roleplaying advice

Your Character’s Feelings Don’t Matter

David’s been drinking and writing, and he has some fighting words for you over the feelings of your characters in roleplaying games.

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How to Play the Smartest Person in the Room (When It’s Debatable in Real Life)

One of the greatest selling points of RPGs is that you can play as anyone or anything. Want to be Frodo on an epic quest? D&D can do that! Want to be Captain America? Lots of superhero games have the stats for you. How about Luke Skywalker? Yep, we’ve got that covered too.

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The 5 Types of Powergamers

You, as a gaming aficionado, have probably heard of the term Powergamer: the stereotypical roleplayer who min-maxes their character to become the most effective violence machine. But, dear reader, there is another type of powergamer. The in-character powergamer. These are the people who roleplay a specific type of character in every game. Whether satisfying a inner need or simply for a challenge, they derive some satisfaction from occupying these specific roles. Here I have identified 5 types of Powergamers.

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Comedy and the Podcaster

Podcasting is truly the people’s tool for reaching out to the world. All a person needs is a mic, a computer and some recording software and they can unleash their mouth-sounds onto an unsuspecting populace. Hell, the mic comes with the computer and the software is found on the internet for free, so I guess the required gear is: Computer, mouth-sounds.

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Fandible Picks of the Month June 2015

Welcome to the newest Fandible feature – Fandible Picks of the Month! Every month, members of the Fandible crew will tell you about the newest and coolest things we’ve discovered, sharing the wealth with you. Keep reading for new music, podcasts, TV shows, books and movies to look out for.   Fandible Picks of the…

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GTRT Ep 20: Religion in games, Race in comics, and Superhero RPG’s

5 Geeks, One Roundish Table. On this weeks Geeky Topics Round Table, we discuss the representations of religion in games, does race change a character in comics,  and choosing a Superhero RPG.

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GTRT Ep 17: Finding Roleplaying Groups, Love and Geekery, & The Best Fandible Scientist.

5 Geeks, One Roundish Table. On this weeks Geeky Topics Round Table, the crew discusses finding new roleplaying groups, Love in the Geekosphere, Who is the best fandible Scientist and Fifty Shade of Grey RPG tie ins.

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