Chronicles of a D20: Meet The Crew

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Chris Renshaw

This week, I'm testing out a new series that I'm dubbing (for now) Chronicles of a D20. I've found an awesome D&D group over the past year that gets together most weeks to play. These sessions are filled with all kinds of entertainment and I figured some might enjoy reading of our adventures. Also, for the next few adventures, I will be playing the role of DM, so I can share all kinds of behind the scenes information on our adventures.

Today, I'll start off by describing the group dynamic to the best of my ability by introducing all the players. Now, since I didn't ask permission first, I'm going to strip out their names and just describe them by their class and how they play their characters. Let's get started…

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Book Review: “The Last Threshold” by R.A. Salvatore

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Chris Renshaw

In the geeky circles that I frequent, I have heard the name R.A. Salvatore and his reputation for storytelling for years now. Yet, until a few months ago, I had never read any of his work. That changed in February when Wizards of the Coast sent me a review copy of his latest book, “The Last Threshold”.

“February?” You might be asking, “And you are just reviewing it now?” Yes I am, but let me explain. “The Last Threshold” is part 4 of the “Neverwinter Saga”, and I had not read the other three parts. I thought about just reading this book by itself and seeing how it stood on its own, but the OCD part of me simply would not let me jump into the story near the end. I went on Amazon and bought the first three parts of the story and have spent the past few months reading the whole saga. After the break, I’ll tell you what I think of the story, and of this book in particular.

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The Adventures of Chloe #6: “On Our Way To Gaming Night”

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I’ve been wanting to do a new episode for awhile, and this week Chloe and I were totally going to sit down and do one, but we ran out of time heading to our latest tradition – Board Gaming Night!  So, I unplugged the recorder and took it with us as we talk about some…

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D&D Review: “Spell Compendium”

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Thanks to the awesome folks at Wizards if the Coast, I have another awesome review copy of a recent D&D product to share my thoughts with you guys today. I have a big connection to this one, and read onwards to discover why….

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Behold: The Con of Awesome

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UPDATED: As mentioned in the comments below, Tobias from Mind of the Geek pointed out that the Warhammer 40k demo I witnessed was actually put on by someone from the Beltway Gamers group. I’ve adjusted the post to reflect this. As I stated last week, last weekend Ashley and I celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary….

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My Nerdy First Year of Marriage

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This is probably going to be a shorter post this week, but I am hitting an important milestone and I definitely wanted to talk about it today.  Past the break, I take a good look back over the past year as I continue to move into a new phase of life.

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Board Game Review: “Dungeon Command” – OCDtv #24

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This week, I take a look at a new board game that I’ve had a chance to play recently – Dungeon Command by Wizards of the Coast.  This was a review copy of their latest faction pack “Blood of Gruumsh” provided to me by Wizards of the Coast.

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How Chloe & I Stumbled Upon A New Geeky Tradition

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This past Monday, Chloe and I did some geeky bonding by heading to a new store that has recently opened in our area. We weren’t sure of what to expect, but we both ended up having a really great time. To be honest, I think I’m seeing the beginnings of a new weekly tradition between…

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Minecraft Mondays: DecidedlyVanilla 003

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Wow, 2 weeks of Minecraft Monday videos in a row??  I’m doing pretty good!  This week, I take you guys through a tour of what I’ve been up to recently.  I haven’t had time to record, but I have had time to work a little bit here and there on what I’ve been building on…

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D&D Review: “Dungeons of Dread”

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Last week, I received a review copy of “Dungeons of Dread”; one of the latest D&D products from Wizards of the Coast.  It is a collection and reprinting of some of the more infamous 1st edition D&D modules  - the S series.  This book contains modules S1 through S4: S1 – Tomb of Horrors S2…

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