Will Hindmarch Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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