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The lack of roleplaying in 4th Edition

May 1, 2009

“You enter the last room in the crypt, there are 3 sealed coffins, lined up in perfect order. A large one, flanked by two smaller ones. The etchings on the wall tell the story of a man who killed his family. You can safely assume these are them.” The Rogue says “I want to open […]

Nice! Subtle changes to Keep on the Shadowfell

April 28, 2009

Stop if you’re playing Keep on the Shadowfell! There is a KOTS v1.5 available! While I haven’t read the entire thing, Wizard’s has updated keep on the Shadowfell and put it up for a free download today. For starters, they added a different type of Kobold to the Irontooth encounter, a Kobold Denwarden. And the […]

A sort of Eureka! moment in regards to Skill Challenges

April 28, 2009

I don’t hide the fact that I can’t wrap my head around skill challenges. I find it hard to conceptualize narrating them at the table without the exercise simply becoming a series of rolls. The irony though, is that I’d love to run them at the table to break up the monotony of combat/combat/combat. This […]

A D&D Birthday party

April 27, 2009

My birthday was a few days ago, but my job took me out of the country and I couldn’t celebrate with my family. So Mrs. NewbieDM asked me what I’d like for my birthday when I got back, and I asked for a D&D marathon with the group. We played yesterday from 12 to 8pm, […]

Arcane Power Errata (!)

April 21, 2009

So Arcane Power came out today, and the errata team has already issued its first batch. Nice. Get it here

1d12 questions with….Mike Mearls

April 15, 2009

I’m rolling out an interview section to the website titled “1d12 questions with…” where I’ll roll a d12 and ask that number of questions to the subject of the interview, who today happens to be the very gracious & approachable Mike Mearls, lead designer at Wizards of the Coast. It’s meant to be a reflection on […]

On game balance…

April 12, 2009

I tend to frequent gaming forums, mostly to find new things to use in my games, like monster cards, software, maps, and the like. One of the themes that often pops up is that of game balance. “Such-n-such class is broken” “X Power is unbalanced” type arguments seem to be the norm amongst those types […]

About the RPG Bloggers Campaign Setting

April 11, 2009

And we’re off…. 32 bloggers working on a shared campaign setting. This should be cool. The map is ready, the land grab has begun, and in a few months a living, breathing campaign world will be available from some of the best minds in the RPG Blogosphere. Although I brought up the concept, I am […]

ENWorld interviews Greg Leeds, President of WOTC, regarding the PDF’s.

April 10, 2009

Find it here I won’t editorialize about it.

Vin Diesel’s Melkor the Drow

April 9, 2009

Here’s Vin hitting the talk show circuit, promoting Fast & Furious, and shares with Jimmy Kimmel the story of Melkor the Drow. Enjoy this little bit of geekness on late night tv. The D&D stuff hits at 2:27.