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The reference was to the low grade was the 3.5 I gave in the Crunch category. Given that these are the guys that make the game, the expected score would have been 4.5 to 5.0 in crunch. While what they did have was solidly crunchy, I knocked off a point or so for drastically changing the power...

One of the great things about my job as reviewer for EN World is a constant exposure to new RPG systems and supplements. And over the past year, there has been increasing notice of a new fantasy role-playing game system, called AGE for Adventure Gaming Engine, developed for the Dragon Age RPG...

Yes, exactly, my main issue with "crunch" was how major Paragon and Epic Tier content has been vastly scaled down to make it accessible for low level Heroic Tier adventurers. Drow, aboleth, and other Underdark horrors were in the 8-12 level range in AD&D, and that's when the game had only 18-20...

If you distill most fantasy novels down to their core fundamentals, the essence of the genre if you will, you’re going to find that there is a common thread: Good battling against Evil...

Few regions of the Forgotten Realms have received as much attention over the years as the city of Neverwinter and its surrounding countryside in the North. http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/rpgblogs/home/neurogly/public_html/rpgblogs/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/nwcs-cover.jpgNot only has it been...

While at GenCon 2011 a couple of weekends ago, I happened to have spent a considerable amount of time wandering through the Exhibition Hall, and marveling at how diverse our gaming hobby has become. It’s easy to get focused on the one game system which is your favorite, and a stroll through the...

I wouldn't worry too much, because I think your article will still be adaptable to other systems fairly easily, given that there are skills similar to those you rely on in 4E that are in the other game systems you mention. Writing whodunits was much harder in older D&D, IMO, because there...

Not only enjoyed it, sir, but looking forward to "educating" my player-characters in art of siege engine warfare... as they dodge the ballistae fire!

Summer has been a busy time for reviewing, and I have received over a dozen new products over the past couple http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/rpgblogs/home/neurogly/public_html/rpgblogs/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/KQ18-cover.jpgmonths that are just begging to be checked out and discussed in the...

For any “old school” comic book fan-boy, this is an amazing time to be alive. http://www.neuroglyphgames.com/rpgblogs/home/neurogly/public_html/rpgblogs/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/infinite-covers.jpgFor years, the entertainment industry treated comic book material as something to only worthy of...

One of the great things we have seen with the last two editions of Dungeons & Dragons is adaptability. The gaming community has witnessed 3rd Edition and 3.5 spawn dozens of adaptations of the d20 rules into new genres, including science fiction, horror, and even superhero RPGs...

Sorry your experience differed from my own, but yeah, turn order is very specific in the game. The rules note that the gold income and battlefield strengths of the factions' armies are factored into when they take their turns. So playing out of order probably gave a skewed experience. For my...

No matter how epic your character becomes, no matter how many demon lords your character strikes down, no matter that your character might ascend to near god-like status, every hero has their humble beginnings in an introductory adventure...