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Dice of Doom Podcast 004: Warhammer, Godville and Making the Most of Magic in Roleplaying Games
This episode we discuss our first hilariously broken foray into Warhammer Fantasy Battles 8th Edition, our troubling obsession with our hero in the iPhone game Godville and how to make the most of using magic in your fantasy roleplaying games. Continue reading
Posted in Podcasts, Role Playing Games, Tabletop Wargames Tagged d&d, dnd, GMing, godville, magic, warhammer, warhammer fantasy battles, wizard Leave a comment
The Warhammer Rulebook Conundrum – Which Edition Do I Buy?
So, Warhammer 8th Edition just came out. You wander along to your nearest gaming store to buy the rulebook. You recoil at the size and price, and during your confusion, they tell you that the starter box, Island of Blood, … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Tabletop Wargames, Warhammer Fantasy Battles Tagged 8th, edition, Fantasy, rulebook, tabletop, warhammer, wfb Leave a comment
The Dice of Doom Podcast 002: The Warhammer 8th Edition Episode
This week we discuss the recent release of Warhammer Fantasy Battles 8th Edition. There are some significant adjustments to the rules which will have a big impact on how the game is played. We look at how the rules changes modify the game and how the various armies will be affected – particularly focusing on the big winners, the big losers and the big meh’s. Continue reading
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How 8th Edition Warhammer Fantasy Affects Your Armies
Following up on our summary of 8th Edition Warhammer Fantasy, today we’re going into how the new rules are affecting each of the armies in the game. With changes to the rules across the board, from movement, to magic, to shooting, to close combat and more, some armies have definitely improved, and some weakened. Continue reading
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Warhammer Fantasy: 8th Edition
It’s upon us: the 8th edition of Warhammer Fantasy. With a new rulebook twice as thick as the old one, the new edition sports a lot of small rules changes which add up to a lot. I’ll be going through most of the important new changes to the game, and highlighting how theses affected the games of 8th Edition I’ve played so far. Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Tabletop Wargames, Warhammer Fantasy Battles Tagged 8th edition, Fantasy, gaming, strategy, tabletop, warhammer, wfb 4 Comments
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, Dungeons & Dragons, Funny, Game Resources, Role Playing Games, Tabletop Wargames Tagged 3.x, 4E, campaigns, d&d, D&D4e, dmg, dmgII, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, GMing, review, skill challenge, traps, xp 8 Comments
Create your own Dungeon Tiles from scratch with Photoshop
Learn how to create your own full color, printable dungeon tiles for your own games using Photoshop in 5-10 minutes. Continue reading
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Game Design, Game Resources, Homemade, Role Playing Games, Tabletop Wargames Tagged d&d, D&D4e, dragons, Dungeon Tiles, dungeons, mapping, maps, photoshop, tiles 20 Comments
iPhone Dice Roller: dynamicDice
One of the great perks of writing for the Dice of Doom blog is getting asked to play with loads of iPhone dice rollers. We get a few gentle requests to try a new one out, and generally speaking we … Continue reading
A Nerd’s Guide to Visiting Sydney
Or, What We Do On Nerd Day. After spending some time living and working in the US, I came back to Sydney accustomed to the resources available to Nerds even in a town like Atlanta. While I had spent many … Continue reading
Foldable 3D Paper D&D & Tabletop Scenery Models
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
