Category Archives: Dragon’ Up The Past
Dragon’ Up The Past – Week 7, Life in the 90s
The (relatively) recent 90s era of Dragon ~
Brant & Jim, 8 December 2017
Tank-hunting, Stackpole talks altered reality, magic beans, and a lot of low-level modules, plus dragon kingdoms, The Princess Ark, and colorful photos of minis.
Don’t worry, there’s plenty more where this one came from – there’s 194 issues still to go!
Chat about it below, or in our forums, or hit our FaceBook page >>
Dragon’ Up The Past – Week 6, Dueling Commentary
What do we find in an early-80’s issue of Dragon? ~
Brant & Jim, 1 December 2017
The Duelist NPC, some interesting ads, and a bunch of game reviews in the magazine, served with a heaping helping of delightful commentary and nostalgic romps through someone’s childhood.
Don’t worry, there’s plenty more where this one came from – there’s 195 issues still to go!
Chat about it below, or in our forums, or hit our FaceBook page >>
Dragon’ Up The Past – Week 5, TANKSgiving
Yes, even our weekly video series is celebrating TANKSgiving ~
Brant & Jim, 24 November 2017
A super-sized episode that talks combat systems, fantasy artwork models, deciding what’s “fun”, celebrity appearances from years before they were famous, and TANKS!
Don’t worry, there’s plenty more where this one came from – there’s 196 issues still to go!
Chat about it below, or in our forums, or hit our FaceBook page >>
Dragon’ Up The Past – Week 4, Mano-a-Mano
Hey, someone is listening, right? ~
Brant & Jim, 17 November 2017
Man-to-man combat takes center stage in this episode, as we explore the roots of gaming through the lens of old issues of Dragon Magazine
Don’t worry, there’s plenty more where this one came from – there’s 197 issues still to go!
Chat about it below, or in our forums, or hit our FaceBook page >>
Dragon’ Up The Past – Week 3, Gary was pissed
Waaaaaay back into the vault for this one ~
Brant & Jim, 10 November 2017
Slip on your bell-bottoms as we go way back to an old issue of Dragon Magazine, and check out 1970s-vintage wargaming awards, a very angry editorial from Gary Gygax, a textual hype-man, and the first appearance of the Ninja NPC.
Don’t worry, there’s plenty more where this one came from – there’s 198 issues still to go!
Chat about it below, or in our forums, or hit our FaceBook page >>
