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Will Hindmarch Legacy Author
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    Editor's Choice

    The DM Is a DJ

    Whether you’re exploring epic realms with Dungeons & Dragons or pursuing the horrific unknown with Trail of Cthulhu, whether you’re a new Gamemaster ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorMarch 22, 2011
    Anti/Hero

    Curiosity Killed the NPC

    I knew the man centered in my crosshairs well. He was a sharply-dressed, insidious huckster who had earlier propositioned me to act against ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorFebruary 2, 2010
    Parting the Digital Sea

    Robbing Gods

    “Ye shall not rob from the house I have built, or commit any theft or unrighteousness, lest ye be struck down and driven ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorJune 9, 2009
    Carrot on a Stick

    Bow Before the Worm-Slayer

    I don’t really know what to make of achievements. I salivate when the bell rings and the pop-up tells me I’ve killed my ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2009
    Paid to Play

    The Dealer Doesn’t Play

    I thought it would be different. We had an Organized Play guy at White Wolf Game Studio whose job consisted, in part, of ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorJuly 22, 2008
    Superheroes

    He Is The Champion

    Steve Long has a reputation in the pen-and-paper RPG business. When I first met him, I was told he was a writing machine. ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorJune 17, 2008
    The Fiction Issue

    Griefer

    They pulled him out of a civvie MMOG and gave him a multimillion-dollar fighter jet because he matched a profile: youthful reflexes, controlled ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorApril 1, 2008
    It's a Small, Virtual World

    Confusion on Infinite (Virtual) Worlds

    More than 500 people are roleplaying in the expanded universe of The Office by writing in-character reviews at the travel site TripAdvisor.com. Only ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2008
    Op-Ed

    Real People, Fantasy Land

    You may have read about it already, but just in case let me direct you to the Azeroth Metroblog. I’m a contributor to ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorApril 17, 2006
    Op-Ed

    Sometimes It Takes a Boulder

    Wired online has just posted a short piece by Jordan Mechner, called The Hollywood Trap, wherein he draws some attention to the confusion ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorApril 7, 2006
    What's in a Game?

    Magic Words

    One moment, you’re neutralizing a pawn to complete a mission objective and capture points. The next, you’re a vile murderer ambushing a penniless ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2006
    Method Gamers

    A Roleplayer in Azeroth

    CRPGs aren’t RPGs. I’m a snob about this, always have been. To me, Knights of the Old Republic was a complex adventure game ...
    By Will Hindmarch Legacy AuthorJanuary 31, 2006
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