Archive for February, 2011

Lost Monsters: Adamantine Golem

Today I give you the adamantine golem. He’s a pretty straightforward brute. He delivers a pile of damage and then smashes you to the ground. Once there, he can bury you so you can’t stand. Yay! Grab him here: Adamantine Golem   The image comes from Bioware’s Neverwinter Nights.

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Heroes of Shadow Previews

April, I’m running a special preview of Heroes of Shadow at two Nashville game stores. The first event is at The Game Keep on April 9th starting at 1 PM and ending at 5 PM with book signing and handshaking until 6 PM. The second event is at The Next Level Games in Madison TN [...]

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10 Changes to 4e

Did I say something about format last week? (Cue innocent whistling.) I shouldn’t have been surprised by some of the reactions. I should have expected some passionate folks to vent their spleens when I handed them so ready a platform to do so. Oh well. Today I want to pull back the curtain on the [...]

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Lost Monsters: leShay

There are a ton of critters in the Epic Level Handbook, aren’t there? Today, I give you the leShay. I made these guys eladrin since it fit with their original story concept and gave them a reason to exist by binding them more closely to Corellon. I kind of see these folks filling the angel [...]

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D&D Insider: Genasi of Athas

The genasi article went live. The guts for this one were originally intended for the Dark Sun Campaign Setting. Format changes and the new space limitations meant they were bound for the cutting room floor. In any event, subscribers can grab it here.

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Sohei A-Go-Go Part 532

Whew. When you only sink 30 minutes into class design at a time, it takes a while to build a class. Well, all the story content is in for the first level of sohei. Check it out here: Sohei022011. Also, if you give the class a spin, I’d be keen to hear about your experiences.

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D&D Insider: Hierophant Druids

D&D Insider subscribers can snag my Class Acts: Hierophant Druid article. A bit of old school for the kids.

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Gamma World @ Grand Adventures

Just a reminder to locals: I’ll be running a Gamma World game at Grand Adventures in Murfreesboro from 1 PM until 6 PM this Saturday. Should be great fun so be sure to swing by!

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Does Format Matter?

One of the more startling changes that came with 4th edition was the game’s look. Perceptive fans might have anticipated some of the changes (stat-blocks for example), but powers with their multicolored striped took many by surprise, myself included. Outside of art and map orders, I have no say about how a product looks. I [...]

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Lost Monsters: Hoary Hunter

How about something a little less inflammatory? Today I give you the hoary hunter. I wanted to do something a bit different here since this hunter is tied to its steed. Rather than bolt on the steed as a mount and restricting the monster’s usage, I opted to split hit points between the two. You [...]

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