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Board with Life Adventures

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Board with Life Adventures (formerly Board with Life Radio) is an award winning podcast that...

tonidavis (353 KP) rated The Fandom in Books

Aug 8, 2017

The Fandom

Anna Day | 2017 | Children

7.7

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Old school Dungeons and dragons feel (0 more)

I got a proof of this book at Yalc. Just by the description on the cover I thought I would like it. However the story itself wasn't what I thought it would be.

When I started to read it took me a few chapters to get into it but once I got into the story I loved it.

There is an obvious comparison for anyone who grew up 80 early 90s with the story being reminiscent of dungeons and dragons. There were points I was tempted to jump to the end just to make sure they make it home. As someone who grew up loving this show the book was somewhat sentimental for me.

The premise itself is good I don't know anyone who hasn't at lasted toyed with the idea of being trapped in there favorite fandom world. that being said there were point where I was okay that's just straight matrix moment.

As a whole I loved this book it had a lot of thing I love and the dungeons and dragons feel just made me so nostalgic. It's a great fantasy's read.

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Dragons of Autumn Twilight

Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis

8.0 (5 Ratings) Rate It

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If you ever sat around after a dungeons and dragons game and thought "Hey that was so good we should...

Gaming and BS RPG Podcast

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Brett and Sean (BS) are two of your friends talking about roleplaying games and other related...

Peter Shephard (2822 KP) rated Lords of Waterdeep in Tabletop Games

Jul 12, 2019

Lords of Waterdeep

2012 | City Building, Fantasy

8.4

(15 Ratings)

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Control of the city

Even for people with no prior knowledge of Dungeons and Dragons, Lords of Waterdeep is absolutely playable and enjoyable with a great theme and good rules; quick to learn and intuitive, after a couple of games the rulebook is barely touched.

For people with knowledge of Dungeons and Dragons, being able to play as one of the hidden Lords of Waterdeep feels very special; for those who know the Forgotten Realms well, it adds an extra level of depth (outside of the books and pages) to the City, and gives some inspiration for the sort of tasks the Lords may ask players.

The game itself is a worker placement, resource/recruit gathering, with a strong player vs Player element.

The core game is absolutely playable multiple times, and the add on (probably reviewed separately!) adds new rules and characters, but crucially is not an absolute must to get the full experience.

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Crystal (9 KP) rated Fire (The Six Elements, #1) in Books

Jul 4, 2018

This is okay as a basic fantasy novel. One thing did bother me towards the beginning in that the main character classifies her and her friends as classes, like assassin, ranger, etc. and even in Dungeons and Dragons books they don't come straight out and name them like that, and it just seemed a little cheesy. Overall the concept is good, but the characters just don't grow nor did I become attached to them.

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Tabletop Champions - Real Play D&D 5E (DND 5e)

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A real play Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition podcast set in the mythical lands of Irulan. We have been...

AT (1676 KP) rated The Adventure Zone Here There Be Gerblins in Books

Dec 13, 2018 (Updated Dec 13, 2018)

This wasn't the book for me. It's a cute premise, but sadly, it didn't hook me. I think it might be better for those that play games like Dungeons & Dragons on a regular basis. It dragged on for me. The illustrations are cute and colorful, and I loved the DM popping in and out to interact with the characters. I just didn't love it as a whole. Maybe you'll like it better than I did!