Role Playing Games

STD Rates Among Dungeons and Dragons Players Stay Steady at 0 Percent

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Geeks, D&D, Rpgs, Humor, Revenge of the Nerds, Satire, Role Playing Games, Dungeons and Dragons, Comedy, Nerds, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

A recent study by the infectious disease division of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's microbiology department has indicated that STD rates among the nation's Dungeons and Dragons, or D&D, players is holding steady at 0 percent.

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Orccon: The Art Of Gaming

Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Collectors, Gaming, Strategicon, Gamers, Role-Playing Games, Nerds, Video, Arts News

As some of you might know, especially if you live in southern California, Orccon 2012 is this Presidents Day weekend. Beginning today and running unti...

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14 Incredible Fictional Worlds You'd Most Want to Visit (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Avatar, Role-Playing Games, Lewis Carroll, Barsoom, Fiction, Bslide-Disney, Lord of the Rings, Middle-Earth, Lotr, UK Arts, Movies, Myth, Sci Fi, Dungeons & Dragons, Peter Pan, Game of Thrones, James Cameron, Atlantis, Video Games, Disney, John Carter, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Jrr Tolkien, Arts News

Some people dream of visiting India or Brazil -- other people have loftier, if not impossible, travel ambitions. With the summer travel season in ...

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'Suspicious Package' Evacuated Millennium Park - What Was It?

AP | Posted 09.09.2011

Read More: Millenium Park Suspicious Package, Millennium Park, Role Playing Games, Chicago, Illinois, Millennium Park Evacuated, Suspicious Package, Live Role-Playing Event, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Chicago authorities say an 18-year-old has been charged after police found a suspicious package that forced the evacuation of Chicago'...

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Fallout: New Vegas

Bart Motes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video Game Reviews, Fallout: New Vegas, Video Games, Role-Playing Games, Entertainment News
Bart Motes

If you played the old PC game Fallouts or Bethesda's title, I'll save you the suspense: Fallout: New Vegas manages to be a worthy successor to both traditions.

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The (Game)play's the Thing: The Retro-RPG Eschalon

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Quest Games, Basilisk Games, Role-Playing Games, Tolkien, King's Quest, Myst, Fantasy Games, Eschalon Book 1 and 2, Rogue, Dungeons and Dragons, Gabriel Knight, Nethack, Syberia, Non-Linear Play, Technology News
Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.

If given a choice, I will play a wizard or rogue and advance many skills rather than specialize. What captivates me is worldbuilding: story, atmospherics and the quality of the quests.

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Geek Like Me: A Review of Ethan Gilsdorf's Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks

Stefan Sirucek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ethan Gilsdorf, The Hobbit, Role-Playing Games, Tolkien, Books, Lord of the Rings, New York Times, Dragoncon, World of Warcraft, Video Games, Gencon, Bilbo Baggins, Fantasy, Books News
Stefan Sirucek

At the core of the book is an exploration of the significance and allure of fantasy. It is full of encounters, both funny and poignant, with people who march to the beat of their own war drums.

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'Dungeons & Dragons' Faces Future Online

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dungeons & Dragons, DND, Role-Playing Games, Role Play, Dungeons & Dragons Online, DND Online, Business News

NEW YORK — It must be tough to be 34 and already see your children overshadow you. That's what's happened to "Dungeons & Dragons," the roleplay...

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