The only reason to pick up 5th Edition is if you want to play it. If you’re comfortable with your current editions, stay with them.

...it’s Hasbro, now.

First thing I thought of. Ambrosia had some amazing games back in the day...

I’m not particularly sure that this is the kind of news that Kotaku should be reporting on, for a variety of reasons. First, tabletop RPGs grind out new books at a ferocious rate, so simply stating that a book has been released isn’t really something newsworthy. Second, there are a wide variety of RPGs out there, so…

Yeah, that was one of the patch changes that made a rogue’s life easier. It’s like every patch introduces some cool toy to make up for some other toy that was broken. One involved a talent that allowed automatic counterattacks when parrying an incoming attack... that had the side benefit of not counting as triggering…

I’ve been with the game since Vanilla, but I’m all too painfully aware of many of those warts, as a rogue who played with a hunter. We loved it for the community and the sense of exploration (both brought on by difficulty), but being the best thing available then doesn’t make it the best thing now.

I think it’s worth pointing out that, while the goal of an RPG is to play a role, as a new player you’ll likely not understand much of how the world works. Resist the temptation early on to play a character who would know a lot of the world and instead aim to play a character whose knowledge of the world matches your…

It’s worth noting that anything involving size in Blizzard games is representational at best. The heroes aren’t actually four times larger than the creeps or the same size as stone towers and it’s been established by Blizzard that size in WoW is more related to the importance of a character rather than their physical…

It seems to me that this limerick from the late, great Isaac Asimov is appropriate here:

Reminds me of when my fiance pinned someone underwater with entangling roots until they drowned. Good times.

That’s actually a really impressive build, and all the more so for being made with actual bricks! I’m intensely curious, however, if the attention to detail includes the interior of the buildings or not. A set of scale buildings that open like some of the classic LEGO sets would be rather nice and, given how WoW…

I know I’m a bit late to the party here, but as someone who reserved all judgement until seeing the movie and having recently seen it, I do have to agree with many of the early critics. It’s unfortunate, but this movie was very much style over substance, which also means that the choice of actress, given the context…

It’ll be interesting to see just how closely they adhere to the original game. There have been a large number of quality of life improvements to the game that would be annoying to play without, including the improved graphics and adventure scripting, but at the same time there are people who would cry foul for…

The only single-player content thus far as been the various “raids,” series of gimmicky boss fights that reward special cards for a limited period of time, and the occasional single-player focused Tavern Brawl.

The President has the greatest amount of national influence and is the most visible member of the party, which means that his ability to influence the party and bring it money is unparalleled by any other position. A sitting President, particularly a popular one, can bring a lot of attention and support to people…

It is worth pointing out that Brazile laid the blame for the DNC’s bankruptcy and vulnerability at the feet of Obama, who, while serving two terms as President, declined to assist the DNC in fundraising efforts, essentially reaping the benefits of the party without paying back into it. There’s a lot of blame to go…

They also reported on Hatred. It’s probably worthwhile pointing out to people who would otherwise buy the game who is associated with it.

That article you so happily linked is not news, considering how the PlayStation 3 shipped with that capability. Which isn’t to say that it’s a true supercomputer. You can boost the output of any number of computer systems by linking them together, but that doesn’t make them equivalent to a purpose-built supercomputer.…

We’re in a rough situation in general, and it is extremely disheartening that it took upperclass white women speaking out for these issues to be taken seriously. That said, it’s probably a bit more useful to point out that other demographics are also suffering (suffering even more, for that matter) than to tear down…

I wouldn’t lose faith in the concept of congregations, per se. A church reflects the community it resides in, after all, whatever that community may be. It can serve an important social function, providing support and unity to that community. It may take effort, but building a church around a diverse community can be…