.: Above The Aether :.

A quote from the Etsy shop of the artist:
This unique, handcrafted item appeals to the gamer, mathematician, or anyone interested in beautiful objects. While it may be rolled on a soft surface, it is not recommended. The d20 can be used as a gaming counter, or just admired. Roughly 3″ in diameter, it fits nicely [...]

This photo was taken at the Shippensburg Adventure Game Camp in 1982.  Are those dragons I smell?  Nope, they’re teenagers…even worse than dragons.
Shippensburg Adventure Game Camp ran in the summers of 1981 through 1985. There were two one-week sessions, each Sunday evening through Friday afternoon. I found out about it because the teacher we had [...]

Crush the Castle is perhaps the most addictive flash-based game since Bloxorz.
It will be extremely hard to stop once you have started, so plan your time accordingly.  (I just wasted over an hour playing it.)
You control a trebuchet and your goal is to knock down the different castles in each level and kill all the [...]

From CNN
Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69.
He had been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm, said his wife, Gail Gygax.
Gary, we’ll miss you. You brought joy to [...]

This is a video game that looks fantastic. I love the Bruce Lee moves the baby uses in the very end. That is one badass baby.

Blogger Z of the Hipster Please blog recently got one of the greatest tattoos ever.  It is a line drawing of the most-hallowed 20-sided die for Dungeons and Dragons (commonly referred to as a “d20″ for those non-nerdy readers out there…if there are any.)
Kudos to you, sir.  Now back to your parents’ basement before the [...]

Actually, this has nothing to do with Leomund’s Tiny Hut.
Chinese master potter Wu Ruishen (吴瑞深) has created a mini teapot weighing just 1.4 grams. The teapot was revealed on Nov 15 and is claimed to be the smallest teapot in the world.
The 73-year-old Wu is a renowned pottery and porcelain artist in China, specializes in [...]

I found this game online the other night and I am getting addicted to it. I am having trouble getting past stage 11 (pictured above). If you happen to figure it out, please post the solution in the comments or email me. I’m not sure I will be able to sleep until [...]

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