Link roundup

1. The podcast from the latest Acquisitions Incorporated Dungeons & Dragons adventure (starring: Wil Wheaton, Jerry Holkins, Mike Krahulik, Scott Kurtz, and Chris Perkins) has been posted.

2. Cross-section of an undersea cable.

3. Core77:

For this month's 1-Hour Design Challenge, we invite participants to design a suit of armor or weapon suitable for the world of G.R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones.

The Return of Acquisitions Incorporated

I think this is now the fourth adventure of Acquisitions Incorporated as Mike Krahulik, Jerry Holkins, Scott Kurtz, and Wil Wheaton play Dungeons and Dragons. Above is part one of their adventure from PAX.

Pen Ward shows off his RPG character

Pen Ward showed off his RPG character from the game Gamma World:

I'm playing as a duel machete (made from stop signs) wielding broccoli storm.

I posted this a while back - - I think the pointy headed thief-wizard is a more traditional character of his:



*Buy Gamma World cards at eBay.

Huge collection of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons toys for sale

There's a huge collection of 80's Dungeons and Dragons toys for sale at eBay. Via.

Which reminds me, I highly recommend this post by Mark Evanier about his script-writing for the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon. It's eye-opening to hear him describe how he was forced to insert the following theme into every episode: The group is always right...the complainer is always wrong.

Community plays Advanced Dungeons and Dragons

Here's last night's episode of Community - - they play a great game of Dungeons and Dragons.

*Buy Dungeons and Dragons miniatures at eBay.

Link roundup

1. A description of a very strange consultation with John Maeda. And another consultation with more photos.

2. This is the last season of Ace of Cakes.

3. Here's a meme I'd like to see take off - - drawing your Dungeons and Dragons character.

*Previously: Pen ward's D & D character.

*Buy Dungeons and Dragons miniatures at eBay.

Go Gnolls

Gnolls t-shirt by Lee Bretschneider. Wikipedia says:

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, gnolls greatly resemble humanoid hyenas.

Preorder it to get a free print of your choice.

He also now has on sale postcards featuring the dieheads I previously posted:

Link roundup

1. New book features "an absurd comedy about a group of adventurers (elf, halfling, bard, dwarf, assassin, thief) going through an existential crisis after having discovered that they are really just pre-rolled characters living inside of a classic AD&D role playing game." (Probably NSFW.)

2. Here's what the latest batch of kidrobot's Dunnys look like.

3. Another reminder of how little fun Comicon is.

*Buy Kidrobot toys at eBay.

Dungeons and Dragons Player's Guide illustrations

A few of Victoria Maderna's illustrations for the Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Strategy Guide. She has various prints on sale here, and the guide (featuring a cover by Mike Krahulik) is 34% off at Amazon.

Vintage Listerine bottle (link roundup)

Vintage Listerine bottle. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. How to use Dungeons and Dragons rules to quit smoking. Via these sites.

2. Creepy, yet cute Santa.

3. Inspector Gadget, Penny, and Brain as part of The Simpsons.

*Previously: A Night of Dungeons & Dragons (With Girls).

*Buy Inspector Gadget toys at eBay.

Rocky Balboa was a G.I. Joe character (link roundup)

Rocky Balboa was (very briefly) a G.I. Joe character.

And a few more links:

1. Advanced Dungeons and Dragons costumes circa 1983. Via.

2. World War 2-era Japanese subs found (sunk) near Oahu. Via.

3. Zombie in a bag figurine.

*Previously: Homemade Snake-Eyes mask.

*Buy submarine toys at eBay.

Rocky II poster (link roundup)

Rocky II poster spotted here.

And a few more links:

1. Above the Law is running a serialized murder mystery. Here's one of the early, funny lines:

He reached his sparsely furnished cell in the law offices of MakoProphet, a D.C. appellate boutique, and turned on his +6 vorpal laptop. Tyler had a tendency to let his imagination wander. He scored high on Intelligence and Dexterity, but less so on Strength and Charisma.

2. Funny photo of Bill Simmons.

3. Photo of a smug owl.

*Previously: Super Punch-Out Rocky Parody.

*Buy Rocky posters at eBay.

Here's what roleplaying will look like in the future

Cyborg geeks play Dungeons and Dragons in this t-shirt design by Ian Summers. If you'd like the chance to buy it, vote by clicking on the voting widget:



Which reminded me of the very funny Summoner cinema featuring an unusual selection of friends roleplaying:



*Previously: Clever Dungeons and Dragons monster illustrations.

*Buy Dungeons and Dragons miniatures at eBay.

Here's what roleplaying will look like in the future

Cyborg geeks play Dungeons and Dragons in this t-shirt design by Ian Summers. If you'd like the chance to buy it, vote by clicking on the voting widget:



Which reminded me of the very funny Summoner cinema featuring an unusual selection of friends roleplaying:



*Previously: Clever Dungeons and Dragons monster illustrations.

*Buy Dungeons and Dragons miniatures at eBay.

Raygun Gothic Spaceship and Spacegirl (link roundup)

Photo of the Raygun Gothic Spaceship, invite to the related Galactica Gala, and face-painted space girl who attended the gala.

And a few more links:

1. iTunes probably already downloaded it for you if you've subscribed, but the first podcast of series three Penny Arcade/PvP/Wil Wheaton playing Dungeons and Dragons has been posted.

2. Post-apocalyptic hover car.

3. Shiva in a swimsuit.

*Previously: Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are American Gothic.

*Buy Penny Arcade collections at Amazon.

Origami Owlbear

Origami Owlbear by Joseph Wu for a Owlbear redesign contest.

Go here to see the results of the previous Mindflayer art contest.

*Previously: Owl Man.

*Buy Owlbears at eBay.

Clever Dungeons and Dragons monster illustrations

Jared Hindman created several Dungeons and Dragons monster illustrations, which have been posted here. The one you see above is for the shapeshifting Barghest Savager.

*Previously: A geekier than usual D&D character.

*Buy Dungeons and Dragons miniatures at eBay.

Highlights from Rivet Gallery 80's Cartoons art show

A few of my favorites from Rivet Gallery's new show "We'll Be Right Back... After These Messages." You can see all of the artwork here. Links below are to the artists' personal sites:



Masters of the Universe class photo by Chris Lee.






Tiamat, Thundarr, He-Man, and Voltron by Scott Campbell. You know, speaking of the old Dungeons and Dragons cartoon, I highly recommend this post by Mark Evanier about his script-writing for the show. It's eye-opening to hear him describe how he was forced to insert the following theme into every episode: The group is always right...the complainer is always wrong.




M.A.S.K. by Clinton Reno.




Danger Mouse by Daniel Elson.




Rainbow Brite by Shannon Bonatakis.

*Previously: Spencer Brinkerhoff III draws my favorite Thundarr villain.

*Buy Danger Mouse toys at eBay.

Dungeons and Dragons shoe design contest

RYZ Wear is hosting a Dungeons and Dragons shoe design contest. You can vote for your favorite here. The "Goblin Stompers" you see above is by Jared von Hindman.

A previous contest was based on Magic the Gathering. This was the winning design:



You can order a pair here for $100, and see the runners up here.

*Previously: Hyrulean Vans.

*Buy Dungeons and Dragons miniatures at eBay.