Walt Braley is a comedy and entertainment writer based in Chicago. He tries to explore the most interesting (or hilarious) facets of media and pop-culture using a mixture of humor and thorough ...

Starting with a secret copy of Warcraft II on his parent’s Windows 95, Ben has developed a lifelong obsession with video games. Drawn to darker and more horrifying games, he enjoys diving into the ...

Dungeons & Dragons can seem pretty complicated to new players making their first character, with multiple choices to make at ...

Dungeons & Dragons used to be a weird little hobby, seen as hopelessly nerdy, childish, and even Satanic. Now it’s a bigger cultural deal than Monopoly, even chess. It’s featured in Stranger Things ...

Some parts of making a Dungeons & Dragons character go beyond filling in a character sheet and doing the math. For some players, coming up with a backstory is the hardest part of the puzzle to put ...

We’ve come a long way from “Roll 3d6 6 times.” Charactercreation in Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition is less intricatethan it was in Third Edition, but the plethora of sourcebooks andoptions still ...

The one quirk of Godzuki’s filter is that you don’t get the numbers of your rolls, just a range of values. It also doesn’t appear to be taking true D&D rules into account—given how hard it would be to ...

Welcome to No Shame November! This week we're diving into the pop culture we love that society tells us we shouldn't. Welcome to No Shame November! This week we're diving into the pop culture we love ...