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Danny works professionally as an architect and serves as managing editor here at CH, which means he shares many of the duties of being an editor but without the fame and recognition. He also writes about RPGs, videogames, movies, and TV. He is married to Sucilaria, and you can follow his personal blog Incorrect Blitz Input where he writes about things that don't really fit in at Critical Hits. (Email Danny)

Venture Brothers: Watch It
Friday, 20 Jun, 2008 – 12:52 | 12 Comments
Venture Brothers: Watch It

I’m very happy to say that the third season of the cartoon the Venture Brothers started three weeks ago on Cartoon Network. You don’t know what Venture Brothers is, you say? Well that’s …

Gaming in Ancient Rome
Friday, 13 Jun, 2008 – 13:10 | 8 Comments
Gaming in Ancient Rome

A friend sent me a link for something really interesting, it’s an auction by Christie’s for a d20 from Ancient Rome! It looks like the Caesars may have been playing D&D pre-1st Edition.
From the …

How to Compare Birds to Fish
Wednesday, 11 Jun, 2008 – 0:28 | 16 Comments
How to Compare Birds to Fish

A common topic has come up several times throughout various discussions that has been wracking my brain lately. The discussions it has been most prevalent in are ones that pertain to game design, and specifically …

Inq. of the Week: Which Edition?
Monday, 9 Jun, 2008 – 18:16 | 10 Comments
Inq. of the Week: Which Edition?

Just over a week ago Dave wrapped up his 18 Adventure long, and final, D&D 3.5 Campaign with a definitively epic finale.  This inspired him to ask you all how many campaigns you’ve been in that …

Inq of the Week: Wii Wheel Rock You?
Monday, 26 May, 2008 – 10:51 | 4 Comments
Inq of the Week: Wii Wheel Rock You?

Oh, the pun hurts. Last week Dave asked everyone what their primary influences are in the Fantasy genre, and I’d say it’s no surprise at all that Tolkien Middle Earth and Lewis’ Narnia were …

Wizards Lets Loose The Cool
Thursday, 22 May, 2008 – 9:54 | 3 Comments
Wizards Lets Loose The Cool

Wired has posted an exclusive preview of the 4th Edition Character Sheet, which I have to say I’m happy to see. Since playing Keep on the Shadowfell, all of us were very concerned because …

Session Report & Review: Keep on the Shadowfell (Part 1)
Tuesday, 20 May, 2008 – 3:01 | 16 Comments
Session Report & Review: Keep on the Shadowfell (Part 1)

We were very privileged to receive a promotional copy of the first Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition adventure module, entitled Keep on the Shadowfell, which comes with a small set of quick start rules as …

A Game of Epic Numbers
Thursday, 15 May, 2008 – 9:15 | 7 Comments

There’s a lot of buzz going around about the soon-to-be-released 4th Edition D&D Adventure Keep on the Shadowfell, some people even did a ridiculously thorough read through of it, though Phil does provide a great …

Inq. of the Week: Play to the DM
Monday, 12 May, 2008 – 20:30 | 10 Comments
Inq. of the Week: Play to the DM

Last monday, to wrap up our Unofficial Review Weekend, Dave’s poll asked which Nick Fury was the better Nick Fury, Sammy J or David Hasselhoff.  An overwhelming majority of 76% thought that Samuel L. Jackson …

D&D 4e: A Whole New World
Wednesday, 7 May, 2008 – 19:46 | 10 Comments
D&D 4e: A Whole New World

Within the core books for the 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, a base world is being set up which is intended to give new players and especially new Dungeon Masters a much easier time …

First Impressions: GTA IV
Thursday, 1 May, 2008 – 8:43 | 5 Comments
First Impressions: GTA IV

I had not originally planned to pick up Grand Theft Auto 4 anytime soon, but when your wife asks you to go out and buy GTA any hesitation would be a grievous offense. We …

Inq. of the Week: Multi-Classing
Monday, 28 Apr, 2008 – 22:42 | 16 Comments
Inq. of the Week: Multi-Classing

I thought that Dave’s musically inclined poll last week was great, because it’s one of those general questions that I probably would have never thought to ask.  It looks like the most people prefer the …