I skipped all the 2024 re-releases of the Dungeons and Dragons core books (for me there’s just nothing in them to justify the upgrade price). In fact I was so unimpressed that when my 5e Dungeon Masters’ Guide and Players’ Hand-Book were destroyed in a storm, I re-purchased the old ones second-hand rather than update. […]
Well D&D Next a.k.a D&D 5th edition, or as Wizards of the Coast want it called: D&D is out now, & I recently received my pre-ordered Starter Set in the mail. I have previously compared 3 of these Beginner Box sets, so I thought I would take the data from the 4th Edition Red Box […]
Looks like D&D Next is about to become D&D Right Now. D&D Players love a good religious schism, and the 5th edition has them reaching for the pitchforks and torches, not least because of the price of the 3 core rule books. They have also dropped the edition number, in the same way they dropped […]
Monday, December 30, 2013
Christmas has come and gone in the blink of an eye, and I just realised I had forgotten all about you, my dear readers. Well, you are all eminently forgettable so it’s not really my fault – you should strive to be more interesting. Since January is going to be another complete write-off time-wise I […]
UPDATE: The D&D Next/5th Edition starter set is out now, and after you have read this article, you can get a comparison here. Time-out. Since I now have a number of “beginner” sets for D&D Essentials and Pathfinder RPG, I thought I would take some time to look at them and the similarities/differences between them. […]
Continuing the solo adventure in the 1983 (Mentzer) Basic D&D Player handbook.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
This month we run part one of the solo adventure in the D&D 1983 Basic player handbook.
Which D&D rules are best to start the kids on? Original, Basic, Basic/Expert, BECMI, Advanced 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th edition, OSRIC, Labyrinth Lord, Pathfinder, Pathfinder Beginner Box.? Headsplosion!
Rolling dice – nothing could be simpler right? That’s what I thought until I had children. Alpha (Girl, 8) tries to cheat if she thinks no-one is looking by turning the dice to a more favourable value after rolling it, or just pretending to roll it and announcing she got a critical hit. Beta (Boy, […]
Cheap ways to get kids started with Dungeons and Dragons.