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The Sound of Gnomes

August 28, 2008 by Dave

In case you haven’t already, head over to Gnome Stew (which you should be reading anyway) and leave a comment on this post to be entered into a contest for one of the coolest prizes I’ve ever seen for RPGs: custom sound effects for your game! The sound effects are made by the professional sound […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, News, Roleplaying Games

Memorable Death/Moments in Comics…

August 22, 2008 by The Bored Gamer

… done with Peeps and Bunnies. Strange and quite clever. My favorite after the cut.

Filed Under: Comics, Critical Bits

Interview: Randall Bills from Catalyst Game Labs, Publisher of Classic Battletech

August 20, 2008 by Bartoneus

As Dave and I roamed around the exhibition hall at GenCon 2008, we had some interview set up but we also took it upon ourselves to do a few interviews and talk to a few developers about games that we really like.  For me, one of the first games / booths I gravitated towards was […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Interviews Tagged With: battletech, catalyst game labs, classic battletech, gaming, gencon 2008, gencon 2008 coverage, gencon coverage, preview, tabletop gaming

Interview: Mike Mearls, Scott Rouse, and Randy Buehler (Part 2)

August 19, 2008 by Dave

Check out the first part of the interview, then continue on. Here, we mainly talk with Mike Mearls about R&D/rules questions. Critical-Hits: We’ve been hearing complaints about lack of customization on fourth edition. How are you going to add to fourth edition as far as customization, and options for classes? Mike Mearls: One of the […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: class roles, D&D, mike mearls, Monster Manual, monsters

Critical Hits Podcast #8: Interview with Rob Heinsoo

August 19, 2008 by Dave

Again at GenCon 2008, we spoke with Rob Heinsoo, one of the writers of the Player’s Handbook and lead designer of D&D 4e. (We previously spoke to him at D&D XP.) To start, Rob asked if he could ask US questions, which we were happy to oblige. Then, when we get to ask the questions, […]

Filed Under: Critical Hits Podcast, Interviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: D&D, Oriental Adventures, rob heinsoo

Interview: Mike Mearls, Scott Rouse, and Randy Buehler (Part 1)

August 19, 2008 by Dave

At GenCon 2008, we sat down at a round table with several WotC staff members: Mike Mearls (Lead Developer for D&D), Scott Rouse (Lead Brand Manager for D&D), and Randy Buehler (VP of Digital Games.) The first part mainly deals with D&D Insider and the GSL. Part two will deal more with Mike Mearls and […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: D&D, D&D Insider, D&DI, GSL

Critical Hits Podcast #7: Interview with James Wyatt

August 18, 2008 by Dave

At GenCon 2008, we sat down (well, he sat down and we stood) and interviewed James Wyatt, Story Lead for D&D and primary author of the DMG. We talk about the game he ran for us (full report to come later), writing the DMG, his upcoming projects (Eberron Campaign Setting, Eberron Player’s Guide, and Player’s […]

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GenCon: Live ENnies Coverage

August 15, 2008 by Bartoneus

Dave and I are at the ENnies Awards, Dave is covering it live on our twitter feed. Winners to be posted here when we have wireless! Critical Hits Twitter Feed EDIT: Winners below cut and pasted from ENWorld‘s Homepage. Or check the archives of our twitter feed to re-experience it. Also check out our pictures […]

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Quick Updates from GenCon

August 15, 2008 by Dave

Before we actually start some more serious writeups of our GenCon experiences, there’s a few tidbits that have crossed by me that I wanted to point out: Scott Rouse is very confident that the new version of the GSL will make third parties a lot happier, and they’re specifically using Clark Peterson (Necromancer Games/Orcus) as […]

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Green Lantern Next Mega Franchise?

August 14, 2008 by The Main Event

In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight Let those who worship evil’s might, Beware my power…Green Lantern’s light! So, an epic superhero space movie that draws out the Sinestro/Hal Jordan relationship and seeds the beginnings of Guy Gardner?? Seriously, Green Lantern is perhaps the best established comic franchise yet to […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Movies, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

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