Want to wish someone a happy 4th (edition)? Steve Jackson Games is selling “Happy 4ed” greeting card, that you can also play in Munchkin. Let your players know if you’re moving to fourth immediately, thinking about it, will never touch 4th, or continue playing your 4th edition game.
Wizards of the Coast has released the Game System License (GSL), their new version of their open gaming license. You can read the license and download the System Reference Document here. You’ll still need a copy of the core books to use the system, since the SRD doesn’t include rules, just references.
Now I can create the Woolietaurs (half man/half sheep).
Friday, while I was out running D&D, Palladium Books was sending the deluxe hardcover version of Robotech The Shadow Chronicles RPG to the printers. They promise more data, new illustrations, more equipment, and more spaceships.
I’m fine with deluxe editions, as long as they come out first, at the same time, or a year or two later as the regular version. When they come out soon after the first book WITH extras, it just feels wrong. I’ll wait for them to announce deluxe versions of the rest of the Robotech books before ordering.
We’ve been through four editions of D&D now, and the only half races that we’ve had the options of playing were half-elf and half-orc? What, dwarves are good enough to fight along side of, but not to marry your daughter? Pelor forbid that your son bring home a halfling girlfriend! Humans are too good for gnomes, but not above orcs? Okay, now they’ve gone and shoved those kids in the closet now too! While we’re at it, why can’t a gnome marry a dwarf, or an elf for that matter?
Come on guys, it’s time that we break down some of these barriers, and let people be free to love!
I’m still prepping for my game tomorrow. All I gotta say is the navigation on the WotC D&D site is a pain. Finding stuff on a website shouldn’t be some sort of skill challenge…
It seems a lot of the old game designers and fantasy writers are passing away lately. Erick Wujcik, whose name I remember from many Palladium games, passed away on Saturday, June 7th.
Erick created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle RPG, back when TMNT was just a black and white comic. I used to play that all the time, mixed in with Ninjas & Superspies, and Heroes Unlimited. I think every weekend in middle school had at least one game going, and sometimes it was all weekend. In one of these boxes around here, I probably have some of my old characters, written out on blank sheets of copier paper. Amazing how many hours of fun we got out of a ten dollar book.
I got my Player Handbook, Dungeon Masters Guide, and Monster Manual yesterday. I’ve been busy working on my 4th edition campaign, so not much time to put together a comprehensive review. I run my first dungeon in over 8 years on Friday, so I’ll have a better idea of the rules after that.
The books look nice, but I wonder about their longevity. The paper and ink doesn’t feel right to me. Do we really need full color rule books? I guess it appeals to a wider, younger audience, which is who they’re trying to market to.
Also, this week is sketch week for me. I’m trying to do 10-minutes a day of sketching and posting them to my personal site. I’m not that good yet, but only through practice do we get better. That and killing wandering monsters… oooh a kobold!
Tony DiTerlizzi, the man who made Planescape a must buy for me, posted more Dungeons & Dragons related works this weekend. On Saturday, it was a Tiefling, and Sunday he went Gith. I think if WotC was to re-release Fiend Folio, they should use Tony’s rendition of the cover (and include his version of the Kenku as well).
For fans of roleplaying game artists, his blog should be on your daily feed.
Well, I’ve just received confirmation that my copy of 4th edition has been shipped, and I can expect it on the 10th. In other news, Amazon is currently unavailable. Are there that many people who pre-ordered 4th edition from Amazon to bring it to it’s knees? Or just a random coincidence?