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Why Do We Call The Hardest Video Game Enemies ‘Bosses,’ Anyway?
In real life, if you encounter a large being hell-bent on beating the crap out of you, you call them “an arsehole” or “a fully grown polar bear, but in my backyard, like in those nightmares I have.” In a video game, you call them “a boss.” That’s weird! Plenty of people want to fight…
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Dungeons & Dragons Vs. Rick And Morty RPG Is Stupid, Irreverent Fun… Especially For DMs
Rick and Morty has returned with season four, and with it has come a bunch of corporate tie-ins. One of the latest is a Dungeons & Dragons game based on a comic book crossover series about Rick’s adventures as a power-hungry Dungeon Master. It may not be the best D&D game out there, but for…
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Marvel Miniatures, A New Dungeons & Dragons Class And More Tabletop Gaming News
Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, our regular column all about the latest in tabletop games and roleplaying news. Gen Con may have come and gone, but we’re still getting some great announcements and cool campaign expansions. This includes a brand-new class for Dungeons & Dragons, an arena board game where you play as the audience…
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The Ranger Class Is Getting Some Changes In D&D (And Baldur’s Gate 3)
How is Baldur’s Gate 3 going to implement the modern rules of Dungeons & Dragons? Last week in Los Angeles, we sat down with creative director Swen Vincke and D&D head honcho Mike Mearls on a bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen to discuss. One thing you can definitely expect: the ranger is getting some changes.