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Castle & Crusades: Jack of Lies from Troll Lord Games

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Nov 212012

C&C: Jack of Lies

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 19.99

Jack of Lies is a sandbox adventure area, outlining the city of Eskadia in its entirety. Jack of Lies comes complete with everything needed to create the ultimate city adventure and campaign: full descriptions of the city from the walls, down the streets and into the alleys, to the neighborhoods, markets, plazas on to the inns and taverns, gatehouses, tenements and more; it also includes all those elements that make a city come alive, from the city government, encounter areas, major personages, new monsters, a new race, the Changling and much, much more. Jack of Lies is a complete serial adventure as well that brings out all the rich tones of the city upon the sea! Jack of Lies comes with a mountain of maps as well!

I’ll say I’ve never heard of this game before but any game that lets you act out fantasies of being a hero with sword and shield or mage casting spells is always worth playing Troll Lord Games looks like they got one I need to check out.

New Pathfinder Game Master products From Paizo Publishing

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Nov 012012

Pathfinder Cards: Dungeon Dwellers Face Cards

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 10.99

Give life to your NPCs with Dungeon Dweller Face Cards! More than 50 monsters and dungeon-themed characters put their worst face forward in this gorgeously illustrated deck designed for use with the smash-hit Pathfinder RPG, but suitable for use in any fantasy roleplaying game! With space on the back to record key information and the work of Paizo’s finest illustrators on the front, these Face Cards reveal lurkers in darkness and unlikely allies suitable for any dungeon-based scene, aiding immersion in the game and letting your players look directly into the face of the enemy!

Flip-Mat: Ancient Dungeon

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 12.99

Delve the deepest, oldest tombs and catacombs with Flip-Mat: Ancient Dungeon, a gorgeous double-sided battle-scale map of two complete dungeon levels! Both sides show numerous rooms and corridors that YOU populate with your own ancient treasures and terrors! This portable, affordable map measures 24″ x 30″ unfolded, and 8″ x 10″ folded. Its coated surface can handle any dry erase, wet erase, or even permanent marker. Usable by experienced GMs and novices alike, GameMastery Flip-Mats fit perfectly into any Game Master’s arsenal! On tabletops across the world, the Flip-Mat Revolution is changing the way players run their fantasy roleplaying games! Why take the time to sketch out ugly scenery on a smudgy plastic mat when dynamic encounters and easy clean-up is just a Flip away?

Get these products from Paizo Publishing to give your players more to game to play with

New D&D Encounters season starts this week

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Oct 262012

This week marked the start of the newest D&D Encounters season, War of Everlasting Darkness, at participating Wizards Play Network stores across the country! Running through December 19, War of Everlasting Darkness is the final D&D Encounters season in the Rise of the Underdark storyline, and it’s sure to be epic!

Deep in the darkness of the Demonweb Pits, Lolth has been spinning a web of deceit, treachery and ambition, but the time has come to fight back against her Darkening! Her goal – to seize control of arcane magic, a domain that has lain vacant since the death of Mystra a hundred years ago, and turn the surface world into eternal darkness. Under the advantage of her Darkening, Lolth’s servitors hope to help complete her ascendancy to her new role as Goddess of Magic. Can Lolth be stopped?

This season, there are three new features as the finale plays itself out:

D&D: Elminster’s Forgotten Realms

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Oct 022012

D&D: Elminster’s Forgotten Realms

$ 39.95 SRP

The FORGOTTEN REALMS is the most popular D&D campaign setting. It has grown and evolved, but this book takes the setting back to its roots and shows the world as it exists in the imagination of its visionary creator. Ed Greenwood gives Realms fans a behind-the-curtain glimpse into the world that he created for his home campaign. Perfect for D&D enthusiasts, this book contains scanned images of Ed Greenwood’s original typed and handwritten notes, manuscripts, and maps, in addition to all new material. This timeless tome is not keyed to any one edition of the D&D game and can inspire players and Dungeon Masters regardless of edition, as well as FORGOTTEN REALMS novel enthusiasts.

D&D: Dungeon From Wizards October 16th

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Oct 012012

D&D: Dungeon

$ 19.99 SRP

Dungeon! ™ is an exciting fantasy board game that provides hours of fun. Play a Fighter, a Rogue, a Cleric, or a Wizard searching for lost treasure in a dungeon filled with monsters. Only your magic, your weapons, and your wits can protect you! Plays like the classic board game with an updated look and feel. Easy-to-learn rules make this game accessible to all members of the family. AGE 8+

Learn more about Dungeon at Wizards of the Coast

Dungeon Command: Tyranny of Goblins out Today

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Sep 182012

Get ready for war, because the newest Dungeon Command faction pack, Dungeon Command: Tyranny of Goblins releases today! Designed for two to four players, Dungeon Command is a head-to-head skirmish game that features themed miniature factions designed to play as unified war bands in a game that eliminates luck-driven mechanics in favor of player-driven skill, creativity and quick thinking. Tyranny of Goblins includes such monstrous miniatures as goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears and feral troll.

D&D Tiles: Castle Grimstead September 18th

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Sep 072012

D&D Tiles: Castle Grimstead

$ 11.95 SRP

Dungeon Masters can use these tiles to quickly and easily create interior castle settings for their D&D® games. This pack contains six durable, double-sided card stock sheets of illustrated terrain. Players can pick up additional packs to create larger, more elaborate encounters. Combining multiple sets of tiles allows for construction of entire fortifications, including the iconic Castle Grimstead. These tiles are suitable for any Dungeons & Dragons® campaign and are compatible with past and future dungeon tiles sets, including the Dungeon Tiles Master Sets. This set gives Dungeon Masters additional location-building options.

Monte Cook leaving Wizards of the Coast

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Apr 252012

So Monte Cook Had this to say the other day

“Last week I decided that I would leave my contract position with Wizards of the Coast. I am no longer working on Dungeons & Dragons, although I may provide occasional consultation in the future. My decision is one based on differences of opinion with the company. ”

You can read the full article at Chapel Perilous and I suggest you do.

Monte Cook at the 2007 ENnies. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

There is no drama bout the decision or anything like that. he does say he has something in the works. It should be interesting.

So what does this mean for Dungeons and Dragons?

Is something we should be concerned about as a consumer? While it is a little alarming that he is leaving, I am not sure it should be major concern of ours. He doesn’t say there is a problem with the system. In fact, he says he will miss working with the staff.

I have a lot of mixed emotions about 5 th ed. I think the idea of getting all D&D players under the same rules set should be an ideal not a goal.

I wish I knew more about 5th ed.

Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Announced

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Jan 092012

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From the Wizards of the Coast Press room…

It seems that D&D 5th edition will be given a special premiere at Gen Con 2012…

Until then Wizards of the Coast plans on lending us their ear.

From the Press Release:

“We have begun obtaining feedback from a limited Friends & Family playtest consisting of internal employees and their gaming groups and soon we will be expanding that group to consist of members from our existing body of playtesters. Then at the D&D Experience convention in late January, Wizards of the Coast will conduct a special playtest of ideas currently in development.”

New For Dungeons and Dragons 4e Book of Vile Darkness

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Dec 282011

This roleplaying game product is intended for Dungeon Masters looking to broaden their campaigns to include dark subject matter and truly evil threats. It features a detailed look at the nature of evil and the complex challenge of confronting the many dilemmas found within the deepest shadows. Filled with malignant secrets and musings that can inspire adventures or entire campaigns, The Book of Vile Darkness provides Dungeon Masters with sample roleplaying encounters, adventure hooks, skill challenges, rituals, and lore for some of the most despicable creatures to infest any campaign world, plus new character options for players who like to flirt with evil, and a full-color, double-sided poster map presenting iconic evil sites for heroes to explore.

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