apr 2nd

Tired of playing the goody two shoes? Keep your eyes peeled for April 19th, because finally you get more ways to be the antihero that you’ve always wanted to be.

antihero, D&D, dungeons and dragons, Heroes of Shadow, player supplement, Wizards of the Coast

D&D News: New Monster Builder Online

by Ryan Thomason under PLAY on Mar 22nd

Dungeon Masters, you’ve got a new tool available to help flesh out those campaigns, or use it to kill off your players for being a bunch of jerks for making fun of it.

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D&D Dark Sun #2 & #3 – Review

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Mar 8th

I dip into the world of Dark Sun once again, how does the story continue after our first experience (link to DS #1 article) with the comic?

2, Aki, Alex Irvine, COMICS, D&D, Dark Sun, dungeons and dragons, Grudvik, IDW Publishing, Peter Bergting, REVIEWS, Tyr

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GDR: The Further Adventures of Lincoln the Dragon Hunter

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Feb 10th

A while ago I talked about my first dungeon mastering experience with the only person I could find that would play with me…my three year old son. Now that we’ve been playing a little more I thought I’d fill you in on the latest news.

D&D, dad, Dragons, Dungeons, dungeons and dragons, family, father, GAMING, Geek Dad, play time, Red Box, role-playing, rpg, son, Wizards, Wizards of the Coast

I Kill Giants #1 Review

by Fatty The Hutt under READ on Sep 22nd

Image continues its One for $1 brand of comics with I Kill Giants. This is just the first of the seven issue series that began back in July of 2008. It is written by Joe Kelly and drawn by J. M. Ken Niimura. Kelly has worked on almost everything in Marvel and DC, but is probably most notable for me through him being the first writer on the ongoing Deadpool series, of which he wrote 33 issues. Can you guess why I picked...

COMICS, D&D, Deadpool, dungeons and dragons, i kill giants, Image Comics, j.m. ken niimura, joe kelly, one for $1

Penny Arcade: DnD Podcast

by Ryan Thomason under READ on May 27th

Tycho from Penny Arcade becomes Dungeon Master in a Dark Sun setting for Dungeons and Dragons. If you follow the comics, you’ll know he is a benevolent DM who takes pride in attempting to slaughter his party. How will Gabe, also from Penny Arcade, Scott Kurtz of PvP and Kris Straub hold out?

D&D, DnD, dungeons and dragons, Episode 1, Gabe, Kris Straub, Scott Kurtz, series 4, Small Medium at Large, tycho

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New Dungeons & Dragons Comic this Summer!

by Ryan Thomason under PLAY, READ on Apr 20th

We just got this bit of news from their press release. I’m late to the Dungeons and Dragons bandwagon, about 15 years late. I missed out during my middle and high school years because well, I was the ‘jock’ and even though I really wanted to play during lunch with the group in the library. I was too much of a pussy to try. We’re going to get some new characters and adventures in comic...

COMICS, DnD, dungeons and dragons, Hasbro, IDW Publishing, Wizards of the Coast

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A Weird Kid’s Top 10 — Arcade Beat ‘Em Ups

by Xopher Reed under PLAY, READ on Nov 23rd

If there’s one genre of games I think is getting the shaft over and over again that made me fall in love with gaming in the first place, it would have to be the beat ‘em ups. These games were just notorious for eating a roll of quarters faster than a German in a Mentos commercial. The funniest thing is that many of us didn’t seem to mind doing so. I wince when I think of all the cash that I’ve...

alien vs predator, arcade games, Battletoads, bloodsport, cadillacs and dinosaurs, Capcom, captain america and the avengers, dungeons and dragons, final fight, futanari, haggar, knights of the round, much, Nintendo, poison, sega master sytem, shadow over mystara, SNES, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the punisher, TMNT, warriors of fate, whirlwind, X-Men