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GMG4401, 112 pages, $19.99
Now’s your chance to play an assassin or necromancer in 4E! Forgotten Heroes: Scythe & Shroud hits stores this week. Purchase at a friendly local game store or buy online.
Forgotten Heroes: Scythe and Shroud introduces death as a new power source for Fourth Edition characters. All of the four new character classes presented in this book draw upon the death power source: the assassin, deathwarden, necromancer, and spiritsworn may now be played in 4E games!
The assassin is a dedicated killer that relentlessly stalks his victim, waiting in the shadows for just the right moment to launch a deadly assault.
The deathwarden is a sentinel on the boundary between life and death who uses his shield to make sure that, when trouble arrives, his friends and enemies each wind up on the right side of that boundary.
The necromancer is a student of death and undeath who is at home with the grimmest tokens of mortality. His dark arts give him command of the entropic forces that blossom when death triumphs over life, as well as the negative energies that allow the dead to rise again and wreak vengeance on the living.
The spiritsworn is an armored knight who fights on behalf of those who are no longer among the living. His relationship to the souls of the departed allows him to draw upon the spirits to aid his cause.
While I'm not anyone official, from my experience (playing their 3E modules and reading/glancing through In Search of Adventure ) they set their game on hard, but within playable limits.
Of course what you find hard my table might find just right. Hearing people's accounts of a game are definitely helpful. But you do need more to base your decision on.
Do your 4e adventures follow the DMG guidelines for balancing the challenges to the level of the adventurers? The only reason I ask is I heard a podcast of the Punjar 1st level game that sounded pretty difficult. I got the feeling you might want to be several levels higher if you wanted the players to have a chance. Thanks.
They do as far as I have noticed. I own all the modules, for what it is worth. You can even click on my sig, and see reviews of them all.
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They do as far as I have noticed. I own all the modules, for what it is worth. You can even click on my sig, and see reviews of them all.
Cheers
I just read your review.
You don't say much about it. What do you remember about the first encounter? It seems to take place below some hovel with a stair that converts to a slide, archers on the roof, dog soldiers, etc. It sounded like the encounter might be designed to sucker the players into an unwinnable scenario and then pound them to death, guaranteeing that at least some of the party would be trapped and killed. Since players are loath to abandon their comrades, this has the potential of a TPK. But perhaps I'm getting the wrong impression.
The Goodman Games modules are not walkovers (usually) but definitely not super-hard/impossible. This statement is based on reading all of their modules (and everything else released for 4e) but still just my own opinion. The link was just in case you were interested in my opinion some more.
Regarding the encounter to which you refer, I must admit that I do not remember it. It's been almost a year since I read the module.
I will take a look at the encounter later, when I get near my books.
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I hope that was helpful.
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Goodman Games has three new 4E releases in stores now!
HERO’S HANDBOOK: ELADRIN
GMG4412, 80 pages, $19.99
The bright mirror of the fey world has long fascinated mortals. A place of impossibly tall snowcapped mountains, where living mists dance among the twilit boles and still dark pools reflect thousands of stars in strange constellations, the unknown lands of the fey are as beautiful as its folk are deadly.
Unknown until now.
Herein you will find the Four Courts of the Fey, learn legends of their timeless magic, travel to their greatest cities, and hear tales of their ancient histories. For whether participating in their famed revels, taking part in their dread hunts, or beseeching their four courts, no hero treads lightly in the realms of the eladrin.
Rich with culture, new magic items, monsters and character options, Hero’s Handbook: Eladrin is the essential eladrin player’s resource. Second in a complete line of PC aids, each brings character, history and new depth to your player character.
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HERO’S HANDBOOK: TIEFLING
GMG4413, 96 pages, $19.99
Tainted by the blood of devils. Reviled by the world. Exiled in their own lands. The path of the tiefling is fraught with danger, deception and ultimately – defeat.
But you know better. Every trial makes you stronger, every challenge leaves you fiercer, and every temptation only brings you closer to victory. Herein, players and DMs alike will find a host of new powers, paths, and magic that will make your character stand above the rest, ready to face whatever horrors the world has in store.
Third in a complete line of PC aids, each Hero’s Handbook brings new character, history and new depth to your player character.
Hero’s Handbook: Tiefling. Embrace the darkness.
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DCC #63: THE WARBRINGER’S SON
GMG5062, 112 pages, $12.99
Level 1 adventure. For years, the Bandit Lord has ground the countryside under his heel, crippling your people with his cruel demands. The time has come to end his bitter reign. Armed with naught but your courage, you will put an end to his tyranny or die trying. But the Bandit King himself is only a pawn answering to Kainos, the Warbringer's Son, a half-god intent on setting the North aflame with conflict, and slaughtering all that stand in his way.
The Fifth Annual Gen Con Open Tournament, The Warbringer's Son was one of the bloodiest tournaments on record. Many have tested their might against the Warbringer, and many have fallen. How will you fare?
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Love the handbooks!
Great take on the races, I look forward to seeing Aereth in 4e 
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Warbringers son woah! That there is one lethal (read awesome) DCC. Need to read through properly now but love it.
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When does From Here to There release? I'm really interested in it. 
Glad to hear From Here to There sounds interesting! It's slated for February release:
Azagar’s Book of Rituals has gone to the printer, on track for a late December release date! This is the first of Goodman Games’ Great Price books, featuring 300 rituals crammed into 160 pages for only $14.99.
Narrated by the hobgoblin general Azagar in his own inimitable style, Azagar’s Book of Rituals features every category of rituals. It covers heroic, paragon, and epic play, and even includes rituals appropriate for the PHB2 bard and druid classes. An exhaustive set of indexes makes the book easy to navigate, and allows you to find rituals alphabetically, by level, or by category. Prepare yourself for hundreds of new ritual options for your character!
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As many of you know, Azagar's Book of Rituals is our 160-page tome of new 4E rituals. Containing more than 300 rituals culled from a massive open call earlier this year, it's a must-have for any 4E player. It's also being offered at the Great Price of only $14.99 - an awesome deal for a book of this length.
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