Several years back, after getting out of the service, I tried to reunite with my old gaming buddies via PBEM. It started out OK and quickly fell apart. What follows are the three narratives that evolved from that experiment. Each one is written from the point of view of that character.Dren is a Pure Strain…
Tag: RPG
Gaming From the Past: Pool of Radiance
Back in 1988 SSI released the first in a series of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons computer games. Pool of Radiance was the first of these games and it is the one I’m going to talk about today.It all started in 1985 when TSR saw the success of the Ultima series of computer games and decided…
Saying Good Bye to a Legend
It is with heavy heart that I report the passing of gaming legend Gary Gygax. The father of the modern RPG industry died today at the age of 69 at his Lake Geneva home.Gary will be missed by all in the RPG world. Without the creation of Dungeons and Dragons and the formation of TSR…