of Dice and Dragons

At this point most everyone is aware of the announcement made at GenCon about the release of 4th Edition D&D, for those that haven’t and need a quick overview check out the write up at Gaming Report.

I would like to hear thoughts and opinions on this - will your group rush out and pick it up as soon as it hits the shelves (PHB in May, MM in June and DMG in July)? Or will your group wait? Maybe you’re group will decided to stick with 3.5 over move to a different system entirely.

I have to admit I’m intrigued by online components, not just the online versions Dungeon and Dragon magazines but also the tools that Wizards will be adding for online play, character creation and campaign management - which will also supposedly work will Gleemax.com. It’ll also be interesting to see what they price it at and what this will do to all homegrown tools that are out there for our use.

So please, take a minute and post your thoughts on this one - I for one would be interested to hear what everyone say on this topic.

May your dice roll well.

Worlds of Cthulhu, http://www.worldsofcthulhu.com/ has announced their new revamped website which includes information about upcoming issues as well as support materials.

From their website:

‘Worlds of Cthulhu’ is a magazine dedicated to supporting the Call of Cthulhu, Call of Cthulhu d20, and Cthulhu Dark Ages roleplaying games published by Chaosium, Inc. It is published by Pegasus Spiele, the publishers of the German Call of Cthulhu rules and the award-winning magazine Cthuloide Welten. ‘Worlds of Cthulhu’ will provide high-quality support to Keepers and players alike for all eras of play. Come in, explore, read, and, if you dare, submit.

So for all you Call of Cthulhu fans other there - enjoy!

May your dice roll well.

Congratulations to Martin Ralya on the Treasure Tables‘ second birthday!

For those that haven’t had a chance to stop by it a great site that features in addition to a daily blog from Martin about GM issues and tips there’s also a user forum full of useful information and ideas.

To celebrate Martin is also continuing a tradition he started last year by giving away a free ebook. You can check it out in today’s post here.

May your dice roll well.