You know, it’s really weird, but the 4e cosmology as described in the new DMG seems almost perfect for Greyhawk. Let’s face it: if you, like me, rely primarily in the 1983 boxed set and the Gygax “Gord the Rogue” books for inspiration, along with the early AD&D adventures, there isn’t really all that much information on (a) the origin of the world and (b) … Continue reading The new D&D Cosmology and Greyhawk
This is just a short note to say that I received the D&D 4e core rulebooks at 12:30pm today (Thursday 5th June). I’m paging through them now; a closer inspection will have to wait until this evening. Bright! Shiny! And different. I’m not really sure how I feel about them. Expect a fuller report later. Continue reading Got the books!
Woohoo! In the mail today was my copy of Keep on the Shadowfell! I’m now reading it. So, we’ll definitely be playing it this Sunday. Will we use the pregens or our own characters? Depends how many copies of the rulebooks we have by then. The adventure looks beautiful; three full-colour poster battlemats, two booklets and a cardboard cover. Must get back to it! Continue reading I have Keep on the Shadowfell!
I just received this from MilSims: D&D 4th Ed Has Arrived in Australia. Will release on schedule on 6th June. We are pleased to announce that today we received confirmation from Wizards of the Coast Australia, that H1 Keep on the the Shadowfell, and Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Players Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, Monster Manual, and Slipcase, are being delivered to their Sydney warehouse … Continue reading 4e arrives in Australia (according to MilSims)
Newly posted by Wizards: the Tiefling Warlord! Brief rundown: Melee character (Str 16) with longsword “Face” of the party: (Cha 13) Diplomacy +6, Intimidate +6, Bluff +3 Abilities to aid other PCs – they get +2 to attack & +4 damage when they spend an action point; +2 initiative; and allows other PCs to shift around more easily. I suggest Josh remains playing the Dwarf … Continue reading Meet the 4e Tiefling Warlord
G’day, all! This Friday will see what will probably be the last session in our Savage Tide campaign. The following fortnight, if we’re very lucky, we’ll have the first session in a new campaign – for the first time, one of my homebrews instead of an Adventure Path. If we’re unlucky, the 4e books won’t be out just yet and we’ll gather again in 4 … Continue reading The new Friday campaign
At last we reach the final 4e pregenerated character from Keep on the Shadowfell. This is the character that, most likely, Adam will be playing. In some ways, I think the Wizard has had the most drastic makeover of all the characters in 4e. Fighters still swing swords, Cleric aid people and hit people with maces, and Rogues sneak attack. However, the new at-will powers … Continue reading Meet the 4e Human Wizard
Well, the early orders for PCs are in… Adam wants to play the Wizard, Greg wants to play the Dragonborn Paladin, and Nate wants to play the Rogue. I’ve still got to preview the Wizard and the Cleric, so let’s start with the cleric. There is, in fact, errata to the cleric, which is included in this posting (thanks to ShinRyuRR of EN World for doing … Continue reading Meet the 4e Half-Elf Cleric
DWARF FIGHTER HP 31, Bloodied 15, Healing Surge 7, Surges Per Day 12 Initiative +1 AC 17, Fort 15, Ref 11, Will 12 If there was any class that could be described as “simple” in 3e, it was the Fighter. Of course, with that simplicity came another problem: it could be described as “dull”. Of course, Fighters could use their plethora of feats to specialise … Continue reading Meet the 4e Dwarf Fighter
HALFLING ROGUE HP 25, Bloodied 12, Healing Surge 6, Surges Per Day 7 Initiative +4 AC 16, Fort 11, Ref 16, Will 13 Well, here we are again, and this time we’re looking at the Halfling Rogue. I’ve almost no doubt that the Halfling will be a popular race in 4e… well, perhaps I have a few. Mind you, Dave should be really happy because … Continue reading Meet the 4e Halfling Rogue!
