1st thought that came to me is this Onion joke is paid for by Paramount Studios, to promo Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

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That different colored dragons have different breath attacks is very, very much Dungeons & Dragons. For not to mention monsters like Mimics, Owlbear, Gelatinous Cubes and other silliness. This feels *very much* like pen and paper DnD.

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I entered this scene through rejection and honesty
Nerds weren't mean, they were weird and that worked for me
After 10 years of teasing when social skills failed me
Dungeons & Dragons cured all that ailed me

We read books, we played games, we made art, we watched Lost
We said things like "D20", "shipping" and "Mana cost"
It felt good to be myself, not being mocked
Still self-conscious, though, we whispered things about jocks

But one day, you grow up, come into your own
Now geek's not rejection - it's a label I own
Then ignorant haters come to prove me wrong
Tell me I'm not nerdy enough to belong

I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove

Fake Geek Girl test - that's a funny one, go ahead
How many comic books are there I haven't read?
I know it feels good to have a contest you win
It would feel even better if I wanted in

So women aren't geeks, so is that your conclusion?
That this is some secret club based on exclusion?
12-year-old dorks would say you're being selfish
And then they'd go write in their journals in Elvish

I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove

I've got cred but honestly, I shouldn't need it
This world needs all kinds of folks to complete it
You've got gamers, and artists and comic subscribers
Cosplayers, crafters and fan-fiction writers

You can stop - never say "fake geek" again
Our club needs no bouncers - all who want in get in
But go ahead, if you want, to own that role fully
I ain't got nothing to prove to a bully!

I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove
I've got nothing to prove

Haters are gonna hate

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Oh no! My witty Dungeons & Dragons reference!

Ha... a comment from the link: "It can't be The Greatest Dungeons & Dragons Game of All Time. He's running third edition."

*promote because I just watched this episode.

FYI, http://blogs.forbes.com/davidewalt/2011/03/08/behind-the-scenes-of-communitys-advanced-dungeons-dragons/

Yeah, well.. He's accepting interns.

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meme this sheen thing is taking off. I bet he wrights a book about it, and wins.

Really liked all the evil stuff he pointed out: pentagram, crystal ball,... and Dungeons & Dragons?!
If this would be newer they'd probably have shown a Harry Potter book

I remember being really exited when I heard that there was going to be a Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. I woke up early in the morning to check it out only to find that the characters were not a bunch of bad ass warriors and magic users, but were instead stupid little time traveling kids. Never watched it again.

I think I got most of my collectivist training from Sesame Street.

Robotech was my favorite cartoon, and although I've never analyzed it politically, I did manage to find a video vaguely linking it to the French Revolution. http://www.videosift.com/video/Robotech-Les-Miserables-Mashup

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As I was playing, I was thinking that the game felt like a mix of Baldur's Gate and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, although the latter is still a better game in my opinion (I just really enjoyed everything about it, particularly the feel of the world). I was happy to find the game got rid of some of the baggage that Dungeons & Dragons brings with it, from a gameplay system point-of-view. A minor annoyance was having to occasionally change from "normal" to "easy" difficulty during a few extremely difficult fights.

I did have issues with the dialog system, although I'm glad conversations aren't linear. I don't like going through a dialog wondering if I asked or said the right thing, only to have to reload a saved game because I didn't like the outcome. There's a point in the game where you're trying to win people over by making your case during a verbal tug-of-war, and it's near impossible to know which dialog options will work for you or against you. There are also times when you say something in dialog without realizing that it permanently shuts you out of a quest, not allowing you to complete it.

Minor problems overall though. I haven't played a great game in several years (excepting for the games in The Orange Box), let alone a great RPG, and Dragon Age is a welcome end to that drought.