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The Civil War Today iPad App

April 14, 2011 trask 2423 Views History, Software

The History Channel released an iPad app called “The Civil War Today” and it is amazing! Admittedly I am a

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Book Report: The Fortifications of Ancient Egypt 3000-1780 BC from Osprey Publishing

October 5, 2010September 26, 2010 trask 9192 Views Books, History

As regular readers know, I am a huge fan of using history as a foundation for game campaigns. Nothing beats

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History: The Ogham Script

July 22, 2010 trask 2954 Views History

I ran across a reference the other day to a very old type of Celtic writing called “Ogham.” It is

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Jousting as an Extreme Sport

July 12, 2010July 12, 2010 trask 1895 Views History

The New York Times has an interesting article about a full-contact jousting league.  It might get some traction as it

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History: Curse Like a Roman

July 6, 2010April 3, 2017 trask 2438 Views History

Cursing someone in modern time is a fairly harmless exercise. Telling someone to “go to hell” is merely wishful thinking

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Bite-Sized History Lesson: The Indenture

May 10, 2010March 19, 2017 trask 1916 Views History

Whether you mine the ancient world for new RPG adventures or re-fight famous clashes of arms with miniatures, history is

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Ia Drang Valley After Action Report

March 16, 2010March 19, 2017 trask 1774 Views History

The  Ia Drang valley hosted one of the most famous and bloodiest battles of the Vietnam war.  It is most

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Review : “Israel’s Lightning Strike: The Raid on Entebbe” from Osprey Publishing

November 4, 2009March 19, 2017 trask 1644 Views History, osprey, review

Osprey Publishing, noted publisher of historical reference books, occasionally forwards new titles to Livingdice.com that are of interest to gamers.

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Book Report: Soul of the Samurai by Thomas Cleary

October 21, 2009October 21, 2009 trask 2317 Views History, RPG

Samurai. The word itself conjures images of fearless warriors doing battle and a code of honor that required suicide in

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LD Episode 8 Gaming Through The Ages

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Gencon 2014–Items of Interest

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This post is all about the odd and wonderful things I ran across at Gencon 2014, presented in no particular

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A multitude of recent announcements from Wizards of The Coast has altered the landscape for the immediate future. The first

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Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle was a Gen Con 2013 Exclusive Release … Just Kidding Suckers!

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Review: Martial Flavor from Chaotic Shiny Productions

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Trask's Thoughts on the Paizo Pathfinder Society Organized Play Campaign

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