Category Archives: Gaming
Elder Scrolls – SKYRIM (XBOX 360)
Skyrim is a surpassing RPG experience, and one Burgandy and I have both been logging long hours on. It’s the latest in a long series of games, but in my mind it’s basically a sequel to Oblivion, with all of the … Continue reading
Strategicon – A Visitor’s Guide
After a long hiatus we began attending Stategicon gaming conventions, which are held three times a year (President’s Day weekend, Memorial Day weekend, and Labor Day weekend), at the Sheraton LAX (which is an excellent hotel, by the way, and … Continue reading
Filed under Gaming, Out and About
A FLGS with some class (levels)
I wanted to give a shout out to our favorite Friendly Local Game Store, DiceHouse Games in Fullerton. We have not devoted much space to our gaming hobby here on OKOS, but once a month I run a White Wolf … Continue reading
Dragon Age 2 – Girl Friday Review
Ok, so I didn’t actually PLAY Dragon Age 2, I just watched and helped out with looking things up in the Wiki or in the guidebook. But it’s a pasttime I’ve enjoyed since Final Fantasy VII, and apparently not that uncommon … Continue reading
Dragon Age 2
Dragon Age 2 was a rollicking good time. Overall, it was a lot of fun and it ate most of the last couple of weekends, plus when we took Friday off and basically stayed home playing. The main flaw with DA2 … Continue reading
Zombie-pocalypse! Mama Milla!
Due to a severe illness in our immediate family, we had to take an unexpected hiatus, but things are better now. In between hospital visits, we managed to watch ALL FOUR Resident Evil films. We’re actually currently on a quest to … Continue reading
I Feel Your Pain Gabe!
Penny Arcade has a funny comic up today about Gabe suffering from Game Master’s Fatigue, an illness I am all too familiar with. I’ve run many a game for many a varied group of people and inevitably it strikes - that … Continue reading
Christmas time / DnD Essentials
So, there’s always an issue for Christmas wherein I want Geek Stuff, but over the years I have largely given up on trying to explain it to, say, my Grandma. For instance, this year I think the collected Pathfinder RPG … Continue reading
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