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    Poll: Do you think any race should be able to be any class?

    It seems natural that they should. Do you think the gnome race would survive in a world where goblins exist if they didn't have warriors? Or that said goblins wouldn't have spies and diplomats? That said, certain classes tend to require a specific education or ubringing, so if your fantasy...
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    The Big Picture: Schlocktober 2014: Clive Barker's Nightbreed

    Surprised but glad to see this on Schlocktober - Nightbreed deserves some love. Has anyone read this? How is it?
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    Best Tabletop RPGs for GMs

    Yeah, Apocalypse World is an amazing design. And if you don't like the apoalyptic setting, there's tons of games now that use its core rules for dungeoneering (Dungeon World), Lovecraftian horror (tremulus), supernatural not-quite-romance (Monsterhearts - I love this one), etc. My favourite...
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    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Review - Episode 18: Providence

    That's because Blizzard didn't get sent off to The Fridge - he's at the The Sandbox.
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    Pen & Paper (Tabletop) RPG Advice for the Completely Inexperienced

    I get your point, especially considering how brutal the game world is intended to be. However, my impression was that the way "hard moves" (and GM-ing in general) are described is specifically meant to prevent the sort of random malice that I've come to half-expect from a game master. I mean...
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    Pen & Paper (Tabletop) RPG Advice for the Completely Inexperienced

    Haven't actually played this one, but if it's anywhere near as good as the original Apocalypse World, then you can't lose.
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    Good Cyberpunk Stories

    A Scanner Darkly (the 2006 movie) has some cyberpunk vibes, even though the original story (much like the one Blade Runner is based on) predates the genre, as far as I know. Also, the Transmetropolitan comic book series by Warren Ellis is supposed to be really good. I haven't read it yet, but...
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    NBC's Constantine Will "Cling" to Its Source Materal

    By "original comic book," do they mean Hellblazer or Constantine, I wonder. Personally, I'd like them to resurrect Delano's version, complete with politically charged storylines. But there's been a lot of other good (and bad) Constantine comics since then. Let's facce it: even the Keanu...
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    Jimquisition: Watch_Dogs: A Vertical Slice Of Steaming Bullshots

    After watching the trailer, I think Ubisoft created this drama on purpose, so that people would be talking about graphics instead of how bad the story sounds. :P
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    The Big Picture: Who Are The Guardians of the Galaxy?

    The chunks of setting they show look quite interesting. And it's good to see a sci-fi movie that's not afraid to be colourful. The clumsy humour, though? That leaves me unimpressed.
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    Vintage Alan Moore Interview Auctioning For Hundreds of Dollars

    Hopefully, Moore will stick to his guns on the interview front. He may be a talented writer, but his personal statements seem to consist exclusively of negativity and occasional slander.
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    Zero Punctuation: Super Mario 3D World

    Not at all! (At least that's what I tell myself to sleep at night.) Cool game, and the multiplayer was vicious. I'm sorry I never got to play the sequel.
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    Bundle of Holding Rolls "Biggest Bundle Yet"

    I like the approach too, it's working great for my Mage: The Ascension game and my rare one-shots. But the thing that interests me about indies like Apocalypse World or Durance is the mechanics - they appear to play differently from traditional games. And I'd like a chance to test it all before...
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    Bundle of Holding Rolls "Biggest Bundle Yet"

    It was too tempting to resist. And now, between this and the Bundle of Nerves, I officially have more indie RPGs that I'm ever going to have the time and company to play.