Posted by scumminik on September 7, 2009

Over the span of the last decade or so my finances have fluctuated quite a bit, sometimes I did not have to worry at all, sometimes cash was tricky to come by. Still, no matter what my bank account said, I rolled dice at the end of the week. This of course presents a challenge sometimes. Especially in our current economy (to abuse a phrase that has been raped to death already) any and all expenses need to be looked at twice. I decided to sit down and look at the methods I used – sometimes subconsciously – to save some bucks and share the most successful ones with you. So here it is, Scumminik’s guide to cheap inexpensive gaming. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by scumminik on April 27, 2009
Is that a Mountain Dew in your pants? Or are you just happy it’s game night? Last time I left you at the gates of the Gamer Dungeon… and then you were on your own for quite some time. Although this was not intentional, I am sure it was quite educational and – if you have the gamer gene – fun. Fun is important to today’s issue of DW because we are addressing the “RULES OF (good?) ROLEPLAYING”.
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Posted by scumminik on November 13, 2008
While waiting for the update of a certain MMORPG, our game master notices an incoming email from a roleplayer in spe. Time to go back to the basics and take a walk down memory lane. This is GeekEteers very own, “how to” on becoming a dice throwing Pen&Paper player. Let’s roll.
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Posted by scumminik on June 9, 2008
Surfing the web, our fellow DM realized that the 4th edition of the most popular Pen&Paper RPG is hitting the shelves of America – reason enough for him to ponder: Upgrade – Do or don’t? Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by scumminik on March 10, 2008
This series was planned to be a part of GeekEteers from the beginning. That Gary Gygax is the topic of one of the articles seems only natural. I just wish the occasion would not be as sad as it is
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