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Review: “Underdark”

February 17, 2010 by Bartoneus

The latest 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons supplement from Wizards of the Coast is simply titled Underdark, and it contains all kinds of information and fleshed out details on the entire realm for which it is named. This book is along the same vein as The Plane Below book on the Elemental Chaos, but the Underdark is a subterranean realm just beneath the surface of your game world and so will always be more accessible than the other planes to your players and their characters.

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th Edition, book, D&D, dnd 4e, Dungeons and Dragons, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games, underdark

Let Me Tell You About My Campaign: Age of Awakening

February 10, 2010 by Bartoneus

About two months ago Dave decided to tell you about his campaign – the setting, world, how it all began, characters, planning, and some of his house rules. He set me up to share about my campaign also, as a large part of planning for both of our games was done together. In fact his game is being run in a world that I designed and handed over for him to take and expand upon as he saw fit.

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Roleplaying Games, The Architect DM Tagged With: campaign, D&D, DM, DMing, dnd 4e, dungeon master, dungeon mastering, Dungeons and Dragons, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games, world building

Inq. of the Week: PHB3 Classes?

February 1, 2010 by Bartoneus

With D&D XP behind us now, the Battlemind class out in the open, and the Runepriest nearly confirmed it seems like a good time to look at the Player’s Handbook 3 that is coming out in March this year and figure out which class is the most hotly anticipated.

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, 4th Edition, class, D&D, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, Inquisition of the Week, PHB3, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games

D&DXP News: D&D Encounters

January 28, 2010 by Bartoneus

Today at D&D Experience 2010 Wizards of the Coast announced their new program titled D&D Encounters, a natural evolution of the Delve Nights concept. D&D Encounters is aimed at encouraging players to mingle and interact more with other gamers in their area and will allow players to participate in contests to win cool prizes and D&D swag.

Filed Under: News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: D&D Encounters, d&d experience, D&DXP, dnd 4e, Dungeons and Dragons, News, wizards of the coast, wotc

Inq. of the Week: 4E D&D in 2010?

December 28, 2009 by Bartoneus

This week I’m taking a hard look at what has been announced for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition in the coming year (you can see them all at WotC’s catalog in wondrous chronological order) and wondering what’s in store, getting a taste of what I’m going to like and what I won’t in 2010.

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 2010, catalog, D&D, dnd 4e, Dungeons and Dragons, Inquisition of the Week, products, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games, wizards of the coast, wotc

Review: “The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos”

December 10, 2009 by Bartoneus

The Plane Below is the first of several 4th Edition D&D books that delve into a bit more detail on specific planes and the kinds of adventures that can be found within them, as the title indicates this one focuses on the Elemental Chaos and everything pertaining to it.

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, 4th Edition, D&D, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, plane below, Reviews, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games

Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #5

December 4, 2009 by Bartoneus

Now that it is nearing the end of 2009, at long last I bring you my final in depth analysis of the Monster Manual 2 and the creatures contained therein. While the book has been out for half of a year now, I still have not gotten anywhere close to using even half of the monsters that are contained within.

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th Edition, D&D, dnd 4e, Dungeons and Dragons, monster manual 2, Reviews, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games

Review: “Kobold Quarterly #11”

November 4, 2009 by Bartoneus

There’s a reason every review I see of the Kobold Quarterly magazine compares it to the Dragon and Dungeon print magazines from years passed, even opening a PDF of the book and seeing the cover makes me immediately think of seeing those issues in my local book store. The comparison goes well beyond the cover, however, through the whole interior of the publication that screams nostalgia…

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 3.5, D&D, dnd 4e, Dungeons and Dragons, issue 11, kobold quarterly, magazine, pathfinder, Reviews, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games

Preview & Review: “Primal Power”

October 18, 2009 by Bartoneus

Late last week, with a copy of Primal Power in hand, I decided to give people a chance to preview the book by asking questions that I would answer on Twitter as well as at our page on Facebook. Below I’ll share most of the questions and answers from those, but first I’d like to offer a quick review of the book.

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, 4th Edition, D&D, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, preview, primal power, Reviews, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games

Leveling Up As An Inexperienced DM

October 15, 2009 by Bartoneus

I still consider myself an inexperienced DM. the 4th Edition campaign that I’m currently running has just passed twenty adventures and is the longest campaign I’ve ever run. Hell, it was the longest game I’ve ever run when it hit ten adventures back in May.

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: campaign, D&D, DMing, dnd, dungeon master, dungeon mastering, Dungeons and Dragons, newbie dm, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games

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