Tag Archives: d&d

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Announced (DnD5e)

Posted on January 10, 2012 by RupertG
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Today, with very little surprise, Wizards of the Coast announced that they were working on the 5th edition of the venerable game Dungeons & Dragons. Rumours of the announcement have been swirling through the Internet for a while now, particularly after it was revealed that veteran D&D game designer Monte Cook had rejoined the R&D Team. Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Roleplaying Book Collector

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Guest
person reading lots of books in piles drawing by symatt

Once again I was looking, lovingly, over my collection of roleplaying books. As I went through them, I discovered that there was a book I hadn’t bought yet from the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition set. I immediately became anxious that my collection wasn’t complete. It had become important that I had a set, a complete set and I had found that it was less than it should be. Continue reading →

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Dice of Doom Podcast 033: Spirit of the Century Review, Dragon Warriors First Impressions and Do Rules Support Descriptive Combat

Posted on September 19, 2011 by RupertG
Dice of Doom Podcast

In this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we review Spirit of the Century, talking about our experiences with stunts and aspects. We also discuss our first impressions of playing Dragon Warriors which is a flashback from our gaming past. As part of our discussion on Dragon Warriors we get sidetracked (egads! who would have seen that coming!) and we spend quite a bit of time discussing how rules describe combat, should they describe combat? and whether it’s up to the players to look after that aspect of the game or not. Continue reading →

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Dismemberment and Permanent Injuries in D&D

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Ellisthion
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We recently had a great question on Twitter by IvPalmer: “Have you guys ever came across a dismemberment case in D&D? A player lost an arm last session and I’d like to give him options.” As it happens, yes, we have, and, like you, we wondered what exactly to do about it. The rules don’t give an answer… or do they? Continue reading →

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Dice of Doom Podcast 031: Refocusing a Game that has Lost its Way, Should a GM Controlling HP in Combat and The Role of the GM

Posted on August 31, 2011 by RupertG
Dice of Doom Podcast

In this episode we talk about ways to get a game back on track, we answer a question “Could a GM control the HPs of the players in a game to promote better roleplaying?”, and we summarise our thoughts on the role of the GM. Continue reading →

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I AM THE GAME!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by TheAngryDM
The Angry DM

This is a guest post by The Angry DM in response to a recent post by Oalin titled “The role of the GM: It’s time to get over yourself”. Continue reading →

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Dice of Doom Podcast 028: Listeners’ Questions Answered 01

Posted on July 18, 2011 by RupertG
Dice of Doom Podcast

In this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we conduct our first Q & A, taking four questions from listeners and readers. Continue reading →

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So your players have gotten too rich: Dealing with a Monty Haul Campaign

Posted on July 12, 2011 by RupertG
Shangri-La or Monty Haul, either way, awesome...

We’ve all been in that position when running a roleplaying campaign. That moment when you realise that you have allowed your players to amass more wealth than is healthy. All of a sudden they are buyingtheir way out of the challenges that you place before them, there’s no magic item they can’t afford and all of a sudden they are building a huge palace or fortress on prize real estate. And then, when the locallord gets upset, they either buy him off or raise an army and go and crush him. Yes, we’ve all been there and had to deal with it in one way or the other. What follows are a handful of ways that I have dealt with it in the past as a GM, or experienced as a player. Continue reading →

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Dice of Doom Podcast 026: Rating the First Six Games and Creating Meaningful Character Motivations

Posted on June 29, 2011 by RupertG
Dice of Doom Podcast

This episode we discuss our ratings of the first six games of the Grand Gaming Experiment and we look at creating meaningful character motivations and backgrounds. Continue reading →

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If you’ve ever played D&D you’ve probably got into a discussion about the stat blocks of characters from movies, TV, books, etc. Well, Flickr user Remiel has decided he’d do the stat blocks of Futurama characters. I, personally, agree with about 90% of it, but you’ll have to check it out for yourself… Futurama Character Stat Blocks. Continue reading →

Posted on May 15, 2011 by RupertG | Leave a comment