I just read from Dave that E. Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons died. Enworld is down, probably from traffic overload. But the story is creeping up on the net and CNN confirmed it. I owe my favorite hobby and way of life to this man. I would have wished to thank him in […]
RIP Gary Gygax
I am completely devastated right now. No sooner did I make the post about GM’s day when I spotted the story on ENWorld. Up until the end he was posting on message boards and talking to his fans. He touched the lives of so many, including my own, and I am so sad right now […]
March Fo(u)rth for GM’s Day!
Just a reminder that today is the official holiday of celebrating GMs! As usual, various publishers are having sales to celebrate (which tends to mean the GM spends more money, not less) but it seems there are fewer sales this year, possibly due to the pre-4e holding pattern. Regardless, either today or the next time […]
DM Chronicles, Session 12: The Great Game! Part 1
I guess I had to complain about attendance in order to get a full house last Friday as everyone showed up! Yay! Franky and Stef showed up first and I got to clean the floor with them in a few Magic game with my rebel and Elf decks. Then Yan showed up and we teamed […]
First (Level) Impressions: D&D 4e
(To those of you coming in via search: this article was written after the D&D XP convention, which featured only a limited preview of 4e. This is not a comprehensive review of 4e. –ed) With four games under my belt, along with talking to some of the designers and developers at length, I’m ready to […]
D&D XP Interview: Andy Collins and Scott Rouse (Part 1)
(This is the first part of our very long interview with Andy Collins and Scott “The Rouse”. In this installment, we cover how they came to Wizards and what their job entails, along with a few other personal matters.) Critical-Hits: How did you get started at Wizards? Andy Collins: I started about 13 years ago […]
Inq. of the Week: Systems Operational
Dave’s poll from last week asked what size of dice you prefer, the d20 came in at a huge 29% with the rare and exotic d12 in a surprising second with 27%. The entire spread is actually in descending order with the d10 at 18%, d8 at 12%, d6 at 5%, and d4 at 5% […]
D&D XP: Random Crunchy Bits
Danny and I are back from the D&D XP. I decided not to pay for the flaky hotel wi-fi to be able to do updates from the show floor. We played three games today: the first Living Forgotten Realms adventure,”Escape from Sembia” (which essentially ended in the second encounter as a TPK), press dungeon delve […]
Want to play 4e D&D tonight?
Take the character sheets for the delve PCs, and then have them fight some of these monsters from the Dungeons of Dread D&D Minis expansion.(You’re on your own for putting together the rules from all the previews!) Chillborn Medium Natural Animate (Undead) Level 6 Soldier AC 22, FORT 21, REF 17, WILL 17, HP 48, […]
4e linkies
Everyone talks about 4e since the D&D experience is ongoing. Have a look over at Critical Hits, they are my official source of 4e stuff. Even I can’t stay calm and unfazed by what Dave and Bart are uncovering. D&D 4e will be a different game, as much as 2e and 3e were different games. […]
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