A little over eight months ago, I wrote an article about Wizards upcoming releases and how they applied to the release of 4E D&D. Well, we’ve just had the releases for the first four months of 2006 revealed. How do they change things? Well, not much. As I mentioned in my last essay, most of these books are dependent on you having books other than … Continue reading 4E is still coming!
With the recent flood of new classes from Wizards, the problems with the 3e multi-classing system have become readily apparent. Of course, these may not be considered as problems by all. However, the problems that the Eldritch Knight and Mystic Theurge were designed to fix have become what might be a troubling part of the 3.5e system. What are these issues, and are they indeed … Continue reading The mechanical problems with Multiclassing in D&D 3E
Not D&D Miniatures news, but more personal: Eight Kings, the final part of Robert J. Kuntz’s Maze of Zayene series, has been published. I was involved in the d20 System conversion of the module, and so it has my name in it. I’m rather proud of this, as you might imagine. Eight Kings details a strange demi-plane in which the rightful king of the land … Continue reading Eight Kings…
There’s an interesting thread on the Wizards boards discussing the relationship between Luck and Skill in the D&D Miniatures skirmish game and how it compares to other games like Magic. Continue reading Luck versus Skill
