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Cards It is important to note that the cards are not required to play the game. In no way do you need the cards. The cards add a random element to the game. The intent is that you should buy a pack and crack it during play to generate some random events. Despite the use of the word...

suggestions Sorry for the late reply. I was brainstorming and I came up with a fun twist for an old hills encounter. The PCs are travelling through the old hills. The PCs see signs of old ruined settlements and farms, obviously ancient and long abandoned. At some point, they are forced to...

Wrath of... This is basically the next boardgame. It uses a tile based system similar to the Castle Ravenloft boardgame. Instead of being set in Castle Ravenloft, this game is set in a dungeon controlled by the dragon Ardshalon. It is supposed to use virtually the same game mechanics as the...

Sales increase My local store has seen at increase in sales. Many of the "hardcore" players were buying the books at the local Barnes & Noble who routinely had the books the weekend before the release. Since we began selling the books earlier we have taken back that business. The D&D...

Essentials changes Much like others have stated in this thread, I will be incorporating the informatiion into my weekly campaign. I look at it like any other power book. I have a standing rule that when a rulebook comes out for a power source, or a new PH drops, I allow the players to...

Red Box Changes From what I have seen, the Essentials products clearly represent some house cleaning and refocusing of the rules for 4e D&D. Ultimately I think the changes mentioned so far seem interesting. I think they keep the format fresh and interesting. As to the effect on existing...

Question = Answer Thank you for the swift reply Thalmin. My store seems to meet the criteria yours does, although we don't attend the Gama Trade show. I suspected that it may have been a selection process of some kind. Again, thanks for the info.

Preview Question I have a quick question for Thalmin and other store owners that acquired a preview copy. How did you acquire your preview copy? Was it sent to your store as a demo or is it a review copy? I ask because I work at a store that is a WotC premiere store and we did not hear about...

Thanks I just wanted to say thank you to Thalmin for taking the time to post and answer some of our questions. This thread has been a great read. I am very eager to get my hands on the new Red Box. It sounds fantastic. Although I would have liked to have seen Bargle return. I voted for him to...

August releases My store (Mayhem Comics in Des Moines IA) has not received the books yet. Our WotC rep told us that the new products should arrive on Monday or Tuesday if not earlier. I am glad to hear that some people have already received copies. I have to say, however, that I am a little...

4e Sales Just another quick comment on 4e product sales. The store I work at chooses to stock 1 of each 4e book available from WotC. We face as many books on the shelf as possible, which is about 42 products. This includes books, tiles and power cards. The rest of the products are spined on the...

FLGS Sales My local store, which I work for, has managed to maintain strong sales. We do have a contigent of customers who come in and browse the books and then go buy them online but overall our sales are still strong. We have a large dedicated gaming space that allows us to host a variety of...

Unboxing Video Thanks for the link. I really enjoyed the video. As someone who started with the original Red Box in elementary school, I have been anticipating this release. I have been running 4e since the compiled preview material showed up here on Enworld but I still find myself excited...

In the recent essentials podcast, Mike and Jeremy mentioned that the work on the essentials line began last September. That would be about a year before the release of the actual product.

Condition Markers My solution to the condition tracking problem works very well but is not easy for others to use. I have a copy of the old Dragonlance boardgame from the late 80s. The game featured dragons fighting for control of the legendary dragonlance. The game used 1 inch wide discs that...

Orcus Figure The store I work at (Mayhem Comics in Des Moines IA) is a Wizards premiere store and I run the D&D Encounters. WotC allowed us to order 2 of the Orcus minis. We are trying to get them from other channels but WotC allowed us 2. I can't speak for other stores but that is what is...

The module has a section entitled People and Races of Athas. It has the following entry: "Farther afield, tiefliings make their homes in the wastes, frequently using their unsettling appearance to conduct fierce raids." The character background on the sheet just mentions that the character was...

I didn't see a post about this yet, here or in the D&D 4e discussion page so I thought that I would mention that the Season 2 kits have arrived. My FLGS (Mayhem Comics in Des Moines IA) just got the kits today. I am the one coordinating the program so I now have the kit in front of me. It is...

I work at my local game store (Mayem Collectibles in Des Moines IA, *blatant plug*) and I also run the D&D events at the store. I am lucky to work at a store that has a large dedicated gaming space. The play area has its own access and can remain open later than the store, in fact it is often...

I'm a little late to the party but I thought I would weigh in here with my 2 cents worth. I enjoy the writing in the Adventure Paths, I feel that they are well done with interesting stories. That said, I generally cherry pick the adventures. Very rarely do I pick up an entire path. I work in a...