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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 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 >>
Word of Wizards - D&D Miniatures Gallery: Demonweb Set
D&D Miniatures Gallery: Demonweb SetNow I don't normally like to talk about the current D&D minis game very much because I never played the skirmish game but seeing that this is the last set of the D&D skirmi[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Success Along the Adventure Path
Success Along the Adventure PathThis is the second support article for anyone who is running the Scales of War Adventure Path (the first one is a Dragon feature now, I'm afraid) and gives some tips on running certain dif[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Digital Insider #15: Builder Beta
Digital Insider #15: Builder BetaAs subscribers will know that the character builder beta was launched on monday so this week's Digital Insider is just a compilation of good things that what testers had to say about the [...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Spotlight Interview: Martial Power
Spotlight Interview: Martial PowerWith the upcoming release of Martial Power on the 18th, we take a look at the behind-the-scene process of its design and development with Rob Heinsoo who is the lead designer.This interv[...]Read on >>
Archaeology News: “New” 4,300 year-old Egyptian pyramid discovered
Now, if you're like me, when you first read that headline, you had to ask yourself, how the heck could there be an entire pyramid that was still undiscovered all this time? The answer, according to the article, is that t[...]Read on >>
New Pathfinder Feats for Playtesting
Jason Bulmahn just put out 38 new feats for playtesting. That's right, 38! He request that any comments and feedback on these feats should be saved until the Skills and Feats playtesting period begins which has been dela[...]Read on >>
So Much For WizKids….
That funny feeling some of us have been having? Well, first Pyramid goes to a monthly pdf, now WizKids is kaput. Nothing like dying from the Topps down. I'm resisting any urge to go all doom n' gloom here (hey, this i[...]Read on >>
Hands-On: D&DI Character Generator Beta
Today, the Beta version of the D&D Insider Character Generator became available to subscribers (and possibly some non-subscribers who signed up to beta test.) At GenCon, we were given a preview of the Character Gener[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - D&D Podcast: Episode 28
The topic of this episode's podcast is about the recent changes that Wizards has decided to put for their miniature line.If you have no idea what I'm talking about, here a couple of links that will put you up to speed.D&[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Excerpts: Heart of Darkness
Draconomicon Excerpts: Heart of DarknessThis week's excerpt is a dragon's lair stated with two full encounters and a new way of running encounters. But don't be fooled, there's not all for this excerpt. We are also intro[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - 8/11/08
So the first week of November ends and it goes off with quite a bang. There's been alot of stuff revealed this week, like the first ten levels of the Bard class. The excerpts from Martial Power also ends this week with t[...]Read on >>
Win Adventurer’s Vault - 2 days left
Tons of giveaways this Fall! Next drawing: Adventurer's Vault on November 10th.[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - D&D Alumi: Fighting-Men
D&D Alumni: Fighting-MenThis month's D&D Alumni goes back to retrace the evolution of the Fighter throughout the editions. I would say that not much really has seem to change about the fighter over the years. I m[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Excerpts: Bone Mongrel
Draconomicon Excerpts: Bone MongrelThe Bone Mongrel is a kind of dracolich that is made up of the bones of various dragons and it is assembled into a horse-sized malevolent monstrosity.This is the first featured dracolic[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Excerpts: Flamebrow Commander
Martial Power Excerpts: Flamebrow CommanderThe Flamebrow Commander is a follower of the military manifesto written by a legendary dragonborn general, Dhuryan Flamebrow. He was famed for taming his own province from barba[...]Read on >>
Bender’s Game is Out
Futurama's 3rd Straight-to-DVD movie; Bender's Game is out in US stores now. The movie will contain spoofs of Lord of the Rings and fantasy in general.It also has a special tribute to D&D in particular. Watch out for[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Digital Insider #14: Character Builder
Digital Insider #14: Character BuilderA ETA for the Character Builder beta is announced. They are hoping to launch the Character Builder beta for subscribers and tester registered during D&DXP sometime early next tim[...]Read on >>
Word of Wizards - Previews for November and Beyond
Preview for November and BeyondIt's that time again. This month's preview is filled with product launches all the way to January. There's so much previewed so I'll mostly be doing a summary of my thoughts and interesting[...]Read on >>
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