By Mike Mearls
I am surprised, and frankly saddened, by Monte’s decision to leave the D&D Next design team. I’d like to thank him for his contribution, and we all wish him well. As we close the first phase of the D&D Next project, I’m excited to share with you all what phase 2 has in store.
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Dungeon Survival Handbook Excerpt
By Bart Carroll
In today's preview of the Dungeon Survival Handbook: Into the Unknown, we look at new powers that can help you survive the perils of the dungeon—with a special look at those powers gained in the shadow of the Ziggurat!
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Dragon 410Howl at the Moon
By Robert J. Schwalb
Most lycanthropes possess unremarkable appearances and can pass for any man or woman—the human forms they wear are masks that conceal a bestial nature they struggle to control. Or so the stories go. Explore lycanthropy from the player’s perspective by going into detail about the myths and legends.
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The Dungeon Master Experience
Ice Capades
by Chris Perkins
A lot of crazy stuff happened in the last two sessions: a wounded white dragon mourning the demise of her offspring. A frost giant queen on the take. Blue-skinned eladrin on ice-skating ships. A belly-sledding chase ending with a surprising capture. A 120-foot-long warship sliding backward across the ice with catapults and ballistas firing. A 27th-level goliath battlemind standing toe-to-toe with an 8-year-old eladrin girl and punching her lights out. The fiendish dice gods depriving the gnome bard of another Emmy nomination for Best Death Scene. And in the end, despite some stunning moments of heroism and close calls for the bad guys, the heroes didn't get the Sword of Kas, and both Kharl and Nemencia escaped.
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Ice Capades
by Chris Perkins
A lot of crazy stuff happened in the last two sessions: a wounded white dragon mourning the demise of her offspring. A frost giant queen on the take. Blue-skinned eladrin on ice-skating ships. A belly-sledding chase ending with a surprising capture. A 120-foot-long warship sliding backward across the ice with catapults and ballistas firing. A 27th-level goliath battlemind standing toe-to-toe with an 8-year-old eladrin girl and punching her lights out. The fiendish dice gods depriving the gnome bard of another Emmy nomination for Best Death Scene. And in the end, despite some stunning moments of heroism and close calls for the bad guys, the heroes didn't get the Sword of Kas, and both Kharl and Nemencia escaped.
Talk about this column in the Discussion Thread.