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Tag Archives: Dungeons and Dragons
Confessions of a Roleplaying Book Collector
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
Posted in Books, Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, Nerdom, Role Playing Games Tagged countersketch, d&d, dnd, dungeons & dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, gaming, nerd, Roleplaying, Roleplaying games, symatt 1 Comment
Dice of Doom Podcast 034: Dragon Warriors Review, TPKs: Who’s to Blame? and Win your Character a set of Steak Knives
In this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we review Dragon Warriors through hopefully not particularly rose coloured glasses. We discuss the question “Total Party Kills:Who’s to blame?” and what’s more, identify exactly who it is. We also, as part of Play a New RPG Month, are offering you the chance to win your Character a set of Steak Knives in game. Continue reading
Posted in Podcasts, Role Playing Games Tagged dnd, dragon warriors, dungeons & dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, GMing, PANRPG, play a new rpg, playanewrpg, Roleplaying Leave a comment
Dice of Doom Podcast 033: Spirit of the Century Review, Dragon Warriors First Impressions and Do Rules Support Descriptive Combat
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
Posted in Podcasts, Role Playing Games Tagged d&d, Dave Morris, dragon warriors, dungeons & dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, sotc, spirit of the century 8 Comments
Dismemberment and Permanent Injuries in D&D
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
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, Role Playing Games Tagged d&d, dnd, dungeons & dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, house rules, rpg 24 Comments
Dice of Doom Podcast 032: Riddles and Puzzles in RPGs, Favourite Components of RPGs, Dice and Randomness in Games
In this episode we discuss using riddles and puzzles in your roleplaying games, our favourite components of RPGs, are dice important and is a linear or bell curve of randomness more ‘heroic’? Continue reading
Posted in Podcasts, Role Playing Games Tagged dice, dnd, dungeons & dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, puzzles, randomness, riddles 6 Comments
Dice of Doom Podcast 030: Dealing with a bad GM, running short and long term games and tabletop accessories
In this action packed episode of the podcast we discuss ways in which to deal with a bad GM (mostly by talking about what NOT to do…), the differences we’ve experienced in running short term games as part of our gaming experiment vs the normal long term games that are usually played and we answer questions about gaming accessories and dice from Donny on our Facebook page and Symatt on Twitter. Continue reading
So your players have gotten too rich: Dealing with a Monty Haul Campaign
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
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Role Playing Games Tagged d&d, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, gaming, GMing, Roleplaying, rpg 10 Comments
Dice of Doom Podcast 011: New Years Gaming Resolutions, 100 Rogues Review and Tips for New and Beginning GM’s
In this episode of the Dice of Doom podcast we discuss our New Years Gaming Resolutions, and we do a review of the iPhone game 100 Rogues (and reminisce about old rogue-like games). Our main topic of discussion is titled ‘GM’ing: Rotating the Pain, or, Advice for Beginning GM’s’. Continue reading
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, iPhone Games, Podcasts, Role Playing Games Tagged d&d, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, GMing, iPhone, Roleplaying, rpg 3 Comments
In Brief: i4e Updated – iPad Version and More
Just a quick heads up – our favourite mobile roleplaying character app, i4e, has just been updated to version 3.0 and is now available in the app store. This new version includes native iPad support and some other general fixes including improved support for importing your Dungeons & Dragons Insider characters and augmented powers support. Continue reading
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, iPhone Games, Role Playing Games Tagged cordax software, d&d, ddi, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, i4e, rpg 1 Comment
Powergaming: Making a Powerful Druid in Core 3.5 D&D
Druids are one of the more powerful classes in core 3.5 D&D. However, they are certainly not the easiest of classes to play, and there can be a lot of paperwork involved. This article will cover the various abilities, spells, and strategies involved in playing a Druid, and provide simple advice to making a powerful Druid using only core 3.5 D&D. Continue reading
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Role Playing Games Tagged 3.5, d&d, d&d 3.x, dnd, Druid, Dungeons and Dragons, Powergaming 19 Comments
