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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 5551064" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[title]Pre-Release Review of The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond[/title]</span></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/en-world-official-reviews/305496-pre-release-review-shadowfell-gloomwrought-beyond-wizards-coast.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">[align=right]http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/rpgblogs/home/neurogly/public_html/rpgblogs/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/shadowfel-cover-final.jpg[/align]</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px">Check out EN World's official </span><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/en-world-official-reviews/305496-pre-release-review-shadowfell-gloomwrought-beyond-wizards-coast.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">pre-release review</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"> of the upcoming D&D 4E boxed set from WotC. </span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><em>The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond</em></strong> is an awesome new campaign/adventure setting for D&D <ACRONYM title="D&D 4th Edition">4E</ACRONYM>, and goes a long way to fill in “lore gaps” which cropped up with the changes to the new cosmology, much in the way that <strong><em>The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos</em></strong> and <strong><em>The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea</em></strong> did for the outer planar realms. While the amount of material in <strong><em>The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond</em></strong> was comparable to the contents of the previous planar setting books (about 160 pages worth), the inclusion of the token sheets and the Despair Deck popped the final retail price up by ten bucks - and that’s over the price of a hardbound book! But there is certainly enough great material in this box to make it well worth consideration for any DM to pick up, and this campaign setting could easily keep heroes busy for level after level of gloom-and-doom questing in the realm of the Raven Queen.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[title]Pathfinder Beginner Box Officially Announced[/title]</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">We've all known about it for a while, seen mockups of the box, and discussed the possible contents. NowPaizo has </span><a href="http://paizo.com/paizo/blog/v5748dyo5lc5i" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">officially announced</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"> the <em>Pathfinder Beginner Box</em>. The expected release date is October 2011.</span><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">Take your first step into an exciting world of fantasy adventure with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box! Within you’ll find simple rules to create and customize your own hero, as well as a robust system to run your character through challenging adventures and deadly battles against villainous monsters like goblins and dragons!</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">Will you be a courageous fighter who masters weapons and armor to cut a trail of destruction through your enemies? A wise cleric who calls upon the power of the gods to heal your allies and burn enemies with sacred fire? A witty rogue able to disarm traps and strike with deadly accuracy? A brilliant wizard whose magical powers bring foes to their knees? All the details of your character are yours to control. The only limit is your imagination!</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box is packed with everything you need to get started with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, an imaginative tabletop fantasy adventure game for 2–5 players. Scores of monsters, challenges, and advice give gamers the tools to create their own worlds and adventure, providing countless hours of gaming excitement. With streamlined rules and a focus on action-packed heroic adventure, this deluxe boxed set is the ideal introduction to the world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, and the best starting point for a lifetime of pulse-pounding adventure!</span></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">The Pathfinder RPG Beginner Box includes: </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-left: 20px"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">64-page Hero’s Handbook, detailing character creation, spells, equipment, and general rules for playing the game </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">96-page Game Master’s Guide packed with adventures, monsters, magical treasures, and advice on how to narrate the game and control the challenges faced by the heroes </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">A complete set of 7 high-impact polyhedral dice </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">More than 80 full-color pawns depicting tons of heroes, monsters, and even a fearsome black dragon </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Four pregenerated character sheets to throw you right into the action </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Four blank character sheets to record the statistics and deeds of your custom-made hero </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">A durable, reusable, double-sided Flip-Mat play surface that works with any kind of marker </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">This exciting boxed set contains everything a new gamer needs to get started with the </span><a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0066cc">Pathfinder Roleplaying Game</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12px">, the smash hit RPG system that has taken tabletop gaming by storm. From dice to game pawns to simply stated rules, this box is the ideal entry point to the world of Pathfinder.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[title]In Other News...[/title]</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/dd.jpg" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":4e:" title="D&D 4th Edition :4e:" data-shortname=":4e:" /> </span><a href="http://www.necromancers-online.com/articles/FoursakenFeature/05052011.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">Farm Kami</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"> The kami spirits continue to make their way into the world of 4th edition a handful at a time. This week designer Justin Holloway provides the lesser, greater, and medium farm kami, the spirit of farms and farmland.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/3.5.jpg" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":3e:" title="D&D 3.5 :3e:" data-shortname=":3e:" /> </span><a href="http://www.necromancers-online.com/articles/FromtheWorkshop/05062011.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">Races </span></a><a href="http://www.necromancers-online.com/articles/FromtheWorkshop/05062011.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">With Class: The Lillend</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"> The Races With Class segment returns, this week featuring a 20 level class that takes a player character through everything it means to be a lillend...and beyond, into powers and abilities that only the most exceptional of lillends can dream of.</span></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
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