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If the internet has taught me anything -- and it hasn't, I'm stubborn -- it's that you want to check what's behind you for...

Normally I'm all about hugs. Hugs make you feel accepted and protected and -- on a cold day -- allow you to leech heat...

I'll never get tired of that tiny thrill of rolling a new character and getting that sense of taking the first steps of a...

When life's moving a little too fast in your MMORPG, maybe it's time to take a break, dig out the ol' rod-and-reel, and pluck...

If MMORPGs, anime, and children's cartoons have taught me anything -- and really, it's where I get most of my learning these days --...

When you see lightning on the horizon, it may be time to seek shelter, brew a favorite hot beverage, and settle in for a...

Health care in fantasy worlds is a tad peculiar, to put it lightly. Doctors routinely mix it up on the battlefield, medics throw explosive...

'Tis the week after Halloween, and even as we put away our decorations (or say "whatever" and keep them up until February), the lingering...

The Princess Bride rightly taught me to be suspicious of anyone wearing a mask, which is why I keep my candy in a locked...

I don't know much about plants, as evidenced by all of my vegetable projects that withered and died this past summer, but I've heard...

As we enter the delicious aroma of fall and the spine-shivering thrills of Halloween, is there any MMO that deserves to be revisited this...

When you're looking to take a break from the nine-to-five killing grind, where do you go? Star Wars: The Old Republic's board of tourism...

When they aren't being pooped on, defaced, or used as backdrops for narcissistic selfies, statues have a particular quiet dignity and a magic all...

A maxim that has served me well so far in life is, "You are never too busy to stop and gawk at a sight...

If playing with physical dollhouses is your entry-level and full-on interior decorating your advanced mode, then video games offer a middle ground to those...

Every time I see someone flying on top of a dragon or other winged mount, all I can imagine is a huge bundle of...

When you log back into an MMORPG after a long time away, that feeling of being an intruding stranger is pretty strong. But you...

Who would have ever thought that a little girl skipping around looking for her musical instrument would be the gateway to a long-running beloved...

People, I am going to go stark broke this year. It's really not a good year for an RPG gamer on a budget, what...

At the end of a busy and exhausting day of clobbering kobolds and cleaning up after dragons, the need to crash at a comfy...