About Rodrigo

Nobody really knows what Rodrigo's deal is. He is a perpetual enigma, an unknown quantity, the X factor. He's the new kid in school, the unlisted number, the person all your friends talk about, but you've never met. How can one person be so mysterious, you ask? THAT IS ALSO TOTALLY A MYSTERY! You can try to keep tabs on him on twitter by following @fearsomecritter, but that probably won't help.

FROM THE VAULT: Speed Grapher

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Speed Grapher is an anime series, here is Netflix’s description of it:

A former war photographer meets a beautiful girl whose powers unlock a secret within him: Whenever he takes a picture of something, it explodes.

Initiate scathing review of what is clearly a ludicrous show in 3… 2… 1…

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CASUAL 60: 4th of July (Featuring M13 Spoilers)

Casual 60 Major Spoilers and Magic the Gathering

Two awesome days are approaching. One is the release of Magic: The Gathering 2013 on July 13 (spoilers are already out). the other is July 4th, Independence Day in the United States. This is a holiday that Americans celebrate, in true American fashion, by eating awesome food and blowing stuff up! What do the two of them have to do with each other? This:

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GAMER’S CORNER: Player Character Motivations

Gamer's Corner: Character Motivations

I get frequent e-mail questions about gaming from our Critical Hit listeners. Often they ask me my opinion on a game setting or a particular power in 4th edition; but there is one question that I get more than any others, and it goes something like this:

Dearest Rodrigo,
HELP! I have an awesome campaign planned but ever since my players discovered that they can sell copper for 2 silver a pound they’ve decided that they are just going to become miners and settle in a sleepy mining town. How do I get them to pick up their swords and staves and head over to the bad guy’s teleporting, time-machine castle, which is also a werewolf factory?

Sincerely,
Kevin Von Realperson

And I usually try to offer some advice. Although that is not what I will do today. This article is not about what Kevin should do. It’s about what Kevin should have done…

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FEATURE: Universe Expansion Dissonance

UNIVERSE EXPANSION DISSONANCE

As Television viewers, comic book readers and video game players we are used to experiencing a final product. We all know that a telecomicgame can go through thousands of iterations before being released, but largely once you hold a piece of media in your hands you know that it has been finalized.

However, successful properties often continue to grow; spawning sequels, spin-offs and adaptations. When this happens the themes of the franchise may begin to shift, causing design elements to transform to match the expanding medium. At this stage the creators cannot go back to the drawing board, as the original work is already in the hands of the public. The creator has to choose which elements need to shift along with the expanding canon, and which elements should be kept. When the elements retained begin to clash with the rest of the universe it leads to a phenomenon I call Universe Expansion Dissonance.

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VIDEO GAMES: Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

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Wizards of the coast is getting ready to launch the new version of Duels of the Planeswalkers, which will be available for PC, Xbox, PS3 and iPad. Take the jump to find out more.

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CRITICAL HIT: Season 4 Primer (Part 3 of 3)


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Critical Hit Season 4 premieres tomorrow! This primer covers the final seasonal forest, as well as the ancient question:

Why did the Elves leave the Feywild?

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CRITICAL HIT: Season 4 Primer (Part 1 of 3)

This Saturday you will be able to download the first episode of Season 4 of Critical Hit. Take the jump to read some information on the setting, and the official announcement of the new season’s title.

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