Comic Issues #19 – Cool as Dice
This week on Comic Issues our heroes prepare for the Ultimate in RPG events. With Free RPG day this weekend it’s time to trade stories on all our Dice throwing adventures. Stay tuned for the Laird of...
View ArticleVelvet d20 Pillows Hit ThinkGeek
Running a Dungeons & Dragons campaign can be an exhausting endeavor, even to an experienced Dungeon Master. So what better way to drift off to sleep than with your very own d20 pillow? Available...
View ArticleMovie Issues: Dungeons & Dragons
This week we go on a lack luster adventure and watch 2000s Dungeons & Dragons. A pretty terrible movie and an insult to fans of the D&D game. Listen as Spooky explains all the ins and outs of...
View ArticleWizards of the Coast Reveals Comprehensive Launch Plans for D&D 5th Edition
After months of vagaries, tabletop gaming giant Wizards of the Coast has announced a veritable hoard of new releases for the coming year – chief among them the much-anticipated Dungeons & Dragons...
View ArticleSo, you wanna be a Mage?
While I was planning on continuing the New Players Guide, I’ve had an overwhelming amount of requests for, in specific, a Mage guide, as it is the class I play and am known best for being. Not that...
View ArticleSo, you wanna Raid as a Mage?
All geared up now, are we? Rocking all the requisite spellhit, a snazzy amount of spell power and a heaping helping of crit and haste? Good. It’s time to slay the drago… Wait, no, it’s time to raid!...
View ArticleWhy Monday night really is "game night."
Monday Night Football is an institution in this country. Starting in August, television changes and makes room for arguably the most watched night of sports in television. For millions of fans, Monday...
View ArticleDon’t forget to wear your Underdark.
Are Matthew Morrison and Jane Lynch hanging out in my room? ‘Cause it’s kinda filled with glee. This past week, the amazon.com fairy left a present on my door stoop: the D&D 4th edition...
View ArticleDude, that is so meta…
This slimy friend represents that which scares me about upcoming features for 4th edition D&D. This April, the Player’s Handbook 3 comes out and provides all of us gamers with the rules for...
View ArticleThis guy is my hero. Seriously.
So, I’ve been pretty swamped lately with many different things… okay, so all of these “things” are Final Fantasy XIII. For real. Recently, however, I’ve been deciding how to add a D&D room to my...
View ArticleIt's your game: This Particular DM's Manifesto
Hey gang. As I’m frantically cleaning, packing, and gathering equipment for PAX East, I had a thought for an article. On that, please pardon the tardiness and slight brevity of the article; it’s...
View ArticleInterview with Wizards of the Coast [PAX East]
On Friday afternoon, I marched myself into the Wizards of the Coast booth in the PAX East Expo Hall and humbly begged for an interview. Okay, I didn’t beg so much as ask kindly. But in my mind I was...
View Article[Dr. DM] D&D and Wizards of the Coast Announce New Character Class for 4th...
UPDATE: This is an April Fools Joke. Sorry! =D Just in time for your summer gaming sessions, Wizards of the Coast and Dungeons and Dragons have announced the latest character class for the 4th Edition...
View Article[Dr. DM] Psionics are back: This particular DM’s review of D&D Player’s...
We are all well rested, and the Cheetos dust has settled from PAX East. It was a glorious time, as this video will attest. But now, we’re back to work, serving all of you out there hot and fresh...
View Article[Dr. DM] Introducing Team C: A Spotlight on Dr. DM’s Sunday Night Campaign...
Sunday is traditionally the day of rest. It’s the last remaining hours before you return to the drudgery of filing or the mind-numbing rambling of weird teachers who want to stress the importance of...
View Article[Dr. DM] Introducing Team C: A Spotlight on Dr. DM’s Sunday Night Campaign...
Greetings and salutations, faithful readers. For you, I finally have the conclusion of Team C’s heroic tale of bravery, adventure, and Cheetos. It is D&D after all; let’s be real. Well. I...
View Article[Dr. Dm] It All Comes Together: Two Campaigns Collide
It was epic. Really. That is the only word that I can use to describe what transpired the other night (Monday) at my house between the hours of 7:30 PM and 1:00 AM. I attempted an experiment that I...
View ArticleThe Tower Guard Becomes Legendary: Negotiating the NPC’s Progression
[Side note before this article begins: my brain right now is computing all things Starcraft 2, which I’ve been playing basically non-stop for three days. It’s… quite possibly the best game I’ve ever...
View ArticleSkill Training (How to get +4 to Skill Checks) Part 2
Last week, we talked about not judging ourselves for what we can and cannot do. This week, you get the fun stuff, noting what you can do and building off of that with your skills. Like in every RPG,...
View ArticleWizards of the Coast Launches New Character Builder!
This past week, Wizards of the Coast launched its new character builder for Dungeons & Dragons. The new layout is sleek and stylish and provides an easy-to-learn user interface for all your...
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