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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

Inq. of the Week: RPGs in Various Flavors?

October 5, 2009 by Bartoneus

I’ve really enjoyed reading Dave’s posts about his 4th Power project and adapting the 4E D&D system to a modern setting game as well as the comments on those posts, but it’s started me thinking about the genres of RPG that people play and in addition to that the settings we play in as well.

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: genre, Inquisition of the Week, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games, setting

In Depth: 4E Assassin and Q&A with Mike Mearls

September 16, 2009 by Bartoneus

Last week Wizards of the Coast released a new class for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition called the Assassin, an exclusive class only available to subscribers of their D&D Insider service. I was very intrigued by this new class, so I asked if designer Mike Mearls would be able to answer some questions for us.

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e dnd, 4th Edition, answers, assassin class, D&D, D&D Insider, design, Dungeons and Dragons, Interviews, mike mearls, q&a, questions, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games, tabletop

Inq. of the Week: Tiers of Play?

September 9, 2009 by Bartoneus

Dave and I both started running 4th Edition D&D campaigns when the system was released, now over a year later Dave’s game is solidly into the paragon tier while mine looks to be entering paragon in the next few weeks.

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, 4th Edition, dnd, Dungeons & Dragons, Inquisition of the Week, paragon epic heroic, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games, tabletop, tiers of play

4th Edition D&D: Beyond Level 30

August 7, 2009 by Bartoneus

Character level is one of the core concepts behind most roleplaying games, and it has been at the core of D&D from the very beginning as an indication of a character’s abilities, power, and influence in the world. Back in Original D&D they were so distinguished that each level had a different name depending on your class – a Fighter became a Veteran, Warrior, Swordsman, Hero, and eventually Myrmidon, Champion, and finally a Lord.

Filed Under: Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, 4th Edition, dnd, Dungeons & Dragons, epic levels, level advancement, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games, tabletop

Quick Review: Adventure Art – Issue #1

July 30, 2009 by Bartoneus

Mythic Design has released a new product called Adventure Art in a series of issues, with the subtitle “Professional Artwork for Use in Your Roleplaying Games”.  They were kind enough to provide us with the first issue which is for May/June 2009, which is a nice looking collection of artwork from the archives of AvatarArt.com.  […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: adventure art, avatar art, issue 1, mythic design, Reviews, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games, tabletop

Review: “Eberron Campaign Guide”

July 22, 2009 by Bartoneus

The DM companion book to the Eberron Player’s Guide, the Eberron Campaign Guide presents all of the information a DM could need to run a 4th Edition D&D game in the unique and interesting fantasy world of Eberron. Unlike the Player’s Guide, this is a book that mostly only DMs who want to run a game in Eberron are going to want to buy.

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th Edition, D&D, dnd 4e, Dungeons and Dragons, eberron campaign guide, game, Reviews, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games, tabletop

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

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