As an ardent fan of the new 4th edition of Dungeons and Dragons, I’ve been creating power cards for my players to speed up and simplify play. After discovering the exceptional Magic Set Editor cards created by several designers on the ENWorld forums - I’ve resorted almost entirely to using their designs. In [...]
In my experience, there are two distinct styles of campaign - Active and Reactive - as judged from the player perspective.
In a reactive campaign, the GM is primarily responsible for plot advancement. He develops scenarios in advance that he thinks will intrigue and capture the imagination of the players, and during the actual session, [...]
Based on the reactions from the internet community to date, D&D 4E will either be the Second Coming or the destruction of the entire RPG community. My reactions to the most common criticisms:
D&D 4E is just a money grab: Marketing almost certainly played a role in the decision to release a new edition. [...]
This is in response to a blog post by John Wick (via Declassified). The first chief premise is that D&D 4E will not be a role-playing game, at least insofar as it does not fit his definition of a role-playing game:
A roleplaying game is a game in which the players are rewarded for making [...]
I heard about the upcoming revision to the Star Wars Role-Playing Game, Saga Edition a while ago, and my first reaction was to groan in annoyance at the money-grubbing materialism of the publisher. I own both the original and revised editions of d20 Star Wars, and while both have their high points, I really [...]