Musings…
I’ve updated my musings – the first time in a while. 🙂 Continue reading Musings…
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Life ongoing…
Well, it’s been quite a while since I’ve added anything to this section of the site, so I guess that now is as good a time as any, yes? Life has been interesting of late. Mostly for gaming reasons. A post I made on ENworld was grabbed by Erik Mona and published in the latest issue of Dungeon Magazine (#115). I’m normally pretty optimistic and … Continue reading Life ongoing…
Eight Kings…
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…
The Future of D&D redux
A few months ago, I posted the plans of Wizards for D&D in the future – the various lines of Hero Builder books (the Complete series), the Race books (Races of Stone), the Monster books (Draconomicon), the Environ books (Frostburn) and so forth. With the Complete Adventurer, announced last week and due in early 2005, the series of the four Hero books will be complete. … Continue reading The Future of D&D redux
The Uniques – Who is King Snurre?
THRONE ROOM AND AUDIENCE CHAMBER. Two steps of white veined black marble lead up to this area. The floor is a deep red polished stone, the huge stone pillars of polished obsidian, between them a massive throne of jet and black and white banded onyx, the whole inlaid with sard and set with 12 fire opals and 12 rubies. The walls are inlaid with colored … Continue reading The Uniques – Who is King Snurre?
D&D RPG campaign
Just a note – I’ve started up a ‘blog for my regular D&D 3.5E World of Greyhawk campaign. If you’d like to see what my players are up to (and why I call myself the Killer DM on a few boards), here’s your chance to find out! Continue reading D&D RPG campaign
Musings – In the day…
I’ve just added a new musings. Although it discusses the early history of D&D, you might find notes that are applicable to D&D Miniatures. Continue reading Musings – In the day…
Back in the day…
From The Dragon #28: On the change from original D&D to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. (The End, according to Diaglo ) Selected extracts from an interview. Q. Suppose it is game night at your house; you have a bunch of “normal” D&D players, you’ve invited them all over for their first AD&D adventure, in the new, modified AD&D campaign. What kind of pep talk or … Continue reading Back in the day…
The Uniques – Who is Mordenkainen the Mage?
Of all the unique characters in the Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures Game, Mordenkainen the Mage has the longest history. For he was, and still is, the most famous Player Character of the co-creator of the D&D game, Gary Gygax. Gary says of his arch-mage: “Mordenkainen was my second PC, and I started playing him early in 1974 wanting a magic-user to balance my fighter, Yrag. … Continue reading The Uniques – Who is Mordenkainen the Mage?
The Uniques – Who is Lord Soth?
I’ve seen this question come up a few times on various messageboards I visit, so I’m reposting one of my replies: Lord Soth is one of the truly iconic Dragonlance characters. His main story can be found in the Dragonlance Chronicles and the Dragonlance Legends, but here is a summary for those who want a quick answer. Lord Soth was a Solamnic Knight, one of … Continue reading The Uniques – Who is Lord Soth?