The New Nerdiest Thing Ever Created
Clue: Dungeons & Dragons edition. I am beyond words. Thank god there’s a product description:
Was it Tordek the Dwarf Fighter with the Flaming Battle Axe in the
Library of Arcane Tomes? Or maybe it was Lidda the Halfling Rogue with
the Dagger of Venom in the Magical Armory? Or perhaps Nebin the Gnome
Wizard with the Mace of Disruption in the Chamber of Tricks & Traps?
I am in awe. I can’t get anyone to play my Star Wars Monopoly set, and that’s one of the most popular movie franchises of all time–what happens if you pull this nerdy nightmare out? Do your guests beat you to death with a lamp, to put you out of your nerdy misery? Do they wish aloud you had simply pulled out a more socially acceptable human head instead? (Via Slippery Brick)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.