I have a small handful of polls that creep back into my consciousness every year or two and the few that I’ve done multiple times before have been very enlightening. On that note I’m bringing back a poll that I last ran in March of 2008…
Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-09-19
Looking for Playtesters for our new Licensed Fantasy RPG. (via @cubicle7) Awesome scoop over at newbiedm : There won’t be a new class in Dark Sun, but will have an entirely new mechanic Check out SpyParty, where one player tries to look like an AI at a cocktail party, the other tries to shoot him […]
The 4th Power Project: Core Design Elements
This week I’m going to tell you what my goals for the game are and some broad strokes as far as the rules go. However, I’m going to cover two things up front, which may disappoint some of you.
Something Old, Something New: What Makes a Great GM?
A few weeks ago I had an idea and I pitched it to my friend the NewbieDM: What if we created a series of dual posts comparing the views of a new DM and one with 25+ years of experience? We would pick a subject and each write an opinion post about it and cross […]
Caspule Reviews: Heavy Gear, Adventurer’s Vault 2, Eberron Campaign Guide
I’m going to try something new here. I have a pile of products to review and, to be quite frank, I don’t like doing long-winded reviews anymore. I think that the true appeal of a product can be projected in less than 100 words. I also believe that what many people look for in a […]
In Depth: 4E Assassin and Q&A with Mike Mearls
Last week Wizards of the Coast released a new class for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition called the Assassin, an exclusive class only available to subscribers of their D&D Insider service. I was very intrigued by this new class, so I asked if designer Mike Mearls would be able to answer some questions for us.
#AboutmyPC: Contest Results
One month ago, I launched a contest over Twitter called #aboutmyPC where I invited people to submit a description of their character in 130 characters or less (the #aboutmyPC tag taking 10 characters). Over 350 entries were sent for that contest so it was a huge success. My criteria for the contest were pretty simple. […]
Review: “Revenge of the Giants”
Revenge of the Giants is the first WotC “mega-adventure” for 4e. It’s also the first adventure put out by them for 4e that comes in hardback book form (with a double-sided flip map attached in the back) instead of the double book folio style. The book is 160 pages and takes characters from 12th to 17th level. This is a review based on one read-through and has not been played in any part by me. This review contains some minor spoilers as well.
This is Why I’m Not a Journalist: Andy Collins Interview
On the last morning of Gen Con 2009, I, along with my good friend Graham, were given the opportunity to sit down with Wizards of the Coast’s 4e head honcho Andy Collins and perform an interview. He was gracious enough to grant a little more than one hour of his precious time to answer our […]
Inq. of the Week: On Reviewing
Alternative titles for last week’s poll: “Blood, Sweat, and Tiers”, “Tiers of a Clown”, and “Tiers for Fiers.” 91% of you have played lowish level D&D recently, 27% in the mid to high range, and only 3% dare to go EPIC. Some interesting stories in the comments too! Whatever levels you’re playing (or not playing […]
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