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The Dungeon Reality Show, D&D Essentials Edition, Part 2

February 3, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty concludes his play report of the Dungeon Reality Show: Sunderpeak Temple. Includes lizard-skin clothes, trashy priestesses, one-roll skill challenges and Beads of Awesomeness ’nuff said. Come and read!

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits Tagged With: d&d 4e, Demos, Dungeon Reality Show, one-shot, Say Yes, Teaching RPGs

DDXP 2011 Recap

February 2, 2011 by Vanir

We laughed. We cried. We found out it’s not a good idea to heal a wizard if he’s surrounded by demons who get a free attack if he spends a healing surge.

Filed Under: Dire Flailings, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, battle interactive, D&DXP, ddxp 2011

Take Refuge . . . IN AUDACITY!!!!!!!!!

February 2, 2011 by Logan Bonner

The moment that everybody has been waiting for is here, and it is now time to see the preview of the most exciting RPG that is coming up! This is Refuge in Audacity! It is time for EXTREME ROLEPLAYING!!!

Filed Under: Featured, Humor, Minor Quests, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: game design, gaming, Refuge in Audacity, RiA, roleplaying, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games

The Dungeon Reality Show, D&D Essentials Edition, Part 1

February 1, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty starts relating how his recent Dungeon Reality Show was such a huge success and starts his reconciliation with D&D 4e.

Filed Under: Actual Play, Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits Tagged With: d&d 4e, Demos, Dungeon Reality Show, one-shot, Say Yes, Teaching RPGs

The 5×5 Dungeon: The Temple of Elemental Evil

January 31, 2011 by Dave

To finish off the paragon tier, the PCs in my game headed into one of the most classic dungeons out there: The Temple of Elemental Evil. I started with the original module (while not being slavish to it), then hacked away to adapt pieces to my game and involve major NPCs from earlier. However, I had a very specific style in mind that would feel like a big dungeon crawl.

Filed Under: Critical Threats, Featured, Game Hacks & Content, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, 5x5, temple of elemental evil

Critical Bits for the week ending 2011-01-30

January 30, 2011 by Gato the News Robot

From the Archives:: Kobold Love: Interlude 1, The Posse is building http://bit.ly/ggVxwx #charchive # If you haven't already, please vote in the poll in this post: http://bit.ly/gETCnQ about our DDXP seminar coverage and posting on Twitter. # Follow our live coverage of the DDXP New Products Seminar here starting at 1PM EST: http://bit.ly/gd5Wy8 # Follow […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits Tagged With: twitter

Chatty’s Mailbag: Launching your own RPG

January 28, 2011 by The Chatty DM

Earlier this week I got an email question that made me ponder the realities of publishing one’s own RPG in this already flooded niche market. Here’s our friend’s question: Hey Phil, I’m finishing up development of my first RPG system, and plan to publish it on RPGnow.com in a couple month’s time. I have been […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Freelance Writing, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: game design, Independent Publishing, New Game, PDF, Tactical RPG

DDXP 2011: New Product Seminar

January 27, 2011 by Vanir

Collected liveblog by Vanir of the DDXP 2011 New Product Seminar. A few new products announced, some details of previously announced products, and the additional loss of a product or two.

Filed Under: Featured, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, D&DXP, ddxp 2011

Chatty Plays: Freemarket Part 3, Ghost’N’Breakin’

January 27, 2011 by The Chatty DM

This post chronicles the second half of our Freemarket game.  You can follow my post on character creation here and my recounting of the first half here.  Let’s conclude our David vs Goliath story of stolen sex toys designs, covetous enlightened blanks and subtle revenge. Quick dramatis personae reminder: Jack Knife (Yan): Jack of many […]

Filed Under: Actual Play, Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: Chatty's 2010-2011 campaigns, facebook, Flow, Freemarket, Project Donut, sci-fi, Singularity, social networks, The Donut

Unboxing: Wrath of Ashardalon D&D Board Game

January 26, 2011 by Bartoneus

For those of us who have been playing and enjoying the game Castle Ravenloft, anticipation has been building for the quick release of the second D&D Adventure System board game Wrath of Ashardalon! We were fortunate enough to get an early preview copy and so what I’d like to provide for you today is a brief post about the box and its contents as well as a preview of what to expect from the game based on a preliminary look through the rules and components.

Filed Under: Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: adventure system, D&D, dnd, preview, Reviews, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games, unboxing, wrath of ashardalon

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