New Rituals

Dragon magazine has just published a new lot of rituals. Players in my games may well want to check them out. Here’s the list:1st:Banish Vermin (N)Explorer’s Fire (A/N)Fastidiousness (A)Wizard’s Curtain (A) 2nd:Delver’s Fire (A/N)Preservation (A/N) 3rd:Battlefield Elocution (A/R) 4th:Delay Affliction (H) 6th:Bolster Object (A/N)Earthen Ramparts (A/N)Excavation (A)Mordenkainen’s Ascent (A)Mordenkainen’s Joining (A)Preserve Flame (A)Wizard’s Escape (A) 8th:Signal of Pursuit (A)Tenser’s Lift (A) 10th:Chameleon’s Cloak (A)Conceal Object … Continue reading New Rituals

400th session report at Boardgamegeek!

I’ve just written my 400th session report to be posted on BoardGameGeek.com I feel pretty good about that. I’m still pretty far behind the person who has written the most session reports there; that would be Greg Schloesser, with over 2300 session reports (!), but I’m now in the top 5 session reporters. Another 105, and I’ll reach #4. The latest reports have been about … Continue reading 400th session report at Boardgamegeek!

Castle Greyhawk – session 4

We had our fourth session of my 4e Castle Greyhawk campaign on Friday, which is using the currently released “Castle Zagyg” supplements of the Troll Lords as a base. It was a blast – in about 4 hours of game time, we had 3 combats (probably taking no longer than 90-120 minutes in total), and 2+ hours of insane plans and roleplaying. You see, the … Continue reading Castle Greyhawk – session 4

D&D 4E – Stealth errata

This errata is from the D&D Rules Compendium; I expect it’ll be put in the official errata document when that is next posted. Note that you can’t become hidden in “Concealment” – sorry, Nate! STEALTHArmor Check PenaltyMake a Stealth check to conceal yourself from enemies, slink past guards, slip away without being noticed, and sneak up on people without being seen or heard. This skill … Continue reading D&D 4E – Stealth errata

Yggsburgh

Well, Yggsburgh and Dark Chateau arrived in the mail yesterday. Yggsburgh is not what I was expecting. A little history: Gary Gygax invented D&D, and his campaign was all around Castle Greyhawk and the Free City of Greyhawk. Unfortunately, he was kicked out of TSR in 1985 or thereabouts, and much of his Greyhawk designs never saw print. Eventually, due to the d20 System and … Continue reading Yggsburgh