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The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide – Review
One of the greatest appeals to tabletop roleplaying games, or TTRPG, is the ability to create characters in your own image, and carry them through an epic story with your friends! Character creation is often the first thing done when beginning most tabletop RPGs, and is usually the first thing that the rules cover as a completed character is necessary to play the rest of the game. Once the player ...[Read More]
Grab your Spades and Unearth the Shovel Knight Art Book this Fall!
There are lots of gaming items out there that are simply gimmicks; however, that’s not the case with Shovel Knight: Official Design Works!
Coleco – The Official Book Coleco – The Official Book Review
As a retro gamer, there is a lot of history to take in that all began with the simplest concept of the video game. Pioneers in bringing these games to home televisions, Coleco is a name many know to be around during the age of Atari and woodgrained consoles. Coleco – The Official Book, written by Antoine Clerc-Renaud and co-written by Jean-François Dupuis, is a chronicling of the often unsun...[Read More]
Book Review: Ico: Castle in the Mist
It seems like a cliche these days. Say the name of the game Ico and everyone expects praise. And by this point, everyone knows the idea of the minimalist game with beautiful design and a story that can be interpreted a myriad of ways. But what we’re talking about is one interpretation that was interesting enough to get published.
Review: The Old Republic: Revan
The Old Republic: Revan, by Drew Karpyshyn, was one of the most highly anticipated Star Wars novels of the year. It came out just in time (on my birthday, in fact) to create hype for The Old Republic, an MMORPG set to be released on December 20 of this year. Revan, although a great read, failed to meet my expectations and, sadly, was a disappointment.
The Divine Tragedy
Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy is regarded as one of the greatest pieces of literature in the world, and the greatest literary work of Italy. It is not only the direct source of the official Christian imagery, structure, and function of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, but it is also responsible for establishing the Tuscan dialect as the standard dialect of the Italian language. It is a true ...[Read More]
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
Last night, like I stated in my previous post regarding Subway vs. Panera, we went to Borders. I had a $15.00 coupon to use, so earlier in the day I looked around online. In their “Summer Reading” section I noticed this book titled “The Six Wives of Henry VIII” by Alison Weir. For the past couple of years, Chris and I have been watching the amazing Showtime show, The Tudors...[Read More]
Adventures in Mad-Libbing
Hey there, fellow WOM Bats! Welcome to another installment in the new World of Meh on-going Mad Lib series! Yesterday, in the introductory Mad Libs post, Lindsey posted a couple of Mad Libs that I completed. Now we’ll see just how twisted her own mind is! How about we start with the tale of legendary American Paul Revere?: Paul Revere was born in Boston, California, in 1735. His father t...[Read More]
Mad Libs Fun!
Get ready for a new, regular feature to World of Meh! Mad Libs! Weeks ago, Chris and I bought a Mad Libs book at our local Borders. Why? Well, for starters it was on sale for $1.99, and the other reason is because we can. The Mad Libs were fun for us because we would do them in bed before going to sleep, and it also gave us a chance to just be incredibly silly. After we filled up the first book we...[Read More]
Sword of Truth – Confessor
Confessor is the eleventh, and final, book in the Sword of Truth series. Terry Goodkind brings his story to its ultimate conclusion in this gripping finale. Confessor is the final book in the Chainfire trilogy, as well as the Sword of Truth series. Richard has been captured by the Imperial Order, but they are unaware of his identity, thinking he is only a common individual. Richard manages to e...[Read More]
Sword of Truth – Phantom
Phantom is the penultimate book in the epically long Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. The plot of the previous book, Chainfire, is continued and expanded upon in the tenth book of the series. Phantom continues Richard’s search for his missing wife, Kahlan. The Chainfire spell discovered in the previous book is still in effect, but Richard discovers that the spell form has been corr...[Read More]
Sword of Truth – Chainfire
With the ninth book, Chainfire, the Sword of Truth series starts the final story arc, that will continue through the final two books to the conclusion of the series. Chainfire is the beginning of a trilogy of books that completes the Sword of Truth series. After a battle, Richard awakes to find Kahlan gone. Even more disturbing is that nobody seems to remember who Kahlan is, or that Richard was ...[Read More]