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It is really fun to see Fury of the Lord of the Sea available. This was my first time writing a short side-trek adventure (though it is really more of an end-cap... something to bring a current plot thread to an exciting conclusion). I volunteered to write it, using the adventure I wrote back...

I hear the Baldman Forums suffered damage during a move across providers. I'm not sure when they will be back up. Feel free to PM me on EN World or the Wizards boards to request the Ashes of Athas adventures. Just send me your e-mail address. If you only want certain adventures, mention that...

The Gen Con events have been released. The full Excel catalog is here, but the easiest can be to use this great site. D&D Next events have been posted (no LFR announced yet): Delve: Confrontation at Candlekeep Duration: 2 hours Candlekeep is under siege, and it needs adventurers to help...

The article by The Angry DM, found under Community News, is a really great read. He shares a number of important insights into encounter design and running, all while using a great deal of humor. I'll also mention that yesterday was the last day for stores to order the June 15 gameday Vault of...

Several of the Wizards' team members were reminding us that today was the last day to order Vault of the Dracolich. If your local store did not yet order it, the store could try calling their WPN rep to see if any copies remain.

Some additional information on June 15th's Vault of the Dracolich: - "If you have a WPN store in your area, make sure they get registered to run DnD Game Day in June Details here:"...

This will sound strange: shower with your battlemap! In all seriousness, I've been surprised by how effective this is as compared to using a wet cloth or running a hose over it. You optionally don't need to get in the shower/tub (especially if the mat is very big). But, the key is lots of...

Hi, instead of that, please use a PM (private message) sent to me on the Baldman Games forums. I've added a Q/A for this topic in case it is confusing. For anyone wondering if they sent a request to the right place: I have so far kept up each day. If more than a day passed since your request...

Wizards has the data on how often the character builder and other DDI tools are used. I would guess (no actual knowledge) that usage is pretty low. The usage is probably largely confined to core activities already handled well by the tools. I've updated a number of PCs for use as pregens without...

Just to let others know, looks like it was the e-mail client. We send each chapter as a zip file. Worked once (Psi)SeveredHead changed e-mail client.

It is our pleasure. Derek, Chad, and I all had a lot of fun creating the campaign and working with authors. Sending out the e-mails isn't too bad. I get 2-8 a day, currently, and just send them out once during the day. Getting periodic comments like the ones above is easily enough recompense for...

Doc, it sounds like you rocked it! My general advice to DMs new to 4E is to see the tools that 4E gives as story-telling tools. The PC powers and the monster powers, for example, are a nice foundation of balance and yield exciting play (damage plus forced movement, etc.). BUT, they are...

Thanks for catching that! I've added a clarification on the thread. You can always ask us for all of them. I prefer people PM me on the Baldman forums (or the Wizards' community), since that keeps down the number of places I need to check. Thanks! We are tremendously thankful that Wizards...

From stores, it is hard to argue with Madness at Gardmore Abbey. For what I would call approachable quick play, I love the intro adventure, Siege of Gardmore Abbey (ran at PAX Prime, now also part of Dungeon 210. Madness is a super-adventure, but isn't just a delve. It has a number of NPCs, and...

I agree on principle that 4E could have foreseen that the early adventure design would fall short. But, I doubt it was due to designers not playing other games (they play many different games). Rather, it was (in my estimation, very possibly wrong) a combination of rushing to release (giving...

Thanks, I feel tremendously fortunate to have been involved. Even better, I worked with other authors who were amazing to work with. I unfortunately can't talk about anything that isn't already announced (that's how an NDA works - I can't share anything that isn't already disclosed). I can't...

I think it is important to note that, historically, this didn't start with 4E. We can thank 3E for the beginning of a design movement toward very encounter-based adventures with a poor narrative. If you take a look at some of the 3E adventures such as the Fantastic Locations series, we can see...

That is a valid concern. But, this is another case where the playtest process really helps. By all accounts, 4E barely had any playtesting outside of Wizards, and even within it seems to have been limited, rushed, and undergoing changes very rapidly at the end of the process. With Next, we can...

Some have! There are a few DMs running with basically 4E companion characters instead of PCs. But, I think for most there is the understanding that a large portion of the player base wants to be able to truly customize their character, and for balance to be there between different PCs. My wizard...

I agree. However, it was a big deal (and is still) for some to have a spellcaster stat block provide full spell lists. Things would happen such as an enemy pre-casting buffs (Bull's Strength, Haste, etc.) or might cast those if PCs retreat. Or, the caster might escape and hunt them down later...