What’s that, you ask? A GAMING PUB FOR GEEKS? Well…… The Cloak & Blaster is the first full-service tabletop gaming pub and social gathering place for geeks, gamers and beer-lovers in Orlando, Florida, with high-quality drinks, pub fare, games, and entertainment presented in a uniquely themed environment. We offer a full food menu of American […]
The third volume of Rat Queens signifies a change in focus. Unlike the previous volumes, this one is truly is about one Queen in particular, Hannah. While the other queens have important roles in Rat Queens: Demons Hannah is definitely the driving force and the focus of this portion of the story. Although her true […]
Over the holidays, I recommended picking up the 5th Edition D&D Player’s Handbook. I failed to realize that I hadn’t really talked about the book here on Ideology of Madness. Allow me to remedy that mistake. Let’s start with the book itself. The Player’s Handbook is a 316 page full color hardback book. The book […]
The Rat Queens series is either a commentary on what it means to be a modern feminist woman or a commentary on the breakdown in communications in the post modern world. No matter what its philosophic or sociopolitical message might be, it is exceptionally entertaining and fun to read. It also makes me insanely jealous […]
Tears of the Burning Sky is the 6th adventure in the War of the Burning Sky adventure arc for 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons. It has all the elements anyone could want in a 4th edition game: high level, fast paced battles, exploration of an interesting location and a compelling story that keeps nonstop pressure […]
Hey gamers! I am sitting here in my “Free Angela!” T-Shirt, listening to “All Things Must Pass”. It’s 1971, and boy is it a rough year. USA and USSR agree not to detonate nukes on the ocean floor (your house is still a valid target); Lt. Calley is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in jail […]
Rumor has it that the guys at Kicked in the Dicebags have found their long sought third host. Satine Phoenix, star of such adult fare as Abominal Black Man 3 and Orgy Sex Parties 7, was the guest on this week’s show. Word on the street is that hosts Jonathan and Chris were so pleased […]
I have never been fan of systems that dictate building encounters in roleplaying games. I’m the kind of GM who has always relied on the “eyeball it” method that comes with enough experience with games. While this gave me great freedom in how I approached things it also meant that I was often adjusting stats […]
I’m a huge fan of the Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinners. Al Franken was magnificent at these events during the Clinton administration. This weekend, John Hodgman delivered the speech brilliantly identifying the rifts this President is healing, the rifts that divide Jock from Nerd…
A friend of mine and I were chatting today when he remarked that he had just picked up a set of World of Warcraft figures as a gift for his dad… “Wow!” I said, “That is so cool that you’re dad’s a gamer!” “Naw, he just likes the action figures.” Still cool. One of those […]