This is the fifth post in my setting-creation series, wherein I am creating a new setting before your very eyes. Here are the links to the previous posts; Part I: 20 Questions about the Eleven Pillars, Part II: Eleven Pillars Map and Notes, Part III: The Fraywood and its Dominant Creature, and Part IV: Cinereal Marsh and the Bog […]
The Eleven Pillars, Part IV: Cinereal Marsh and the Bog Frill
This is the fourth post in my series exploring the creation of my new campaign setting, The Eleven Pillars. The first post answers some important questions about the setting, while the second post provided a map and some general terrain notes. Post 3 looked at a specific terrain/region of the Lowerlands and described the dominant […]
My Thoughts on DnDNext after 1 Session
I got a chance to sit down with three friends of mine and run a playtest session of DnDNext. This is a review of the game after two read throughs and 1 session, using the playtest document released by Wizards of the Coast on 24 May 2012. In keeping with the requirements of the playtest […]
RetroReview: X3 – Curse of Xanathon
X3 – Curse of Xanathon Continuing my series of RetroReviews, this week I tackle the next module in the X-Expert series, X3: Curse of Xanathon. X3: Curse of Xanathon was written by Douglas Niles and published by TSR in 1982. It is a 32 page module for use with the Basic Dungeons & Dragons Expert […]