Amazon Sale - The Düngeonmeister Book of RPG Trivia: 400+ Epic Questions to Quiz Your Friends―and Foes! (Limited Time Sale)

We like to believe we know all the game-related trivia that is out there - at least I do. I always ace the AD&D 2e trivia game. Not as well with the D&D-themed Trivial Pursuit Game, sadly. All of which makes The Düngeonmeister Book of RPG Trivia: 400+ Epic Questions to Quiz Your Friends―and Foes! (way too long a title if you ask me) At nearly half off, this is a must-buy for me (I've already ordered it). Normally 16.99, The Düngeonmeister Book of RPG Trivia is a limited-time deal at 8.79. (cheaper than the Kindle version at 12.99)

Enjoy this all-new way to play on game night and between campaigns in this collection of 400 trivia questions all about your favorite RPGs that’s fun or peruse solo or to quiz your friends between rounds.

Test your knowledge with The Düngeonmeister Book of RPG Trivia. With questions and interesting details about the history of tabletop gaming, your favorite game genres, and the media and video game connections you know and love, this new trivia book is sure to be a hit for seasoned gamers and newbies alike.

Featuring tons of questions to test your nerd cred, including:

CHOOSE ONE: In the popular Netflix series Stranger Things, the RPG-playing kids of the main cast routinely contextualize the monsters they encounter with famous creatures of D&D lore. Which of the following creatures have the not utilized as of season 4 as a name for a monster?

1. Vecna
2. Mind Flayer
3. Aboleth
4. Demogorgon

Answer: Aboleth

TRUE OR FALSE? Studded leather armor, a favorite of RPG thieves and rogues, is based on a misreading of historical text and never actually existed.

Answer: True

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The World Ends at 0130, 0830 in Finland

Last night's ACKS session kicked off at 9 Eastern Time.   We moved it up half an hour to get more game time in if needed.  That being said, bullshitting kept us from starting until 930 - go figure ;)

I'll do the actual recap later.  For now, it's enough to say that at 130 AM we were wrapping up and I was calculating expo for my group.  I noticed the Google+ tab in my browser was blinking - someone had sent me a Google Chat message.  Apparently, James Raggi had just woken up over in the Land of the Fins and wanted to get an opinion on something game wise.  Upon informing the group of what was occurring, it was suggested we send him an invite to the hangout.  Chaos ensued!

Alright, not really.  No chaos, not even a naked James (he left his camera off, so no naked Raggi pics - there are probably enough of those floating around... heh).  Instead we had quite an enlightening and enjoyable 2 1/2 hour conversation about RPGs, the direction of RPGs in general, what's currently on James' plate, what's upcoming on James' plate, what the industry is doing right, what the industry is doing wrong, the pussyfying of the world youth, semi obscure metal bands that I never heard of - but Joe the Lawyer had.  I think if James hadn't a game to run, the hangout probably would have gone on even longer.

I wish I could discuss some of the stuff that's going to be announced by Lamentations of the Flame Princess over the next few months, as they sound really cool - but I can't.  Suffice to say, James has some interesting stuff planned that should please those that enjoy his company's releases.

As for me?  I am fucking tired!  Signed off just after 4 am, fell asleep around 5 am, wife's alarm for yoga went of at 740 am and I've been trying to catch a few winks since and it hasn't been happening.

I'm going to blame James for my lack of sleep last night and my general ass dragginess this morning.  Not a complaint, mind you.  Just assigning blame where it's due.

Note to James' gaming group in the Land of Fins - I think you folks are fucked.  I saw what James has in store for you.  Enjoy ;)


For those that want to play the AD&D 2e Trivia Game (rules are listed here), this post's questions are as follows:


(as a side note, I got all 3 of these wrong... sigh)


Question 1 - For 4 Points - If your character is using his own abilities and skills to avoid damage, what may he be able to do in lieu of a saving throw?


Question 2 - For 5 Points - What is the initiative modifier for a "large" sized creature when it attacks with natural weapons?


Question 3 - For 7 points - A Heroes' Feast (6th level priest spell) is a culinary delight.  Further more, its powerful magic bestows a number of benefits upon those who partake fully of the food and drink.  What are those benefits?  (need complete answer for the points)

Chris Perkins Posted Some Excellent Maps at the WotC Site

I was going to have the Grumpy Dwarf look at the Latest Rule of Three but there really isn't anything there worth talking about, let alone riffing on, so Grumpy will sit this one out.

That being said, there actually is a truly worthwhile post by Chris Perkins up at the WotC site, at least if you use battle maps for your gaming.  Heck, even if you don't, there are some decent dungeon maps that are screaming to be fleshed out with some Old School love.

Look at the above map.  I won't be able to flesh this out in time for tomorrow's game, but by the following session, this will be somewhere in the sandbox.

Make sure you download the linked file and not just the thumbnails on the screen.  Yes, I did that.


For those that want to play the AD&D 2e Trivia Game (rules are listed here), this post's questions are as follows:


Question 1 - for 2 points - True or False?  All spells permit a saving throw.


Question 2 - for 3 points - Who can be dual-classed characters?
                                        a) Only nonhuman races
                                        b) Only humans
                                        c) Members of any race
                                        d) Only NPCs


Question 3 - for 4 points - A warrior is busy battling some goblins hand-to-hand.  What must Farij the Priest do to cast a cure light wounds spell on his warrior friend?

Let's Play the AD&D 2nd Edition Trivia Game!

We used to play the shit out of this game back in the early 90's.  We never used anything but the trivia cards.  Speed and accuracy in your answers is what mattered.  So I'm going to run a game for fabulous prizes using the AD&D 2e Trivia Game!  Alright, maybe not fabulous, but they should be fairly nice in any case.

Prizes are One (1) $10 gift certificate to RPGNow for the point leader at the end of the game.

Additionally, there will be some PDFs of the Toys For the Sandbox series to give out randomly to all those that enter.  How many?  At least 5, maybe 10.

You entries for a random prize equals your points earned.  So if you have 11 points, you have 11 entries.  The winner of the gift certificate is not eligible for a random prize.

How to play:

I'm going to post questions from the Trivia Game at the end of this post (and at the end of other random posts) until the end of the month.  That means the game ends at the end of the day, May 31st, 2012.

I may post anywhere from 1 to 4 questions.

Each question has a base point value of 1 to 4 (the number will accompany the question)

Points are awarded as follows.

Each wrong answer before the right answer for that question is given - 1 point, maximum 4 points per set of questions.


First right answer per question - base point value (if you correctly answer all questions, you get full point value) - Note, If I got the question wrong when I read it, it's worth an extra point above and beyond if you get it right!


Each right answer that was previously answered correctly, 1 point per question, so long as one question remains to be answered correctly


Wrong or Right answers after all questions have been answered correctly - 1 point for each entrant for the comment in question (not 1 point per question)


Deleted comments will be treated as wrong answers and scored appropriately


One entry per person per set of questions.  First post for the entrant is the one that counts.


When I close a comment thread to additional entries, no more points can be earned from that set of questions


Let the Games Begin!

Question 1 - 2 Points -  If a fighter wants the best Armor Class rating, which of the following should he wear?


a - plate mail and shield
b - full plate armor
c - bronze plate mail and shield
d - banded mail and shield


Question 2 - 3 Points - Which has a longer range, a light crossbow or a longbow?


Question 3 - 5 Points (+1 Bonus)  How is a greater pegasus created?


Those are the questions - now get cracking!