Category Archives: Books, Movies & Magazines
Dragon’ Up The Past – Week 10, Math Overdose and Questionable Advertising
Say what? Wargaming in Dragon?! ~
Brant & Jim, 12 January 2018
There were some entertainingly wacky ideas in the early days of role-playing, back when no math formula or chart was considered beyond the pale.
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Dragon’ Up The Past – Week 9, Eastern Wanderings and AD&D2E
Just how many editions ago? ~
Brant & Jim, 22 December 2017
Looking ahead to Second Edition, as well as exploring the options for Eastern adventures, and small-press good/bad ideas.
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Dragon’ Up The Past – Week 8, Strange Things Afoot
What’s the ’80s tie-in to today? ~
Brant & Jim, 15 December 2017
Lots of psionics, literary references to your gaming, an early Ravenloft ad, tracing character sketches, and a nice tie-in to today’s storytelling.
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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!
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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.
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