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Posted by: LordArchaon on Apr 12, 2011 at 06:21:06 AM

There's a lot of talk in the forums about Heroes of Shadow, and two of the most talked-abouts from the book are the "underpowered" Shade race, and the Blackguard.

After seeing the preview and some leaked spoilers about the Blackguard, I thought it was probably the best class to represent one of my favorite types of warrior of all-time.

Meet the Dark Eldar Incubus, from Games Workshop's Warhammer 40k!

It's clearly a shock-troop type, and dark enough both in flavor and appearance to scream for the Blackguard class as its representation in D&D. Also, even if in theory the Dark Eldar are from a fantastic far away future, nothing about this concept would look out of place in a typical fantasy world.

Now, Dark Eldar are basically the dark elves of space. They are a depraved race that must

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Posted by: LordArchaon on Sep 29, 2010 at 12:28:29 AM

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So two weeks since the formation of the Zendikar - D&D Campaign Setting group and 20 members today! I figured I could make a sort of status report with notes and just about anything useful for members and visiting people alike.

Basic intro: Zendikar is a "block" (or cycle) of Magic The Gathering trading cards, but it's also the name of the setting (an entire plane actually, but it's more like a planet/world) in which the lands, creatures, characters and spells presented in the cards all reside. It's a very fantastic world, clearly inspired by the latest fantasy trends I would say, and borrowing from D&D more than a Magic setting ever did in the past. It's a world of adventure and a true Points of Light setting in practically every sense, as I pointed out in the first blog of the

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Posted by: LordArchaon on Sep 29, 2010 at 12:12:14 AM

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So two weeks since the formation of the Zendikar - D&D Campaign Setting group and 20 members today! I figured I could make a sort of status report with notes and just about anything useful for members and visiting people alike.

Basic intro: Zendikar is a "block" (or cycle) of Magic The Gathering trading cards, but it's also the name of the setting (an entire plane actually, but it's more like a planet/world) in which the lands, creatures, characters and spells presented in the cards all reside. It's a very fantastic world, clearly inspired by the latest fantasy trends I would say, and borrowing from D&D more than a Magic setting ever did in the past. It's a world of adventure and a true Points of Light setting in practically every sense, as I pointed out in the first blog of the group: Zendikar

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