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Dragon Age Returns

Posted by Greg Bilsland on February - 23 - 2011

Dragon Age returns next month, gracing consoles with its blood splattered faces, sexually pliable characters, and most importantly, a host of improvements in its user interface. I’ll get to that in a moment. The last few years in the video game industry have been rife with sequels and knock-offs. With a few exceptions (Red Dead  [ Read More ]

It’s a Trap!

Posted by Greg Bilsland on September - 2 - 2010

I’ve always had difficulty using traps. This trouble stems from the reward to work ratio. As a Dungeon Master, I don’t want to invest a lot of time into a trap, because there’s a good chance that it will do nothing. The rogue will come along, spot the trap, disable it, and the party will  [ Read More ]

What Dragon Age Taught Me About D&D

Posted by Greg Bilsland on March - 16 - 2010

I should start by saying I had a hard time finishing Dragon Age. I restarted the game once after beginning as a Dalish Elf Rogue and getting bored. And, even when I replayed as an Elf Wizard (at it’s core, the game is made for wizards), I still found sections of the game tedious in  [ Read More ]

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