The Game Dork's Gaming Corner

I was rereading some of the more recent entries in the archives of The Order of the Stick . I came across the strip in which Durkon was t...

There are a lot of strange apps available on the web. Even ignoring the plethora of games you can play on your mobile device, there are some...

It's time once again for another entry in the PinkFae archives. This week, we cover an interesting advanced technique for use with Chang...

A few months ago, I posted an entry about the various forms of heroism that can be encountered in mythology and literature. In it, I took a...

I've recently begun reading Redshirts by John Scalzi. I'm only 50 or so pages in, and already I love it. Not only because it's c...

Most modern adventure games, including both roleplaying games and video games, tend to gravitate towards the concept of heroism. Players are...

'You all meet in a tavern...' so runs the cliched beginning of a great many roleplaying games. Even those that aren't set in a ...

I was thinking this morning about the combat systems in roleplaying games. With the exception of Fiasco  (and possibly Amber Diceless Rolepl...

As I get older, I learn more about how modern society tends to have implicit social biases. Not everyone in a society holds these biases, an...

As I prepare the Changeling  campaign I'm running for a couple of friends, I turn my thoughts (as I often do) to the player types I have...

I wrote a post a few weeks ago about player aids . I've recently been able to start a Changeling  game for a couple of friends, and I re...

Many of the world's creative celebrities have spoken or written about occasions in which they get asked the question, 'Where do you ...

When I was very young, I watched a movie called E.T.  I'm sure you've heard of it. I remember a brief scene in that film that involv...

Something I used to do on occasion was to play in a "Tylenol" game. This gets its name from the premise that you'd find what a...

I am reminded of an article I read once (I don't remember where I read it) that was talking about the tendency of gaming characters to b...

Greetings! This week, I felt it might be a good idea to discuss sex in gaming. Some of you may wonder why sex needs to be included in your g...

Welcome to another week of the Game Dork's Gaming Corner! Today, I want to talk about an idea I had some years ago. Some of you may reme...

Something else I've often thought was fun was to play a character of the opposite gender. I've done this several times, and I always...

Something I enjoy doing on occasion is playing two characters at the same time. I haven't done it very often, but it's usually quite...