Yearly Archives: 2008

Monster of the Week: Golems

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Ellisthion
golem
This entry is part 4 of 19 in the series Monster of the Week

(Er, Monster of the Month, due to sickness and the whole Christmas thing) Golems are a classic part of D&D. Everyone knows the deal: you find a statue with massive eye gems, you pry the gems out, and the statue … Continue reading →

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Wands in 4E D&D

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Ellisthion
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NEW: Updated for new books (PHBII, PHBIII, AV2) Wands in 4E are often given the bad reputation of being the worst implement. At first glance, the magic Wands are inferior to other implements, and the Wizard’s Implement Mastery ability for … Continue reading →

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Foldable 3D Paper D&D & Tabletop Scenery Models

Posted on December 16, 2008 by RupertG
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I stumbled across this the other day on the WOTC website archives (from 2003). It is the PDF’s and JPG’s of paper based 3D building models. The quality and detail is quite amazing, and they are no trouble at all … Continue reading →

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Strategy guide for Zombie Attack! (updated – level 50)

Posted on December 15, 2008 by RupertG
Zombie Attack Strategy

Zombie Attack! for the iPhone has kept me happily distracted protecting the beer shack vigorously against the zombie onslaught for more hours than I care to admit. The recent update has seen the game improved immensely with new ways of … Continue reading →

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List of the Best D&D 4E Character Sheets: Redux

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Ellisthion
The regular 4E D&D sheet is too limited for use without other accessories.

Some time ago, I wrote about the choosing of the best D&D 4E character sheet. That was when I was creating my very first 4E character: now that I’ve actually played the game, and have had some experience, I decided … Continue reading →

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iPhone RPG dice roller ‘Pip’ reminds us simple is often better

Posted on December 8, 2008 by RupertG

A few days ago the developers of iPhone polyhedral dice rolling application ‘Pip’ (Mystery Coconut) sent me a request to look at their application and offer my thoughts. Well, we have had a play around with it and we have … Continue reading →

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Rogue on the iPhone – finally…

Posted on December 1, 2008 by RupertG

One game has been sadly missing from iPhones – a Rogue style game. Well, better than getting ‘a’ Rogue style game, Gandreas Games (the same people who brought us the awesome RPG dice roller Dicenomicon…) have released ‘the’ Rogue game … Continue reading →

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Monster of the Week: Gelatinous Cube

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Ellisthion
This entry is part 3 of 19 in the series Monster of the Week

Unlike the previous two Monsters of the Week, this week I look at a monster which is completely unintelligent, has no tactics, and is a pushover for any party: and yet can be the most dangerous thing they ever face. … Continue reading →

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Is Monty Python’s “Dead Parrot Sketch” 1600 Years Old?

Posted on November 16, 2008 by RupertG

Nerds love Monty Python, right? I mean, there’s even a programming language named after the group… Well, in another case of “there’s nothing new under the sun” it seems that Monty Python’s “Dead Parrot Sketch” is perhaps a little bit … Continue reading →

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Monster of the Week: Dark Elf

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Ellisthion
Dark Elf
This entry is part 2 of 19 in the series Monster of the Week

This week we look at the Dark Elves, known as Drow in D&D. Like many of the creatures, Dark Elves have their history in mythology. Norse mythology places Dark Elves as evil underground creatures, which is exactly what Drow generally … Continue reading →

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