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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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Review: Word of Traitors

September 28, 2009

Word of Traitors (Legacy of Dhakaan, Book II) Don Bassingthwaite An Eberron Novel Word of Traitors is without a doubt the best Eberron novel to date. It’s book two of the Legacy of Dhakaan trilogy. If you haven’t already read The Doom of Kings, book one in the Legacy of Dhakaan trilogy then be forewarned that [...]

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Review: Corsair

September 16, 2009

Corsair (Blades of the Moonsea, Book II) Richard Baker A Forgotten Realms novel Corsair is the second adventure featuring Garen Hulmaster. The adventure begins only a few months after the events in the first Blades of the Moonsea novel, Swordmage. As with any series, it’s helpful to read the books in sequence but in this [...]

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Dungeon Master’s Guide 2: Skill Challenges

September 15, 2009

The Dungeon Master’s Guide 2 comes out today and I’m very excited to have my copy! As there have already been several sneak peaks and advanced reviews, I’m not going to spend time rewriting what’s already out there. Instead I want to talk about something that is important to the team here at Dungeon’s Master, [...]

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Wizards of the Coast: 2009-2010 Release Schedule

August 18, 2009

Wizards of the Coast shared some highlights of their upcoming release schedule through the next year. I’ve compiled the list for your easy access. Where possible I’ve provided a link to the Wizards of the Coast product description and a link to Amazon.com. If you want to see what the covers of these upcoming releases [...]

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Review: Dragon War

August 4, 2009

Dragon War (Draconic Prophecies, Book 3) James Wyatt An Eberron Novel Dragon War, the third and final installment in James Wyatt’s Draconic Prophecies comes out today. When I received my copy on Thursday, I couldn’t put it down. It was great. Although you don’t have to read Storm Dragon and Dragon Forge to understand and [...]

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How to Get Your Eberron Fix

July 21, 2009

Everyone wants more Eberron. Today marks the official release of the Eberron Campaign Guide. If you haven’t yet checked out Eberron in 4e then today is a great time to start. We’ve got reviews of the two core books as well as materials to get a new DM ready for an Eberron campaign. Here are [...]

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Review: Divine Power

July 16, 2009

Oh my god Divine Power is a very cool book. Although not officially released until next week, I have a copy of Divine Power now. It provides new powers, feats, paragon paths and epic destinies for divine classes as well as introducing new rules for divine domains. If you play a divine PC you need [...]

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