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In mid-07, three gamers got together and began recording a [[Pod CastPodcast]], and created a website to contribute to the gaming society. The three (Meg, Josh, and Zeke) created [[BG]] and posted [http://brilliantgameologists.com/episode-1-gameology/ this podcast], asking a very simple question: What do you like about gaming?
 
While initial traffic was low, this would change due to events at the Wizards of the Coast forums. The [[Broken Base]] created by the release of [[Dungeons and Dragons]] 4th Edition, combined with repeated, nigh-incomprehensible overhauls of the entire board (including a temporary rebranding to "[[Magic the Gathering|Gleemax]], a [[My Space]] for gamers"), resulted in large chunks of the userbase becoming... [[Unpleasable Fanbase|upset]]. Eventually Meg was fired from the moderator position she held at the Character Optimisation section, and [[Internet Backlash|a large chunk of the regulars there]] [[Eternal September|followed her to her podcast's boards in protest]]. By the times things stabilized, BG had become a community in its own right.
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=== Episodes/Threads of this site/forum provide examples of: ===
 
* [[Character Tiers]]: Home to [http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=5293 the most widely-used tier list] for [[Dungeons and Dragons]] 3.x, with classes rated on how much effort a [[Game Master]] needs to handle them (high tiers have [[Story -Breaker Power|Story Breaker Powers]], while low tiers are incapable of harming common enemies).
* [[Elite Tweak]]: The "Min/Max It" section is capable of squeezing power out of even the strangest and most obscure classes or abilities. Even a joke Flaw from a magazine which gives you a random chance of pulling out a chicken whenever you reach for an item.
* [[Eternal September]]
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* [[Gushing About Shows You Like]]: Josh is well known for his opinions of ''[[Burning Wheel]]''.
* [[Lethal Joke Character]]: A number of builds fall into this category, using abilities like jumping high, drinking alcohol, or commanding hippos to deadly effect.
* [[Min -Maxing]]: By the boatload. As stated above, BG has one of the largest collections of optimisation content on the internet, being particularly known for its collection of Class Handbooks for [[Dungeons and Dragons]]. Several of the podcasts also cover basic optimization tactics.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: There's a reason the forums haven't been upgraded since 2009.
* [[One of Us]]: The Gameologists themselves (or at the very least, Meg) are familiar with [[TV Tropes]].
* [[Play -By -Post Games]]: There is a section dedicated to these types of games, with private boards available.
* [[Pod CastPodcast]]: Not that it needed to be mentioned again. Primarily discusses D&D, but the Gameologists have covered many topics over the nearly two score episodes they've posted.
* [[Rules Lawyer]]: The [[Lawful Good]] variety is very common among the userbase.
* [[Strategy Guide]]: [http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?board=22 A near-comprehensive assortment of "handbooks"] exists for each of [[Dungeons and Dragons|3rd Edition's classes]], as well as certain iconic character types and abilities. In general, if you can't find it at BG or WotC, it likely doesn't exist.
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