Author Archives: Jeff

4e Encounter Attempt One

By Jeff | Published: 10 March 2010
Tonight Jason and I attempted our first 4e combat encounter. First, let me say to those that are curious, the figures we’re using for player characters are old Mage Knight pieces that we liberated from their bases and then mounted on glass tokens. Jason played the two PC’s (premade from the quick start rules): Fighty the fighter [...]
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Flexing the Geek Muscle(s)

By Jeff | Published: 9 March 2010
Since my site has become hopelessly out of date I have decided to post the fruits of my evening’s activities. Bunny’s new interest in D&D has sparked my interest in the hobby once again. I was already considering getting back into it for a similar reason (I rarely leave the house). My brother and I have [...]
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Elantris (2005)

By Jeff | Published: 20 February 2010
NOTE: My review below is utterly filled with spoilers, so I suggest you do not read it unless you have already read the book. If you want to read a good impression of the book that is essentially spoiler free, check out Orson Scott Card’s review. Elantris is a rarity in modern fantasy writing: a stand [...]
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Mass Effect 2 (2010)

By Jeff | Published: 18 February 2010
Never have I been more impressed, and disappointed with a game sequel. ME2 manages to fix many of the issues I had an issue with the first game. Elevators have been removed, resulting is much faster loading screens. It was actually playable on the Xbox because the combat system was streamlined, and you could map more [...]
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Mass Effect (2008)

By Jeff | Published: 18 February 2010
Thanks to the Steam holiday sale I finally got around to playing this game. Originally, I bought this game when it first came out and was receiving a pretty good critical review. At the time I was busy with graduate school, and work so I did not have the time to play the game. Only [...]
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