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Freelancer Chronicles: The Coast Wizards and I, Some Lessons.

December 19, 2012 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty shares is experiences as a Wizards of the Coast freelancer. The good and the bad. He shares many of the lessons he learned from his experiences should you want to give it a try.

Filed Under: Featured, Freelance Writing, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, D&D, d&d 4e, dragon magazine, dungeon magazine, Dungeons and Dragons, Freelance Writing

Chatty’s Fort Wayne Adventures: Tales from the Elemental Chaos, Part 1

February 10, 2012 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty starts spinning his first of many tales about the games he played over at the Dungeon and Dragons Experience 2 provinces and 5 states away from home.

Filed Under: Actual Play, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: D&D, d&d 4e, dragon magazine, dungeon magazine, Level 0, Level 0 characters, Temple of the Weeping Goddess

D&D Ninjas Have Arrived

October 11, 2011 by Dave

Today, my first Dragon magazine article was published: “Class Acts Assassin: Secrets of the Ninja.” This article, as part of the Kara-Tur theme of this month, brings PC ninjas back into D&D as a build of the Executioner Assassin introduced in Heroes of Shadow.

Filed Under: News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, D&D, dragon magazine, dungeon magazine, ninjas, Oriental Adventures

Review: “Dragon Magazine Annual”

August 23, 2009 by Dave

When WotC announced that the venerable Dragon and Dungeon magazines were becoming digital-only offerings, the reaction was controversial. The magazines are only available in PDF, and to subscribers of the D&D Insider service. There is still no way to get the magazines without a subscription to the whole package of DDI. Not too long after the details shook out it was revealed that some of the content would be reprinted in Annuals. Dragon Magazine Annual is the first of these collections.

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, dragon, dragon magazine

4th Edition: Playtest a Barbarian

September 4, 2008 by Bartoneus

Second Edit: See here for the Barbarian release, no fooling! Edit: It appears Wizards has removed this snippet from the Table of Contents, sorry everyone! The table of contents for Dragon #367 is up, and it looks like we’ll be getting an early look at the Barbarian class from the PHB 2 that won’t be […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th Edition, barbarian, D&D, dnd, dnd 4e, dragon magazine, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons

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