Darkly Fantastic

Have you been looking for a place that is both informative and fun, when it comes to geek culture, gaming and pop-geek culture? We entertain geeks and nerds of all stripes, ages and constructs, from the perspective of a crusty old school nerd and his contemporary team of reviewers, players and geeks. • We play, review and comment on table top role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, Vampire: the Masquerade, as well as old school games like Boothill, Traveler and Chill. • We read, review, react to and comment on all kinds of fantasy and sci-fi books and graphic novels. • We share tips on writing fiction and fan fiction and share our experiences. • We play, react to, review and comment on Video Games, television/web shows, and movies in the Geek collective • We comment and rant on overall geek related topics and culture.

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Are explicit confessions allowed or do we have to wait with Tumblr's stroke 'n all?

I’m currently not allowing overly explicit confessions so in some way, yes, we have to wait until (or if) Tumblr ever revokes its nsfw policies.You can, however, still submit implicit confessions - the “Sin Bin” tag should hopefully give an idea as to what is allowed. :)

On the off chance the policies change again, I might also consider creating an “offshoot” blog for such confessions… If the day ever comes.

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Might be getting old that this makes sense to me. 

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1980s D&D: Easley, Elmore, and Dee

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I am at a loss to understand why these 4 panels passed without comment last year.

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It’s Friday!

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I used to love reading that comic book. 

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Well, this dungeons nice and all but if I’m being real with you I don’t think we’ll be able to get rid of that damp cave smell. You have to be picky when buying a used dungeon or else you’ll be regretting it for years, you know? My mom once bought a dungeon and a month later she found out it had goblins, and those guys really dig in.

Download the full resolution image of this map at my Patreon, as well as alternate gridless, night, and outlines-only versions!

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Dungeons & Dragons Movie Reportedly Gets A New Script As Early Casting Begins

Paramount Pictures is looking to cast from a list of several A-list actors for the Dungeons and Dragons reboot movie.

Let us hope they do not repeat the crimes of the past in this new D&D movie.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxGKhGLUpNI) 

For all you history nerds on tumblr. I love Military History Visualized. If you have more than a passing interest in the battle of Kursk take a look.

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To all my fellow Veteran tumblrs out there....Ever have one of those days...?

[meanwhilebackinthedungeon]

– Eugene Cocker

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For all you history nerds out there. An interesting evaluation of the Winter War -- Where Stalin invaded Finland, and the Red Army got beat up pretty good. 

I’m a bit of a history nerd, but not so much of this particular lopsided war, so what do you all think?

Winter War: What everyone got wrong! Reexamining

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I am really looking forward to this coming. I hope it lives up to the hype. 

Cyberpunk 2077 - 'Creating Cyberpunk' Official PlayStation Inside Look

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Girzu81oS8Q) 

I am looking forward to this movie. how about you all.

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Model: @tori.ermelyn

Photography: NicolasBauer Fotografie

Armor: mytholon

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A DM's Review of Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

Check out my latest Review of Wizard’s Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide on Youtube.

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Welcome to Saltmarsh: An Introduction to D&D’s Saltiest City

Saltmarsh has come a long way since it was first created by British D&D authors in the '70s. If you plan on running the upcoming anthology adventure...

I am really looking forward to this. I hope they give respect to what came before. But, this looks cool. Hoping to swing from the rigging with my Swashbuckler!  

What about you all?

[militaryhistoryvisualized]

Want to learn the basics about Napoleonic Infantry Combat? Well, here you go.

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My daugher raised a 2 foot long Bearded Dragon Lizard. I was hoping she'd name it Smaug or Takhisis or Tiamat or something. Instead, she named it after a K-Pop Star. I am broken.