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PolyHero Dice Warrior Set Review – themed polyhedral D&D / RPG Dice

Review of the PolyHero Dice warrior set, a warrior themed polyhedral dice set complete with shield, helmet, mace, gauntlets, sword and dagger. Do they roll as good as they look? NOTES: The d20 should actually be rolled end over end ...
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D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #24

This episode: The Oozing Temple continues, and speaking of continues the air continues to thin and the water continues to rise. Do gelatinous cubes make good corks? A broken statue becomes a red herring. Don't eat your meat, because you ...
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No Man’s Sky, Star Trek Discovery & Suicide Squad! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 63

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 8/13/2016: No Man's Sky, Star Trek Discovery & Suicide Squad! Highlights: Extended geek news segment; No Man's Sky; Star Trek Discovery; Suicide Squad movie. Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM ...
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Let’s Play No Man’s Sky – Going in Cold

My first gameplay of No Man's Sky, went in totally cold and just (pardon the pun) winged it ...
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D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #23

This episode: After their narrow escape from Demogorgon, the party heads for Neverlight Grove but is diverted into The Oozing Temple by a cave in. A sentient gelatinous cube may be interesting, but the rising water and thinning air has ...
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Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes IV!

The hits keep coming. Well, some of them are hits. Some of them are misses. And some of them are just low blows. But the important thing is this series of posts continues to be popular so here's yet another ...
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Batman: The Killing Joke! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 62

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 8/6/2016: Batman: The Killing Joke! Highlights: Geek news; How does the animated Batman: The Killing Joke compare to the classic graphic novel? Special guest: Comedian and Brain Trust Show host Michael Brown ...
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Stellar Tactics alpha version – Impressions & Let’s Play

First look and impressions of Stellar Tactics, a new Sci-Fi RPG from Maverick Games. Stellar Tactics will be available soon via Steam Early Access. This video features beginning game play and a combat sequence. From the developer: Bringing back the ...
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DC Rebirth Review #5: 7 Comics (Spoilers)

Review of 7 DC Comics Rebirth related books with SPOILERS: Hellblazer: Rebirth #1 Batgirl & The Birds Of Prey: Rebirth #1 Batgirl #1 Nightwing #1 Red Hood & The Outlaws: Rebirth #1 Justice League #1 Titans #1 From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Rebirth - ...
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D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #22

This episode: Sloobludop ends as Demogorgon rises! (hint: this makes Shane a happy DM due to the carnage involved) Shane discusses another interesting player (not character) situation. This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts and tips for running ...
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Gary Gygax & The Empire of the Imagination! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 61

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 7/30/2016: Gary Gygax & The Empire of the Imagination! Highlights: Geek news; Author Michael Witwer & his Gary Gygax biography Empire of the Imagination. Special Guest: Stephen Chenault of Troll Lord Games ...
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Star Trek Beyond & Project Small Access! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 60

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 7/23/2016: Star Trek Beyond & Project Small Access! Highlights: Geek news; Spoiler free Star Trek Beyond discussion; Jonathan Lane and David Heagney, Jr. talk Project Small Access and Star Trek fan film ...
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DC Rebirth Review #4: 4 Comics (Spoilers)

Review of 5 DC Comics Rebirth related books with SPOILERS: Justice League: Rebirth #1 Detective Comics #935 Wonder Woman #1 Aquaman #1 The Flash #1 From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Rebirth - DC Rebirth is a 2016 relaunch by DC Comics of its entire ...
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DMs Guild Review: Vampire Lord Abner (Challenge 11 Boss)

Marketer and game designer Jay Holden (@_jayholden, http://jayholden.com/) was kind enough to provide me a copy of his Vampire Lord Abner (Challenge 11 Boss) encounter, which is available in the DMs Guild, for review purposes. I say encounter because that's ...
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Collectors and Capers Review

Trevor Harron from Blue Heron Entertainment reached out to me several weeks back and asked me if I would be interested in reviewing a prototype of his upcoming game, Collectors and Capers. I said yes (natch, otherwise I wouldn't be writing ...
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Star Trek Beyond Review – SPOILER FREE

Is Star Trek Beyond... beyond good or beyond bad? Check out Shane's spoiler free thoughts and review of the latest entry into the Star Trek JJ Verse! Spoiler free (unless something was spoiled in the trailers). Punch it! ...
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Pokemon GO – Lucky Egg & Evolving Level Up Technique

Does the Pokemon GO "lucky egg plus evolving" level up technique work? The short answer is yes, but watch this video to see how effective (or not) it truly is! Also, we show the Eevee naming technique before evolving does ...
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D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #21

This episode: Shane answers another DM question. The players finally encounter the Kuo-toa of Sloobludop, but it's not the sanctuary that Shushar had promised. 5e SRD: http://www.5esrd.com/ This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts and tips for running ...
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Pokemon Go News & Turbine Games! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 59

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 7/16/2016: Pokemon Go News & Turbine Games! Highlights: Pokemon Go news; Turbine Games MMORPGs The Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online with Johnny Wood and Jerry Snook. Shane ...
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D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #20

This episode: Shane's notes on DMing, how he prepares and what materials he uses, etc. The Darklake regions unfolds as we encounter the sights and dangers on the way to Sloobludop. Where did that damsel in distress come from?! Dave's ...