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D&D Readies Another Kind Of Online Roleplaying

The 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons is heading our way in June, and Wizards of the Coast is gearing up to bring the game online in a big way. They're readying Dungeons and Dragons Insider - a suite of online software tools for the game - for release along with the new rule set, and it could change the way people play Dungeons and Dragons...for a price. Along with a character creator that allows you to keep track of your character's looks and stats and a dungeon builder that allows Dungeon Masters to craft 2D dungeon maps, the star of the suite is the Game Table, which lets the DM import their 2D creations into a 3D environment and run players through it online, complete with voice chat. What is all of this going to cost? While it isn't set in stone, Wizards is toying with a price range of $10-15 - a month. For the money you'd get a tight D&D experience, online tournaments, and lightning fast updates, but is it worth it? For that matter, what is D&D without being able to lob a D20 at your DM's head when he pisses you off? Hit the link to read a hands-on account of the new tools from Maximum PC's David Murphy, a geek after my own heart.

1d6 of New Dungeons and Dragons Apps! [Maximum PC]

8:00 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Mike Fahey
2,371 views, 47 comments

Latest by PsycheDiver: Might be worth it. more »

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Gary Gygax's Video Gaming Legacy

In the fall of 1972, Dave Arneson gathered a group of friends around a table in Gary Gygax's Lake Geneva Wisconsin home and changed the gaming world forever. After that fateful weekend gaming session, Gygax took Arneson's notes, and using rules form his own fantasy miniatures game Chainmail, created the game that would go on to sell millions of copies around the world - Dungeons & Dragons. A huge accomplishment for a couple of gaming geeks, but it was only the beginning. Dungeons & Dragons spread beyond the tabletop into the hearts and minds of some of the earliest pioneers of gaming. Now one of the fathers of role-playing has passed on, but Gary Gygax's legacy lives on in the video games we play. In honor of this great man, let's take a look at the influence his work has had on our favorite pastime. More »

6:00 PM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Mike Fahey
6,362 views, 67 comments

Latest by Trilbynerd_wii: RIP Gary gygax. His contribution cannot be overestimated. Without him we would not have D&D. without D&D, we would not have the lord of the rings. Without the lord of the rings, we would not have star wars. Without any one of these, many of more »

rest in peace

Gary Gygax, Co-Creator Of D&D, Dead At 69

The rattling of dice across tabletops around the word falls silent today with the news that co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and TSR, Gary Gygax, has passed away at the age of 69. The news came via the forums of Troll Lord Games, who publish Gygax's Lejendary Adventures and Castles & Crusades sourcebooks, delivered via his son Ernie Gygax. He died in his home, having been in failing health for some time, suffering several strokes and a near heart-attack. Gygax was an inspiration to the gaming industry, with his work directly or indirectly influencing entire genres - role-playing games and MMORPGs specifically. I probably wouldn't be writing this right now if the thought of missing my weekly D&D games hadn't kept me from allocating my 6'6" frame towards more sporting endeavors. Gary Gygax may have passed on, but the legacy he leaves to gaming will live on forever. Rest in peace, Dungeon Master.

Gary Gygax [Troll Lord Games Forums]
Photo by Alan De Smet

12:20 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Mike Fahey
11,271 views, 206 comments

Latest by rayna: I play 8 to 12 hours 1 or 2 days a week with a group of friends that all have emotional disabilities. All of us have problems with group counseling. Each of our phyciatrists has said that they think our more »

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D&D Insider Is Real D&D, Only On Your PC

Joel over at BoingBoing Gadgets got his hands on some screens for the upcoming D&D Insider app, which is not a new D&D-based video game. Instead, it's a program that lets you create and run real D&D 4.0 games on a PC. Which, OK, technically makes it a PC game, but whatever. Those worried D&D would lose its nerdy charms need not worry - just look at those character designs! Truly awful.

Dungeons and Dragons 4.0's "D&D Insider" Screenshots [Boing-Boing Gadgets]

5:30 AM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By Luke Plunkett
8,152 views, 58 comments

Latest by zerojad: Looks like a rpgmaker. more »

praise lathander

Ten More Years Of Atari D&D

Neverwinter Nights fans rejoice! Atari parent company Infogrames and Hasbro signed a new agreement that extends property rights for the Dungeons & Dragons universe for ten more years, up until the year 2017. Atari has been doing a lovely job with Neverwinter Nights as well as the Baldur's Gate series, crafting some of the best D&D video games since the glory days of the SSI gold box titles. The agreement also sees Hasbro buying back the rights to several of their popular board games, including Scrabble, Risk, Battleship, Boggle, and Simon...perhaps fearing Atari would pull a Jenga on them. More »

8:40 AM on Thu Jul 19 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,673 views, 19 comments

Latest by play2win37: It was a business decision to just buy back the rights to artari, however on more professional level, everyone should of been informed, instead of waking up one day finding that the site has been changed. I'm confident that another more »

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Gallery: D&D Tactics PSP

I have to say I'd be much more excited about Dungeon & Dragons: Tactics for the PSP if it utilized the beloved 1st and 2nd edition rules I grew up with, rather than the jumbled mess that 3 and 3.5 turned out to be. Heck, I was still getting used to 2 when 3 came out. Call me old-fashioned, but back in my day a Paladin with an AC of 17 was either stupid or had just had an unfortunate run-in with a rust monster. More »

1:20 PM on Wed May 9 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,498 views, 28 comments

Latest by pixelator: Yeah, pity the nerd who sits back clutching 1st or 2nd ed. D&D over 3.5. You want to talk cluster f***? Every play Mythus? Nostalgia is great - it's still paper and dice, after all. But the rules are better, now. more »

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Free DDO Weekend

Thought I'd post this since I generally find out about these things the day after they end. Starting tomorrow, all inactive Dungeons and Dragons: Stormreach accounts in North America will be reactivated for free through Sunday, to allow former players a chance to come back ad see all the new changes that have come about since you left in a fit of boredom a month after the game came out. Maybe that was just me. More »

12:40 PM on Thu Mar 15 2007
By Mike Fahey
937 views, 4 comments

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D&D Comes to the PSP

Atari just announced that they will be releasing a Dungeons & Dragons game for the Playstation Portable. More »

10:00 AM on Tue May 2 2006
By Brian Crecente
13,491 views, 5 comments