All Entries Tagged With: "4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons"
4th Edition Gamma World Power List Revealed
Wizards of the Coast just announced a new edition of “Gamma World,” an early post-apocalyptic RPG. After some research and a bit of sneakiness I discovered a partial list of the powers from the game. Here is a screen shot of the mutant plant list. Ok, I admit it. This post is satire. I am [...]
Review: Martial Flavor from Chaotic Shiny Productions
Martial Flavor is a 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons PDF supplement published by Chaotic Shiny Productions. Rather than write a standard crunch supplement, “Martial Flavor” focuses more on the cultural background of five PC ethnic groups and mixes in some feats and powers that reflect the different cultures. The cultures are: The Daikort Pack: A [...]
Scott Rouse, Former Wizards of the Coast D&D Brand Manager has a New Blog
Scott Rouse, the one-time brand manager for Dungeons and Dragons at Wizards of the Coast has a new blog up at www.scottmrouse.com. Rumor has it that Scott was the force behind a push for more “open” content from WOTC and I wonder what Scott will get up to now that he is free of the [...]
D&D Worldwide Game Day 2009 Preview – Dungeon Master’s Guide 2
I am once again stepping up to be a DM at my friendly local game shop (FLGS) for the D&D Worldwide Game Day: DMG2. As such, I received the materials for the game in order to prepare. As I have in the past, I would like to give some fact, some opinion, and most importantly, [...]
A Nagging Feeling that 4th Edition Is Not Scaling Well At Higher Levels
I have been playing 4th edition for over a year and lately I have this nagging feeling that the power differential between NPC monsters and PCs is out of balance. Difficult, even lethal combat encounters are part of any role-playing game, but 4th edition Dungeons and Dragon’s NPCs seem to grow statistically more dangerous (that [...]
4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Mark Solution – Alea Tools
In early March I blogged about a 4th Edition marking solution using soda rings, that I ran across at a local game-day. It was cheap and unique, though not without flaws. Well there was so much interest in that post, and 4E marking solutions, that Trask asked me to share my personal method of marks. [...]
Download Keep on the Shadowfell for Free
Wizards of the Coast is giving away a PDF copy of “Keep on the Shadowfell” as part of their “D&D Testdrive” initiative focused on new or returning players. Since most of my readers probably already tried 4th edition, I am posting this link mostly so you can get access to the free module download. 4th [...]
Review: Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition – Arcane Power
Arcane Power is the latest 4th Edition D&D offering from Wizards of the Coast. If you are familiar with their Martial Power book, then you know what you are getting yourself into with this book. Arcane power expands the options available to your favorite arcane classes. The first five chapters of the book deal with [...]
GTS 2009 Dungeons and Dragons Seminar
Scott Rouse D&D Sr. Brand Manager put on a one hour seminar regarding 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. I am liveblogging, so forgive spelling errors.2008 Global Brand Study US and Canada and part of Europe. Aided Awareness 89% (brand recognition) 80% WOW 89% D&D 54% have played D&D 94% think D&D is the same or [...]
