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darthfrodo - Riga pretty much sums up my players' experience with SC's - boring! As a DM I find them to be an elegant solution to many sorts of in-game experiences, such as traveling overland through enemy territory, all manner of social dealings with important people, etc. But the problem...

You're very welcome, it was a pleasure to read and review! I tend to concentrate on 4E these days, but I probably should have mentioned that Crime Pays has alot of good "system neutral" stuff in it. And actually, you mention that the mob war was 4E system, but I understand that a version of...

Of all types of D&D campaigns, I think my favorite venue would have to be an urban setting. Starting player-characters off in a large city, like Greyhawk City or Waterdeep, gives a DM access to all types of adventures, ranging from dungeon delves, to tavern brawls, political intrigue, and crime...

It happens all the time in books and movies, regardless of genre, whether its fantasy or science fiction or thriller. The well-trained and stealthy hero sneaks up behind a guard, and takes him out with a single blow. Then proceeds on to complete the quest or mission, sometimes getting away...

Nope, and I think I'd be a little disappointed if there was. But the authors did include a scary Level 30 Elite Lurker called Vorkhesis, who is an exarch of the Raven Queen, and called her "son". There is also alot of great lore regarding the Raven Queen, including her relationship with...

Well if it is, there is nothing on the calendar about Despair Cards Booster Packs being a separate product line, nor is there anything available on Amazon.com about them. But who knows? Anyways, I think there's plenty of Despair in the enclosed deck to keep characters morose for many adventures.

I did not buy those products, but I can give you a quick description of the box. It opens at one end using a re-closable flap, with the other sides sealed - as opposed to a box like the Monster Vault or Essentials DM Kit, which has the standard top and bottom as two separate pieces. The...

You know, I actually had to dig out my Monster Vault to check, because honestly, I had not noticed they were less "glossy" feeling. And it is true, the Shadowfell tokens are a little less "slick", but it's a very subtle difference, at least to my fingertips. As for the writing on the back...

It was heralded by the first of the Players Options books, Heroes of Shadow - and the anticipation is growing as Wizards of the Coast is poised to release a new campaign setting based upon the Shadowfell, that dark realm of death which exists in parallel to nearly every D&D 4E world...

Spring has arrived here in Michigan quite suddenly, going from wet, rainy, and cold to hot, sunny, and downright balmy in the space of a couple of days. Of course, it seems only right that with the sudden appearance of Spring, the new edition of Kobold Quarterly should arrive...

I thought that was obvious - the on-ramp was supposed to lead players to buy the Traditional 4E products, because the Essentials line was proclaimed to only be series of ten products. No, I never implied that at all. They are statements I made about being angry at WotC for marketing the book...

I am a bit chagrined that so many readers of my review felt that the last two paragraphs - placed strategically after my positive closing remarks about Heroes of Shadow - somehow invalidated the review or ruined their experience of finding out about this book. To those gamers, I apologize, but...

The first thing that indicates this being an Essentials book is the back cover, which states: Player&#8217s Option: Heroes of Shadow is aimed at players who are ready to reach beyond the Dungeons & Dragons Essentials books, Heroes of the Fallen Lands and Heroes of Forgotten Kingdoms. For use...

Early last August, at GenCon 2010, members of the Wizards of the Coast R&D Department, along with writers from the Design and Development team, hosted the Product Preview Seminar. And during that standing-room-only seminar, Bill Slavicsek announced that in 2011, there would be a new D&D Player’s...

Over the past year or so, I’ve had the opportunity to review a considerable amount of modules and adventure settings from both “official sources” and from independent third-party publishers operating under the GSL. And it has seemed to me that the vast majority of the content being published is...