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Why Dungeons & Dragons is Good for You (In Real Life) | Ethan Gilsdorf | TEDxPiscataquaRiver

This is a very interesting talk. There is nothing new here. The speaker is not that charismatic. The points that are made are not that strong. The frothy emotional appeal is not that endearing. The reason I enjoy this is because it clearly demonstrates the challanges of the current hipster talk over of the RPG…
Cody’s Wizard of the Vines plan
Curse of Strahd (Tome 264)

This is a fantastic review of the latest D&D Adventure book. Here is the Blurb: In this episode of the The Tome Show, Jeff & Tracy are joined by Sam Dillon and David Gibson to discuss Wizards of the Coast’s latest 5e D&D adventure, Curse of Strahd. Their discussion is followed by an interview with…
DR. RAFFAEL BOCCAMAZZO ON D&D AND AUTISM D&D PODCASTS – 05/05/2016

This is another amazing episode of the official D&D Podcast. The blurb is short: Clinical Psychologist Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo visits the office to talk about using Dungeons & Dragons to help autistic kids learn social skills. But this does not tell half o the story–Raffael is an old school DM who brings a lot of…
Actual Play Curse of Strahd–D&D Encounters S22 S11
Curse of Strahd–D&D Encounters S22 S10

Lisa started the night off right with a fantastic quesadilla for dinner! I did not have too much time to prep for tonight’s game, but we did make some progress cleaning out the evil druids from the Wizards of Wines winery & getting the party to the Abby in Krezek. There is still so much…
X-Men Apocalypse

Jack, Kate, Brian, & I went and saw this opening night in RPX–IMAX was showing Alice. I thought it was fine for what it was, but in this age of Civil War it really does not compare that favorbaly. Phoenix Rules, it is not a Wolverine Movie, & Quicksilver actually develops–all powerful moves in the…
Murlocs for D&D
Zendikar Art

There is so much great Zendikar art. I wonder if WotC had a larger budget for this set then for previous sets. Also, Cody’s home game is set in Zendikar.
Overwatch Release at Blizzard

James & I went to the Blizzard campus for the free popsicles & the Overwatch release event. I forgot to take pictures at Blizzard, but I did get this great shot of the standup at the mexican place where we had lunch.