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OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsThe Longing, Which Can Take Over A Year To Finish, Encourages You To Embrace WaitingAt the beginning of the PC game The Longing, your character, a skinny gollum called a Shade, is ordered to wake…ByRiley MacLeodPublishedMarch 9, 2020
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CultureCultureDungeons & Deceptions: The First D&D Players Push Back On The Legend Of Gary GygaxEverybody calls Rob Kuntz last, he says. Those who want to know about the history of Dungeons & Dragons start with…ByCecilia D'AnastasioPublishedAugust 26, 2019
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