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…
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?
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?
According to this article on ICv2 News, since the September 2003 launch of D&D Miniatures, Wizards of the Coast has sold over 7 million figures. That works out to nearly $9 million retail! Continue reading Over 7 million figures sold!
I’ve been enjoying reading through the Complete Divine. Although there are problems with the book (please, no more page XX! I have enough of those in my 1st edition Werewolf RPG book!), the rest of it seems fine to me. Even the Radiant Servant of Pelor doesn’t both me much – whenever I see a prestige class that dictates that you be a cleric with … Continue reading Complete Divine and where my money will be going
My latest musings are up, if you’re interested in that sort of thing. This time, Miniatures, my Greyhawk game and Settlers of Catan. Continue reading Musings – Sunday Gaming
Well, another Sunday has come and gone. The regular gang got together for the continuing adventures of our Greyhawk game, and we also got in a few board games. In fact, we had a few games of Magic; and two games of Settlers of Catan – including the Cities and Knights expansion that I’ve only bought a couple of weeks ago. The board games were … Continue reading Sunday’s game session
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
I’ve just had a happy Friday afternoon with a few friends playing D&D Miniatures and Magic: the Gathering. The two warbands I took along were as follows: 100 point Chaotic Evil: * Vampire Aristocrat * Ogre Ravager * Abyssal Maw 200 point Chaotic Good * Cleric of Corellon Larethian * Moon Elf Fighter * 3 Centaurs * 3 Graycloak Rangers * Axesister * 3 Wolves … Continue reading Friday afternoon: Trading and Skirmishes
Keith Strohm has posted an open letter on ENworld (and possibly other places) with information about the redesign of the Dragon and Dungeon magazines. Keith’s Letter about Dragon and Dungeon magazines Matthew Sernett’s clarifications (Matthew is the Editor-in-Chief of Dragon). Of note to miniature fans, “In the average issue, … two articles will be devoted to miniatures and computer games.” in Matthew’s clarifications. Continue reading Keith Strohm: An Open Letter to Dragon and Dungeon Readers
