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What's Up With D&D? for Monday, October 3, 2011
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<blockquote data-quote="Gaming Tonic" data-source="post: 5695583" data-attributes="member: 6679316"><p>[align=right]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/619472%2BKKlL._SL500_AA300_.jpg[/align]<span style="font-size: 12px">This week we had a lot of great things offered to us by Wizards of the Coast for our <em>Dungeons & Dragons game</em>. There is so much in fact to share with you that we will get right into it.</span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Rich Baker answers your questions in <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ro3/20111003" target="_blank">Rule of Three</a> every week. This week he tackles questions about the upcoming <em>Book of Vile Darkness</em> and its tie-in to the Syfy Channel movie, skill rolls, and upcoming campaign settings. You didn't know there was a <em>Book of Vile Darkness</em> movie? Well don't remain in the dark any longer, the way to knowledge is <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ro3/20111003" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Monte Cook started out his return by talking about perception in<em> Legends and Lore</em> article, <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ll/20110927" target="_blank">Very Perceptive</a>. In the piece, Monte discusses a new rank system and passive perception. Is there something here I am not noticing?</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">A new class acts in <em>Dragon</em> 403 <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dra/201109constellations" target="_blank">Strange Constellations</a> by Bruce Cordell gives a star pact warlock a few options with their Constitution instead of Charisma. If you love warlocks and what Bruce did with them in <a href="http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/drfe/20080822a" target="_blank">Wish Upon A Star</a> then this DDI article featuring nine new powers is just what you wished for.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201109eods" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">In House of the Mind</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"> from the Eye on Dark Sun series in<em> Dungeon</em> 194 by Rodney Thompson you are introduced to a new psionic-based organization. Whether you play in Athas or use this in your home brew campaign, the two non-item rewards will get stuck in your head.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">In <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201109eotr" target="_blank">Thormil's Secret</a> in Ed Greenwood's Eye on the Realms in <em>Dungeon </em>194 we are introduced to Nars Thormil and his thimdror ranch in Cormyr. To find out what is really going on in the land of the Purple Dragons you are going to have to read.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">For the content calendar of Dragon and Dungeon for October go<a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Calendar.aspx" target="_blank"> here</a>.</span> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Stephen Radney-MacFarland hands out some great advice for DM's who are running a long-term campaign in <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201109smg" target="_blank">Starting Over</a>, his new offering for <em>Save My Game</em>. If you are running a campaign or are about to begin one you really need to read this. Have your players read it as well so they can get some idea of what you do every week to run the game.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">In Design & Development, Greg Bilsland talks <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/drdd/20110928" target="_blank">Lair Assault</a> and what went into getting the Forge of the Dawn Titan challenge perfect for kicking your butt 95% of the time. It is more work than you would think to grind PC's into dust.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">In <em>The Dungeon Master Experience</em> by Chris Perkins we are treated to<a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dmxp/20110929" target="_blank"> The Covenant of the Arcs</a>. Chris details how to keep your campaign from derailing by weaving story arcs together. There are a lot of great tips and examples to help you out and make sure that your game, story, and players are all on the same track.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">This month in <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/files/404_Editorial.pdf" target="_blank">Open Window</a>, an editorial for <em>Dragon Magazine</em> 404, Chris Perkins discusses what we can expect from the magazine in the future in regards to featuring themes every month again. But, he also discusses what<em> Dungeon</em> and<em> Dragon</em> magazines are looking for and how to get noticed during their open submissions. If you have submission ideas read this before you submit them and good luck.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">If you love Drizzt then this is your week as we have two offerings from R.A. Salvatore to tell you about. The second book in the <strong>Neverwinter</strong> saga, <em><a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/frnovel/283620000" target="_blank">Neverwinter</a></em> hits stores Tuesday and you can see how the crushing events in book one, <em>Gauntlgrym</em>, affects everybody's favorite drow ranger. All three novels in the <em><a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/frnovel/344100000" target="_blank">Transitions</a> </em>series, <em>Orc King</em>, <em>Pirate King</em>, and <em>Ghost King</em> are boxed in a gift set. That should hold you over until the release of <em>The <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/355940000" target="_blank">Legend of Drizzt Board Game</a></em> in the middle of October.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium has many offerings for your games. Neuroglyph tells you all that the new book by has to offer with this <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/en-world-official-reviews/312085-review-mordenkainen-s-magnificent-emporium-wizards-coast.html" target="_blank">review</a>. I have to tell you that I love this book, especially the section on hirelings and companions.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">If you haven't had a chance to play the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HeroesOfNeverwinter" target="_blank">Heroes of Neverwinter</a> beta game over on Facebook then stop missing out. I have played it and it is awesome. Keep checking the home page here at ENWorld for codes to let you get started early.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">If you have any plans on surviving Lair Assault then you should check out the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-discussion/311051-post-your-lair-assault-results-here-spoilers.html" target="_blank">Lair Assault Thread</a> on the boards here at enworld.org. I warn you there are spoilers. I checked with my local game shop in an informal poll and it seems to be following the 1 party in 20 survival statistics.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">Don't forget that open submissions for both <em>Dragon</em> and <em>Dungeon</em> <em>Magazines</em> started October 1st and will be open until November 30th, 2011. You can look at the submission guidelines <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/submissions" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px">In case you needed some new adventure plans,<em> Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook</em> has appeared on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786960329/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=loremaster-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=0786960329&adid=1PHWZN7SSCC2JBKGJ1PT&" target="_blank">Amazon</a> for a May 15, 2012 release. I can't wait to see what the authors, Logan Bonner, Matt James, and Jeff Morgenroth have come up with to help us survive our next deadly dungeon descent.</span></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gaming Tonic, post: 5695583, member: 6679316"] [align=right]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/619472%2BKKlL._SL500_AA300_.jpg[/align][SIZE="3"]This week we had a lot of great things offered to us by Wizards of the Coast for our [I]Dungeons & Dragons game[/I]. There is so much in fact to share with you that we will get right into it.[/SIZE] [LIST] [*][SIZE="3"]Rich Baker answers your questions in [URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ro3/20111003"]Rule of Three[/URL] every week. This week he tackles questions about the upcoming [I]Book of Vile Darkness[/I] and its tie-in to the Syfy Channel movie, skill rolls, and upcoming campaign settings. You didn't know there was a [I]Book of Vile Darkness[/I] movie? Well don't remain in the dark any longer, the way to knowledge is [URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ro3/20111003"]here[/URL].[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]Monte Cook started out his return by talking about perception in[I] Legends and Lore[/I] article, [URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ll/20110927"]Very Perceptive[/URL]. In the piece, Monte discusses a new rank system and passive perception. Is there something here I am not noticing?[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]A new class acts in [I]Dragon[/I] 403 [URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dra/201109constellations"]Strange Constellations[/URL] by Bruce Cordell gives a star pact warlock a few options with their Constitution instead of Charisma. If you love warlocks and what Bruce did with them in [URL="http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/drfe/20080822a"]Wish Upon A Star[/URL] then this DDI article featuring nine new powers is just what you wished for.[/SIZE] [*][URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201109eods"][SIZE="3"]In House of the Mind[/SIZE][/URL][SIZE="3"] from the Eye on Dark Sun series in[I] Dungeon[/I] 194 by Rodney Thompson you are introduced to a new psionic-based organization. Whether you play in Athas or use this in your home brew campaign, the two non-item rewards will get stuck in your head.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]In [URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201109eotr"]Thormil's Secret[/URL] in Ed Greenwood's Eye on the Realms in [I]Dungeon [/I]194 we are introduced to Nars Thormil and his thimdror ranch in Cormyr. To find out what is really going on in the land of the Purple Dragons you are going to have to read.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]For the content calendar of Dragon and Dungeon for October go[URL="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Calendar.aspx"] here[/URL].[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]Stephen Radney-MacFarland hands out some great advice for DM's who are running a long-term campaign in [URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dun/201109smg"]Starting Over[/URL], his new offering for [I]Save My Game[/I]. If you are running a campaign or are about to begin one you really need to read this. Have your players read it as well so they can get some idea of what you do every week to run the game.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]In Design & Development, Greg Bilsland talks [URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/drdd/20110928"]Lair Assault[/URL] and what went into getting the Forge of the Dawn Titan challenge perfect for kicking your butt 95% of the time. It is more work than you would think to grind PC's into dust.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]In [I]The Dungeon Master Experience[/I] by Chris Perkins we are treated to[URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dmxp/20110929"] The Covenant of the Arcs[/URL]. Chris details how to keep your campaign from derailing by weaving story arcs together. There are a lot of great tips and examples to help you out and make sure that your game, story, and players are all on the same track.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]This month in [URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/files/404_Editorial.pdf"]Open Window[/URL], an editorial for [I]Dragon Magazine[/I] 404, Chris Perkins discusses what we can expect from the magazine in the future in regards to featuring themes every month again. But, he also discusses what[I] Dungeon[/I] and[I] Dragon[/I] magazines are looking for and how to get noticed during their open submissions. If you have submission ideas read this before you submit them and good luck.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]If you love Drizzt then this is your week as we have two offerings from R.A. Salvatore to tell you about. The second book in the [B]Neverwinter[/B] saga, [I][URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/frnovel/283620000"]Neverwinter[/URL][/I] hits stores Tuesday and you can see how the crushing events in book one, [I]Gauntlgrym[/I], affects everybody's favorite drow ranger. All three novels in the [I][URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/frnovel/344100000"]Transitions[/URL] [/I]series, [I]Orc King[/I], [I]Pirate King[/I], and [I]Ghost King[/I] are boxed in a gift set. That should hold you over until the release of [I]The [URL="http://wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/355940000"]Legend of Drizzt Board Game[/URL][/I] in the middle of October.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium has many offerings for your games. Neuroglyph tells you all that the new book by has to offer with this [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/en-world-official-reviews/312085-review-mordenkainen-s-magnificent-emporium-wizards-coast.html"]review[/URL]. I have to tell you that I love this book, especially the section on hirelings and companions.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]If you haven't had a chance to play the [URL="http://www.facebook.com/HeroesOfNeverwinter"]Heroes of Neverwinter[/URL] beta game over on Facebook then stop missing out. I have played it and it is awesome. Keep checking the home page here at ENWorld for codes to let you get started early.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]If you have any plans on surviving Lair Assault then you should check out the [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-discussion/311051-post-your-lair-assault-results-here-spoilers.html"]Lair Assault Thread[/URL] on the boards here at enworld.org. I warn you there are spoilers. I checked with my local game shop in an informal poll and it seems to be following the 1 party in 20 survival statistics.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]Don't forget that open submissions for both [I]Dragon[/I] and [I]Dungeon[/I] [I]Magazines[/I] started October 1st and will be open until November 30th, 2011. You can look at the submission guidelines [URL="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/submissions"]here[/URL].[/SIZE] [*][SIZE="3"]In case you needed some new adventure plans,[I] Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook[/I] has appeared on [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786960329/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=loremaster-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=0786960329&adid=1PHWZN7SSCC2JBKGJ1PT&"]Amazon[/URL] for a May 15, 2012 release. I can't wait to see what the authors, Logan Bonner, Matt James, and Jeff Morgenroth have come up with to help us survive our next deadly dungeon descent.[/SIZE][/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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