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Archive for October, 2010

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Endless Night Tips & Tricks (Spoilers!)

The Mabar, Endless Night Event is one of the best public events I’ve come across in DDO. I like it better than the Risia Ice Games.  Like most mini-games, its fun, a bit mindless but easy to learn and somewhat difficult to master.  Here are some tips and tricks about the Endless Night Event:

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The Best of Endless Night

Some of the best things about The Endless Night Event are the items you can turn in: Epic Cloak of Night, Epic Robe of Shadow, Wraps of Endless Night, and Wand of Disrupt Undead

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Eberron Days: 25th of Sypheros

Saint Valtros’s Day
Earth Day: October 25th
Location: Silver Flame Churches across Eberron
“I am a paladin of the Silver Flame. I am sworn to fight evil in all its forms. My sword is for the fiends and monsters that deserve neither reason nor mercy. But you are no monster, and you can still find redemption. Consider your [...]

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Monster Minute: Liches

Being a tech-head at a gaming party filled with writers and game designers sparks some interesting conversation. One discussion lead me to ask, “What exactly is a phylactery?” The Writers, being the knowable and vocal creatures, quickly perked with various answers. One thing lead to another and here I am today writing about Liches.
Liches in [...]

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Eberron Days: 18th & 19th of Sypheros

Wildnight
Earth Day: October 18th at sunset through the 19th at sunrise
Location: Eberron
The Fury, Daughter of Arawai and The Devourer, is portrayed as a half-elf, drow or a snakelike wyrm of Khyber. Her power reaches its  height  during the month of Sypheros. When the sun sets on Wildnight, emotions run high, and people find it difficult to restrain their [...]

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Monster Minute: Abishai

Hi everyone! Back again with another monster minute! I hope you enjoy it.
Abishai in the Real-World Mythology
In my research the oldest reference I could find of Abishai isn’t a devil, as depicted in D&D monster manuals, but as Abishai, the eldest nephew of the Bibical King David. The name Abishai means “father of a gift”.
In [...]

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Civilization V (or WTF? Ghandi is a Weirdo!)

Game:  Civilization V Publisher: Firaxis Games Developer: 2K Games Release Date: September 21, 2010 Genre: Turn-based strategy game Platform: Windows, PC Civilization is a strategy game that’s been around for what feels like forever – I think Civ 1 came out in 1991 – that’s 19 years ago! So by now they must know a…

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I Love Gmail for iPhone & iPad

Why? When your mobile device syncs with Gmail it uses IMAP or  Internet Message Access Protocol. Oh it can use POP too, but its primary advantage over POP is that you can be disconnected from the server and still work with your email, calendar, and contact list. You can also have connections from multiple devices…

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We’re Back – And We’ve Got Game! Pathfinder that is…

So after PAX 2010, Sig and I took a bit of a break — mostly for work reasons.  And here is the fruits of our labors:

Sig & I are Kobold Minions #2 and #3 at Kobold Quarterly — mostly for packet stuffing and booth guarding. So this was our chance get our game on when [...]