D & D Ritual Report part 5 – 21-30

Alex Langley | January 29, 2010

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 Ritual Report part 4- Levels 16-20

Alex Langley | January 15, 2010

Alex here, with the return of the Ritual Report! In part 4 I’ve covered the coolest and weirdest rituals that you can pick up as level 16-20 characters! Now that these characters are getting pretty high level, their powers are starting to get pretty darn impressive! BEHOLD!

Adjure- Commands an immortal creature to do what you [...]

D & D Ritual Report 3- Levels 11-15

Alex Langley | January 4, 2010

Alex here, with part 3 of the Ritual Report! I’ve covered the most fun and interesting rituals that you or your spellcasting loved ones can pick up as level 11-15 characters, so take heed and go nuts!

Dark Gift of the Undying- Let’s you turn someone else into a vampire. Give [...]

Dungeons and Dragons Ritual Report 2 – Levels 6-10

Alex Langley | December 16, 2009

Alex here, back again with another edition of Ritual Report! Again, there are plenty of stat boosting spells that I’ve skipped, but you don’t really need me to tell you why it might be useful to have +10 to a strength check or breathe underwater, so I’ll leave you to figure those spells out on [...]

D&D Ritual Report – Levels 1-5

Alex Langley | December 7, 2009

Magic is a staple of D & D with a long, grand tradition behind it. Wizards, clerics, druids and all of their offshoots have always been able to summon incredible, world altering powers in order to triumph over whatever trials and tribulations have been placed in front of them. 3rd edition spellcasters were especially potent, [...]

Forum Fridays: One Guy’s Homebrew Feats

Nick | November 6, 2009

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

Monk Across the Table top

Nick | November 3, 2009

This is one of the most beloved D&D classes, because no matter how stingy your DM was when it came to giving away treasure, your Monk was set. They didn’t need to deal with the complexities of equipment and got a lot of cool abilities that helped keep combat fresh without getting as complicated as [...]

Forum Fridays: Homebrew Classes

Nick | October 30, 2009

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

DM’s Curtain: Winding the Wheels Again

Nick | October 29, 2009

The first in a new series of articles! Nick offers his insights on creating a new 4th Edition D&D campaign.

Forum Fridays: House Rules

Nick | October 23, 2009

This is just a compilation of house rules I found on a thread called “What are your house rules?” where people listed short and sweet summaries of what kind of stuff they do in their D&D campaigns. Here, I’m going to break down why I think some are pretty nifty, to pretty mediocre, to pretty stupid.

Ranger Across the Tabletop

Nick | October 21, 2009

The Ranger is one of my favorite classes. In 3rd Edition is was far too easy to crank their damage up to 11 by picking a few select feats and making sure to have a nice attack bonus. What made them really wonderful was part of what made the Paladin wonderful. They were a class that could physically attack their target but had more options because of their access to spells. A lot of people love these guys because of some classic characters in literature that were Rangers, guys like Aragorn or Drizzt.

Forum Fridays: A New Series of Articles

Nick | October 16, 2009

I peruse the D&D forums a fair amount. There’s a lot on mix-max theories, home-brewed rules, and arguments why something new introduced in a supplemental book or magazine is lame or breaks the game. It’s a lot of people obsessing over theoretical nonsense instead of what makes the game actually fun or interesting. Forum Fridays brings you the gems that I manage to find in the desolate wasteland that is the official D&D forums.

A review of the 4th Power Project (so far)

Nick | October 15, 2009

Dave Chalker (calls himself “The Game” on this website) has taken it upon himself to translate d20 Modern into 4th Edition D&D’s set of rules, using the minimization of options as his guideline for gameplay. See what he’s been up to in this review!

D&D Insider Review: Fighter, The Great Weapon

Nick | October 13, 2009

A lot of people complained that the Fight Weapon Talents included in the original Player’s Handbook were far inferior to Martial Power’s Tempest Technique. This Dragon Magazine article aims to redeem such a mistake.

Review of the new D&D Class: The Seeker (Primal Power preview)

Nick | October 12, 2009

Beautiful and obvious. This class is conceptually what the 3rd Edition Ranger was. An archer that wields the power of nature on his side, shooting arrows and wielding magic. I loved the classic Ranger. One of my favorite characters ever was part of a Ranger-Paladin duo. I’m glad to see it return in spirit with a name that I dig a lot