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The Githyanki: What Happens When Trauma Becomes Identity

By David Cromie on March 3, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Discovering Your Unknown Self Through Roleplay

By David Cromie on February 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

House of the Dragon is Back !!!

By David Cromie on February 19, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

We Don’t Need Kings

By David Cromie on February 17, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Spider-Man Noir Trailer looks exquisite

By David Cromie on February 13, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Wear it like Armour – A Lesson from Game of Thrones

By David Cromie on February 10, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )
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In Baldur’s Gate 3, many players met the Githyanki for the first time through Lae’zel — disciplined, aggressive, and utterly uncompromising. But the Githyanki are more than psychic warriors riding red dragons. In this video, we explore how their history of enslavement by mind flayers, systemic violation, and violent rebellion shaped them into a civilisation built on control, hierarchy, and perpetual readiness for war. Through the lens of psychology, we examine how trauma can crystallise into doctrine — turning survival mechanisms into cultural identity. #baldursgate #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #dnd #gaming Happy Pokemon Day #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #dndhomebrew #ttrpg #gaming Roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons are often dismissed as escapism, but long-term players know something deeper is happening. People don’t just create characters — they reveal themselves through them. Patterns emerge over time: who takes responsibility under pressure, who protects others, who avoids conflict, who craves control. These aren’t random role choices; they’re expressions of identity filtered through fiction. The Johari Window, a model of self-awareness, helps explain this. It divides the self into four areas: what we know and share (Open), what others see but we don’t (Blind), what we hide (Hidden), and what remains undiscovered (Unknown). #dungeonsanddragons #dungeonsanddragons5e #dndmeme #dnd #ttrpgs #dndgram #dndtok #gamesnight #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpgs #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #dungeonsanddragons5e #gaming #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonsanddragonsminiatures #dungeonsanddragons5e #ttrpgmemes #ttrpgfamily

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Interview with Nigel Twumasi, co-founder of Mayamada (Anime inspired clothing Brand)

By Jenny Tang on January 24, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

1. Was Samurai Chef partly inspired by the TV show ‘Iron Chef?’ There is a little of the Iron Chef in our Samurai Chef show.  We’ve watched a lot of the Food […]

The Fall (2013) TV Panel Review

By Jenny Tang on January 21, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

The Fall panel was held on Thursday 16th January 2014 from 6.30-8pm at the Crumlin Road Gaol thanks to Northern Ireland Screen The panel included series creator and writer Allan Cubitt (Cracker, Prime Suspect, Murphy’s […]

So… Roller Derby

By siobhanmcken on January 21, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

In recent times, NG has started to attend and take an interest in the sport on wheels that is Roller Derby. Despite some people’s assumptions, including my formerly ignorant self, there’s a […]

True Detective (2014) TV Review

By David Cromie on January 20, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

This one’s another HBO cop show and if you thought the Wire was gritty,  man this one may be a little bit more than your bargained for. Set in beautiful Louisiana this series […]

Hours (2013) Film Review (Spoiler free)

By Jenny Tang on January 20, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

At first I wasn’t sure if I wanted to watch this as I thought it would be truly depressing especially with the tragic passing of Paul Walker last year. However after watching […]

Gamer’s Review of the Corsair SP2500 2.1 Gaming Speakers

By mojlnir on January 17, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Quick run down(buying factors): 1) Purpose- Gaming,Films, anything, immobile sound system 2.1 2)Price- 150-230 pounds sterling, not cheap for 2.1 speakers, but rest assured, they are the best out there for now […]

Can I send emails on Sunday- Book Review

By David Cromie on January 13, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

I remember when I was 15 in maths class we where told there is no such thing as a stupid question, well this book proves that old tale wrong. From start to […]

Helix (2014) TV Series Review

By David Cromie on January 13, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

The series follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who travel to a research facility in the Arctic to investigate a potential outbreak of disease. While there, they […]

Banshee is back for its second season !

By David Cromie on January 13, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Banshee is back and season two is quite the start to the new season. For those of you who haven’t seen the series the plot is as follows: Our as yet unnamed […]

An interview with Tristan Peterson on his book Can I send emails on a Sunday?

By David Cromie on January 12, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

I recently got a chance to interview Tristan Peterson about his book, Can I send emails on a Sunday? This book had me laughing from start to finish, if you like what you […]

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