Brooklyn Nine-Nine is one of the best comedy shows I've ever seen. Every episode, two or three main plots develop, with the nine main characters essentially splitting up into groups to tackle their own plot-line. What keeps the show fresh is their strong characters, mixing up which characters interact with which from episode to … Continue reading “Roll a D99” – Brooklyn Nine-Nine & D&D →

Maybe you're about to sit down for your first game of Dungeons & Dragons. Maybe you've played before but you're joining a new group. Maybe your last character died and you're making a new one. Regardless of the situation, making a D&D character is one of the most important parts of playing the game. Choices … Continue reading “It Builds Character” – Character Creation in D&D →

I owe a lot to Dungeons and Dragons For the uninitiated, Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is a role-playing game. Each player at the table takes on the role of a character, usually representing some combination of classic fantasy archetype such as Elves, Thieves, Wizards, Skeleton Pirates, Hippopotamus-Men, etc. They control everything that character does. One … Continue reading Fighting Dragons In The Mind: My Relationship with D&D →