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Tag Archives: D&D4e
Dice of Doom Podcast 005: Warhammer, Sorcery! and Addressing Issues in D&D 4th Edition
This week in the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss common issues and complaints about Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition and strategies by which these can be overcome through the cunning application of house rules and modified systems. Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Podcasts, Role Playing Games, Tabletop Wargames, iPhone Games
Tagged d&d, D&D4e, dnd, dungeons & dragons, Sorcery, warhammer
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Making the Most of Magic
How to make the most of magic in your fantasy role-playing game. Advice for spellcasters, dungeon masters and writers. Continue reading
Posted in Beastiary, Game Design, Game Resources, Games, History, Role Playing Games
Tagged 3.5, 4E, Cthulhu, d&d, D&D4e, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, GMing, magic, role-playing, rpg
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Arcane Implement Mastery Guide
The 4E Wizard class feature Arcane Implement Mastery is a powerful ability that can shape the entire career of your character. Be it Orb, Wand, Staff, or Tome, the implement you want to use will influence your race, ability scores, … Continue reading
Speeding up D&D 4E Combat: Morale
A large problem many groups have with 4E D&D is that 4E combat takes a very long time. Various methods have been proposed to fix this, such as reducing monster hp, but after some discussion we realised the best way of doing it is simply to revive the Morale system, used in 1st and 2nd Edition, but thrown out in 3rd. The problem with these systems is, like the whole editions themselves, they were overly complicated; I’ve seen an attempt at adding Morale to 4E that mostly just put the 2nd Ed system in… and it looked terrible. So, we decided to do it from the ground up: a complete, effective, and simple Morale system for 4E D&D. Continue reading
Posted in Game Resources, Games, Role Playing Games
Tagged 4E, combat, d&d, D&D4e, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, Morale, role-playing, rpg
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4E Dungeon Master’s Guide 2: In-Depth Review
Not so long ago, the 4th Edition DMGII came out. With the general high quality of 4E splatbooks so far, this looked promising: but for those out there for whom “promising” isn’t enough, this in-depth review should give you everything … Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Funny, Game Resources, Tabletop Wargames
Tagged 3.x, 4E, campaigns, d&d, D&D4e, dmg, dmgII, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, GMing, review, skill challenge, traps, xp
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i4e Updated – Now you can import from D&D Insider Character Builder
Mike Pattee from Cordax Software has pinged us to let us know that his app i4e has been updated in the App Store to version 1.1.0 and is available now for download. The app allows you to store your D&D … Continue reading
Posted in Game Resources, Games, Role Playing Games
Tagged character, cordax software, d&d, D&D4e, dnd, dnd4e, Dungeons and Dragons, i4e, iPhone, role-playing, rpg, stats
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Using the Dungeon Tile Mapper from WotC
If you are anything like us here at Dice of Doom HQ, the moment you got D&D 4E you rushed out and bought a stack of Dungeon Tiles once you realised how important (and awesome) they were. After collecting a … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Game Resources, Games, Role Playing Games
Tagged d&d, D&D4e, dnd, dungeon, Dungeon Tiles, GMing, mapping, maps, tiles
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Powergaming: Understanding Area of Effect in D&D4E
Area of Effect powers, or AoE, are pretty common in 4th Edition D&D. No longer are they limited to Wizards, but can be found in the arsenal of many non-spellcasters, such as Fighters, as well as being used by many … Continue reading
Posted in Game Resources, Games, Role Playing Games, Strategy Guides
Tagged 4E, AoE, Area, burst, Close, cover, d&d, D&D4e, effect, martial, power, Powergaming, Ranged, strategy, tactics, Wall
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Wizards of the Coast settle copyright infringement case
Back in April this year, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) filed three copyright infringement cases against eight individuals for sharing a copy of the Player’s Handbook II on document sharing site Scribd. Yesterday the judge accepted a settlement with the … Continue reading
Finally, an iPhone app for keeping your D&D characters on: i4e
It is very likely that if you are an iPhone owner and a D&D player there is one app that you have been longing for ever since you picked up the device from the store – a native application to … Continue reading
Posted in Game Resources, Role Playing Games
Tagged app store, apple, character, d&d, D&D4e, Dungeons and Dragons, i4e, iPhone, role-playing, rpg, stats
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