Walt Braley is a comedy and entertainment writer based in Chicago. He tries to explore the most interesting (or hilarious) facets of media and pop-culture using a mixture of humor and thorough ...

We share some tips and tricks to help you make the perfect Halloween Dungeons & Dragons character and flesh them out to be ...

Starting with a secret copy of Warcraft II on his parent’s Windows 95, Ben has developed a lifelong obsession with video games. Drawn to darker and more horrifying games, he enjoys diving into the ...

Dungeons & Dragons used to be a weird little hobby, seen as hopelessly nerdy, childish, and even Satanic. Now it’s a bigger cultural deal than Monopoly, even chess. It’s featured in Stranger Things ...

Just take a look at a character like Superman, the best reference for this trope. Another fun way to make this trope more ...

Good screenwriters will say that it’s best to keep a character’s history flexible when first starting out a TV series. It’s good to have strong hooks and immediately compelling points. However, it’s ...

One of the first things you need to do if you’re starting Dungeons & Dragons is work up a character to play as, but this is unfortunately harder than just deciding to be an elf with a funny name ...

In the 2014 Player’s Handbook and other early 5th edition rulebooks, each race (renamed species in the 2024 Player’s Handbook) had two Ability Score Increases, which raised specific Ability Scores.

We’ve come a long way from “Roll 3d6 6 times.” Charactercreation in Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition is less intricatethan it was in Third Edition, but the plethora of sourcebooks andoptions still ...

Welcome to No Shame November! This week we're diving into the pop culture we love that society tells us we shouldn't. Welcome to No Shame November! This week we're diving into the pop culture we love ...