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The more things change…

October 8, 2008 by Dave

I have read the system – it’s a pretty nice system – but it’s no more a new edition of Dungens and Dragons than a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee is a revision of a 1940s Willys Jeep. The problem lies in its being called something it is not – a new edition of an existing […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 3e, 4e, rants

YouTube Tuesday: BMX Powers Go! Edition

October 7, 2008 by Dave

A good argument for balance within an adventuring party.

Filed Under: Television, YouTube Tuesday

Critical Hits is a Trilogy

October 7, 2008 by Dave

From the Desk of the Editor-in-Chief: The time has come once again where we indulge in a little celebration. A little over three years ago, I started the conversations that would eventually lead to founding Critical Hits. Looking back, we definitely started a bit rocky, and it took us a while to find what we […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: anniversary, blog, blogging, celebrate good times come on, stats, trilogy, year 3

Inquisition of the Week: Upcoming 4e Options

October 6, 2008 by Dave

Last week, with comics on the brain, we asked what kind of comics you read. 62% of you read Webcomics, possibly because they’re great, possibly because they’re free. Second at 48% are mainstream comics that you can pick up in most comic stores (and some book stores.) Third are the indie/self-published fans are at 30%. […]

Filed Under: Inquisition of the Week, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e

Review: “Advanced Player’s Guide”

October 3, 2008 by Dave

Overview: Advanced Player’s Guide is one of the first licensed 3rd party products for D&D 4th Edition. It bridges the gap between editions for races and classes, providing options for those who miss certain iconic classes and races from previous editions. It is highly recommended for anyone who wants to play one of the missing […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 3rd party, 4e, Ari Marmell, classes, GSL, races

The Professor X Paradox

October 2, 2008 by Dave

Many of us here at Critical Hits enjoy comics, especially of the superhero variety. So it’s natural to try and combine our love of roleplaying games with our love of superheroes into one solid package. Primarily, our experience with superhero games was in GURPS Supers. GURPS is a system we developed a fair amount of […]

Filed Under: Comics, Editorial, Featured, Roleplaying Games

Critical Hits Podcast #12: Interview with Scott Kurtz of PvP

September 30, 2008 by Dave

At Baltimore Comic-Con 2008, we caught up with Scott Kurtz of PvP fame. We talk about the D&D Podcasts, ask him about his D&D character, and get a little advice about starting your own gaming webcomic. Critical Hits Podcast #12: Interview with Scott Kurtz of PvP (5 minutes long, 3 MB) Two minor scoops within: […]

Filed Under: Comics, Critical Hits Podcast, Interviews, Roleplaying Games

Heroes Season 3 Premiere: Both Awesome and Horrible

September 29, 2008 by Dave

The following rant/review contains spoilers. It assumes you have watched the two part season premiere. I finally got a chance over the weekend to watch the TiVoed season 3 premeire of Heroes. In Season 1, I had found myself watching the first few episodes, giving it a pass for most of the season, then picking […]

Filed Under: Comics, Editorial, Reviews, Television Tagged With: heroes, season 3, Television, TV, tv show, villains

Changing hosts, expect weirdness (Done!)

September 24, 2008 by Dave

We’ve switched hosts! And now on to getting the new theme up and running… I’m sick and tired of our hosting company being, well, outright jerks, so we’ll be moving to a new host over the next few days, hopefully sooner rather than later. But be warned that comments you make might be swallowed up […]

Filed Under: News

This s**t is EPIC!

September 23, 2008 by Dave

The Dragon magazine update for today (hurry, grab them as they come out before you have to pay or pirate!) is all about epic destinies for Forgotten Realms. It includes 3 new epic desitines: Elf High Mage, Harper of Legend, and Mythic Sovereign. Elf High Mage starts to become one with magic itself, granting all […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, dragon, faerun, forgotten realms

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    Dave "The Game" Chalker is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Critical Hits. Since 2005, he has been bringing readers game news and advice, as well as editing nearly everything published here. He is the designer of the Origins Award-winning Get Bit!, a freelance designer and developer, son of a science fiction author, and a Master of Arts. He lives in MD with e and at least three dogs.

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