From the monthly archives:

June 2008

Thoughts on D&D 4E: Round Two

by Bob

Hello, all.
You may have noticed that I decided to give my good friend Randy a shot at expressing his thoughts on Fourth Edition, and why it isn’t for him. I did this for a couple of reasons:

I’m interested in Randy’s opinion. We are part of the same extended gaming group and while, because we both [...]

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4E: My “Final” Analysis ?

by Randy

My boy , Bob, here at RPGDigest is putting 4e through its paces and I get the feeling he is loving it. I mean, it does have some nice simplification of the rules, the DMG  is nice for beginning DMs, and the art is fabulous. I think some of the mechanics for flying and mounted [...]

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How Do You Foster Good Roleplaying?

by Bob

When I was 13 years old, RPGs were all about killing things and taking their stuff. In a lot of ways, back then, D&D was a major precursor to today’s MMORPGs. Sure, we had some storylines back then, but they were usually pretty standard quests.
It was mostly “roll” playing, and less “role” playing. That [...]

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Blast from the Past – Dealing with Problem RPG Players

by Bob

Since my last blast from the past went over so well, I thought I’d pull up another old post. I’m really interested in hearing some of my new readers’ thoughts on this one! – Bob
A while back, I wrote about how, as a DM, I tend to make one of the worst players. I [...]

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Sunday RPG Link Smashup- June 15, 2008

by Bob

Just because I liked the pic so much, and because the photographer commented on my blog last week… Let’s make her the unofficial Sunday RPG Link Smashup mascot, shall we? Disavian, What do you say?
photo credit: disavian | Got Links?

Anyways, let’s move on.
So, what’s going on in the world of RPGs this week?
Well, for [...]

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Reflections on RPGs, branding and the blog name

by Bob

Good evening, all.
I want to cover a few things tonight, in no particular order.
First, if you don’t already get updates to RPGDigest, do it now. You can get updates via feed or via Email, and I’ll never share your addy with anyone, or send you anything except these blog updates.  Pinky swear.
Next, I want to [...]

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Economics in D&D: A Blast from the Past

by Bob

(Good evening, all.  I realize I still owe you all a post about my thoughts on the naming contest. Unfortunately, paying work has got in the way of goofing off here so far this week.  I hope to have something soon.  In the meantime, enjoy this post from January of this year.  I’ve got a [...]

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Sunday RPG Link Smashup- June 8, 2008

by Bob

The core 4E books are out, and reactions are starting to spread across the blogosphere. Here are a few of the most interesting articles on 4E That I’ve found this week:
Martin over at Gnome Stew does it again by recounting his first impressions of 4E. Some of the phrases that jump out at [...]

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DnDReviews.com is now RPGDigest

by Bob

Welcome one and all to RPGDigest.com! I trust your trip was a safe one.
Congratulations to InShaneee for suggesting the winning domain name for the new home of DnDReviews.com! Check out the rest of the entries here. InShaneee, if you’re reading this, please shoot me an e-mail so I can get you [...]

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Balance and Rules Convergence in Dungeons and Dragons 4E

by Bob

It’s all about balance.
Greywulf had an excellent post up at his Lair today. He offers up some of his thoughts on 4E, and how he sees some of the emerging trends.
Here are a some of the main points he makes:

Game balance should be secondary to enjoyment of the game.
4E is combat-heavy, and has little [...]

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