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The Community Blog is a regular feature for our members to share their unique gaming perspectives and experiences. Each blog will delve into the realm of gaming, specifically focusing on the individual's encounters with Obsidian's games. Each may also explore the broader implications for an industry that continuously evolves, weaving together storytelling, technology, escapism, and social commentary.

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The Unintentional Gatekeeping of Video Games

Quote A blog by @Fishtick Tommy Dieterich has been a passionate evangelist of Accessibility, informed by both professional and personal experiences gaming with disabilities. He can be found dedicating his time to spreading awareness across the industry so that gamers of all types feel welcome in this amazing space. One thing that nobody warns you about when you get a job in the gaming industry is just how many meetings there are. There’re daily standups, gate reviews, sp
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Why I keep looking forward to Obsidian games

Quote   A blog by @JadedWolf Growing up in the eighties and nineties, I reluctantly embraced PC gaming when it was clear the commodore Amiga had no more future. A friend from secondary school introduced me to Baldur's Gate, and I've been hooked to the genre ever since. I gobbled up anything similar, which turned out to be all the early Black Isle games like the Icewind Dale series, Planescape: Torment and of course the second Baldur's gate and its expansion.  Aft
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The Power of Storytelling

Quote A blog by @Fionavar I am a passionate about great storytelling especially in cRPG games. I find joy in exploring vast digital realms from the comfort of the Canadian prairies, especially when there’s a polar vortex swirling about! Whether it's strategizing in epic battles or unravelling intricate storylines, I continue to be honoured to help Obsidian nurture this community of trolls and denizens, who have been core to helping them continue to tell immersive and expansive tal
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Ghosts & Goblins & Chocolate

Quote   A blog by @melkathi About Me: As a child living in Greece, I would spend my summers in Germany. There I’d eat licorice, local brand chocolate, and Mohnkuchen (there is no English language wiki entry). Either way, the moment summer was over, things I enjoyed would be left behind with it. Thus, when I started gaming I was already nostalgic. In games I look for that certain magic. I want escapism but more importantly I want to experience something
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Me & Obsidian

Quote   A blog by @Pidesco Bio: Part time Network Admin, part time husband and stepfather. I try to avoid garden and house work as much as possible, enjoy cooking and being right. Immigrant of 8 years to the Nordics from the Mediterranean, I actually like the cold weather.   For a while now, I've wanted to write something about me and Obsidian. About the history, about the community, about the games. From Sith Lords and Project New Jersey up
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Commentary on the Combat-Related NPC Behaviour/AI in The Outer Worlds

Quote Commentary on the Combat-Related NPC Behaviour/AI in The Outer Worlds A blog by @Hawke64 Emerald Vale is the starting area of The Outer Worlds, introducing the player to the systems and the setting. The planet belongs to the Spacer’s Choice corporation, whose colony is on the brink of collapse. After discovering the body of their expected companion and going through a basic tutorial (how to hide, talk, and shoot), the player is free to explore a large map, while th
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We are What We Play

Quote We are What We Play A blog by @MedicineDan   Quote Bio: This post is in itself a biography. Some of you know me as Eldar. The rest of you are alts. : Eldar’s faint smile with one raised eyebrow icon : I believe, somewhere in our hearts, we are what we play. We don’t become angry half orcs slaughtering villagers or bold knights fighting for justice, but those ideas become part of our person. They swirl around in our heads like swarms of
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My Gaming Journey

Quote   My Gaming Journey A Blog by @BruceVC   "Where did it start? How did it start? These are questions I asked myself when I made this post. The question being “my love of fantasy and fantasy RPG PC games? And why not Sci-fi, why fantasy as my favourite genre?" For me it was the late 1970’s, I was young and don’t remember much but I do remember my dad reading to us Enid Blyton’s “The Magic Faraway Tree” and that’s where it started.
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Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire & End-Game Design

Quote   Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire & End-Game Design A blog by @Hawke64   Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a computer/classic roleplaying game (CRPG), which explores the topics of personal freedom and responsibility, religion, and colonialism. The story takes place in the (fictional, but it is obvious) Deadfire archipelago, where several local and foreign factions stand in uneasy peace, while the protagonist follows a reborn god
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Life of a Gamer

Quote   A life long (and a long life) video gamer A blog by @Gorth   Since this is a "history" post, I'll start with the oldest stuff first and work my way towards the current time, here and now on the Obsidian boards 😊 I often deny having owned a gaming console and that is technically correct. But... long unrelated story, I grew up with relatives who were "junkies" (heroin addicts) and they would often rob stores and homes for things to

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