Stock Characters In Your RPGs

My NPCs never die. This is not to say that they are invincible. They can surely be reduced to 0 HP and never seen again in that particular game. But that only gives them new life, a life beyond the confines of any single[...]
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Gearing up for PAX East

“I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli Dice… check. Paper and pencils… check. Laptop… check. So yes, PAX East is almost upon us, coming up on March 26-28, and I’ve been al[...]
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Review of Blackdirge’s Bargain Templates: Brutish

Miracle Max: Go away or I’ll call the Brute Squad.| Fezzik: I’m on the Brute Squad. | Miracle Max: You *are* the Brute Squad! ~ The Princess Bride If you think about it, a fairy tale wouldn’t be c[...]
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Win a copy of Martial Power 2

You can win a copy of the new hardcover Martial Power 2 for D&D 4E thanks to Gator Games. How to enter Entering is easy and you have two options: Option 1. Leave a comment below telling us you’d like to enter t[...]
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News in Review for March 1 to March 7 2010

It’s been a week of podcasts and updates, with not one but two new Chris Perkins vs. Robot Chicken D&D Sessions and the whopping eighty-eight page March Update from WotC! That update was huge and had tons of ru[...]
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March is “In Like A Lion…” with a Bunch of Errata!

Alright, so you might know the old saying about March – “In Like a Lion, Out like a Lamb” – which everyone interprets as meaning that the month starts out stormy and roaring, then fades into April, all gentle-lik[...]
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Help WOTC better their adventures.

I’m guilty of being on the boat of people who thought all the WOTC adventures for 4e were bad. But then when I read adventures like Village of Hommlet and Demon Queen’s Enclave I realize that they’re no[...]
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Review: Kingdom Builder Generator Pack

Chaotic Shiny is well-known for its many generators, so a product like this is long awaited. While opening up a web browser is not exactly inconvenient, having a bunch of generators in one place is a lot better an option[...]
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Review of A Pox Upon You by Tangent Games

“You have to admire its simplicity. It’s one billionth our size and it’s beating us.” ~ Col. Daniels (Outbreak, Dustin Hoffman, 1995) No matter what generation you’re in, diseases seem to always be in t[...]
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Scary New Endeavor this Week….

Alright, I haven’t blogged about this yet but it’s been in development for at least a month. Actually, the dream has been there for years but I saw an opportunity and the voice in the back of my head told me [...]
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Review of The Scouring of Gate Pass by EN Publishing

“I’m not the first guy who fell in love with a woman that he met at a restaurant who turned out to be the daughter of a kidnapped scientist only to lose her to her childhood lover who she last saw on a deserted i[...]
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News in Review for Feb 22 to Feb 28 2010

It was a podcast heavy week at the end of February 2010, and there was some great listening out there if you had the time to take a listen. So grab your headphones, and start punching up the podcasts! Of course, there w[...]
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Review: 4e Module Village of Hommlet

Like I said, even though I don’t DM 4e, I haven’t stopped playing or liking the game. When a friend lent me a copy of the Village of Hommlet, which is sadly just a reward for being an RPGA DM rather than a re[...]
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Review of Dungeon Master’s Guide 2 by Wizards of the Coast

“Can one edify an antiquated canine concerning novel maneuvers?” ~ Anonymous It took a while, but I’ve finally finished reading the Dungeon Master’s Guide 2, cover-to-cover.  I know it’s been out since Septemb[...]
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Variations on an Eldritch Theme: Relics

“I am not wearing that thing! I don’t care how powerful it is… didn’t you see where it came from?” ~ A Reluctant Adventurer In my last blog, I discussed a new type of item, called a trophy.   Trophies are ite[...]
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Release of New Product Line: Kill or Be Killed!

I’m very proud this week to announce that Neuroglyph Games has released its new product line: Kill or Be Killed!  This product line is devoted to bringing your Player-Characters action-packed battles against new a[...]
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Another web hosting update

After several sessions on the phone with tech support for MyDomain, I believe the problems have been worked out. I have been able to upload podcast episodes to my primary hosting account there, and since the plan I use n[...]
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Variations on an Eldritch Theme: Trophies

“…and see this sword?  These are dragon’s teeth in the pommel, and this hilt is its claw!  See there was this dragon and…” ~ An Adventurer bragging about a Trophy While running a D&D 4e game for some frie[...]
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Win a copy of Underdark

You can win a copy of the new hardcover Underdark book for D&D 4E thanks to Gator Games. How to enter Entering is easy and you have two options: Option 1. Leave a comment below telling us you’d like to enter [...]
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One Shot Primal 4E Post Mortem

The Idea: Next weekend we’ll begin another D&D Campaign. In the mean time, we decided to throw a one-shot delve for those who could attend last night. One of the big reasons I wanted to throw it was to introdu[...]
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News in Review for Feb 15 to Feb 21 2010 – BASHCON Special Edition!

Well I have to say that this week ended really well, culminating as it did by attending the 25th Anniversary of BASHCon, my old college gaming convention! It was great to see so many Gamers gathered for the event and it[...]
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Three Cheers for the Small Town Gaming Convention!

Phil: ”It’s simple – you describe your character and for $20 I’ll draw him for you.” Gamer:” But I haven’t had a character that’s lived for longer than 2 weeks.” Phil: “Then for five bucks I’ll [...]
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Review of Clever Classes: Jester by Alluria Publishing

“I’m proud to recall that at no time at all, and with no other resources but my own resources, with firm application and determination… I made a Fool of myself!”  ~ Hubert Hawkins (The Court Jester, 1955) You ge[...]
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A Reply to the Boston Herald

Preface: The following is a response I wrote to the Boston Herald for their article “Suspect in slays fan of Dungeons” http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1233150 I’ve known You[...]
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Taking A Break From D&D 4e

I think if Wyatt was a corporation, this post would cause its stock prices to plummet hard. D&D is the game, and any blogger talking about it constantly and usefully is sure to swim in e-fame, especially with WOTC no[...]
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Pre-Release Review of Kingdom Builder Generator Pack by Chaotic Shiny Productions

“I’ve built this kingdom up from nothing.  When I started here, all there was was swamp.” ~ Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Oh, you knew it had to happen someday… it was fairly inevitable that I’d h[...]
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Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 52: City of the Pirate Kings, Part 4

Well, adventure fans, this past week has been pretty busy in my real life, so it took my longer than I’d hoped to present you with episode 52 of the Icosahedrophilia podcast. But now we can cheerfully invite you to[...]
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News in Review for Feb 8 to Feb 14 2010

It was a great week for news, and although there was not a ton of D&D 4e articles, what did pop up was definitely worth reading! Obviously, with Martial Power 2 almost here, there’s been a flurry of last minute[...]
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The Post Campaign Feeling.

The campaign is finally under wraps. Our heroes last night led an army into battle, riding on the backs of the Astral Dragons sent on the behalf of their deities to battle their greatest foe, the Daughter of Lies (an Asp[...]
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The Campaign Ends, the Game Lives On…

I woke up this morning, about to sit down to finish up details for the game tonight, when it dawns on me: this is the end of the Campaign. How often do players and DM’s really and truly get to wrap things up? I hav[...]
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Friday’s 4e Freebie: Virtual Combat Cards by Ex Nebula

“Shall we play a game?” ~ Joshua (Wargames, 1983) I think I’ve mentioned this before in a previous blog, but I’ll say it again: I freakin’ love using my laptop to play D&D 4e! For years, I hand-wrote my adv[...]
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Masterplan 8 is out!

Masterplan Version 8 is Out for Free Download. It hit on Sunday, but I’ve been kinda swept up in real life stuff. Still, this is awesome news! If you haven’t checked out Masterplan in a while do yourself a fa[...]
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Review of Deadly Toxins: Poisons by Tangent Games

“Self-realization.  I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, ‘… I drank what?’” ~ Chris Knight (Real Genius, 1985) There are some awesome things that have been said about poisons, and I [...]
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Some of them could actually be people.

We’ll open with a simple question. In your campaign, is a goblin a person or a monster? What about other intelligent, upright-walking human-like things? Running the Spirits of Eden campaign setting as I usually do,[...]
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Review of Blackdirge’s Bargain Bestiaries: Dragon-Blooded by Blackdirge Publishing

“It’s a cross between a dragon and a… what?!” ~ Last Words of an Outraged Adventurer If you think about it, hybrid creatures are the staple of mythology, in both eastern and western traditions.  There are dozens[...]
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“Succeed” — Session Recap 2/7/10

Succeed. This was the final statement of Ogleby, a dwarven artificer and long time companion of the player characters. He came to them way early in their career; a crippled, battered dwarf who had survived the initial dr[...]
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News in Review for Feb 1 to Feb 7 2010

Have to say this was an so-so news week, but an awesome product release week, which I guess counts as news… The “big release” was from Goodman Games with the new Death Dealer: Shadows of Mirahan, which [...]
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Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 51: City of the Pirate Kings, Part 3

We’re back, adventure fans, to present you with episode 51 of the Icosahedrophilia podcast, in which you can follow heroes old and new through part 3 of our adventure entitled “City of the Pirate Kings.”[...]
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The origins of my DMing crisis.

I’m pretty sure this will be incoherent rambling, so you can skip it if you want to and I won’t be offended. Some would say that the whole blog is incoherent rambling, and I’m not offended if they skip [...]
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Flame This Incoherent Rant

I encourage both lovers and haters of D&D 4th Edition to read this article… I’ve had a thought rolling around in my head for the last year or so. Our gaming group has mostly been playing in two or three differen[...]
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What’s Wrong With Rituals?

“Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble.” ~ Shakespeare (That Scottish Play) For those of you that don’t know, it’s bad luck to name a certain play of Shakespeare’s by name, and I don’[...]
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Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 50: City of the Pirate Kings, Part 2

Looks like we made it, adventure fans! The Icosahedrophilia podcast has hit the half-century mark! I As far as I know, Icosahedrophilia is now the longest-running podcast presenting actual play of a continuous 4e D&D[...]
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Rewarding fluff with bonus crunch

The ChattyDM tweeted this idea mere moments ago (from my perspective as I type this, of course): Wanna increase crowd enthusiasm at #dnd table? Give generous damage bonuses to attacks played with proper sound effects, Ex[...]
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Pre-Release Review – Death Dealer: Shadows of Mirahan by Goodman Games

“…it’s gonna be a cold, dark night when the Creeper come along.” ~ Molly Hatchet (“The Creeper”, 1978) I know this is going to date me, but what the heck, I have to tell it like it is. So, I’m a sophomore i[...]
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Dialog Vignettes in Play-By-Post

It occurs to me that for the longest time I have not been taking much advantage of the play-by-post medium like I could have been. Granted, it can become chaotic, but having multiple threads with ongoing, canonical game [...]
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What shall we do with the absent player?

Sling him in the longboat ’til he’s sober, of course. Oh, wait. That’s somebody else. Like many other D&D gaming groups, my group occasionally encounters scheduling issues. By “occasionally,”[...]
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Review – Blackdirge’s Bargain Templates: Venomous by Blackdirge Publishing

“The venom clamors of a jealous woman Poisons more deadly than a mad dog’s tooth.” ~ Shakespeare (A Comedy of Errors, Aemilia, Act V) I’m certain that some men (and perhaps a few women) could agree with Shakespea[...]
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Hymn Collection For The Week Of 1/25/10

Well, the first month of 2010 is just about over. I chose another theme for the blog, please tell me if it provokes eye-gouging madness within you, so I can switch back. Despite feeling sick as a dog, I did not want to m[...]
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From Tabletop to the TV, Part Three — Masterplan Addendum

So after yesterday’s post, I decided to share my experience and blog on the Masterplan Facebook page. I was replied to with the following question: “Intrigued as to why you don’t use your custom token [...]
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News in Review for Jan 25 to Jan 31 2010

This has been one amazing week for Neuroglyph Games. The big news, of course, comes with the first release of a Neuroglyph Games product! A Curse at the Old Inn was released last Thursday as a FREE adventure module, and[...]
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