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Videogame to Tabletop: Campaign Journal 1

March 8, 2012

(This article was originally written for The Dragon Age Oracle blog) So I’ve decided that my Dragon Age campaign will switch to following the story line (albeit a bit altered) of the videogame. My 5 players are level 5, and we’ve gone through most of the published adventures, which I believe springboard nicely into getting […]

Dragon Age: Origins Story as a Tabletop Campaign

February 21, 2012

I’ve run through all the published adventures for the Dragon Age RPG, and now it’s time to move on to homebrew adventures. Rather than wreck my brain trying to figure out an epic storyline, I think I’m just going to adapt the plot of the video game to the tabletop. I have the advantage that […]

D&D Virtual Table Demo

February 13, 2012

I was contacted by Johnn Four (roleplayingtips.com) and Tony Medeiros of fastercombat.com about publishing an article regarding the WOTC D&D virtual table, and a guided tour that they were given by Game Table Online (the group managing WOTC’s virtual table I believe). I agreed to publish the article, so here it is, by Tony Madeiros. […]

1st Ed D&D reprints are coming!

January 19, 2012

I’m not sure what’s going on at WOTC, but the fun & interesting announcements keep on coming. Now, in support of the Gygax Memorial Fund, WOTC is planning on releasing the 1st ED. PHB, DMG, and MM. The release date is this April, and it looks like it’ll be a short print run available at […]

Sell me the stats!

January 13, 2012

As I keep digesting the news that Wizards of the Coast is already working on a follow up edition to 4e , my mind is wondering how and what they can do to accomplish the goal of bringing back fans of all previous editions under this one game. It’s a lofty goal, and I’m skeptical that it […]

So what will happen to the Forgotten Realms?

January 10, 2012

A rather clever guy on twitter named @newbiedm tweeted the following after 5e was announced: I wonder if Elminster will wake up next to Bob Newhart and realize it was all a dream. Funny, right? Yeah, he’s pretty clever. But while he was probably trying to be cute, the question about what the heck to do with […]

A new edition of D&D is coming

January 9, 2012

So the cat is out of the bag… Not that I was hiding the cat in the bag, because I didn’t know anything, but the cat’s out of the bag. There’s a new D&D in the works, and an open playtest will help chart its course. So what do we know about this new D&D? […]

Open Discussion: The changing role of the DM

December 20, 2011

Monte Cook’s “Legends and Lore” columns at Wizards.com have been interesting. In them, he seems to be painting a picture of a theoretical future version of D&D, and while I can’t say for sure that he is, it makes sense if you assume he’s been rehired by WOTC to help design 5e. I’m a believer […]

Win a copy of Dungeon Tiles: Shadowghast Manor

December 19, 2011

Random.org picked the winner, and it was SCOTTYMET! Congratulations, enjoy the tiles! ___________________________________________________________ It’s time for another giveaway, and this time we are celebrating the holidays (and in my case Christmas) by giving stuff away! We are giving away a copy of the latest D&D Dungeon Tiles set, Shadowghast Manor! Only the cool folks at […]

Dungeon Tiles: Shadowghast Manor

December 12, 2011

WOTC has released their latest Dungeon Tiles set, Shadowghast Manor. This set is certainly nice to look at, it’s basically a large manor or mansion, with the underground catacombs for it on the flip side. I think that owning two sets of this would probably get you more use out of it though. The tiles […]