Greetings once again, dear readers! As you may or may not know, I’ve had the distinct honor of being a part of Team Dungeon Master for 10 seasons of D&D Encounters at the Twenty Sided Store in Brooklyn, NY. This season, I’ve again been asked to write the recaps for each episode of Encounters and […]
Hello! We’re working feverishly in the writing mines to dig out the gems. Here are some of the baubles we’re assembling for our next article! “Four years after President Obama vowed to “dramatically reform the way we do business on contracts,” the spectacular failure of the HealthCare.gov website has renewed calls for changes in how […]
Greetings once again, dear readers! As you may or may not know, I’ve had the distinct honor of being a part of Team Dungeon Master for 9 seasons of D&D Encounters at the Twenty Sided Store in Brooklyn, NY. This season, I’ve been asked to write the recaps for each episode of Encounters and so […]
Hello and welcome! We’re very glad to be debuting the first in an ongoing series of interviews focusing on designers, creators, and professionals working in games and / or with themes based in gaming sub-culture. We’re very hopeful that these articles will provide interesting tidbits and thought provoking discussions. Today we’ll be exploring the genesis and […]
Greetings once again, dear readers! If this is your first visit, a very hearty welcome to Berling’s Beard! Last weekend I was lucky enough to travel to beautiful Durham, North Carolina for the second annual Escapist Expo and it was just a blast. I’ve mentioned the Expo in a previous post and my hopes […]
What’s the D&D 30 Day Challenge you ask? It’s a September full of sharing! Every day, for the next 30 days, I’ll pose a question for you to answer about your love for the game and the experiences you’ve had playing it. I’ll post mine up front and feel free to post yours in the […]
Greetings! Well Summer 2013 is fast coming to a close and holy crow, this year has already been so awesome and amazing. Many great trips were had, lovely games were played, and lots of love, heartbreak & dragons felt. Welcome back, now’s a good time to be here. Let’s see what the end of the […]
Hello, Hello dear Readers! Wow, June has been a crazy ass month. But then again, which month these days doesn’t bring some sort of joyous/crushing revelation? Politics On the domestic front I’ve been pretty shaken by the Snowden revelations regarding the NSA’s covert PRISM phone/online information collection situation; the fact that my Government actively and […]
When an individual or community lives through an acute tragedy there usually follows a search for understanding. Many times this search is underpinned by emotions such as empathy for others, service to one’s family or community, and exploration/healing of emotional wounds. Other times it is based on anger at the circumstances, desire to see someone […]
– RPG area much much bigger Yes, you may have seen photos; but this area has grown since last year and I hope it will continue to. It was truly epic to see thousands of table top gamers getting down. – Mearls: Bard to come in next packet, DMG will be a ‘Tome’ I had […]
