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DDXP 2012 Report: The First Glimpses at the New Edition of Dungeons & Dragons

27 January 2012 by 31 Comments
Timmy the ThinkGeek monkey at DDXP 2012

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...]

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The Perils of Edition Wars: Adventure to Dice Castle

17 January 2012 by 1 Comment
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This month's article was inspired by D&D's special announcement. Unless you've had your head stuck in a dice bag, you might have heard that Wizards of the Coast announced their plans to reinvest their energy into Dungeons & Dragons. (You can read What We Know About 5th Edition on ENWorld for the latest updates.) The news was picked up by several major media outlets including Forbes, The New York Times, and Yahoo! News. From a gamer's perspective, this news shook tables and shattered … [Read more...]

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Pleading the 5th – Pondering on the Future of D&D

14 January 2012 by 6 Comments
Crystal Ball

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...]

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New Year, New D&D: Please Don’t Bring Your Old, Old, Old Drama

9 January 2012 by 9 Comments
We love dragons

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...]

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Neverwinter Reborn: A Review of the 4E Neverwinter Campaign Setting

2 September 2011 by 8 Comments
neverwinter campaign setting book

I have a long history with the fictional town of Neverwinter. The first MMORPG I ever played was Neverwinter Nights, back on AOL. I adored the first Neverwinter Nights stand-alone PC game, and, whenever I got a Forgotten Realms product, I would smile when I saw Neverwinter mentioned. My city, I would always think. When the Forgotten Realms campaign guide for 4E came out, the first section I flipped to was the North, waiting to see what changes had occurred in Neverwinter. I was shocked to … [Read more...]

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Controversy and Confusion – The D&D Scares of the 80s and Beyond

9 August 2011 by 10 Comments
elfstardebbie

“Have you written an article for this week?” my husband asked. “Not yet,” I admitted. “Have you written an article about Dark Dungeons yet?” I laughed. “No…but I’m not sure I can spin a whole article from that.” But then I realized I could. Because I’m not going to just talk about the infamous Jack Chick tract he mentioned. I’m going to talk about the controversy that once threatened to…well…I’m not sure there was ever a real chance of killing D&D … [Read more...]

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The Other Tabletop Games – 5 Board Games Worth Considering

2 August 2011 by 11 Comments
Ashardalon

I’ve told you a lot about how to run tabletop RPG games, but there are certain things that happen, whether we will them or not. You know how it goes – a week before the game, someone tells you they can’t make it next week because they’ll be at a Shower-Ring Salesman Seminar. Then, at the 11th Hour, someone calls to say they have Whooping Cough, and they can’t make it. Now you’re two players down, and maybe one of them was the person who’s personal plot you planned to develop … [Read more...]

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“Yes, And…”: Saying Yes to Your Players Isn’t Giving Up Control

8 January 2011 by 16 Comments
y3s

I was asked, a while ago, what I liked about 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons. My answer then really continues on into 4th Edition: earlier editions said no a lot to players. These editions say yes. Let me give a bit of an example of what I mean. You younger gamers who haven’t done your history homework may not realize it, but there was a time when you wouldn’t have been able to play your dwarf paladin…or your half-orc paladin…or an elf fighter above 4th level, for that matter. In … [Read more...]

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Virgin DM Monologues: Beatdown’s Dad & The Mystery Book

16 November 2010 by Leave a Comment
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Welcome to the recap of the 29th session of my Eberron campaign, which took place on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010. When we last saw the party, they had saved Frank's kobolds from a spell bomb that was turning them undead. After the lightning rail stopped in Fairhaven, an older man boarded the train and was dragging his trunk into the sleeper car room next to the party's car. He threw open his arms the moment he saw the warforged Beatdown Machine and cried out his name.  It was Beatdown's … [Read more...]

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Virgin DM Monologues: Frank & The (Zombie) Kobolds

26 October 2010 by Leave a Comment
Lightningrail1

Welcome to the recap of the 28th session of my Eberron campaign, which took place on Tuesday, October 19th, 2010. When we last saw the party, they had just defended the lightning rail and its passengers from a group of pirates. The next day, the party patrols the train, making sure any new passengers are not there with nefarious plans. Everything on the train looked to be fine. Brick decided to take the clothes from one of the dead pirates to the guards up by the engine car to see if they … [Read more...]

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