What I Learned as a Tabletop Gamer
Trent Cannon
In news that will shock precisely no one that has spoken to me for any amount of time, I am a massive nerd. Like, huge. I am the kind of…
Dungeons and Dragons
Fantasy and Gaming
Zachary A. Matzo
Fantasy literature and fantasy games are and will always be intertwined. Certainly, fantasy fiction predates Crossbows and Catapults, Warhammer, Thieves World, Dungeons & Dragons or Magic: The Gathering, but for…
Tie-In Fiction: Fantasy’s Gateway Drug
Tie-in fiction—specifically the Dragonlance universe—was my first introduction to wonderful world of epic, serial fantasy. Before Eddings, before Jordan and Feist, there were Weis and Hickman. The Dragonlance Chronicles are…
Dungeons & Dragons Turns 40
Overlord
In January 1974 Dungeons & Dragons hit shelves for the first time. It was a game that would change the history of boardgames and war-games forever… “Those war gamers who…
Pretend to be a Dungeon Master and Level Up Your Storytelling
Eric Christensen
I think it’s a safe bet that many Fantasy-Faction readers have at some point played Dungeons & Dragons. I’m also willing to bet that many readers, myself included, have packed…
The Top Six Nerdy, Fantasy-Related Things That You Can Try When You’re Not In The Mood To Read
Rachel Riegel
I’m a high school English teacher by day—fantasy freak by night. If I were to include a list of all of the fantasy authors that I love, or a list…
2012 The Year Of The Arrow – The Top Ten Archers In Fiction
Paul Wiseall
In this modern age of long-range sniper rifles and nuclear powered, rocket-arsed, blow the eyebrows off the moon, mega-wowee, hyper cannons (one of those weapons might be made up), it…
Larry Elmore – Artist Spotlight
KevinBreaux
Do you remember when you saw your first fantasy artwork? I do. It was the summer of 1981. I was only seven years old at the time; probably playing with…