Busy month, last June was. A lot of interesting stuff, and not enough time write lengthy spiels about. Micro-blogging has thankfully allowed me to at least place some of those thoughts on record (which reminds me to look for some means of archiving them properly), but some of them are somewhat significant that I’d like [...]
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So you’ve been hearing about this D&D thing for some time now, and particularly how this “4e” thing is supposed to be more newbie/video-gamer friendly. But you just can’t justify shelling out more than US$100 just to see if something you already find iffy is actually a gem. Fortunately Wizards of the Coast (WotC) is [...] David Lance Arneson, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), passed away last April 7, 2009. Dave’s family sent an email to Grognardia (excerpt below, click the link for the complete email) : Shortly after 11pm on Tuesday, April 7th, Dave Arneson passed away. He was comfortable and with family at the time and his passing was peaceful. I’ve never been one to get into these “social-network website” things. Every time someone asks to add me to their friends list, I say I don’t have an account, and I get a look of confusion. I have a ton of respect for the social-web thing, I think it’s a great platform and still has [...] I originally posted these last Wednesday, but my connection must’ve screwed-up and I didn’t have time to to check that the post was a dud. So, I’m re-posting it now, with some additional stuff. D&D News GSL, SRD, Stealth, New Rituals, and DRAGON Editorials – oh my! – Aside from the announcement on the GSL/SRD, There are a [...] The news is all over RPG Bloggers Network. Here’s the official word from Linae Foster, D&D Licensing Manager: “We recognize the important role third party publishing support plays in the success of the 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons. We have listened to the community and our valued colleagues and have taken their concerns and recommendations to [...] I just read over at ICv2 that Gleemax, WotC’s ambitious social-networking/hobby gaming site, will be shut down sometime in September. The announcement was made by Randy Buehler, WotC’s VP of Digital Games. Wizards of the Coast has made the decision to pull down its Gleemax social networking site in order to focus on other aspects of [...] BTW, in case the cave you’ve been living in doesn’t have TV/internet/print news access, Blizzard has officially announced Diablo III. I’ve never been a Diablo fan (I respect the game, but I guess it just wasn’t my thing at the time), but this one might pique my interest. Video Game News Blizzard Authenticator for WoW accounts Yet another D&D survey (What’s your inner D&D character?). So, what am I now according to this? After analyzing your answers with state-of-the-art medieval fantastic psychology profiling tools, Dungeon Mastering is confident that your inner D&D character is a Chaotic Good Elf Fighter! This is the 2nd time I’ve been classed as a “Chaotic Good Fighter”, the [...] WotC has released the Game System License and System Reference Document for D&D 4E. The documents (and any future revisions) can be found (and downloaded) in the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Game System License website. Here’s a “layman’s version” from ENWorld. There’s also an “unofficial GSL FAQ” in ENWorld, but it’s tough to link to [...] |
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