Martial Power 2 Spotlight: The Shadowy Rogue

Nick | April 23, 2010

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Freakin’ finally. These new class features really capture the essence of a traditional Rogue. No shuriken attack bonuses, no strength based damage added to sneak attack, just the good stuff you imagine a Rogue should do.

Martial Power 2 Spotlight: The Warlord Archer

Nick | April 16, 2010

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Sad that you’re dwarf or elf doesn’t make a good Warlord? Fear not! Martial Power 2 is here to dispel your woes!

Martial Power 2 Spotlight: The Brawling Fighter (or the Fighting Brawler)

Nick | April 5, 2010

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The Fighter is a master of all melee weapons. It’s become very clear from all the supplemental materials that have been released. But aren’t your fists melee weapons as well? Indeed they are, and Martial Power 2 has got you covered.

A review of 4th Edition D&D’s Player’s Handbook 3: Part 3 (The Conclusion)

Nick | April 2, 2010

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Welcome back, faithful reader! Here it is! The final verdict on 4th Edition Dungeon and Dragon’s Player’s Handbook 3!

A review of 4th Edition D&D’s Player’s Handbook 3: Part 2

Nick | March 31, 2010

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Welcome back, faithful reader! As promised, here is the middle part of three for the epic review of 4th Edition Dungeon and Dragon’s Player’s Handbook 3!

A review of 4th Edition D&D’s Player’s Handbook 3: Part 1

Nick | March 29, 2010

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Player’s Handbook 2 introduced the Primal power source, so just to keep with the theme of one new power source per book the Player’s Handbook 3 introduces Psionics. Psionics have a legion of fans out there so a lot of people have been clamoring for this book. I’ve actually found Psionics pretty annoying in the past, but this time around I actually like it. They feel more Jedi-like and less like an overpowered version of the normal magic system. Beyond Psionics, this book also introduces Skill powers and Hybrid Classes. Where the Player’s Handbook 2 pretty much fleshed out all of the original classes from 3rd Edition’s PHB, this book finally gives us the Monk while also giving us some of the most revolutionary material we’ll probably get all year.

A Review of 4th Edition Martial Power 2

Nick | March 26, 2010

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This is a sequel to the class expanding Martial Power. Wizards of the Coast has managed to make their previous books not just rehashes of the same formulas to try to make another sale. These books are about evolving Dungeons and Dragons better and faster than in 3rd Edition’s entire lifespan. As to be expected, this isn’t just a clone of Martial Power with some switched around bells and whistles.

D & D Ritual Report part 5 – 21-30

Alex Langley | January 29, 2010

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Alex here, with the maximum level of Ritual Report! In part 5 we’ve got the best and the brightest rituals that you can pick up as level 21-30 characters! These are the top dogs of the spellbooks, the senior spells that make the wimpy freshman give up their lunch money! The baddest of the bad, [...]

D&D Insider Review: Why so divided?

Nick | November 17, 2009

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I hate how so many video game reviews just have to get churned out before the experience can really be digested. The knee jerk reaction to a game that you have to sit down and play through in one sitting as opposed to playing that same game over the course of a month or two [...]

Forum Fridays: Eating Ice Cream with Your Bare Hands

Nick | November 13, 2009

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“That’s like saying you don’t enjoy icecream because you tried to eat it using your bare hands.”
What could I possibly be talking about!?

D&D Insider Review: Dragon Magazine #380

Nick | November 12, 2009

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I’ve compiled a bunch of mini-reviews together for each article detailed in this issue of Dragon magazine. The Seeker Read the article HERE Abyssal Genasi The equivalent to deformed in the Genasi community, their abyssal counterparts are shunned for their bizarre manifestations. Genasi are closely connected to the elemental planes of existance and in the [...]

D&D Insider Review: Vistani! Vistani!

Nick | November 10, 2009

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The Vistani are the D&D equivalent of gypsies. Not really a race but a cultural heritage. It feels more like a race because of the potency of their encounter power (Evil Eye of the Vistani) and the feats that augment it. The Vistani Heritage feats are like getting access to a second set of really [...]

D&D Insider Review: Ouroboros of the Critic’s Mind

Nick | November 9, 2009

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It’s a little strange reviewing material released by Wizards of the Coast for 4th Edition D&D. At first, I could compare the material to 3rd Edition and make some very insightful judgments based sheerly upon that. Since then 4th Edition has truly sunk into to my (and hopefully your) psyche as a truly superior tabletop [...]

Forum Fridays: One Guy’s Homebrew Feats

Nick | November 6, 2009

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Forum Friday is here! This time, I take a look at one fan’s list of handmade feats…

Forum Fridays: Homebrew Classes

Nick | October 30, 2009

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Forum Friday is here again! This time, I take a look at homebrewed classes…