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D&D 4E Warlord - Old Class in a New Wrapper

Poor Knight — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:16:50 +0000

We’ve all seen hints at the ‘new’ class, we’ve see it’s name on a few lists, but we were still wondering - who is this and what can he do? Well Design and Development laid out the Warlord class for us and frankly I was a little surprised. They took the Marshall - originally appearing in the Miniatures Handbook - and repackaged him. I’ve never seen a Marshall PC at my gaming table but I have to admit, I was recently reviewing the class and found it to be quite interesting.

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Rest In Peace - Gary Gygax

Damionte — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:23:27 +0000

Gary Gygax (7-27-1938 / 3-4-2008) co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons died this morning in his home in Lake Geneva Wisconsin at the age of 69.

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Lord of the Rings Online Book 12: The Ashen Wastes!

Mike — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:52:26 +0000

Book 12: The Ashen Wastes is now live! Check out these exciting new features and updates:

Customize Your Character - cosmetic clothing, traveling clothes, and barbershops! (more info)
Guardians - major updates (more info)
Burglars - major updates (more info)
Champions - several improvements (more info)
New PvMP dungeon - The Delving of Frór (more info)
Return to Angmar - completely overhauled to enhance playability and fun (more info)

Click here for complete details!

The Way is Shut - Death and Dying in D&D 4E

Poor Knight — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:00:49 +0000

Hey folks, back again with another dip into the D&D 4E inkwell. I think this installment is pretty exciting! Why? Because we’re actually given a piece of 4.0 rules that we can try out right now! Yeah it might only be pseudo-4th edition but I think it has a lot of meat to it. So read on and learn about this little tid bit of what’s to come in Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition.

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Insert Magic Here - Magic Item Slots in 4th Edition D&D

Poor Knight — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:42:50 +0000

Well here we are again. It’s been a while since the last installment here so I’d like to talk about the most recent article from Design and Development over at WotC. They brought up the topic about magic item slots in Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition. At first I was like, “Hmm, what can they possibly change about this?” Well surprisingly enough I think this change is rather nice. It’s not a new system altering change but one that attempts to simplify and streamline the game.

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Crit Me Baby One More Time - Critical Hits in 4E

Poor Knight — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:46:39 +0000

Yes, that’s right, critical hits are getting a make over too in Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition. Why? Well they say it’s because the 3E way - having to back up a critical threat - was too often disheartening. How many times have you rolled that beautiful number to score a threat and fail to back it up. It’s like an 80’s flick on regular TV - you know that ‘boob shot’ is coming up but they edit it out. It leaves you feeling…empty.

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The 4E D&D Elf Revealed

Poor Knight — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:04:56 +0000

First off, Happy New Year to everybody! As I write this 2007 is rapidly coming to a close (and I’m sitting here writing, damn I need to get out).

Now earlier this month Ampersand released a wonderful glimpse at the Elf entry in the new 4E Player’s Handbook. Sure it might get tweaked again before we get out cheese-stained paws all over it but it’s a nice, juicy bite into what we can look forward to in 2008. And if you’ve read any of my earlier musings you’ll know about my fondness for playing elves so this was really exciting for me.

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D&D 4th Edition - Quest, Feats, and Paladins

Poor Knight — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:19:10 +0000

Its been a little while since I’ve gotten to any Dungeons and Dragons 4E updates - one reason though is we’ve been playing a lot of D&D here at Rust Monster and lining up characters to battle it out in the Rust Monster Arenas. Go check it out!

So this update will try and pack in several new tid bits released by Design & Development over at Wizards of the Coast. Recently they’ve talked about Quest, Feats, and Paladins in the new 4th edition of the game.

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Online Character Sheet

Poor Knight — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:47:58 +0000

The online Dungeons & Dragons character sheet is ready.

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There are lots of online character sheets for D&D. This one uses the latest 3.5 Edition Revised Character Sheet available at Wizards of the Coast for download. You fill it in - no calculations or selection boxes here. But that also makes it more flexible - no outdated rules or unavailable data from unincorporated supplements.

A Rust Monster Review : “Guitar Hero III” vs. “Rock Band”

Damionte — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:24:57 +0000

I took some time out of my busy day, (snicker) to go over to the local electronics store and test drive Guitar Hero III and Rock Band. Here are my reviews for both games.
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