CJ Miozzi Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Encounter Building Rules Outlined

Wizards has revealed D&D 5th Edition’s encounter-building guidelines. In his latest Legends & Lore column, D&D 5th Edition Lead Designer Mike Mearls outlines ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJuly 7, 2014

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Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rules First Impressions: The Magic Is Back

The Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set hits shelves July 15th, but Wizards of the Coast today released a free PDF containing the Basic ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJuly 4, 2014

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5 Obsolete Theories That Scientists Once Widely Accepted

Once upon a time, scientists actually believed the world was flat, the center of the universe, and composed of four elements. These were ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJuly 2, 2014

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Researchers: Global Warming Is Endangering Emperor Penguins

According to researchers, emperor penguin populations will have decreased by at minimum one fifth by 2100 due to melting sea ice caused by ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJune 30, 2014

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Engineers Building Intelligent Drones That Learn as They Fly

Engineers at the University of Sheffield in England are developing autonomous, flying robots that can co-operate. Using a quadcopter as a base – ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJune 26, 2014

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Dungeons & Dragons Reveals Three Starter Set Monsters

Wizards of the Coast has released a monster page from the D&D Starter Set rulebook. After releasing the starter set table of contents and magic ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJune 26, 2014

For Science!

5 Time Travel Paradoxes That Will Induce Headaches

Back to the Future. Doctor Who. Futurama. LOST. Fiction loves to use time travel as a vehicle for storytelling, but one pesky topic ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJune 25, 2014

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Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set Magic Items Preview Released

Image Source: Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast has released a magic item page from the D&D Starter Set rulebook. The page, which ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2014

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“God Particle” Further Confirmed to Have Been Found

Image Source: CMS detector, Tighef The particle found by the Large Hadron Collider in 2012 has been confirmed to be the Higgs Boson. ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJune 24, 2014

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Emperor Penguins Handling Climate Change Better Than Expected

New evidence suggests that emperor penguins are not constricted to a single breeding ground, allowing them to move as their environment changes. According ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJune 23, 2014

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Hominin Skulls Suggest Game of Thrones-Style Conflict in Ancient Europe

Image Source: Javier Trueba / Madrid Scientific Films According to a new study, Neanderthals evolved as distinct groups of their ancestors clashed for ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJune 20, 2014

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Fish-Eating Spiders Are Everywhere – Except Antarctica

Image Source: Duncan Reid, Yale University Scientists have recently discovered that fish-eating spiders can be found on every continent other than Antarctica. Spiders ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorJune 19, 2014

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