Zombies!!! Tiles!!! Exclamation Points!!!
Rule 1 of tabletop gaming: never believe the suggested play times. Games always take longer than you think. This is true for games everyone is Continue Reading
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Episode 138 – For the Glory of Cygnar
Greetings, Dorkadians! This week we’re joined by Marty from All Comics Considered for talk of video games, movies, and other assorted entertainment. We start things Continue Reading
Episode 43 – Megan is a Monster
It’s an episode and we say things! What things? Why would you ask that? Are you looking for spoilers? Fine, I shall spoil you with Continue Reading
Episode 39 – Undead Sardines
We talk about some stuff… like real stuff things that you wouldn’t believe with your brain organs. Yeah, okay, it’s mostly video games, music, and Continue Reading
13th Age Monsters – The Evil Party
13th Age Monsters – The Evil Party! Last week I talked about an encounter that Jon and I worked on together in 13th Age – Continue Reading
Soundtrack Your Game – Music as a GM’s Tool
As we’ve discussed during the Dorkadia podcast, music can be a powerful force when used during a session of tabletop gaming. Music can build a Continue Reading
Newbie GM Tips from 13th Age
As I’ve talked about on our podcast (you know, the one you’ve already rated 5 stars on iTunes?), I’ve recently begun running my first legitimate Continue Reading
Episode 8 – Opinion Holes
It’s been a year since we started Dorkadia so we decided to talk about … well… how much we talk, really. The six of us Continue Reading
Episode 5 – Player Prep
On this episode of the Dorkadia podcast, the staff talks about the importance of player preparation for tabletop RPGs. The consensus seems to be that you Continue Reading
Luke Crane to Kickstart Torchbearer, Old School D&D Burning Wheel
Though I’ve been snuck a few exciting details, I hadn’t heard much about Luke Crane‘s new Moldvay-inspired Burning Wheel game. While it was called “Dungeoneers Continue Reading
The Secret Sauce, Part 3
Welcome once again to The Secret Sauce, Dorkadia’s irregularly scheduled trip into the winding depths of roleplaying. Last time around, we went through some basic Continue Reading
The Secret Sauce, Part II
Welcome back to Dorkadia’s intermittently continuing series, “The Secret Sauce,” discussing how you can get a little bit of tasty roleplaying into your gaming experience. Continue Reading
Roleplaying, the Secret Sauce: Part 1
Probably one of the most awkward experiences I’ve had with all my clothes on is trying to explain the idea of “roleplaying” to someone who Continue Reading
InSpectres: A Peek into “Ghost Adventures” Table Top
Having hosted a few successful evenings of Fiasco (the perfectly palatable link between “traditional gaming” and “touchy-feel-y story gaming”) I’ve been looking for more out-of-the-box games Continue Reading