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Fantasy as a genre, especially fantasy gaming -- whether it be tabletop or computer -- is dominated by a tradition derived from Tolkien, a sort of mashup of various European sources.

I'm not specifically speaking about World of Warcraft lore here -- it can be any game, from Deckard Cain's last act in Diablo 3 to the fate of Phoibe in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, from Ethan discovering the truth in Resident Evil Village to the final confrontation with Adam Smasher in Cyberpunk 2077.

Of course, I have been playing World of Warcraft since 2004.

If you're a TTRPG nerd like myself, the most exciting announcement at this year's BlizzConline might well be that the folks at Critical Role will be running a Diablo-themed one-shot for the convention this year.

Just for a sense of the scale of Ubisoft's latest Assassin's Creed game, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, I am just now probably at the 1/3rd mark.

I recently had an interesting experience that led me to a discovery I'm pretty happy with.

This week, former Blizzard Senior Vice President of Story & Franchise Development Chris Metzen announced the formation of Warchief Gaming -- previously a gaming club and now a development studio for tabletop games -- and on the same day, Critical Role announced the formation of Darrington Press, which will also be focusing on tabletop game development.

I've been thinking about character customization and why it's important, and why it's of varying importance depending on who you talk to.

Former founder and president of Blizzard Entertainment, Mike Morhaime, is on a new adventure: He created Dreamhaven Studios, and he brought several big names with him that were in leading positions on the creation of some of the most beloved Blizzard games ever.

For those of you who haven't played any of BioWare's seminal RPG series -- Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic, and its MMO counterpart Star Wars: The Old Republic -- one thing that stands out is your ability to form meaningful relationships with the characters you interact with most.