The Drow of Dungeons & Dragons are often portrayed as cruel, ruthless, and endlessly hostile to the surface world. But beneath the violence of their society lies something deeper — a culture […]
The Drow: A Race Defined by Fear
Dublin Comic Con Spring 2026
Another year, another Dublin Comic Con.This year I decided to try something new — I went for a photo with the legendary Kate Mulgrew. Yes, Captain Janeway herself. The woman who stranded […]
Discovering Your Unknown Self Through Roleplay
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 […]
Baldur’s Gate 3’s lost character
During early development, Baldur’s Gate 3 nearly featured a fully fledged bard companion — and no, it wasn’t Alfira. That honour belonged to Helia, a scrappy halfling bard with a dark secret: […]
A Festival For DND Lovers
Look, I’m old enough to remember the glory days of Download and Reading—the great UK music festivals. From 2002 to around 2013, I was there: sleeping in a tent, enduring ungodly levels […]
What makes a safe DND table?
Dungeons & Dragons gets talked about a lot as a space for creativity, connection, and escapism — but none of that survives if the table itself feels unsafe. Bad tables don’t usually […]
Are Larian Studios Replacing Staff with AI? A Look Past the Outrage
Larian Studios is a Belgian independent video game developer and publisher founded in 1996 by Swen Vincke. At this point, though, the studio hardly needs an introduction. After earning critical acclaim with […]
D&D is Like Group Therapy, But With Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is often dismissed as escapism. A game about dice, dragons, and pretending to be someone else.But at the table, something else is happening. D&D doesn’t just help people escape […]
World’s Lair 2025
A month ago, I had no idea what World’s Lair was. Better yet, I had no idea this was going to be the highlight of summer 2025 for me. Yet here I […]
MCM MAY 2025 DAY 1
Coming out of my hotel this morning and I was panicking that I’d gotten the wrong train, but all of a sudden I found my self surrounded by David and Lucy from […]
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