In a candid admission on the RPG site EN World, Mike Mearls, former D&D designer, confronts the flaws of the Challenge Rating (CR) system, a tool meant to help Dungeon… Read the rest of the article: Former Dungeons & Dragons designer Mike Mearls admits flaws in the game's Challenge Rating system
Dungeon Craft has posted a video on this intriguing possible development in the continuing saga of Hasbro and D&D. In what would be an eye-opening turn of events, Hasbro might… Read the rest of the article: Hasbro in talks to sell Dungeons & Dragons?
We wrote about the announcement of Dave Baker's eagerly anticipated Mary Tyler MooreHawk back in June of last year. Here is more about the book from the press release: Who… Read the rest of the article: Excerpts from"Mary Tyler MooreHawk," Dave Baker's post-modern mystery and pop culture love letter
We've written about Elizabeth Zharoff's YouTube channel, The Charismatic Voice, before. Elizabeth is an opera singer, vocal teacher, and science of voice researcher who listens to rock artists and analyzes… Read the rest of the article: An opera singer analyzes the vocal performance on NIN's "Terrible Lie"
The always informative and entertaining astrophysicist, Dr. Becky Smethurst, aka Dr. Becky on YouTube, had a field day last year explaining on her channel all of the exciting astronomy and… Read the rest of the article: Dr. Becky breaks down her top 5 space news stories for 2023
In a recent Instagram post, former drummer for The Police, Stewart Copeland (a groove monster in his own right) offers specific evidence of Ringo Starr's superior stills at achieving groove… Read the rest of the article: Stewart Copeland offers evidence of Ringo Starr's impressive groove
Probably every robotics nerd of a certain age had a Radio Shack Armatron toy in the 1980s [raises hand]. Our old pal I-Wei Huang had one and considered turning it… Read the rest of the article: Building an animatronic T-Rex inspired by an 80s Radio Shack Armatron robotic toy
When I decided to write my tips books for Make: (Tips & Tales from the Workshop, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2) and to create a subsequent tips newsletter, I had… Read the rest of the article: "Tools: A Visual Exploration of Implements and Devices in the Workshop" is gorgeous, informative, personal and playful
Every year, a group of makers on YouTube draw names of other makers to build something for. The projects are always clever, and often fun and funny. Here are a… Read the rest of the article: This year's YouTube Maker Secret Santa projects
If you've spent any time watching the ever-excellent Dungeon Craft channel on YouTube, you know that Professor DungeonMaster is not afraid to take Wizards of the Coast to the mat… Read the rest of the article: Professor DungeonMaster gives his opinion of the coming D&D virtual tabletop
On December 19, Dark Horse Comics will add a little extra chill to your holiday air with Four Gathered on Christmas Eve, a hardcover anthology of Victorian-inspired ghost stories. In… Read the rest of the article: Four celebrated comics creators gather for a haunting Christmas Eve anthology
Sadly, Digable Planets have been too far off my radar in recent years. It's great to be reminded of the brilliance they still have to offer via this KEXP recorded… Read the rest of the article: Digable Planets bring the freshest old school hip hop to THING Festival 2023
Daryl Hall's Live from Daryl's House is always a great way to see world-class musician guests playing with Daryl and his seriously impressive house band. Most of the guests are… Read the rest of the article: Amazing Robert Fripp episode of "Live from Daryl's House"
If you're interested in magic, the occult, tarot and other systems of divination, my friend Michael Hughes produces excellent content on his YouTube channel. In this video, Michael describes what… Read the rest of the article: How to Start a Magical Practice
I was thrilled last week to discover a hefty box on my front porch containing a review copy of WotC latest premium product, The Deck of Many Things. The slipcased… Read the rest of the article: Another critical fail for Wizards of the Coast as they delay release of their Deck of Many Things due to manufacturing issues
Fans of Squeeze will likely dig this episode of Daryl Hall's "Live from Daryl's House." Glenn, Daryl, and the house band do a number of Squeeze tracks, interspersed with conversation… Read the rest of the article: Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook visits Daryl's House
Back in August, we took a look at the release of Dragonbane, the Swedish RPG based on the 40-year-old Drakar och Demoner (Dragons & Demons). In this Bronze Dragon Inn… Read the rest of the article: 5 things that Dragonbane does better than D&D
As a full moon looms and distant Halloween howls chill the air, what better way to celebrate the creepiest time of the year than Fantagraphics' latest haunting endeavor: reprints of… Read the rest of the article: Just in time for the full moon and Halloween, it's Gene Colan's classic "House of Horror" werewolf story
Originally conceived in the early 1970s as a collaborative tool for musicians, artists, and other creators, Peter Schmidt and Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies were embraced by generations of users across… Read the rest of the article: "Occult Strategies"explores magical practice through play
Comic book fans will be thrilled to hear that Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Matt Lesniewski has a new series on the way. Lesniewski is set to release his latest, Faceless &… Read the rest of the article: Get ready for Matt Lesniewski's stunning new comic, "Faceless & The Family"
