The Lawful Good: A Defense
Think characters have to be dark to be interesting? Think again. All hail the Lawful Good.
D&D on Overthinking It
Overthunk: Hold It Against Me
[Overthunk is a new series where OTI writers give short, unstructured thoughts about a piece of pop culture. They’re not meant to be as deep as a typical article. Use them as a springboard for further discussion in the comments … Continued
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A Slime Draws Near. Command?
What makes a console RPG an RPG?
Overthinking Lost: Episodes 3.9-3.16
This week, I discuss “Expose,” that weird episode about Nikki and Paolo and how much everyone hates them. Plus D&D-esque character alignments! Fun times.
Dungeons & Democrats
Robert Mugabe may be a Fighter, but is Barack Obama a 6525th level cleric? Because that’s apparently what it would take to cast a “World Racial Healing Spell.” That’s right, the worlds of politics and Dungeons and Dragons have collided … Continued
Robert Mugabe Officially A Fighter
Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe has been finally and officially stripped of his knighthood by staggeringly lenient Dungeon Master Queen Elizabeth II. This makes Mugabe officially a fighter, which is probably the class he should have been all along. But before … Continued
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