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Player’s Handbook 3 (PHB3) Review (Part 3)

March 11, 2010

Psionics. I’ll admit that over the years I’ve never been a huge fan of psionics in D&D. I cringed when Wizards announced that PHB3 would introduce psionic powered character classes to 4e D&D. My initial (and completely uninformed) opinion on the matter was that psionics suck. However, over the past few months as preview material [...]

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Player’s Handbook 3 (PHB3) Review (Part 2)

March 9, 2010

In our Player’s Handbook 3 Review (Part 1) we looked at the new Shardmind race and one of the new classes, the Runepriest. Today in our PHB3 Review (Part 2) we’re looking at skill powers, feats, superior implements and new magic items. In our PHB3 Review (Part 3) we’ll delve into a detailed look at the psionic classes.
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Player’s Handbook 3 (PHB3) Review (Part 1)

March 8, 2010

You may think that you know what the Player’s Handbook 3 is all about if you’ve got a DDI subscription, but the preview content was just the tip of the iceberg. If you’re a DDI subscribers who’s considering passing on the PHB3, think again. This is one of the coolest 4e D&D books that’s come [...]

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Review: Martial Power 2

February 16, 2010

Do any of us really need Martial Powers 2? As a DDI subscriber, I’ve really struggled with whether or not I should purchase the various “Power” books. After all, the class powers, feats, paragon paths, epic destinies, rituals and background options will all be rolled into the next update of Character Builder. I can run [...]

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5 Must-Read Zombie Books

February 5, 2010

Vampires, vampires, vampires. I’m getting sick of vampires. There are plenty of other cool undead out there. We don’t need to spend all of our time focusing on vampires. Take zombies, for example. This week the movie Zombieland was released on DVD. It’s a great movie that was lost in the shadow of all the [...]

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Review: Son of Khyber

January 8, 2010

Son of Khyber
(Thorn of Breland, Book II)
Keith Baker
An Eberron Novel
Keith Baker’s latest novel, Son of Khyber, will appeal to you if:

You’re a fan of the Eberron setting
Your D&D campaign takes place in Eberron
You’re fascinated by the Dragonmarked Houses and political intrigue
You’re interested in learning more about the mysterious House Tarkanan and the aberrent dragonmarks its [...]

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New Moon Through the Eyes of a Hardcore D&D Fan

December 15, 2009

Let the mockery begin. I’m a 35-year-old man who read and enjoyed New Moon. I remember when the Harry Potter books first came out I took a lot of heat for reading those too. But look at how big that franchise eventually became. Everyone eventually read the books and saw the movies. Even though the [...]

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An Interview With Eberron Author Don Bassingthwaite (Part 3)

November 19, 2009

Today we complete our interview with Eberron author, Don Bassingthwaite. In this installment Don talks about The Tyranny of Ghosts, the third novel in the Legacy of Dhakaan trilogy, inventing the goblin language and who he would cast in the movie versions of his books.
Although the interview is presented in print and in multiple parts, [...]

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An Interview With Eberron Author Don Bassingthwaite (Part 2)

November 12, 2009

We continue our interview with Eberron author, Don Bassingthwaite. In this installment Don talks about how much D&D’s game rules impact his writing as well as some of the challenges he experienced when 4e came out.
Although the interview will be presented in print and in multiple parts, when we’re finished we’ll make the complete interview [...]

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An Interview With Eberron Author Don Bassingthwaite (Part 1)

November 4, 2009

When I was reading the excellent Eberron novel The Word of Traitors I discovered that the book’s author, Don Bassingthwaite, lives in my hometown of Toronto. I sent Don an email and asked him if he’d like to do an interview for Dungeon’s Master and he said yes. A couple of weeks later I had [...]

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