I must admit, I have had, until this point, an avid dislike of PDF magazines. I dunno why, or how, but the idea of them always threw me off. However an article about tattoos and the magazine called D20 Girls? I had to at least give this a try.
I found it, actually, really quite good! The articles were interesting but not heavy or particularly soul-searching. The pictures were far better quality than I was expecting and it wasn't completely littered with adverts every step of the way! These were the things I was really worried about and D20 Girls has completely put my fears to bed!
I read it in one sitting and wouldn't say it would take anyone longer than an hour or so to read. It is aimed more at an american audience than myself, a brit so some things I wasn't quite up to speed on (Like the show "the tester" which is currently airing in the US, so the article didn't particularly interest me). I would say though nearly every single article in the magazine was generic enough for anybody to enjoy.
Although you would think the name suggests it is heavily about roleplaying, it is actually just like our podcast and instead covers everything. Anything that we geeks enjoy is in there - and I certainly would recommend having a look!
There were a couple of flaws, I didn't think the layout was particularly brilliant (and there were some interviews I found hard to follow because of this) nor do I think the choice of colours at some point is particularly overwhelming. However overall I did really enjoy reading this magazine and will make a point in future to pick up future releases!
I heartily recommend for the reasonable price of this magazine you do the same!
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