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Rise of the Eldrazi Preview

April 21, 2010 by Bartoneus

The newest expansion set for Magic: The Gathering is going to be released in a few days and for those of you who play the game I wanted to share some of the information and spoiler cards that WotC has released. The set is called Rise of the Eldrazi, and is the third set of the Zendikar block and looks like it comes with some new rules and mechanics that set it apart from everything else that’s out there right now.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, News Tagged With: cards, ccg, collectible, magic the gathering, new, preview, rise of the eldrazi, spoiler

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

Preview: Magic the Gathering – Planechase

September 3, 2009 by Bartoneus

While at GenCon this year I got to sit down and play a preview game of the new Magic the Gathering variation called Planechase that Wizards of the Coast is releasing September 4th. Like MtG except there is always one plane in play that drastically changes one or more aspects of the game.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Featured, News, Reviews Tagged With: card game, gencon 2009, magic the gathering, mtg plane chase, planechase, preview, Reviews

Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #4

August 5, 2009 by Bartoneus

Continuing a series of posts I did in May, I take a more in depth look at each monster entry in the 4th Edition Monster Manual 2!

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: dnd 4e, Dungeons & Dragons, monster manual 2, preview, Reviews, roleplaying game, Roleplaying Games

Review: “Divine Power”

July 19, 2009 by Bartoneus

Divine Power is the latest sourcebook for the 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons that includes new options for the Avenger, Cleric, Invoker, and Paladin classes. Each class gets a new build along with a ton of new powers, paragon paths, feats, and epic destinies. If you or one of your players is enjoying playing a divine class then this book is definitely a must have, but there are actually a surprising number of features that other players and DMs will want to borrow your copy to read as well!

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

4E: Psion – by the Numbers

July 8, 2009 by Bartoneus

Yesterday saw the introduction of Wizards of the Coast’s new ‘preview’ content roll out for the PHB3, starting with a build for the new Psion class and an article with developer commentary on the new class and the inclusion of the Psionic power source into 4th Edition. Of particular interest to me is the fact that introducing a new, and relatively different, mechanic to the game has caused many to instantly decree imbalance and broken status upon the class.

Filed Under: Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th Edition, balance, dnd, Dungeons & Dragons, insider, playtest, preview, psion, psionics, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games

Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #3

May 29, 2009 by Bartoneus

Now that the Monster Manual 2 has been out for a little bit, I figure it’s good to continue my more detailed looks at the monster inside it in case any DMs out there have put off buying it and still aren’t aware of exactly what it contains.

Filed Under: Roleplaying Games Tagged With: D&D, dnd 4e, Dungeons & Dragons, monster manual 2, preview, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games

Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #2

May 17, 2009 by Bartoneus

Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #1 Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #2 Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #3 Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #4 Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #5 (coming soon) Demon – The demons get an excellent group of additions in this book.  The Abyssal Eviscerator (lvl 14 […]

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

Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #1

May 15, 2009 by Bartoneus

Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #1 Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #2 Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #3 Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #4 Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #5 (coming soon) Many of you DM’s out there will be going out to get the Monster Manual 2 as soon […]

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

Monster Manual 2 Spoilers!

May 6, 2009 by Bartoneus

Wizards of the Coast is releasing some spoilers today for the Monster Manual 2 through various sources, one of which is right here! I believe the deal is that various sources will be sneak previewing different monsters, and you should be able to find the stat blocks for each of these monsters over at the D&D Facebook page.

Filed Under: Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th Edition, D&D, dnd, monster manual 2, preview, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games, shadar kai, sneak peak, spoiler

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