A few days ago, Monte Cook posted two short paragraphs and a poll to his page on the Wizards of the Coast community. Those few words stirred up a lot of conversation about race in Dungeons & Dragons in the comments and on Twitter over the weekend. For me (Draco), it brings up a long …
Long ago where the great Durnwood Forest rises into the Crystal Mountains there lived an elven wizard. Some legends say that he was an eladrin and dwelled in the feywild and his doom brought him to the mortal world. Regardless all the legends agree that his name was Estarias and that he was a mage …
The rules of the game tell us how to play it, but the art of the game tells us what the world of the game looks like and more than that it inspires us. I started playing DnD when Larry Elmore, Clyde Caldwell and Jeff Easely were the dominant cover artists for products, and interior …
Like most people that have been avidly following 4E for the past 12 months I was not particularly surprised by the announcement of “a new iteration of D&D” by WotC on the 9th Jan. If anything I’m pleased by the possibilities of the public playtest and curious about the forthcoming edition of the game. For …
I’ve been a gamer for a long time, though, lets me honest, that doesn’t always equate to being a good roleplayer or GM. In fact, after 20 years of rolling dice, I still get terrified before going to any public play event, I’m scared that there will be amazing roleplayers there and my efforts will …
Loot is a key part of the gaming experience. Its role is ever so eloquently summarised in the maxim “kill stuff & take its loot”. RPGs dress things up, they put the trappings of story around that, but in doing so they ensure that loot is often part of that story; be it the magic …
The second part of Rich Greens article… Art Objects Art objects are listed at 250 gp, 1,500 gp, 2,500 gp, 7,500 gp, 15,000 gp and 50,000 gp values. As with the gems, some of the items below are worth less or more than these values – in these cases, two or three items have been …
Torches, all adventurers carry them, a few even have DM’s who force them to keep track of who is using them, but other than being an item in your adventurers toolkit, now one really gives them any thought. Except maybe dwarves. Dwarves have to rely on these inexpensive methods of lighting their great mining complexes …
Todays guest post is from Rich Green, renowned for his work on 4e monsters for Open Design. I’ve split it in 2, so the next part, covering art objects will be published on the 31st. Glittering Prizes: 4e treasure made more memorable by Richard Green, At the Sign of the Green Man (richgreen01.livejournal.com) The …
Berymar Dragonbane is an enigma, tucked away in a back alley of Fallcrest, and rarely seen to leave the hovel, the collection of barrels and boxes, and shreds of fabric that he calls his shop. And yet, he has to hand a variety of mundane and magical items that demonstrate the wealth and contacts that …