Tim’s Campaign – Session 4 Podcast

The druid Blindheart has been tainted by a black crystal and after the group destroys it he is released from its power.

New D&D 4E Monster Format

I just read a post over on the D&D website that showed a few examples of the new formatting for the monster stat blocks for D&D 4th Edition. I definitely like the new design as it sorts all the information in a slight easier to use fashion. All of a monster’s traits, standard actions, minor [...]

Torchlight – Action RPG Game – Mini Review

I just heard about this game yesterday, although it came out a couple weeks ago, so I decided to give it a try. We were just talking about Diablo the other night, and it seems that several of the creators worked on the first 2 Diablos, as well other ARPGs. Torchlight has everything I enjoyed [...]

D&D Miniatures – Legendary Evils Gallery

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Indie Gaming Spotlight: Grow

Sometimes great things can be simple, very simple. The proof of this is Grow, an indie game series by Eyezmaze. All the Grow games are all based on one simple premise, you start with a blank world, every turn you can add something to that world, and every turn everything previously existing in the world [...]

Indie Gaming Spotlight: The Chzo Mythos

Before Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw became an internet celebrity with his gaming review show, Zero Punctuation, he was an indie game designer. While he made several series during his bout as a game maker, his most famous and by far best was his quadrilogy known as The Chzo Mythos. These 2D point n’ click adventures showcase [...]

Adventurer’s Vault 2 Preview

Today Wizards of the Coast released a playtest for the next Adventurer’s Vault due out late next year and we get a look at two new types of items, Magical Tattoos and Orbs of Sequestered Conflict.

Magical tattoos grant a variety of different bonuses but generally react when you use action points, healing surges or become [...]

What’s On Your Holiday Wish List

There are so many RPG books, novels, comics, video games, DVDs, etc. competing for your holiday dollars. Usually I just end up buying everything when it comes out and my wife always complains she has nothing to buy me. So this year I’m holdin’ back (sort of) and just putting everything on my wish list.

What [...]

New Druid Class Previewed

The new druid class was previewed this morning in the D&D Insider over at WotC. We only get to see levels 1-3 until it is released in the upcoming Player’s Handbook 2 this March.

Druids rely on the Primal power source and are able to control the battlefield from a distance in human form and up [...]

Demonweb Preview and BIG NEWS for D&D Minis!!!

OK, let’s just get into the big news first then we can look at the previewed minis. After the upcoming Demonweb set, the D&D minis will no longer be (completely) randomized and will come in two flavors; Hero packs and Monster packs. There will be six D&D Heroes packs with 3 visible figures each, 2 [...]