I’ve been playing Dungeons and Dragons since…wait for it…1979.  That’s right I’m a geek from way back.  I played the game up until about 1996 with various groups of friends.  So that’s 17 years of tabletop roleplaying and I’ve got every book, module, figure, and die bag I’ve ever owned to prove it.  So what happened to the tabletop game?  Online gaming. Ultima Online started the phenomenon, then EverQuest came along...

I’m playing a new game. It’s called Buying Darkfall Online. It’s a new MMO by Aventurine wherein the player pits his or her skill against the company’s billing software. To the victor go the spoils, and should the player manage to overcome the least scalable credit card billing system known to the Internet then it’s time to play Darkfall! Maybe. Urhi, one of the few strong enough to purchase the game says this of the game...

It’s almost nightfall, and the shadows are running long between the tree line and the ridge that’s holding back one of the larger Goblin encampments near town.  I find a deeper shadow to rest in, one that falls between a fine node of iron that I need, and a tree that blocks enemy view in the direction of Mirendil and Nagast.  Groups of Alfar and Mirdain having been coming in from the South in short bursts for the last two hours.  The...