The beginnings of some at-will powers were posted last week- not all of them by any means, but I figured it was a start.Now as I mentioned then, at-will powers should come up fairly often, ...
Topics: 4th power, 4th power project, classes, Critical Threats, d20 modern, game design, powers, RPG

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I'm always on the lookout for solid modern adventures. But many of them fall into the more cinematic style where everyone is an action hero, spy, or both, thus making the subset of adventures I'm looking for even smaller. That's why I was...
Topics: call of cthulhu, Featured, horror, modern, Review, RPG

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“Monument of the Ancients“ was published in Dungeon #170 and is an adventure set in the Forgotten Realms for 13th level characters. The capsule description is thus:If myth and legend are to be believed, the ...
Topics: 4e, dungeon, forgotten realms, Interview, RPG

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I've really enjoyed reading Dave's posts about his 4th Power project and adapting the 4E D&D system to a modern setting game as well as the comments on those posts, but it's started me thinking about the genres of RPG that people play...
Topics: Featured, genre, Inquisition of the Week, RPG, setting

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So here's what I think of as the next step, or at least a defining portion of the next step: at-wills. At-will powers accomplish a few important things in the game. They serve as the powers you will use the most, and throughout your entire career...
Topics: 4th power, 4th power project, Critical Threats, RPG

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