Recent content by Dire Bare

That, and the DMG standard "immediate" level up isn't going to be in the middle of combat or a dramatic moment, it will be afterwards when you've earned a bit more XP from the encounter. Also, instead of the leveling up after the next long rest . . . a player could plan out something more...

Yup. Ohlen already "retired" from video games in 2018 to found Arcanum Worlds, his TTRPG company (first product, Odyssey of the Dragonlords). WotC lured him back in with a sweet deal to head Archetype. It could be simply that Ohlen is really ready to retire from video games this time . . . but...

I'm not worried. Still very excited for Exodus, both as a CRPG and TTRPG release. It's been shaping up to be very awesome, and I trust Ohlen when he says he's brought it to where he's comfortable leaving it in others hands. No reason to second guess him. Very excited to see what Ohlen brings...

That's an interesting take! I've had folks express they preferred the sequels to Solomon's 2000 D&D movie to the original . . . which I also don't get, but they are all so bad its not worth debating. But "Wrath of the Dragon God" (2005) and/or "The Book of Vile Darkness" (2012) better than...

In the interview, Solomon does come across as someone looking to blame everyone but himself for the terrible movie he made. But Gygax blowing his millions on, well, blow is actually what happened. It's pretty well documented.

When I decided I was "too old" for my Star Wars figures (around 3rd grade), I gave them to my little brother. Who then promptly popped off all of their heads! I found decapitated heroes and aliens all over the yard for years until we moved. I was such an idiot.

Austin is weird, but geeks-with-money who paint their jeeps can be found all over the US. I'm in Boise, Idaho, and I've got a neighbor with a jeep painted just like the Jurassic Park jeeps from one of the movies, park logo and everything!

Not even one full episode? IMO, you missed out!

Doug Jones would likely kill it as Brainiac. But the only choice? Far from! Did you see Blake Ritson's Brainiac from the Krypton TV show back in 2018? A very creepy and otherworldly performance! Not that Gunn would likely bring him back for a movie, but he gets my vote!

There are actually two different volcanic tiles if you fall down the rabbit hole on Amazon . . . one "flat" (the one pictured and linked) and one raised to form 1/4 of a volcano. They are . . . interesting. The company listed has one of those fake sounding names out of Asia and doesn't seem to...

Jeremy Irons needing some money for his castle might explain why he took on the role . . . but it doesn't explain why he chose to ham it up to that level. Was that a directorial choice or an actor's choice? We'll probably never know, but in a bad movie with such a great cast, Irons' cheesy...

I think Solomon's story is true . . . enough, from his own point of view. Williams saved TSR and also killed TSR. She wasn't the evil monster many old-school fans want her to be, but she did make a lot of questionable decisions while at the helm. I do think Solomon is overstating Williams...

Back in the day, as we approached the release of the film, that was the narrative WotC shared . . . the plucky kid who brazenly walked into TSR's offices and convinced them to give him the rights to the D&D movie . . . he then struggled through a decade of development hell but persevered to make...

I don't know . . . to tease us? In the teaser trailer? Maybe.