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Hullo, Gentle Readers. It will come as no surprise to anyone that Dungeons are a major part of the Dungeons and Dragons game. For the uninitiated, I’m not talking about someplace that a king sends people to be forgotten (although that’s one possibility). I’m talking about fortified underground defense installations. I’m talking about perilous lairs and macabre vaults…dungeons deep and caverns old, as it were. As a big fan of D&D, I am also a big fan of dungeons. I’m always … [Read more...]
Hello, gentle readers! Well, my “Sandbox with Benefits” 4E campaign has been going rather well. Recently, my players have gotten themselves involved in a war between the kingdom they favor, Summerlund, and the Orcish Hordes of the Steppes. After a number of adventures and missions that comprised level 6 (scouting missions, take out the siege engines, etc.), the players went to the aid of the affectionately nicknamed Brokenwall Keep. This strategically important castle is under the command … [Read more...]
A warrior draws the power of elemental earth into his body to protect himself. A warlock unleashes a bolt of pure elemental ice on his foe. A wizard sweeps away enemies with an icy wind. Gandalf hurls fire at the wolves in The Lord of the Rings. Elemental power has been a mainstay of heroic fantasy, and of Dungeons & Dragons in particular, since forever. With the advent of 4E and its mythology of the Gods fighting the elementary powered Primordials at the dawn of time, a natural question … [Read more...]
I remember what I thought when 4th Edition D&D was announced. I was excited, because I’d been playing enough D&D 3 and 3.5 that I had begun to see things that I felt were flaws. I hoped that these things would be addressed in a new system. As articles appeared giving us a glimpse of 4E, I got even more excited. Which weapon a fighter chose to use could have a significant effect on what sorts of abilities they would get. Clerics wouldn’t have to give up all their actions to be a … [Read more...]
Thanks be to Thor and whatever other gods are controlling the weather; we made it to Ft. Wayne this year! It's 12:33 am and since I haven't gone to bed yet, I'm going to say it's Thursday. (It's technically Friday.) I wanted to be sure to get the news out to all the folks who don't follow me on Twitter, so here's the excitement of the first full day of DDXP and the introduction of the new edition of D&D. Seminar: Charting the Course: An Edition for All Editions Loads of folks turned out … [Read more...]
(Sorry, Dave.) I love Dungeon Bastard. His videos are well-written, impeccably done, and downright hilarious. If you don't subscribe to his channel on YouTube, go do that now. His newest "Ask The Bastard" is on Edition Wars and he echoes my feelings on the subject: "Does it have dragons? Does it have dungeons? I want to play it!" … [Read more...]
It’s ironic. I was planning on writing an article about whether or not I thought 5th Edition D&D would be coming soon, and Wizards of the Coast announces they are beginning work on the next iteration of D&D. So there’s a big ol’ yes. So instead, drawing on my experience with the game and my thoughts about how WotC has handled things with D&D of late, I thought instead I would share my thoughts on what 5th Edition will be like. It Won’t Be Called 5th Edition I know … [Read more...]
The announcement of the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons came out today in the NY Times. It promises to capture the hearts and minds of all D&D players, young and old, no matter which edition they thought was best. My Challenge For You In your discussions of "5e" (or whatever it ends up being called), stay positive. We all love slaying dragons. We all love exploring dungeons. Let's focus on the positive aspects of what make us LOVE a game rather than talking about the new game in … [Read more...]
Dear Readers, if you’ve been following my columns, you’ve probably noticed that I have a strong penchant for Faeries and Faerie Tales. Changeling the Dreaming is one of my favorite RPGs, and Fables is one of my favorite comics. I’m following Once Upon a Time on TV, and I’ve read plenty of modern retellings of Faerie Tales, as well as the originals. So when 4E D&D was shown to have a Faerie realm of its own, I was quite excited. There have been hints of Faerieland in D&D from … [Read more...]
I owe thanks to greybunny on Twitter for this week’s topic. He was looking for articles on running a campaign in the Underdark. Since I couldn’t think of one, I decided I would write one instead. Fair warning: I will try to make my advice generic, but, in general, it will be about D&D (where else would you run an Underdark campaign?) and will conform to 4E concepts. I will try to keep references from specific books to a minimum, but since the 4E D&D Underdark has some very … [Read more...]
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