Courtney Kraft
Geek & Sundry
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Weekend Warrior (Or Wizard): Tips To Survive a Camper LARP
Let's be honest: camping on its own can be harrowing to the inexperienced, but imagine layering on a LARP on top of that. It's not easy, but it can be an → Read More
Coping With Emotional Bleed During Roleplay
Let me paint you a picture of a recent situation where my roleplaying group and I were at a pivotal moment deep into a session: "I want to rub a pencil over → Read More
Buffy’s 20th Anniversary: Three Lessons We Learned
In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer. Can you → Read More
Why You Should Drop What You’re Doing And Watch “The Genius”
I love stories about games. The Hunger Games, The Westing Game, Ready Player One, all that. Just last week, an article on Kotaku caught my eye. It introduced me → Read More
Grog Playlist 2016 — Long May You RAGE
WHAT DO YOU WANT?! Oh, we're making another of these? Well, I really only have songs that I destroy things to, and songs about smashing and anger, so.. → Read More
Percy’s Playlist 2016: A Light Must Cast The Shadow
Percy is a new man since his confrontation with the Briarwoods. Or is he? The ghosts of his past still rear their ugly heads now and then. And they nearly cost → Read More
Vex’ahlia’s Playlist 2016 – The Beauty In Chaos
While making this playlist, I think I’ve found out more about Vex than I expected to. Certain lyrics really jumped out at me through this process and I’m → Read More
Scanlan’s Playlist 2016 – Growing Up
Sam Riegel may be the master of improvising new lyrics to popular songs to provide inspiration for others, but what music inspires him to play Scanlan? Sam has → Read More
Keyleth’s Playlist 2016: The Stars through the Rain Storm
The Critical Role 2016 playlists continues with our beloved, albeit socially awkward, druid Keyleth. Her journey this year has been an emotional roller coaster, → Read More
Vax’ildan’s Playlist 2016 – Over The Edge
Last year, our Critical Role cast shared the songs that inspire their characters. A year has passed, and a lot has happened to our heroes. Vox'Machina wants to → Read More
Presenting Talks Machina
Every Thursday night, thousands of people gather around their computers and consoles to listen to the unfolding tales of Vox Machina on Geek & Sundry's → Read More
Once More With Feeling — 15 Years Later
It was a Thursday night in 2001. My friends and I were gathered in a dark, dormitory lounge in Ithaca, NY. Ithaca didn't carry UPN, so my mother would tape → Read More
Nerf Revolutionizes Blaster Play By Improving Accuracy
Nerf battles are a great way to have a blast with your friends and get a bit of a workout while you're at it. For some players, raining a flurry of foam dart → Read More
Live Out Your Fantasies With Labyrinth: The Board Game
European game company River Horse is teaming up with The Jim Henson Company to create a Labyrinth board game. Each player takes on the role of either Sarah, → Read More
UC Irvine Just Got Super Serious About eSports
See, mom? All that video game playing is worth something after all. The University of California, Irvine is launching a first-of-its-kind eSports gaming → Read More
Ubisoft Brings Party Games To VR with “Werewolves Within”
Everyone's eyes scan the others in the circle. Somebody in this room is a murderer. Somebody is the werewolf! Werewolf is a party game beloved by many. The → Read More
These “Game of Thrones” Etsy Items Will Tempt You Like Littlefinger’s Brothel
You deserve to look good, and you deserve to express your geeky passions. These two things should never be mutually exclusive. With Game of Thrones season 6 → Read More
Cosplay Contacts 101 (As In Lenses)
Contact lenses can complete the look of any cosplay, and let's face it, nobody has bubblegum pink or swirly eyes. So if you're a cosplayer, but you've never → Read More
Whispers of the Old Gods Expansion Coming to Hearthstone
Blizzard has announced "Whispers of the Old Gods," Hearthstone's third expansion pack. The 134 card set is based on the old gods of Azaroth who whisper thoughts → Read More
5 Reasons Cersei Lannister Is Basically The Best
Cersei Lannister is my favorite character in Game of Thrones, and everybody I know looks at me like I just spoiled the Red Wedding when I mention it. Just → Read More