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Created by: Gargs454
Created: Oct 1, 2009
I've been playing 4th Ed. fairly regularly for a while now, and while I like much of what 4th Ed. has to offer, there is one aspect that still really bothers me. The skill system in 4th Ed. just does... more
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Created by: The_Jester
Created: Sep 30, 2009
I have mixed feelings about how traps are portrayed in the latest edition.
Traps did have some problems in earlier editions. I played far too many RPGA modules where if you didn't have a rogue you ... more
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Created by: The_Jester
Created: Sep 29, 2009
Five words ending with a question mark, and yet it has so much baggage. It’s a question that causes a sudden wave of fear and pre-emptive boredom.
But because I can here are a few of my characters and... more
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Created by: Peter.S
Created: Sep 29, 2009
Over my vacation in Maine, I had the opportunity to visit Norway, Maine. It was the primary source of connectivity between me and the outside world, since the farmhouse doesn't have an internet connec... more
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Created by: The_Jester
Created: Sep 28, 2009
Last time I unveiled my Ghosts of D&D Past, I discussed how I discovered D&D through a series of interrelated coincidences. I likely would not have discovered D&D if I hadn’t read comic books, if I h... more
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Created by: wrecan
Created: Sep 28, 2009
I often see people ask whether it is possible to play 4e without a battlemat. Most responses to this questions are to say it isn't possible. Fourth Edition is very tactically oriented.&nbs... more
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Created by: Peter.S
Created: Sep 27, 2009
I know it's late for a summer vacation, but now was the opportunity I had to spend a week with my parents in Maine.
Basically, I spent the week (traveling Saturday there and Sunday - toady - back) wit... more
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Created by: The_Jester
Created: Sep 25, 2009
Before you, dominating the not unsizable swampy basin, is a single massive dragon! The great wyrm’s glossy black scales reflect the flickering light of your torches reflecting a faint, dancing glow a... more
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Created by: wrecan
Created: Sep 25, 2009
The November 2009 issue (Vol. 33, No. 9, Issue 255) of Games Magazine is out. Much to my surprise, on page 65 of the issue is a review of D&D Insider by Thomas L. McDonald, one of the magazine's... more
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Created by: The_Jester
Created: Sep 24, 2009
Storytime! Just a little flashback here, for a simpler blog post (to fill space while I worry about collegial assignments). Here’s the start of the story of how I discovered Dungeons & Dragons.
At a... more
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Created by: The_Jester
Created: Sep 23, 2009
I’m not always happy with the assumed heroic fantasy tone of 4th Edition. You can play the game as grim-and-gritty swords and sorcery, but it always strikes me as ramming a round peg into a square ho... more
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Created by: tempesteye
Created: Sep 22, 2009
I wanted to let all the Commander group members know that I've finished the Wiki list of both Mulitcolor Commanders and Mono-colored Commanders. Between those two list you should have a comprehensive ... more
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