After months of vagaries, tabletop gaming giant Wizards of the Coast has announced a veritable hoard of new releases for the coming year – chief among them the much-anticipated Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition launch products! The D&D 5th deluge begins with the July 15th release of the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set,
For years I have grown up with the RPGA being an attached part of the Dungeons & Dragons brand. Monthly, even sometimes weekly, these events at my local gaming hub would be organized, filling the shop with multitudes of role players gathered together for the love of a game. In a sad and unfortunate move,
Just announced today: Wizards of the Coast has uploaded its new Monster Builder for D&D Insider members. As an avid DM and one who uses the online tools regularly, this comes as a welcome gift. The tools are always helpful in designing, maintaining, and running adventures. Furthermore, all the tools are now Mac compatible, so
In preparation for PAX East, Wizards of the Coast has announced its Magic: The Gathering 2012 line-up. This includes the Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 for Xbox LIVE Arcade, PC/Steam and PlayStation, as well as the Magic: The Gathering 2012 Core Set. The full press release is below but check out Wizards of the Coast‘s main website
This summer marks a big, two-year anniversary for me and about 22 of my closest friends. June will mark the end of a major Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition campaign that I have been writing and working on for nearly three years. At current count, I have DM’d over 25 player-characters and several dozen NPCs
Wizards of the Coast has announced a new CCG to be played alongside its popular table-top RPG Dungeons and Dragons. The game — “Shadow Over Nentir Vale” — boasts booster packs that provide cards with in-game bonuses and brief power-ups for your characters in any adventure setting. As an avid player and frequent DM, I’m
It’s been a while, loyal readers (hopefully more than all both of you), and I have much to express. Recently, I finished up the paragon tier of my uber-campaign and have learned quite a bit about running mid- to late-game RP scenes and combat. The systems change, and the paradigms shift when you play mid-
This past week, Wizards of the Coast launched its new character builder for Dungeons & Dragons. The new layout is sleek and stylish and provides an easy-to-learn user interface for all your character building needs. Check out the visual tour off of their main website here. I’ll have a review of all of its ins