One D&D Playtest Packet Analysis & Review

As you may know, I am a co-host, along with my esteemed colleague, Brandes Stoddard, of the Edition Wars podcast. This is a show where Brandes and I look at various aspects of Dungeons and Dragons through the editions, compare and analyze them, discuss what worked and what didn’t, and go on all sorts of […]

Monster Workshop: Mud Mimicker

I have been creating a bunch of new creatures for my DnDeBrief game (link) and I think it might be interesting to show everyone these creatures and talk a bit about how and why I made the decisions I did. Without further ado, here is the first in the series, the Mud Mimicker: What Was […]

Evolution of an Executioner – Class Design & Playtesting

– Core vs Essentials Assassin Builds Sometimes it’s interesting to see the changes that happen in the course of the development of a class. WotC has given players of 4e the chance to see several classes before being finalized, but none has changed more than the Executioner/Essentials build of the Assassin. – – I’ve played […]