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Erin M. Evans’ new novel Brimstone Angels features a hell of a hero, a young Tiefling (a kind of demonic humanoid for those uninitiated to the world of Dungeons & Dragons) named Farideh who has made a pact with a devil, Lorcan. This particular devil has plans like they all do, but the promise of [...]
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Each week on 15 Minutes of Fiction…with Fictional Frontiers, Host Sohaib Awan will highlight the best in genre entertainment. Dedicated to a serious discussion on pop culture, industry leaders will provide their unique takes on science fiction and fantasy. This week…enjoy our extended conversation with one of fantasy’s most-loved novelists, R.A. Salvatore.
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Shelly Mazzanoble is the author of Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dungeons & Dragons: One Woman’s Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help, a humorous yet emotionally honest memoir about finding fun and meaning in America’s best-known fantasy role-playing game. She recently took a few moments to speak with about her experiences as [...]
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Eric Nylund is the director of narrative design for Microsoft Studios. He has worked on dozens of video games, and has been involved in two game console launches, and most recently Kinect. Today, Eric shares with us the early inspirations that got him passionate about video games.
I guess like so many other kids I [...]
Fanboys screenwriter and novelist Ernest Cline recently shared a few thoughts about his new book Ready Player One: a hilarious but thrilling mash-up of geeky obsessions and eighties pop culture described by New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi (Old Man’s War) as “A nerdgasm…imagine Dungeons and Dragons and an 80s video arcade made hot, [...]
Read MoreI’m a lifelong Dungeons & Dragons player – I know, big surprise, right? – and my wife jokingly (that’s a joke, right, honey?) refers to my XBOX 360 as my “other wife,” so it should suffice to say that I’m a little bit excited about Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale. It’s the first console video game [...]
Read MoreWatch humorist Patton Oswalt play “Dungeons & Pattons” with John Moe, host of Minnesota Public Radio’s program “Wits.” There aren’t any bugbears or dragons to slay in this particular adventure, but Oswalt does venture forth into the dungeon known as ComicCon (circa 1985) to tangle with Stan Lee. You can really get a sense of [...]
Read More“Demon Cycle” series author Peter V. Brett was quoted in a fantastic new article on the cultural impact of Dungeons & Dragons by Fantasy Freaks & Gaming Geeks author Ethan Gilsdorf. Brett credits the game as one of the things that helped him build his writing skills, stating “I don’t think I would be half [...]
Read MorePlay Dungeons & Dragons for any length of time and you’ll learn that sometimes the difference between earning a king’s ransom or becoming supper for an angry troll can be measured by a simple toss of that twenty sided die. All gamers know that the dice gods can be capricious. Heck, I’m being too kind. [...]
Read MoreWhile the rest of us were fighting the hordes for the last few boxes of chocolates and bouquets of roses earlier this week, artist and gamer Jessica Sheron stayed at home and whipped up this awesome Dungeons & Dragons Valentine’s Day card for her boyfriend.
I caught up with Jessica to discuss the card and get some advice for the geeky and lovelorn.
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Howard Sherman
I absolutely know for a fact that some of the personality traits in the characters in books I've...