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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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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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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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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 But that also makes it more flexible - no outdated rules or unavailable data from unincorporated supplements.

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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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