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A Quick look at the D&D 4e Spring 2010 releases

July 24, 2009

I think I’m a couple days late on this, as it’s all over the boards in various forums, but I’m going to place them here for reference anyway. This comes courtesy of Herschel, the original poster on the EN forums where I lifted this from. (My comments will be in parenthesis): January: Underdark Sourcebook by […]

On 4th Ed.’s simplified skill list

July 21, 2009

I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the argument coming out of some forums regarding the 4th Ed. skill list, in that mainly the list is too short to create fully fleshed out and distinct characters. I’m not buying it, as there are many ways to accomplish just that without needing too much […]

About DM’s, the future of the game, and what not…

July 20, 2009

Okay. Before I begin this post, let me preface it by telling you what sparked it (although in all fairness I’m been mulling it over for a few weeks). I tried to organize a D&D Game Day for the upcoming date for DMG2 and I couldn’t make heads or tails out of the websites for […]

Dragon Magazine Annual, Volume 1 cover image

July 19, 2009

It will be released on August 18th, here is the cover via Amazon.

Tell the PC’s to leave their powers at the door

July 19, 2009

This post is aimed directly at a newbie dm who may be DM’ing a set of newbie players through their first experiences with role-playing games… You’ve got the books, you’ve played a few sessions, and you’re really digging it. Your players are getting more and more comfortable with the rules, your table management gets smoother […]

My DDI Experience

July 16, 2009

Paying for extra content in order to play Dungeons and Dragons has been a very divisive topic in the D&D community. One camp sits on the side of “What? No way I’m paying for that content, I already bought the books!”, while another says “Anything to make my life easier is good for me! Sign […]

On map making…

July 12, 2009

I’ve been thinking about maps, and more importantly, I’ve been thinking about how this blog is lacking a good article on map making. Players love maps, dm’s love maps, everyone loves a good map. I only have one problem, I have no skills when it comes to cartography. Sure, I can place a couple of […]

The DM binder, folder, or notebook

July 10, 2009

In the world of scripted television, writers have what’s called a show bible. The bible serves as a reference for better understanding the characters, settings, and plot situations of that particular showe It also serves to teach new writers how the “universe” of that show works. Great, Mr. TV. What does that have to do […]

Newbie DM Review: Sacred 2: Fallen Angel

June 25, 2009

I’d like to do something not normally done on my blog, talk about video games. This is an RPG game, so, why not? It’s called Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, developed by Ascaron Entertainment for the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms. I’ll be talking about the Xbox version on this review, and after taking a spin through the […]

A couple of free mapping and landscape visualization tools for new DM’s

June 24, 2009

I wanted to throw a couple of tools your way, just in case you weren’t aware of them. Yes, I’m talking to you, “Mr. New DM who has no money to pay for expensive mapping software”. These are free and kick ass. One is for maps, and the other renders out cinematic landscapes to use […]