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D&D News out of GAMA Trade Show

March 19, 2014

The GAMA Trade Show is currently taking place in Vegas (where Greg Leeds, WOTC CEO is the keynote speaker), and some news regarding D&D 5th Ed. came out following WOTC’s presentation. No mention was made of a release date or price point, ignoring what we all know was leaked from the Barnes and Noble website, […]

5e Release dates leaked

March 2, 2014

Well, it’s happened again… an online retailer has beat WOTC to the punch in announcing release dates future material. The Barnes and Noble webstore has pages for two 5e products, a starter set valued at $19.99 and the Player’s Handbook, which arrives with a cover price of $49.95. The items release on July 15th and August […]

Working on a new kids’ game

February 11, 2014

I’ve been working on a new kids’ game the past few months, and it’s finally starting to take shape. I’m pretty excited about it. As opposed to rpgKids, which was basically a pretty simple ruleset with no story attached, this game will have a story built into it, and not be as combat focused as […]

Looking for an artist or two

January 30, 2014

Here’s the deal. I’m looking for an artist for a secret super duper special project (my next kid’s game, don’t tell anyone… shhh). Right now I need some art to give my work-in-progress play test document some flavor, I’m thinking one or two pieces of art should do it. So here’s what I need… send […]

Gencon Bound

January 29, 2014

After two years of not attending “the best four days in gaming”, I’ve decided to once again attend Gencon 2014. The reasons were twofold, first because of the expected celebrations around the release of DnD 5th Ed. and DnD’s 40th anniversary, which I would like to be there for, and second because I miss hanging […]

No Surprises: D&D Next arriving in the Summer of 2014

December 20, 2013

So as most of us thought, the release date for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Ed. has been announced, and the game lands on the nebulous “Summer 2014” date… which is clearly a Gencon launch. Here’s the cryptic release… Why cryptic? Let’s talk after you read it… Wizards of the Coast Announces Thrilling Dungeons & Dragons […]

Things I Want For Christmas

December 3, 2013

It’s that time of the year where we get give gifts so I thought I’d out together a list of things I’d like to get give RPG lovers everywhere…. This list includes real products, and also things I wish were real… Dragon Age Set 3: On February 20, 2012, Green Ronin released the Open Playtest for […]

Expanding Horizons

August 25, 2013

Lately I’ve been on kind of a Fate kick. I picked up both Fate Core, and Fate Accelerated Edition from Evil Hat Productions, and I’ve been digging into them all week. For those of you that follow this blog mostly from the D&D side of the street, and aren’t aware of Fate, it’s an rpg […]

87 DM tips.

July 31, 2013

I went crazy on twitter last night. I was doing some fiction writing (non rpg) when I suddenly stopped and thought about how I really haven’t been doing my job as “newbiedm”, which basically is to try and help new dm’s do their job right. So I started tweeting tips. And before I knew it, […]

About the Red Aegis rpg…

July 18, 2013

So I have some pretty cool news… I’ve joined the development team (as a freelancer) of a new rpg that has been announced called Red Aegis. The game is the brainchild of the James Bros. (Matt & Brian), names you’ll recognize from plenty 4e D&D WOTC products. The game’s premise is what interested me […]