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What I find interesting is what I didn't learn at primary school. For example, I didn't hear of Beowulf until I was well into being an...

1. Representative of what? For the most part play testing is only done by the most dedicated of groups that already play the current...

Certainly he is pretty much indistinguishable from Gandalf, but I'm more inclined to say it's a representation of a PC wizard. The party...

It's a wink to the fans. The people who notice the references feel good about being knowledgeable in the Lore, and produce multi-page...

I must be weird, because I'm still reading the recent releases (and indeed I still don't have them yet in physical format) and I'm...

Primary school. Aside from the regular Greek and Norse stuff I remember doing a compression on Baba Yaga, and reading the end of Robin...

UK now. And has been since I was at school myself. Primary teaching is largely based around topics. So they do Knights and Castles, the...

Its used to as a vehicle to teach language skills and history. They also do Norse myths.

It’s a sign that WotC know the world is scheduled to end in fraction over five days, and therefore there is no point in making any...

I don’t think the latest Marvel films have been bad, I think it’s the audience has become jaded. My partner really liked F4, but I was...

More for TV though, and in animation. CBBC did one narrated by Tony Robinson.

Sure it is. The kids do it as part of the Greek Myths part of the syllabus. They don’t have to read the book, but they are told the...

I’ve seen several. That movie was one of the more boring ones. The book is a primary school text. Oh, and I’ve just seen Percy Jackson...

The thing about Shakespeare productions is that everyone puts their own spin on them. Branagh’s Much Ado is a very different movie to...

Yeah, it’s like that clip from Last Action Hero where Arnie plays Hamlet with a cigar in his mouth and a SMG in his hand, quipping, “Who...