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Critical Hits Podcast #15: Interview with Keith Baker

August 23, 2009 by Dave

The last of our podcast interviews from GenCon 2009, Keith Baker, creator of Eberron, sat down to talk to us about working on the new campaign setting, how the 4e races, classes, and rules fit in to Eberron (including some great examples of re-fluffed characters to fit the setting), and about traveling the world and […]

Filed Under: Critical Hits Podcast, Interviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: eberron, gencon, gencon2009, keith baker

Critical Hits Podcast #14: Interview with James Wyatt

August 23, 2009 by Dave

Our informal, off-the-cuff “guerrilla” interview with James Wyatt at GenCon 2009. (We spoke to him last year as well). Joining Bartoneus and myself as interviewers was Jared from Head Injury Theater. James talks about Eberron, the art process in a WotC project, lots and lots about DMG2 (including the secret chapter name, “D&D as an indie game”), his characters, and D&D with his son.

Filed Under: Critical Hits Podcast, Interviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: D&D with kids, DMG2, gencon, gencon2009, james wyatt

Critical Hits Podcast #13: Interview with Andy Collins and Bruce Cordell

August 22, 2009 by Dave

At GenCon 2009, we talked with Andy Collins and Bruce Cordell, two of the design team at Wizards of the Coast. We talk about monks kicking butt, how power sources are primarily a story invention, psionics psionics psionics, what races make good psionic characters, and more. We also try and get them to declare that […]

Filed Under: Critical Hits Podcast, Interviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: andy collins, bruce cordell, gencon, gencon2009, psionics

YouTube Tuesday: Elite Gamemaster Edition

August 18, 2009 by Dave

In honor of meeting Doug Douglason this past weekend, I present to you a classic video called “Fear of Girls.” If it tickled your fancy (or something else) then check out the sequels and more in their YouTube channel.

Filed Under: Roleplaying Games, YouTube Tuesday Tagged With: fear of girls, gencon, gencon2009

GenCon 2009: 4e Extravaganza (with Photos)

August 17, 2009 by Dave

On Friday at GenCon, we attended the 4e Extravaganza, which was where the new setting was announced (which I’m sure everyone has heard by now is Dark Sun). However, there were a number of other products showcased, some new, some already known, and a few big surprises.

Filed Under: Featured, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, gencon, gencon2009

GenCon 4e Preview: The Assassin

August 14, 2009 by Dave

A sort of stealth promotion is going here at GenCon from WotC, where if you sign up for D&D Insider (or re-up your subscription) you receive a bound book that contains an 11th level Halfling Assassin (with the Obsidian Stalker paragon path). It also contains an adventure you can use him in, Crown of the […]

Filed Under: News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: assassin, classes, gencon, gencon2009

2009 Ennie Award Nominations

July 13, 2009 by Dave

You can view the entire list of nominees at the Ennie homepage or at this thread on ENWorld. But let’s get this out of the way first: Best Website Critical Hits Dungeon-A-Day Kobold Quarterly Mad Brew Labs Obsidian Portal Forgive me losing my journalistic composure here, but WE WERE NOMINATED FOR AN ENNIE AWARD! Ahem. […]

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