Stained Glass d20

Posted by John Farrier in Arts & Crafts on November 21, 2009 at 9:35 pm

John F. Talarico of the podcast show Bloodthirsty Vegetarians created two 20-sided dice out of stained glass and black and copper patina. The orange one is called “Fire.” There are more detailed images in the flickr photostream.

Image via d20 Blog | Flickr Stream | Official Website

 
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Dungeons and Dragons-Themed Sodas

Posted by John Farrier in Food & Drinks, Toy & Video Games on September 19, 2009 at 1:42 am

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Image: Jones Soda

Gourmet soda maker Jones Soda has released five new flavors inspired by the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons. They are Potion of Healing, Sneak Attack, Bigby’s Crushing Thirst Destroyer, Eldritch Blast, and Dwarven Draught. I hear that drinking any will add +2 to your constitution for 1d4 rounds.

Link via Geek Dad

 
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10 Business Lessons Learned from Dungeons & Dragons

Posted by John Farrier in Toy & Video Games on July 12, 2009 at 9:19 am

Esther Schindler played D&D for years, and has discerned principles from those experiences that can be used in her working life:

5.  The best quests require a mixture of skills in the party. Find new friends and cultivate ancillary skills. That pesky little hobbit thief may eat you out of house and home, yet sometimes he comes in pretty handy. This is the point of all those tedious “diversity training” exercises from your HR department; perhaps the message would get across better if they talked about the apparently-weak wizard and the bard with those amazing negotiation skills.

Link via Geek Dad, who notes that July is Dungeon Master Appreciation Month

 
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Never Take Your Dungeon Master with You on a Blind Date

Posted by John Farrier in Funny, Video Clips on March 31, 2009 at 5:14 pm

(Atom Films Link)

A short film by Atom Films user The555 about a man who decides to bring along his dungeon master to mediate a blind date. Clearly, he botched an intelligence check. 2.5 minutes long.

Via Topless Robot

 
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