Review: Martial Power
I’d been looking forward to Martial Power, the fourth-edition Dungeons & Dragons supplement for martial characters, for some time. Happily, Amazon got it to me a day early, so I’m able to review it. D[...]Read on >>
D&D Latest Releases
Released by Wizards today… Martial Power - Excerpts: The Epic Fighter, Daring Acrobat, Beastmaster Ranger, Bravura Presence, Flamebrow Commander, The Aerialist Rogue, Feral Spirit, The Paragon Fighter Draconomic[...]Read on >>
RPG Carnival IV: Religion
Mad Brew tackles the topic of Religion for the fourth installment of the RPG Blog Carnival. He delves into creating pantheons and constructs a tribute to the Crs'Tchen Debacle of Dragon Magazine [Retold by The Core Mech[...]Read on >>
Kidz: Rules revision
I’ve spent the last three days hammering away at the v3.0 rules for Kidz and I’m pretty happy where it’s going. Although it’s based upon the PDQ game system, I’ve done quite a bit of tweakin[...]Read on >>
My HEX-y Love Affair
So, we discussed... and decided we'd give HEX (Hollow Earth Expedition) a whirl. [...]Read on >>
Nuke Moscow, London or your Ex-Girlfiend’s House
A handy little Google Maps mash-up demonstrates the blast radius of a nuclear weapon on your choice of target. You can hit it with a Hiroshima style ‘Little Boy’ or anything up to a massive asteroid strike. I[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Excerpts: Types of Planes
Manual of the Planes Excerpts: Types of PlanesThis excerpt doesn't spring out any new surprises on the structure of the planes and the cosmology from what is already said in the DMG but just elaborates further on what we[...]Read on >>
Dungeon Mastering Reviews: Adventurer’s Vault
So you're wondering if it is worth your hard earned treasure to unlock the wonders of the Adventurer's Vault? Let us break it down for you.[...]Read on >>
UK & Europe RPG Conventions Listing
November 16, 2008 from One Man and His Dice
Filed under: RPG, RPG Hub, rpg convention, rpg conventions
An updated list of RPG conventions.Yeah I know it's quick, I have had a few updates sent me.A few dates need confirming - hopefully next month's will be complete.0 Bizarre Consequences. Holbourne, Naish, Christchurc[...] Filed under: RPG, RPG Hub, rpg convention, rpg conventions
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Poll: D&D Past and Future
This week’s poll is four quick questions about D&D. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, [...]Read on >>
Getting started
Recently I’ve been a tad naughty regarding my idea of finishing the Rules Cyclopedia. I have not abandoned the project but I’ve also stayed away from actually reading the book. I believe that this stems from a lack o[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - 15/11/08
This week we saw the launch of the Character Builder Beta and reviews from the bloggersphere and forums has been buzzing. We also saw the last excerpts from the Draconomicon.So let's get over with the rundown.Monday (10/[...]Read on >>
Kidz: Back at work
After a couple month layoff due to wrist surgery and a general lack of inspiration, I’m back at work on Kidz. At this point, I’m in the process of the final rewrite of the core rules, including tightening u[...]Read on >>
This Girl Is Going To Make A Great DM One Day…
Found this one one a friend’s LiveJournal. It’s the story of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, some monkeys, a witch, and a suicidal hippo. Once upon a time… from Capucha on Vimeo. Related posts:YouTube Good[...]Read on >>
Poll Results : More Bloggy than I Expected.
Last weeks poll was on RPG Blogs, bloggers and their readers Question one was “Are you a RPG Blogger?” and it turns out that over 70% of you are. Well, at least 70% of people who answer polls are bloggers. Qu[...]Read on >>
Five Fantasy Films Every Gamer Should Watch
Which Films Should an Fantasy Gamer Watch5. Lord of the Rings TrilogyI’m just getting this out of the way. All three films are technically excellent and beautifully catch the epic scale of Tolkien’s work but [...]Read on >>
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Bartoneus posted about the awesomeness of Asmor’s scripts and he missed the best one. The Adventure Seed Generator gives DMs ideas for possible adventures. Graham and I played with it for a while and were IMi[...]Read on >>
Wizards is giving away a free Magic: The Gathering deck
November 14, 2008 from RPGCentric
Filed under: Geek Life, News, Reviews & Culture, Non-RPG, RPG, RPG Hub, news
If you live in the United States and are “above the age of majority in his/her state” (which I assume is 16 or 18), then you can get a free Magic: The Gathering deck from Wizards of the Coast. Click the[...] Filed under: Geek Life, News, Reviews & Culture, Non-RPG, RPG, RPG Hub, news
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Character Builder Beta Video Preview
If you're a non-subscriber and haven't been able to test out the builder yet but have read all those reviews recently, why not can watch it in action for youself?WeeBeegamers.com posted a video demonstration of how the b[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - D&D Experience 2009
D&D Experience 2009 DetailsD&D Experience 2009 will be held at Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana on the 29th of January till 1st of February 2009.This will be the first time that the show is ex[...]Read on >>
Geek Comedy Friday: The World of Workcraft
If you’re a World of Warcraft player/fan, or even if you’re not, you’ll get a kick out of this weeks comedy video. Enjoy! Watch more video games and play free games at WeGame. Related Posts [...]Read on >>
Fantasy Magic
All the recent articles I have posted about wizards and magic have got me around to thinking about the mechanics of fantasy magic and its attributes. All campaign worlds need some kind of magic, some way of harnessing po[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Draconomicon Art & Map Gallery
Draconomicon Art GalleryDraconomicon Map GalleryI have to say that while there were a couple of dissapoiting excerpts from the Draconomicon so far, the artwork definately balances the book out. The artwork for this book [...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Excerpts: Dragonkin Kobold
Draconomicon Excerpts: Dragonkin KoboldWhile dragons are mighty creatures that rings fear into the hearts of even hardened adventurers, the Draconomicon promises to be a book that will contain all things related with dra[...]Read on >>
Friday’s Bucket of Links
November 14, 2008 from 6d6Fireball
Filed under: News, Reviews & Culture, RPG Hub, Traveller, pathfinder
The Best of this weeks RPG Bloggers NetworkNot since the dark days of the 1980’s has there been so much interest in post-apocalypse gaming. Enworld carries news of the new version of Twilight 2000, imaginatively ca[...] Filed under: News, Reviews & Culture, RPG Hub, Traveller, pathfinder
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Robin Laws’ Revisited: Part 6, Being Spontaneous!
This post is part of a series where I discuss Robin D Laws’ seminal work on GMing: Robin Laws’ of Good Game Mastering, written at the end of the 90’s . I compare it to my personal experience and opinions and I chec[...]Read on >>
Review: Helix
November 13, 2008 from RPGCentric
Filed under: News, Reviews & Culture, Other Systems, RPG, RPG Hub, Review, news
Last month, I was approached by an independent publisher to review their new RPG called Helix. If you want to learn more, you can visit their site at helixrpg.wordpress.com.
Synopsis
The RPG is described as “[[...] Filed under: News, Reviews & Culture, Other Systems, RPG, RPG Hub, Review, news
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The Virgin DM Monologues: TrapMaster? No, try TrapBastard!
November 13, 2008 from Geek's Dream Girl
Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
I’m getting more comfortable with this whole DMing thing. Thankfully, I have good players (when they’re behaving!) and Hybban is basically a walking talking reference for all RPG rules, EVER. Did I mentio[...] Filed under: 4e, Geek Life, RPG Hub, campaign log, dungeons & dragons
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Gods of the Shroud Preview Review
Wow, that rhymes. The folks at One Bad Egg have put out a preview of their upcoming Gods of the Shroud 4E supplement and I got a chance to take a look at it this evening. So let’s have a look under the cover: The[...]Read on >>
The Random Esoteric Creature Generator!
...is out! This was one of my favorite products of the last year, and now Goodman Games has released James Raggi's product in retail form. How exciting! For the uninitiated, this is a product that can be used with any[...]Read on >>
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