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In mid-07, three gamers got together and began recording a [[Podcast]], 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: theThe 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.
 
To this day, BG is a pillar in the tabletop optimization community (specifically oriented around [[Dungeons and Dragons]] 3.5, but they will help posters with nearly any system or game if asked, or at least point you in the right direction), rivaling TheGamingDen and [[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|GiantITP]] in sheer resources, and the podcasts (while infrequent) are very insightful for any gamer.
 
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* [[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.
* [[All Thethe Tropes Will Ruin Your Vocabulary]]: Make sure you know the definitions of the terms "optimiser", "powergamer" and "munchkin"<ref>"Someone who works to match his character's abilities to his concept", "Someone who plays to win" and "Cheater" respectively</ref> before you use one. They are not the same as those used by this wiki.
** "339" refers to the pre-Gleemax Character Optimisation forums, derived from the number in its URL.
** Similarly, common acronyms may confuse newer players. In particular, you should know what CL<ref>[[Power Level|Caster Level]]</ref>, ECL<ref>Effective Character Level, important for playing a race that starts at an ECL other that 1st</ref>, LVL<ref>[[Character Level]]</ref>, WBL<ref>Wealth by Level, or how much money your character starts with/should have at his current ECL</ref>, EL<ref>[[Sorting Algorithm of Evil|Encounter Level]]</ref>, and PrC<ref>[[Prestige Class]]</ref> mean when you ask for help.
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