Top Dungeons and Dragons blog articles for 4th edition and beyond.
Posted Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 9:24 PM
Been Gone We’ve been awfully quiet here at Rules as Unwritten since Fingolfin and I have been working late, distracted by DndNext and actually trying out new things in side games. That part in the middle, about the new slated edition, is one that’s probably been most of the cause for slo - more
Posted Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 5:39 PM
Lots of gamers are integrating technology into what used to be a pencil and paper hobby. Some choose to lament the proliferation of smart phones, tablets, and laptops migrating towards the gaming table, and some embrace it. With programs such as HeroLab, D&D Insider, the Pathfinder Resource Docu - more
Posted Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 5:28 PM
You descend a wide set of marbled steps, dimly lit by sconces crafted to look as if flame were spewing from the mouths of the iron skulls that adorn them. The low groan of metal reverberates through the chamber that is otherwise silent, aside from a muted hum sounding like thousands of gears in perp - more
Posted Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 4:32 PM
As part of our week-long celebration, I'm extremely happy to present Revenge of the Iron Lich: Anniversary Edition. - more
Posted Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 2:30 PM
When you ask a gamer to tell you about their character they will usually begin with class and race followed by the kind of weapon the PC uses, a list of their best magical items and then finally some really cool attack power or spell in their arsenal. And for most people thats the answer [...] - more
Posted Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 2:00 PM
The main idea of this blog is to compare and contrast my life as an author with my life as a gamer. What’s new, what’s different. What I was prepared... Read more - more
Posted Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 1:01 PM
Everybody thinks being powerful enough to slap-fight the gods themselves would be completely awesome. There's a reason epic-level D&D breaks down. Actually, there are ten. And NONE OF YOU have thought of ANY of them. Unless you're future epic-level me. In which case, you probably have. - more
Posted Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 1:00 PM
On this episode, Benoit and I respond to a listener email from Dave, who is looking for advice on his infernal pact warlock. We give him some advice for maxing out damage using Hellish Rebuke.Then we talk about a new home game that were goi[...] - more
Posted Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
The gods of ancient Athas are deadif they ever lived. The inhabitants of the burned world of Athas have no concept of what a god is, other than from stories planted in their minds by the malevolent sorcerer-kings. Yet in the deep deserts, in hidden subterranean realms, in the jungles of the forest r - more
Posted Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
D&D Fortune Cards: Spiral of Tharizdun supports both the Player's Option: Heroes of the Elemental Chaos supplement and the upcoming D&D Encounters season, The Elder Elemental Eye and Web of the Spider Queen. In creating a tool to aid players confronting the Chained God's servants and foiling - more
Posted Wednesday 22 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
Devoted to conversations about my favorite subjects: the art, artists, world, and visual creative development of D&D. - more
Posted Tuesday 21 Feb 2012 11:01 PM
I’ve run through all the published adventures for the Dragon Age RPG, and now it’s time to move on to homebrew adventures. Rather than wreck my brain trying to figure out an epic storyline, I think I’m just going to adapt the plot of the video game to the tabletop. I have the advan - more
Posted Tuesday 21 Feb 2012 7:10 PM
UnforeseenServant (of Procrastination) With all of the hullabaloo regarding the 5e announcement, I’ll admit it has taken me quite some time and motivation to getting around to writing this review. Not only because things have been pretty hectic and crazy in the D&D world, but also because - more
Posted Tuesday 21 Feb 2012 7:06 PM
In this conversation, I talk with Daniel Roanoke and C. Steven Ross about our memories of Revenge, how fourthcore has evolved since its release, what we've learned, and what the future might hold. - more
Posted Tuesday 21 Feb 2012 7:03 PM
What has two thumbs and killed the two defenders in successive rounds? This guy: One of my players challenged me to come up with an epic-tier solo boss that was truly solo. This was the result. I make no bones about the fact that I ladled on a truckload of anti-effect powers. I was also [...] - more
Posted Tuesday 21 Feb 2012 6:31 PM
Last night was another Scales of War session. We’re wrapping up the penultimate module, and while we started at level 10, getting to level 28 has taken more than 2 years of pretty regular gaming. Monte’s recent article and the Weem’s recent post were perfectly timed, as I had them - more
Posted Tuesday 21 Feb 2012 2:30 PM
If you think battling an Orc riding Triceratops or firing a ballista at a Pterodactyl sound like the making of an excellent D&D adventure then you’re going to love the new Lair Assault: Attack of the Tyrantclaw. It’s a good old-fashioned hack and slash encounterdesignedto challenge t - more
Posted Tuesday 21 Feb 2012 1:02 PM
Welcome true believers to a series describing the antics of the newest super hero team: Collateral Damage! I hope you've caught our special pre-launch issue where we showed you the nitty-gritty aspects of our creation process. Now get ready form pure raw action and laughs as only the Marvel Heroic - more
Posted Tuesday 21 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
You've got questionswe've got answers! Here's how it workseach week, our Community Manager will be scouring all available sources to find whatever questions you're asking. We'll pick three of them for R&D to answer. - more
Posted Tuesday 21 Feb 2012 3:54 AM
About a month ago, I was working out a way to put more rituals into my Dark Sun Campaign that I run for a local gaming group here in Michigan. In my blog, The Residuum Conundrum: Rituals in Dark Sun , I explored a few options to work out how rituals would be used on [...] - more