Kotaku: D&d

Roll 3D6 To Occupy Philadelphia

Mike Fahey — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:20:00 EST

What do you mean we're not taking the occupy protests seriously enough? Some folks have even interrupted their weekly Dungeons & Dragons sessions to show their support. And some haven't. More »

It's Never Too Early to Roleplay

Mike Fahey — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:20:00 EDT

When I was twelve years old my friends and I attempted to decipher the mysteries of Dungeons & Dragons. As I recall, the game we ended up playing involved us hitting each other with sticks. If only we had James Stowe's child-friendly D&D character sheets. More »

Two Girls Singing about Dungeons and Dragons

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:40:00 EDT

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This isn't the first time Kotaku has posted about Allie Goertz. Recently, even! Last time, it was for singing about D&D. This time? More D&D. More »

Dungeons & Dragons Has Rarely Been This Sentimental

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:30:00 EDT

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Performed by Allie Goertz, this little ditty about Dungeons & Dragons is just the thing to get your working week started with a big smile on your face. More »

Embrace Your Roots and Roll a D6

Brian Crecente — Fri, 06 May 2011 10:40:00 EDT

Goblins all around me, I be hacking them all up, hacking them all up... More »

Smell Like An Orc With These RPG-Inspired Perfumes

Owen Good — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EDT

Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, who brought you "Chtulhu: The Fragrance," has released a line of RPG-themed "perfume oil blends." Yes, if you've always wanted to smell like an elf but never thought to mix parma violet, hawthorne bark, white moss and a bunch of other shit together, they've got you covered. More »

Welcome to the RPG Burlesque Show

Mike Epstein — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:30:00 EDT

Say hello to D20 Burlesque, a New York-based Burlesque troupe with a very specific niche. I'd say more, but the video speaks for itself. Even if you don't watch the whole thing, at least stick with it 'til you see the 20-sided die. [D20 Burlesque] More »

Dragon Age II Coulda Used Dave's Mapper

Owen Good — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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Maybe Dragon Age II, criticized for its repeating dungeon structure, could have benefitted from something like this nifty dungeon randomizing web application. Not that I'm any better at it myself. I suffered the same criticism the only time my D&D friends, all older than me, let me DM an original dungeon. "Is there a secret door in every room?" More »

Dungeons & Dragons Does Digital Download With Daggerdale

Mike Fahey — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:40:00 EST

The battle for the Forgotten Realms goes digital with Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale, a downloadable multiplayer dungeon crawler coming to Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and PC this Spring from Atari and Bedlam Games. More »

The World's Greatest Dungeons & Dragons Room

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:30:00 EST

Devon Burntwire has, for the last two years, been working on a little project: a custom room, designed solely for games of Dungeons & Dragons. It's now finished, and it's amazing. More »

You Can't Play Dungeons & Dragons In Prison (Anymore)

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Kevin T. Singer is currently serving a life sentence for murdering his sister's boyfriend. He's also challenging the prison's rights to take away his Dungeons & Dragons. More »

The Childhood Roots of Game Design

Maggie Greene — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:30:00 EDT

Noah Falstein has an interesting article over at Gamasutra, looking at how a selection of game designers got to where they are today — unsurprisingly, a great number displayed an interest in designing games from a young age, an obsession with rules and mechanics (though frequently on paper), and an influence from and interest in one very, very important game: More »

D&D Alignments in the TF2 World

Owen Good — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Spot on and speaks for itself. I really can't disagree with a one of these. Plus it's nice to see Heavy as something other than the butt of a joke. He has feelings, too. More »

The Making of Dwarf Fortress

Maggie Greene — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:30:27 EST

Gamasutra has a lengthy (10 page) but interesting interview up with Tarn Adams, the programmer behind Dwarf Fortress. The interview touches on a lot of issues: the history of Dwarf Fortress and how it came to be, game mechanics, the follow that's sprung up in the game's wake ... More »

D&D Insider Is Real D&D, Only On Your PC

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:30:00 EST

Joel over at BoingBoing Gadgets got his hands on some screens for the upcoming D&D Insider app, which is not a new D&D-based video game. Instead, it's a program that lets you create and run real D&D 4.0 games on a PC. Which, OK, technically makes it a PC game, but whatever. Those worried D&D would lose its nerdy charms need not worry - just look at those character designs! Truly awful. More »

WotC Partners With Stainless Games

Mike Fahey — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:00:55 EST

Wizards of the Coast, creators of Magic the Gathering and holders of the sacred Dungeons and Dragons property are teaming up with the UK's Stainless Games to create an online downloadable video game. Stainless has done several games for Xbox Live Arcade, including Novadrome, Crystal Quest, and most recently Asteroids Deluxe.

"Wizards of the Coast has created many of the most popular brands in roleplaying, trading card and tabletop strategy games" said Patrick Buckland, CEO for Stainless Games. "We're proud to be working with one of the most treasured IPs in the games field in a true partnership which will produce a real gaming revolution later next year."

Let the wild speculation begin! Is it Magic the Gathering for Xbox Live? An online version of D&D with downloadable episodic content and community created modules? We won't know until details start trickling out next year. Until then, something is coming. Hooray for something! More »

Tuesday Is National Dice Day

Mike Fahey — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:00:39 EST

The nice folks at Wizards of the Coast, producers of everything Dungeons and Dragons, just dropped me a line to remind me that December 4th is National Dice Day here in the U.S., when we all should set aside some time to marvel at the wondrous simplicity of dice. While the origins of the holiday remain shrouded in mystery, WotC did offer some helpful background info on dice themselves.

Dice have been around for more than 5000 years and have been part of the popular roleplaying game, D&D since its inception more than 30 years ago (though current gamers likely use dice made from plastics rather than oxen ankle bones like early forms of dice).

Okay, so it is just a way to market D&D, but the holiday certainly predates the WotC email, according to my good pal Google. More »

Ten More Years Of Atari D&D

Mike Fahey — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:40:13 EDT

Neverwinter Nights fans rejoice! Atari parent company Infogrames and Hasbro signed a new agreement that extends property rights for the Dungeons & Dragons universe for ten more years, up until the year 2017. Atari has been doing a lovely job with Neverwinter Nights as well as the Baldur's Gate series, crafting some of the best D&D video games since the glory days of the SSI gold box titles. The agreement also sees Hasbro buying back the rights to several of their popular board games, including Scrabble, Risk, Battleship, Boggle, and Simon...perhaps fearing Atari would pull a Jenga on them. More »

Couple Addicted to D&D Online Almost Starves Children

Mark Wilson — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:40:23 EDT

Amidst spending $50,000 of inheritance on computer systems and a plasma television, one young Nevada couple became so addicted to Dungeons & Dragons Online that they neglected their 11-month and 22-month children to the point of malnourishment and near-starvation. The prosecuting attorney had this to say about the parents:

They had food; they just chose not to give it to their kids because they were too busy playing video games.

The couple pleaded guilty to child neglect and face up to 12 years in jail. Unfortunately, the damage they have done may haunt their children for life, as the earliest developmental months are seen by many as the most important. But to put it in language shitty, rpg parents might understand: no 18 intellect for little Billy and Sara. [AP] More »

Free DDO Weekend

Mike Fahey — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:40:34 EDT

Thought I'd post this since I generally find out about these things the day after they end. Starting tomorrow, all inactive Dungeons and Dragons: Stormreach accounts in North America will be reactivated for free through Sunday, to allow former players a chance to come back ad see all the new changes that have come about since you left in a fit of boredom a month after the game came out. Maybe that was just me. More »

Your Baby Is A Level 1 Nerd

fdemarco — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:20:18 EDT

Talk about starting them out early! This little tyke doesn't stand a chance of ever growing up to be anything but a stellar nerd of the first order. All to the good I say, as we need to keep the rank and file up to snuff after all! Let's just hope that he/she hangs on to that 18 charisma. The shield with the two bunnies and the carrot is especially sweet, although I usually prefer my bunnies with larger fangs. More »

D&D Online Adds Solo Play Instead of More, New, Better Content

brownlee — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:40:40 EDT

In a bid to bring in more players to their sparsely populated and just as sparsely designed MMORPG Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach, Turbine's created a solo area for MMORPG gamers who prefer to play alone. More »

Lead Designer of NWN2 Leaves Obsidian

brownlee — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:40:20 EST

The lead designer of Obsidian's upcoming Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game, Neverwinter Nights 2, has just been sacked. The person who wrote this post has just been sacked. The person who sacked the person who wrote this post who was just sacked has been sacked. Fill in your own Monty Pythonesque infinite recursion here! More »

D&D Attacks Online Role-Playing Games

Brian Crecente — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 14:00:07 EDT

Dungeons and Dragons, long the red-headed stepchild of gaming, has decided to finally fight against the hordes of massively multiplayer role playing games that must be taking a frost giant s bite out of their profits. Their first blow is a Morningstar to the codpiece in the form of a snarky anti-MMORPG advertisement. Here s the copy: If you're going to sit in your basement pretending to be an elf, you should at least have some friends over to help. The ad is topped with this nice new D&D slogan: Get together. Roll some Dice. Have Fun. More »