Walt Braley is a comedy and entertainment writer based in Chicago. He tries to explore the most interesting (or hilarious) facets of media and pop-culture using a mixture of humor and thorough ...

Starting with a secret copy of Warcraft II on his parent’s Windows 95, Ben has developed a lifelong obsession with video games. Drawn to darker and more horrifying games, he enjoys diving into the ...

Dungeons & Dragons can seem pretty complicated to new players making their first character, with multiple choices to make at ...

Dungeons & Dragons used to be a weird little hobby, seen as hopelessly nerdy, childish, and even Satanic. Now it’s a bigger cultural deal than Monopoly, even chess. It’s featured in Stranger Things ...

Before a “Dungeons & Dragons” player joins a game, before she finds her first sword or slays her first gnoll, she must create a character who has a race and a class. 1 Will she skulk in the shadows as ...