by Zack Walters | Aug 7, 2008 | Fantasy, RPGs, Writing
Please welcome guest contributor Zack Walters and the first part of his multi-post look at introducing D&D 4E to his gaming group: I recently found myself back in a too-familiar situation: a game I was playing in was wrapping up. We all wanted to keep playing...
by Will Hindmarch | Jun 13, 2008 | Fantasy, RPGs, Story
The question has come up on a few forums since Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition debuted: Can it do a gritty, grim style of fantasy adventure? Can it handle adaptations to something less overtly heroic and colorful than the D&D world implied by the power...
by Will Hindmarch | Jun 13, 2008 | Fantasy, RPGs, Story
The question has come up on a few forums since Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition debuted: Can it do a gritty, grim style of fantasy adventure? Can it handle adaptations to something less overtly heroic and colorful than the D&D world implied by the power...
by Will Hindmarch | Jun 9, 2008 | Fantasy, RPGs, Story, Will's Thesis
In my previous post, I looked at my first real session of play of D&D’s 4th Edition. At the end of that post, I put up a graph comparing the good times being had by us, the players, versus the supposed dramatic arc of the story unfolding through play. This...
by Will Hindmarch | Jun 3, 2008 | Accessories, Fantasy, Miniatures, RPGs, Story, Will's Thesis
Like a lot of people eager to get an early taste of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition (D&D 4E), I picked up the adventure/quick-start kit Keep on the Shadowfell. Like a lot of people, I checked in on other people’s progress in the adventure by perusing...
by Will Hindmarch | May 29, 2008 | Fantasy, Miniatures, Musing, RPGs
Unlike a lot of designers I know, I’ve been looking forward to the 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Unlike a lot of designers I know, I was finished with D&D v3.5 years ago. Plenty of people around my old workplace played the game weekly, still, and...
