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Mary Kenney
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Weekend editor who writes about games two days per week, makes them the other five.

My god I love this. Next time I head to the family vacation in Minnesota... Read more

I can’t answer them all, probably (why did you give the gnome an invisibility cloak?! Hell if I know), but I can give you a launching pad as a current DM. There are a TON of rules written for any system you use (D&D, Pathfinder, Dragon Age, what have you), but it’s ultimately up to the DM which of and how the rules Read more

I cackled at my desk so hard listening to that video. And I'm with you! Grandfather fought in WW2, and several uncles and my father served, adding extra appreciation. Read more

Not sure if you’ve ever read The Dresden Files, but if so... Read more

Resting Pout Face.

As someone with Resting Smirk Face, I sympathize. Read more

That was my runner-up for the photo to lead this post. Gray leotard won, barely. Read more

Re: “has to put up with a lot of shit”—see the weasels story above. The same character once shoved a plane-hopping hole into a bag of holding, wiping out himself, the party, and the Big Bad.

Bards. The worst. Read more

Yep, that was a too-quick-on-the-draw comment on my part. Fingers crossed that an RPG comes out before the Winds of Winter. Read more

The first mimic showed up in the 1977 Monster Manual by Gary Gygax, but I’m not sure if there’s a legend he drew the idea from. A thousand Mary points (worthless, but shiny) to whoever knows. Read more

Thank ye, eagle-eyed reader. Crashing Congress to host Awesome Con would merit its own blogpost. Read more

It is! It’s posted on Power-Con’s website and linked in LA Weekly with his credit. Read more

You’re right—thanks, Keith. The source I had just issued their correction. Read more