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You should check with the organizer. Almost everyone at my local store will be 3rd level. We have a core of about 12 people that are present every week. I have leveled up the pregens to level 3. I would not allow any magical items however. Just to cover your bases you could make a first and a...

+1 Kitty of Slaying Well if it is truly old school then it will kill first level wizards by the dozens. "AAAAHHHHH!!!! Stay Away, I only have 1d4 hit points!!" - Random AD&D 1e first level wizard.

Apparently, WotC will be sending copies of C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan to DMs who run Encounter sessions in August. The module take 6-8 weeks to arrive and supplies will be extremely limited. Here is a link to the article. Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article...

At my store we get all of our Pathfinder products through Alliance Games Distribution. However, we get all of our 4E products direct from WotC. The discount is better. Also we get product earlier through WotC due to the retailer incentive programs that they offer. In the end, I am not sure how...

Congrats Congratulations to Paizo on the success of the Pathfinder line. They have produced a quality, will written product that consistently does well in the market. I enjoy the Adventure Paths immensely and always look forward to the next one. As a RPG Retailer I interact with the RPG...

The new Shadowfell box set is available at select retailers (premerie stores). I picked up my copy on Thursday and have been looking it over since then. I really like what I have seen so far. It seems like a good product and what that is loaded with inspiration. If anyone has any questions I...

HoS I just picked up my copy and have been thumbing through it. So far, outside of the Assassin and some of the pack boons and maybe a few other misc things, the powers all have a class and level. This means that they are usable beyond these builds. Also I was glad to see that I can make a...

4e Podcasts I listen to several podcasts on the D20 radio network. The two main 4e casts over there are Radio Free Hommlett and the Power Source. Radio Free Hommlett is currently on hiatus, although listening to some of their old casts would still be useful. I am not sure about the Power Source...

Iowa Hey, Iowa is not dull... :heh: Ok, I couldn't even type that with a straight face. Still, I work at a great store in Des Moines called Mayhem Comics <shameless plug>. Not sure what the Iowa City scene looks like but I know that they have a couple of stores in the area. We have a pretty...

That is just the kind of thing a toaster would say.

D&D Boardgames I have purchased both recent boardgames. I have enjoyed both products. The game can be played in under an hour and plays very smoothly. It is easy to teach to new players and is not overly complicated. I have used the components, mainly the minis, in my D&D games. They are the...

I am not really upset, but that is because I do not use experience for level advancement. I use experience to build the encounters but I level the characters when I feel it is appropriate for my story. My current group prefers a fast progression so we have been moving along at a good clip. We...

This looks to be a misprint. We already had an editorial for Dragon 395. This looks like it should be the editorial for 396. Somebody goofed. Also the page is not up for the ToC for 396 yet either. The editorial itself seems to be talking about content for Feb. On the whole I felt like Jan was...

D&D, all the time I like the fact that I can play D&D every night of the week. That is very nice.

Retail Perspective As someone who works at a game store, I have mixed feelings about the online content. In one way, the lack of new products is frustrating. Without new releases it can be hard to generate excitement for the Brand. When I don't have something exciting for D&D on the new release...

Content and R&D With the roll out of 4e, the in house nature of Dragon and Dungeon was touted as an advantage. In the early phase of the release, about the first year, most of the content was generated in house or at least looked at by the designers. I think this is evident in the strength of...

Equipment, overlooked and underused I must admit that I have a bad habit of glossing over equipment as of late. In the older additions, especially in my BECMI days, equipment was an essential part of character creation. I spent alot of time as a player buying every fiddly little bit of...

I would also be interested in the VT home encounters. I just logged into my beta account and have been playing with the program. My account is TirionAlexander over on the WotC page.

It sounds like a new round of Beta invites has gone out. I found an invite awaiting me in my inbox this morning. I have to study for finals this weekend so my time will be limited. After that, I am on christmas break and will have loads of free time to play with the program. I am looking...

While it might refer to the board game, this reference most likely refers to the Ravenloft material coming out next summer/fall. It was mentioned at Gen con. It is supposed to be a stand alone boxed product that is also compatible with 4e.