I have read a couple of books by R.A. Salvatore. He is a master in describing new archetypes when it comes to heroes. The most famous one of course being Drizzt himself. But he doesn’t leave it at that. While Bruenor, Wulfgar, Catti-brie and Regis are cool enough, some of the side characters are even [...]
Well, on to chapter 5! CHAPTER 5: SKILLS The positive side: There are less skills, yet they still cover the same options as before, streamlined to work well together with the new +1/2 level progression which is the basic idea behind any d20 roll in the 4th edition. There are 17 skills left and characters [...]
Well, I’ve read through most of the Player’s Handbook and have started reading the Dungeon Master’s Guide. And, I must admit, I am quite pleased with what I’ve read so far. Skipping over the first two chapters, let me tell you about the other eight. CHAPTER 3: CHARACTER RACES Anyone who’s read the PHB of [...]
And, of course, I decided to check up on the Wizard first. I already saw some flaws in my thinking… I still think much of the flavour has been lost though. We’ll wait and see.
So, I’m now the proud owner of the 4th edition Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide and the Monster Manual. The books look really great. Almost sort of retro. Which is good, because they took the good stuff from the past and combined it with the quality from the present. Flipping trough the pages made me [...]
Ik moet het gewoon even kwijt. Vandaag was een lichtelijk vreemde dag en niet vanwege vele bijzondere gebeurtenissen, maar omdat ik mij behoorlijk verbaasde over de asocialiteit van mensen in hun functie van werknemer ten opzichte van hun klanten. Of eerder, asocialiteit en ondoordachtzaamheid onder winkelpersoneel en horecapersoneel. Binnen een tijdsspanne van twee uur werd [...]