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Ian Reads World of Darkness: Chapter 5: Merits

Today for Ian Read Worlds of Darkness, we talk about Chapter 5: Merits!  Does a Stunt by any other name smell just as sweet?  We’ll find out! Hey everyone!  Sorry this post is so late.  I spent a lot of … Continue reading

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Ian Reads World of Darkness: Chapter 4: Advantages

Today on Ian Reads World of Darkness, we delve into the Advantages chapter.  And I get a little angry at how mental conditions and issues are used in the game design. Okay, now we’re getting somewhere. This week we’re talking … Continue reading

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Ian Reads World of Darkness: Chapter 3: Skills

Hey everyone, sorry for the delay in getting to chapter three. I’ve had the outline together for a couple weeks, but I’ve been overloaded lately and couldn’t find the time and energy to get this written up.  Things are looking … Continue reading

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Ian Reads World of Darkness: Chapter 2: Attributes

Hey everybody, this week I’m talking about the Attributes chapter of World of Darkness.  There’s Strength!  There’s Wits!  There’s…not that many fiddly bits!  I hope you enjoy the second entry in Ian Reads World of Darkness. So this chapter is … Continue reading

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Ian Reads World of Darkness: Chapter 1: The Secret History

So today I cover both the Prologue story and Chapter 1: The Secret History in the World of Darkness core rulebook.  I hope you enjoy it! Prologue The prologue is a very good piece of storytelling.  The story of someone getting … Continue reading

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Ian Reads World of Darkness: An Introduction

Hey everyone!  So there’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while: finally get a chance to actually read the World of Darkness books.  And to make it so I’m accountable for reading them, I’ve decided to start a … Continue reading

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Status Report

Hey all. It’s been a while since the last update.  I was caught up with finishing college, graduating, and moving over 1000 miles north of where I’ve been living the last five years.  It’s been about a month since I … Continue reading

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Gaming Bucket List

So, I’ve been trying to use this summer to get through a huge backlog of games that I feel like I should have played at some point. I only own some of them, but all of these are games I … Continue reading

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