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I have run and played this as a one-shot several times (four I think). It is EMPHATICALLY a con one-shot. It has all the tools to build connections between characters before the inciting incident but it is an enclosed/complete story. My partner has brought people to tears (yes, literally) the...

It is an image by Otus for the Cthulhu Mythos section of the early printings of the 1E ADnD Deities and Demigods.

The magic systems deliberately avoid specific references to real world traditions. While the system are clearly inspired by real world traditions, it keeps a distance to avoid the problems of gameifying beliefs that some hold dear. So, it is inspired by real world traditions but is very clear...

5 out of 5 rating for The Strange Corebook I followed the development of this game from its kickstarter through its release. I was excited by the possibility of mixing different genres with play focusing on a fantasy setting one week with a visit to a Sci Fi setting the next week (or any other...

After Gencon, (some of) my group is pretty amped up on DnD Next. I am going to take advantage of this by creating some Next versions of classic modules. My goal is to create slimmed-down versions of the core experiences of the classic modules. I will call these "Bite sized classics." Each...

Our group was making jokes about the DV within minutes. RPGs have gone to this well too many times for it to be a surprise.

I can provide a bit of a complement to this review -- as someone who played through the whole adventure at Gencon. The only way we got through it in the time allowed was that the DM throttled back on random encounters when he noticed we were more interested in getting through the narrative...

It was definitely poor planning on my part. My wife was going to join me but backed out last month -- and I waited too long to cancel the reservation. I thought there might be someone wanting to move in closer (as I would have been a couple of years back).

It looks like I have a spare reservation at the Indi Downtown Hilton. Is anyone interested in taking over my reservation (Wednesday night through Sunday morning)?

I have seen tons of blogs, to be sure. I have not seen many DNDNext focused podcasts though (other than the Tome Show and the official podcast, I guess). What am I missing?

I am hoping this is not related to the multi-day next event. I have missed many events ranging from past Gencons to Encounters seasons and told that they would not reprint the material -- because they want it to be a unique treat to participants. If I signed up for an event, scheduled and...

Is this material related to the DnD Next mini-campaign at Gencon (the multi-day event) they were promoting a couple of weeks back?

Thank you. I was unaware there was a Gencon forum. This will help me avoid further silly questions.

I can't find anything with this title and the only thing close is listed as "part C" during the first listed time. Does anyone know how this event is intended to work or how to sign up for it?

Hence my concern over balance. If skills are simply advantages and standard characters get skills while basic players don't, standard characters are simply better than basic characters. A phase-based approach where everyone has basic, standard, and advanced versions may address this. However...

This comment is exactly what had me worried from the start. The largest challenge is the notion of having different players at the same table playing different forms of the game (basic, standard, specific modules, etc.). I think this is still possible but balance will be a major obstacle...

I am working on a new campaign. While I won't bother you with the details, I wanted to fish for some ideas for pinning key elements to classic DnD references. I am inspired by my vague recollection of a reference in the original Manual of the Planes to the dangers of traveling in the positive...

In some sense, the terms "attunement" and "prerequisite" are interchangeable (with "attunement" having a nice flavor). There are an array of "prerequisites" though; from race, to class, to quests, to simply hanging out hugging the item. It seems also to be the case in the test document that...

The playtest is designed to let us provide feedback as they "bake" the ideas. I agree with what seems to be a consensus that this idea has potential but needs more work (on the time, on the process, on the limits, etc.). My suggestion would be to consider some basic rule for all or most items...

One of the central components of the discussion of ... whatever the next iteration of DnD will be called has been modularity. This seems promising but it has a whiff of being all things to all people -- with very little information as to what it would look like. The more I break it down, the...