Is “Daggerheart” living up to the early hype for the game, or will it simply be another pretender to the throne? Intro (0:34) – Scormey romances Andreja (finally), and Beoulus tries to kick his Altaholism Tabletop Roleplaying (6:26) – Scormey and Beoulus talk about the “Daggerheart” open beta. Wrap (47:14) – Blizzard and their full-court […]
Tag: Dungeons & Dragons
Catching up, again – Loot Mechanics #358
The holidays are over, so let’s catch up on gaming news! There’s only one story worth discussing in depth, though, and that is Hasbro eating itself alive through gross mismanagement! Intro (0:49) – How were our holidays? Tabletop Gaming (5:57) – Let’s talk about Hasbro’s huge layoffs, including 1,100 WotC employees, just two weeks before […]
The Truth about D&D
I’ll make this short and sweet: “Dungeons & Dragons” is the greatest roleplaying game on the market. They won. It’s over, and the competition never really had a chance. That’s it. As much as I love independent roleplaying games, and want to see them succeed, it should be obvious to everyone now that there really […]
A little Beach time – Loot Mechanics #349
Discussing hype (in more ways than one), and Scormey steps away from “Starfield”, on today’s show! Intro (0:49) – Scormey took a break from gaming (sort of). Tabletop Gaming (14:19) – What happened to the hype for “Tales of the Valiant“? Wrap (40:23) – Nintendo keeps earning the name “Ninten-NO“… “Alchemists Tower” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) […]
Storming the Gates – Loot Mechanics #338
Another week, more talk about “Palia”, “Baldur’s Gate 3”, and “Dungeons & Dragons” to be had. Intro (0:49) – Scormey spent some time in the closed and open betas for “Palia” and has a few thoughts. Plus guest co-host Ten talks about her week. Video Games (14:20) – Game developers say it’s not fair to […]
A breach of trust – Loot Mechanics #307
Beoulus and I have to talk about the newest kerfuffle over Wizards of the Coast and Open Game License for “Dungeons & Dragons” Intro (0:49) – What have we been playing this week? Tabletop Roleplaying (2:22) – WotC has forever lost the trust of the TTRPG community, and even their pathetic response won’t save them […]