Kurt Wiegel really doesn’t like D&D 4th Edition
As you probably already know I greatly enjoy Kurt Wiegels regular RPG reviews on YouTube. He usually doesn’t do bad reviews and today I found out why this is a good thing. After...
February 27, 2009
D&D4e
Will WotC shut us down next?
According to a post at ENWorld Wizards of the Coast has sent a Cease & Desist letter to 4epowercards.com. This time a site has been hit that offered power cards for 4E for free....
February 20, 2009
My first thoughts on Goodman’s “Level Up” magazine
I have to admit that I haven’t heard about Goodman Games’ 4E magazine “Level Up” until a few minutes ago, when I noticed that criticalhits has twittered about it. Perhaps I’ve actually read...
February 10, 2009
My thoughts on OGL, GSL and beyond
When Wizards of the Coast decided to release the 3.0 (and the following 3.5) Edition of their popular roleplaying game D&D we saw a lot of 3rd party supplements and OGL games. Of...
February 5, 2009
A quick review of the D&D Character Builder
This morning I downloaded the D&D Character Builder Demo version. Within a few minutes I had created a sample character and I was surprised how easy everything worked. But there’s still some room...
January 30, 2009
D&D Character Builder is now in Open Beta
DDI Non-subscribers rejoice! Wizards of the Coast has decided to make the D&D Character Builder beta version available to non-subscribers too. You can get the downloader for the latest version from here. The...
December 12, 2008
D&D 4th Edition: Miniature Combat
This weekend when we played D&D fourth edition we used miniatures and a Chessex battlemat during the combat scenes. And I have to admit it makes things much easier. Although I still believe...
December 8, 2008
Edition Wars in levels
Today I want to point out an excellent article by fellow blogger Zachary the First. In his post “On the 4e Edition Wars, Blogging, and Levels” he divides the various discussions about the...
November 24, 2008
The Lost Continent Illyria
Some time ago our fellow RPGBlogger Philippine Gamer has posted about a D&D 4th Edition campaign setting a member of his gaming group, R. Velasco, created: “The Lost Continent Illyria – A Renaissance...
October 21, 2008
Some 4E myths
There’s a war going on the internet. In blogs, forums, chats etc. players all over the world are entrenched in their positions and untiringly attacking their enemies. The fight is about what edition...
October 20, 2008
D&D 4th Edition Firearms
There has always been D&D campaign settings that featured firearms, even the Forgotten Realms had their share of boomsticks with the gnomish smokepowder weapons. In 4th Edition Wizards has not only made Gnomes...
October 2, 2008
Fantasy Superheroes
We all know the classic superhero comics. Usually they are set into our modern world and the heroes wear either spandex or leather suits in flashy colors. But why not set a superhero...
September 26, 2008
First Look: Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide
On Saturday I got my copy of one of WotC’s latest books, the Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide. Although the Player’s Guide is a bit thin in my opinion, it’s a very good looking...
September 22, 2008
Is D&D Insider worth up to 8$ per month?
Recently WotC’s Randy Buehler has revealed the plans for the future of DDI. In the near future we’ll no longer get Dungeon and Dragon for free, but we’ll have to pay to be...
September 10, 2008
Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide – A first look
When I first opened the brand-new FR campaign guide, I was disappointed. I was hoping for new races, new classes but the book did contain almost no crunch, only fluff. Then I remembered...
August 27, 2008
Tiny Adventures
Some time ago I stumbled upon “Tiny Adventures“, a Facebook application created by Wizards of the Coast. In Tiny Adentures you choose from a set of different adventurers (the iconic D&D 4E characters),...
August 26, 2008
Why I fear the Forgotten Realms …
…and why I have high hopes for the 4E version I always feared the Forgotten Realms. There were instances when I really hated them. And if you are a gamemaster there a lot...
August 22, 2008