One of the most requested classes so far for BX Advanced is the Barbarian. It’s not found in either Labyrinth Lord or its Advanced Edition Companion — probably because the original class from Unearth Arcana was a bit over-powered and … Continue reading →
In the latest edition of Legends & Lore, Mike Mearls talks about what WOTC learned from the public playtest of D&D Next. Here’s what Mearls said: So, what did we learn from the public playtest? In some cases you confirmed … Continue reading →
The Masters Set of the BECMI version of D&D added a set of Weapon Mastery rules that provided specific rules for each weapon for five levels of weapon mastery (none, basic, skilled, expert, master). Many people considered this overpowered, but … Continue reading →
The is the first post in a occasional series on the issues my group had with D&D Next (which I will call 5e as I think the D&D Next name is stupid). However, before I start a series on the … Continue reading →
Monte Cook has left WOTC. Posted on his Livejournal today (April 25th): Last week I decided that I would leave my contract position with Wizards of the Coast. I am no longer working on Dungeons & Dragons, although I may … Continue reading →
We are suspending our long-running Wilderlands Microlite75 for a short mini-campaign set in the Hidden Valley. This will be a playtest for using the house rules incorporated into Microlite75 in Sword & Wizardry so I can write Swords & Wizardry … Continue reading →
The last session of my Wilderlands campaign was more a a design session than a game. As it was Mother’s Day weekend, two of the seven players could not make the game. This was not a disaster because we had … Continue reading →
I mentioned that I was having a playtest of a rough draft of a Swords & Wizardry module I’m writing in my Saturday post. Even though I only had two players, the session was enlightening. The bad news is that … Continue reading →