2008-04-03 More 3.5 Goodness

At the end of the D&D 3.5 era, there are still interesting offerings to be had.

• Paizo – Pathfinder & GameMastery Modules will be using a D&D 3.5 variant called Pathfinder RPG
• KoboldQuarterly – I got my first four issues and just subscribed for another year. This is an OpenDesign PDF magazine.
• OpenDesign – I like their patron sponsored projects, but in the end the modules are comparatively expensive and I don’t have the time for any extra involvement. That’s why I didn’t buy into Nicolas Logue’s Blood of the Gorgon. (Also: watch him on YouTube!)
• SinisterAdventures – the personal game design studio of Nicolas Logue. He has been criticised for writing excessively gritty adventures. I liked his Carnival of Tears, though.

=> Paizo | Pathfinder | GameMastery Modules | Pathfinder RPG | KoboldQuarterly | OpenDesign | OpenDesign | Blood of the Gorgon | watch him on YouTube | SinisterAdventures | criticised for writing excessively gritty adventures | Carnival of Tears

Not much seems to be going on at Necromancer Games. And Clark Peterson has announced his strong support for 4E.

=> Necromancer Games

I have no idea what Goodman Games are doing. Last I heard they were going to do 4E. I think I shall buy some of their old Dungeon Crawl Classics 2nd hand on Ebay...

=> Goodman Games | Dungeon Crawl Classics

Anybody I should be checking out?

I’m sort of interested in what Expeditious Retreat Press is doing because of their one-on-one line ¹ and because of their flagship A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe (which I still haven’t bought) (a 2nd edition of the book was recently released).

=> Expeditious Retreat Press | ¹

I have no idea what Inner Circle Games is up to. I was interested in their Violet Dawn setting, but now I’m no longer sure.

=> Inner Circle Games | Violet Dawn

I think settings require a high buy-in. That’s just not the kind of DM I am. I’m totally focused on adventures, right here, right now. Settings are dreamlike visions that help you write adventures or flesh out backgrounds. I’d rather buy more adventures, I think. Necromancer Games’ CityOfBrass, for example, is about the limit of how much setting I can take. The box is about ⅓ urban setting with shops, names, locations, ⅓ adventure with rooms, npcs, (tiny) maps, and ⅓ NPC stats and monsters.

Oh, and I’m still hoping to quell the urge of having to buy more adventures than I will be able to play in a lifetime!

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Wow. I think you’ve got everything covered when it comes to adventures, Alex 😄

I highly recommend Goodman Games’ Dungeon Crawl Classics - I’ve yet to find one that isn’t playable, and they’re great value for money. Just add the Mother of All Treasure Table, Mother of All Encounter Tables, Tome of Horrors and/or Monster Geographica series for a little more Monster variety, and you’ll have plenty of gaming material for years to come.

=> Monster Geographica

– greywulf 2008-04-03 10:45 UTC

=> greywulf

I think the Eberron Campaign Setting is very cool. There are many sourcebooks, but just the core setting is enough to launch you into a full-fledged campaign, and I find myself often ignoring the canon material released in later supplements in favor of my interpretation of the world. Most D&D adventures can be easily adapted to Eberron (one of the core design conceits of Eberron is “if it’s in D&D, it has a place in Eberron”).

– Adrian 2008-04-03 11:48 UTC