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Dungeons and Dragons Trap Ideas

by Bob

I’m channeling the spirit of Grimtooth today.  That, and the old ‘Net Book of Traps. Anyways, I offer, for your enjoyment, some of my favorite trap ideas.  I’ve used each of these in a game, with great results: Trap Idea #1:  Fake Door For this trap, the characters need to make a successful search check.  [...]

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Cynical Bob Shows His Butt

by Bob

First, let me give you something useful.  With less than 6 months to go, I thought I’d point you all to the GenCon Survival Guide.  Enjoy. ———- Phil Gamer had an interesting article the other day on the (generally unspoken) code of conduct that he uses when approaching the gaming table.  He’s got some pretty insightful [...]

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Free 4E core books from dungeonmastering.com

by Bob

I know, I normally don’t post on the weekends…  Just pretend this isn’t a post. At any rate, I couldn’t wait until Monday to tell you about this.  The hottest D&D blog out there has GOT to be Dungeon Mastering.  I found Yax this week, and I’ve been eating up all of his great stuff.  [...]

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Squidoo Lens Update

by Bob

For those of you who have a minute, go check out my Squidoo lens on 4E.  I know I’ve mentioned it a couple of times this week, but I’m having hella fun putting this thing up.  I’m especially interested in seeing how the “Duel” feature turns out!

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What I really know for sure about 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons

by Bob

You know, after playing this game for two and a half decades, I really should get the picture.  The fact of the matter is, I’m a fanboy.  I always have been, always will be.  Let me explain. When 3rd edition D&D came out, I was skeptical.  I was happy with my AD&D, and so were [...]

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Character Death

by Bob

Now, I’ve never been accused of being a killer DM.  The fact of the matter is, I have a better time, and so do my players, when their characters live.  At low levels, this means that I almost always fudge rolls in favor of the party.  At higher levels, it means that I use kinder, [...]

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