My primary Windows machine, which had happily been running Windows 2000 for nearly 5 years, finally gave up the ghost about two weeks ago. While sad at the loss, I had been contemplating an upgrade for some time, so I broke down and bought the new hardware. Given that I still need at [...]
The Chatty DM just posted an excellent article that sums up a lot of what I’ve been trying (mostly unsuccessfully) to express about D&D 4th Edition.
This post is a response to JD Wiker on Why 4E Doesn’t Feel Like D&D.
The first point is that trying to judge a half-seen preview as representative of the entire game is a potential problem. It’s entirely possible that the impression he’s gotten is based only on the limited information currently available, and with [...]
Some may have noticed that my posts have picked up in the past week or so. I’m currently striving to improve my writing through forced practice. Namely, I’m trying to do the following:
Write for at least one hour every day
Post the results of your writing at least once every 2-3 days
Keep writing for [...]
D&D Fourth Edition is making some definite steps towards refining its focus as a game. Those changes have sent ripples throughout the gaming community, creating a wide variety of conflicting opinions. The ultimate result of this conflict will be a division of the D&D player base, with players choosing one (or more) of [...]