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Entries from December 2008

4th edition - Final Review

By: JustChuck; September 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Before completing my review, I do have to admit that I have not spent anywhere near the amount of time reading the rules to have a full understanding of them.  Some points might be in error.  I’m losing interest in this new gaming system, something which has never occurred before.  It might [...]

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Tags: 4th edition · D&D

Heroes

By: JustChuck; September 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Spoilers below.

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Tags: Heroes

Night of the Living Dead the Musical

By: JustChuck; September 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Night of the Living Dead - The Musical staring Jackson Schultz as Ben and Emily Fuller as Barbara.  As well as a whole slew of other zombies and snack characters.  The play starts out in the 60’s.  The dead are rising due to one of the usual reasons and we have our core cast assembled to try [...]

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Tags: Musical

5 Things We Don’t Want in Heroes Season 3

By: Bryan; September 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

From Tor.com comes a great post called 5 Things I Don’t Want to See in the New Seaons of Heroes.
My favorites:
5) Maya. Well, she’s all over the promo shots for season 3 of Heroes, so no luck there. But I hope they make her and her Runny Mascara of Plague superpower more interesting and a [...]

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Tags: Heroes · TV

New Dungeon - not Rappan Athuk

By: Sarah; September 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

For those of you who may check the blog before emails …
I have decided to opt out of Rappan Athuk, currently, and run a different dungeon delve. In order to make sure everyone is ready for a different one, please, EVERYONE, respond to this email so I know you’re working on a character. If I [...]

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Tags: D&D · Sarah's World

Gnomes, Gnomes Everywhere but not a one to eat

By: JustChuck; September 20th, 2008 · No Comments

I found this interesting gaming site and thought the Blue Knight might want to check it out.

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Tags: Misc

4th Edition review part 3 - Character Advancement & Races

By: JustChuck; September 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Character Advancement & Races & quick overview of Class Balance:
Skills are either trained or untrained.  Unlike other D20 games, you do not gain additional skills as you increase in levels.  You begin play with 2 at will power’s.  This seems very limiting.  As campaigns change, so does the focus of your [...]

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Tags: 4th edition · D&D

Heroes Update

By: Bryan; September 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The season premiere of Heroes is next Monday. In anticipation, Maureen Ryan has posted 13 Things You Need to Know About the Season Premiere of Heroes.
I (obviously) haven’t seen the episode yet. However, there are a couple of things she says that I agree with without having seen it:
Hiro (Masi Oka) and Ando (James Kyson [...]

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Tags: Heroes · TV

Ahoy, hey matey. Aye.

By: JustChuck; September 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Ahoy, tis’ talk like a pirate day. Gar, Where can I find a bottle o’rum?  So get a talkin’ matey. Ye’ll ne’er get me buried booty!

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Tags: Misc · Pirates!

4th Edition Review Part 2 - Lanuages

By: JustChuck; September 18th, 2008 · No Comments

1st Edition languages (50+): Beholder, Brownie, Bugbear, Centaur, Couatl (?), Djinni,Dragon (black, blue, brass, bronze, copper, gold, green, red, silver, white), Drow Silent Language (?), Dryad, Dwarf, Elf (common, sea elf), Giant (cloud, fire, frost, hill, stone, storm), Gnoll, Gnome, Goblin, Halfling (Hobbit), Hobgoblin, Ixitxachitl, Ki-rin, Kobold,Lammasu, Lizardman, Giant Lynx, Merman, Mind Flayer, Minotaur, [...]

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Tags: 4th edition · D&D