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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 5254655" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[title]"I Spied on Gary Gygax"[/title]</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Kobold Quarterly has an article up entitled "</span><a href="http://www.koboldquarterly.com/k/front-page6067.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">I Was a Gen Con Spy For TSR</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px">" by Colin McComb.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px">I would wait for him to slip up and start talking about his game in terms of <strong>Dungeons & Dragons</strong>, and then TSR could totally drive him out of business for good! They presented me with a fake Gen Con badge with a non-descript name, slotted out some time for me in my Gen Con schedule, and that was it. I was a spy.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[title]New for Subscribers[/title]</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">New for EN World </span><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/payments.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">subscribers</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px">:</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Combat Advantage #7</strong>. Kindly donated by </span><a href="http://www.emeraldpresspdf.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">Emerald Press</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px">. Combat Advantage #17 offers up more 4e goodness than ever before with 60 pages of new material. Teach your characters with <strong>Traits & Talents,</strong> explore the secretive dominion of<strong> Endera</strong>, expand your abilities with the<strong> Relic Guard specialist class</strong>, read about the 2010 PAX Expo, and peruse through the complete first chapter of <em>The Key of the Fey</em>. An issue of Combat Advantage recently garnered an ENnie nomination!</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Paragons of the Burning Sky</strong>. A short supplement which accompanies the <em>War of the Burning Sky</em> campaign saga. New paragon paths, items, and locations.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Grab 'em from the </span><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/local_links.php?catid=6" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">subscriber downlaod area</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px">.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[title]More ENnie Nominees Interviews[/title]</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Two more interviews with ENnies nominees by Michael Tresca; see yesterday's news for more.</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-6911-RPG-Examiner~y2010m7d22-Interview-with-Dave-Chalker-of-Critical-Hits" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">Dave Chalker of Critical Hits</span></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-6911-RPG-Examiner~y2010m7d22-Interview-with-Jess-Hartley-of-Mad-Muse-Studios" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">Jess Hartley of Mad Muse Studios</span></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-6911-RPG-Examiner~y2010m7d20-Interview-with-Jonathan-Cruz-of-Epic-Words" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">Jonathan Cruz of Epic Words</span></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-6911-RPG-Examiner~y2010m7d20-Interview-with-Brian-Davis-of-Longtooth-Studios" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">Brian Davis of Longtooth Studios</span></a> </li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[title]D&D 4th Edtition news[/title]</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.necromancers-online.com/articles/FoursakenFeature/07222010.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">Fortress Fixtures</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"> This week's Foursaken Feature by Alex Riggs provides PCs and DMs alike with a variety of siege-themed combat options, including ballistae, catapults, and siege ladders.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[title]D&D 3.5 News[/title]</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.necromancers-online.com/articles/GravePlots/07202010.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">Temple of the Snake God</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"> In this week's Grave Plots, Necromancers of the Northwest's Joshua Zaback creates an in-depth adventure revolving around a fortress of lizardmen and a dark secret.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.necromancers-online.com/articles/MastersandMinions/07212010.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">The Druid and the Lich</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"> When an ancient lich finds his tower stronghold taken over by a druid in his absence, he raises an undead army to take it back. The druid has other plans, however, and raises the very forest to fight against the lich "invader". Can the PCs put an end to this fight, or will the nearby townsfolk become unintended casualties of this turf war? Find out in this week's Masters and Minions by Justin Holloway.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.necromancers-online.com/downloads.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">The Song of Fodin</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"> Necromancers of the Northwest is proud to announce the release of their first 3.5/Pathfinder stand-alone adventure module, The Song of Fodin, a "sandbox-style" adventure set on the frozen isle of Mjorin, and designed for first level PCs. Like all of their products, the Song of Fodin is available for download 100% free of charge.</span></li> </ul><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[title]In Other News...[/title]</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.koboldquarterly.com/k/front-page6093.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">Crown a New King of the Monsters</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"> The kobolds have put out the call for a new monster contest judged by Logan Bonner and Jason Bulmahn. Submit a monster for your favorite game system by August 13 and win an illustration and publication deal for the beast!</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://temporaryhitpoints.com/2010/07/21/one-shot-pwning-the-rabbit-hole/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12px">Ed Greenwood is PWNing the Rabbit Hole</span></a><span style="font-size: 12px"> Ed Greenwood wrote the first of a series of One Shot articles on the Temporary Hit Points website discussing finding inspiration for your characters through fiction in an article titled PWNing the Rabbit Hole. Expect more guests from the community and industry to come as the One Shots series continues.<br /> </span></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
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