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

January 27, 2012 from Geek's Dream Girl
Filed under: 1E, 3e, 4e, dungeons & dragons, RPG Hub 
E's at DDXP and reporting the news on the newest edition of Dungeons & Dragons. And she got to be in a playtest group with Monte Cook DMing![...]
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What Third Edition gets right, part three

January 24, 2012 from Greywulf's Lair
Filed under: 3e, RPG, RPG Hub 
We’re taking a whistle-stop tour through each edition of D&D (with a few detours along the way) to focus on the positive elements of each. It is the turn of Third Edition and in parts one and two we took ̷[...]
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inns & taverns: the devil-porter inn

January 21, 2012 from Fame & Fortune
Filed under: 3e, 4e, pathfinder, RPG Hub 
The Devil-Porter Inn sits halfway up a market town's hill, astride an alley's entrance.  Locals passing by always smile at it's statue.  The wooden icon of a portly gap-toothed devil... Click the title if you [...]
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I Want To Have Dungeon Bastard’s Babies

January 20, 2012 from Geek's Dream Girl
Filed under: 3.5, 3e, 4e, dungeons & dragons, pathfinder, RPG Hub 
"Does it have dragons? Does it have dungeons? I want to play it!"[...]
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D&D: On-again, Off-again, On-again

January 19, 2012 from Troll In The Corner
Filed under: 3e, 4e, dungeons & dragons, RPG Hub 
I’ve had a strange relationship with the grandfather of all RPGs. I speak, of course, of the venerable Dungeons & Dragons. You see, as a child of the 80s, I originally bought in to the “Satanic PanicR[...]
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Oh Crud

January 16, 2012 from Greywulf's Lair
Filed under: 3e, RPG, RPG Hub 
“I can’t seem to find anywhere else to display my disgust. I have played D&D for over fifteen years. I love the game and have spent hundreds if not thousands of dollars on the books, miniatures and so on[...]
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What Third Edition gets right, part two

January 16, 2012 from Greywulf's Lair
Filed under: 3e, RPG, RPG Hub 
We’re looking at what each Edition of D&D gets right to see if they can all be mashed together to make the best darned edition of D&D, ever. This isn’t quite how the next edition of D&D is exp[...]
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What Third Edition does right, part one

January 11, 2012 from Greywulf's Lair
Filed under: 3e, RPG, RPG Hub 
We’ve looked at what Fourth Edition D&D does right (here, and here) and now it’s the turn of Third Edition D&D. We are taking a stroll through every edition of Dungeons & Dragons to highlight s[...]
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Is an ultimate edition of D&D possible?

January 11, 2012 from A Hero Twice A Month
Filed under: 3e, 4e, RPG, RPG Hub 
Wizards of the Coast has officially announced Dungeons & Dragons 5E.  This probably isn’t a shocker to people who follow the industry.  The rehiring of veteran game designer Monte Cook, especially conside[...]
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inns & taverns: good, bad & evil

January 6, 2012 from Fame & Fortune
Filed under: 3e, 4e, pathfinder, RPG Hub 
Another pub crawl just after New Year?  Well it's been a while since the last.  First there's The Tricorn Cow, a slightly expanded take on a lovely moorland tavern near the coast. ... Click the title if y[...]
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inns & taverns: the golden cinquefoil

December 24, 2011 from Fame & Fortune
Filed under: 3e, 4e, Labyrinth Lord, pathfinder, RPG Hub 
Befitting a busy river-town tavern in the ice-fell, the Golden Cinquefoil has a reputation.  Quips about 'reputable taverns' aside, it is sought out by those who enjoy drinks and victuals. ... Click the title [...]
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RPG science: Dinosaurs heavier than thought?

December 22, 2011 from T Bone
Filed under: 3e, 4e, GURPS, RPG Hub 
"Dinosaurs may be lighter than we thought!" That's the news item I welcomed in RPG science: Designing dinosaurs just got easier? a couple of years ago. I liked the sound of that discovery, as the crushing weight of[...]
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review: weird adventures by armchair planet

December 17, 2011 from Fame & Fortune
Filed under: 3e, pathfinder, Reviews, RPG Hub 
Metric: Maltese Falcons.  Was going with dimes but this needs better.  DISCLAIMER: Review based on a PDF copy. I'm credited for doing some proofreading. Overall: 4.5 Maltese... Click the title if you [...]
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review: vornheim the complete city kit

December 9, 2011 from Fame & Fortune
Filed under: 3e, 4e, Labyrinth Lord, Reviews, RPG Hub 
Metric: Snakes.  For reasons that become apparent, snakes are associated with the erudite in Vornheim. DISCLAIMER: Based on a PDF copy.  This book was designed as a physical product and... Click the title if [...]
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inns & taverns – the rouge and glass

December 3, 2011 from Fame & Fortune
Filed under: 3e, 4e, Labyrinth Lord, RPG Hub 
Gnomes enjoy beer in cellars. The Rouge and Glass is celebrated among gnomes, halflings and certain taller folk in the know.  Noise usually comes from it's doors and there is almost continuous... Click the title if[...]
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inns & taverns: the halfway house

November 20, 2011 from Fame & Fortune
Filed under: 3e, 4e, Labyrinth Lord, pathfinder, RPG Hub 
Perched halfway up a steep incline, the Halfway House serves an ancient hilltop crossroads.  This tavern is famed for offering last meals to the condemned and redeeming many lost souls. ... Click the title if [...]
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inns & taverns: the mason’s jar

November 5, 2011 from Fame & Fortune
Filed under: 3e, 4e, Labyrinth Lord, RPG Hub 
The Mason's Jar is a busy two-storey tavern in a town known for temples and pilgrimages.  The Jar primarily serves masons working on temples or noble houses.  Artists, patrons and agents... Click the title if [...]
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