New offerings are afoot, freshly pulled from the Beard Mines! Yes, we are officially expanding into event organizing! WOOT! Our first ‘not to be missed’ event will be a D&D Survival Tournament. Teams of adventurers will band together in an attempt to outlast the other stalwart tables in a bloody adventure meant to test wits,…
Hello, dear readers. Welcome back to the Beard, thanks for stopping by. We’re glad you did because you now have a great opportunity to transmogrify into a dear listener! Yes indeed, we’re breaking new ground down in the Beard Mines by producing our own PodCast! For this first foray into the future I took an…
This year was perhaps my favorite PAX East so far. In full disclosure, I was working at the Twenty Sided Store’s D&D Booth this time around and so was livin’ la vida exhibitor. As such, this recap is more a personal response than a full-blown review since I did not get to attend any panels…
Check out this podcast I was lucky enough to be a part of! Many thanks to Chris Wood of Mad Scientist Audio for getting the technical details all figured out so amazingly, to The Twenty Sided Store & Studio Bilanko for providing the space (and wind beneath our wings), to Leo Jenicek, and lastly to…
Welp, I’ve taken my first steps into a larger world. Check out this podcast I was lucky enough to be a part of. Many thanks to Chris Wood of Mad Scientist Audio for getting the technical details all figured out so amazingly, to The Twenty Sided Store & Studio Bilanko for providing the space (and…
Welcome back once again, dear readers! So I was lucky enough to be able to make it out to Gen Con 2014, hosted by the beautiful city of Indianapolis, Indiana. This convention is the “… longest-running, best-attended, gaming convention in the world… “ (Source). Indeed, “the show also featured record numbers of exhibitors (370+) and events…
Welcome back! This piece has been a long time coming. I’m glad to finally get these thoughts out and hope you all enjoy this trip down memory lane. Overall this year’s experience seemed a positive reaction to PAX East 2013’s flaws; the perceived lack of diversity of panelists, issues with sexual harassment, and insensitive comments…
Welcome back, dear readers! It’s real; there will be an official integrated digital ruleset and database for the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons. But wait, you ask, what does that actually mean? Good question. Short answer would be digital programs you’re familiar with. As of now we’ve got some solid sources to reference for…
Hello, dear readers! Wow, over the past month there have been so many announcements, reveals, interviews, podcasts, and articles about the upcoming 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons that it can make one’s head spin! Never fear, though. The Beard has got your back! So check out this roundup of the new edition’s (surprising) release…
Greetings, dear readers! A huge announcement today over on the WotC site regarding the future of organized play that I have been awaiting for the past two years. Today it was announced that the D&D Adventurer’s League has been formed! This, along with a few successive announcements, has made the future a bit clearer….
