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Once again into the breach, a Dungeon Master braves the wilderlands of the public gaming table, welcoming all who come to play at 6:30pm on Wednesdays at Red Castle Games of PDX, OR. This Wednesday we played our second belated session of D&D 4e Encounters: Dark Legacy of Evard. In the...

Timelapse Here is a time lapse video a player made of the Revenge session. Appropriate music too. YouTube - Revenge of the iron lich

SPOILERS and LONG POST On Sunday I ran some friends through the Revenge of the Iron Lich module from savevsdeath.com. I thought I'd write a bit of a report for posterity. The module is a very deadly "Tomb of Horrors" style dungeon full of traps and puzzles, instant death effects and random...

a beholder eye rolling around the battlefield causing havoc is an awesome idea. The players will never expect it!

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oh, that one was deep. Here's the link 'Time Keepers': Free Delve for D&D Essentials | Save Versus Death I think that's all the dude has released. Kind of a hard to navigate site, but a great couple of mods. I like the 1st level "Timekeepers" one as well. Not as deadly but still very puzzle-rific

I linked above, but it comes from saveversusdeath.com

Another option is to offer healing potions instead of an NPC cleric. I find that such NPCs are often forgotten about in the run of play and so might as well not be there. Perhaps there is an herbalist in town who can brew these potions. I have run both Rising Knight and Lion on the Ropes and...

great comic

I'm interested in hearing people's thoughts on design for introductory adventures. I have a thought that introducing fantasy rpgs with a familiar fairytale and myth vibe is a good way to go, kind of like a Jack and the Beanstalk or Grimms tales might be a good way to start as opposed to a...

He has another, first level mod on the site as well that is not so killer, but still has lots of great puzzles. Definitely the most puzzle-rific stuff I've seen for 4e.

the weird thing about gamescience dice is that they are "precision dice" but you often have to shave off the molding from them...

People gotta check out this Adventure from the SavevsDeath blog. Definitely a killer dungeon, but great production and ideas. A worthy heir to Dungeon Crawl Classics and Tomb of Horrors?

We had a bunch of enemies surrendering and running away in our game yesterday. The 'encounter status check' is a good idea. It gives a nice formal spot to break out of initiative, and it makes it so Players don't have to waste precious standard actions on intimidation rolls. Cyclical...

Your player might be a DM if: He responds to a ruling with "You want to do it that way? Ok..." Your player might be a DM if: He recognizes all the monsters from the first description. etc

I have a couple spare cigar boxes full of dice as well. Some are the original nice I had in the 80's and I have a couple of brushed steel d20s (I like those!). But I have all kinds. I like the simple ones the best. Opaque solid colors. No marbling or glitter. Of course my gal just goes to...

NECRO: Mike Shea posted his latest thoughts on his blog. I actually like the ideas that we came up with in this thread better. Particularly, I think removing the grid helps speed up battles. Look up thread for a link to my own skirmish and "fight challenge" rules.

yeah. its great he didn't make the goblins any higher level, but added an environmental threat (kablam!) to keep it interesting all the same.

I would probably not allow players to buy magic items if I were using inherent bonuses. It is a good issue to bring up. I hadn't thought of it. What are the rest of the assumptions that go along with the inherent "math fix"?

There used to be a street named after Emperor Zacris, but it was changed because nobody crosses Emperor Zacris and lives. Emperor Zacris has already been to the Void; that's why there are no signs of life. Emperor Zacris died 1000 years ago, the Raven...