Mongoose Publishing is proud to announce that we have become official suppliers of the Dungeons & Dragons accessories made by Gale Force Nine, under licence from Wizards of the Coast.
The first release is the gorgeous looking Dungeon Master’s Token Set, available in June.
Two new books will be appearing in your local store from Mongoose this week – the first adventure for Judge Dredd, and a sourcebook for D&D 4e.
There are three new books heading towards your local games store this week, and they are three good ‘uns!
Supplement 4: Central Supply Catalogue
Spycraft Declassified: Shadowplay
The Quintessential Rogue
Sceaptune Games are running a Games Day at a local community centre. This time they have a purpose-written D&D adventure for introducing players to D&D/RPG and some Eurogames on hand to tempt people into trying something different. They are located just south of Tidworth in Shipton Bellinger (NE of Salisbury, W of Andover, E of Stonehenge/Amesbury). Just follow this link.
If anyone is interested in attending in any way – and of course buying any product – please let them know so they can make sure they’ve got refs/GMs and stock.
Fancy a trip to Gen Con this summer? Well, here’s a little promotion that has been put together for D&D here in the UK that gives you just that chance: Tell the judges about your character, and you could win a trip to Gen Con in the US this August, or one of a bunch of other cool prizes! They’re looking for the most interesting conversions of 3rd-edition characters to 4th edition, and they’re holding a promotion to find them. If you enter, you could win a trip to Gen Con in the US, autographed copies of the Player’s Handbook 2 and Monster Manual 2, or a 3-month subscription to D&D Insider.
Monster Manual 2: 23 May 2009
As you probably know by now, in 2009, Worldwide D&D Game Day is being celebrated on three dates, corresponding to the release of the three “2s”—Player’s Handbook 2; Monster Manual 2; and Dungeon Master’s Guide 2. As with past WWDDGDs, each date will be a celebration of the world’s most popular RPG, complete with great activities and free stuff.
The May event celebrates the release of the Monster Manual 2, packed with new creatures and foes for your D&D game.
Dave Arneson, co-creator of the original Dungeons & Dragons game, passed away on Tuesday evening, April 7th, after waging one final battle against cancer.
Player’s Handbook 2 expands the range of options available to D&D players with new classes, races, powers and other material.
Eagle-eyed Darran spotted this on DriveThruRPG‘s front page:
Wizards of the Coast has instructed us to suspend all sales and downloads of Wizards of the Coast titles. Unfortunately, this includes offering download access to previously purchased Wizards of the Coast titles. We are in discussions with Wizards about their decision to change their approach to digital sales of their titles and will post more information as we have it. If you would like to let Wizards know your opinion on offering D&D titles for download, we suggest the D&D Message Boards found here.
You can also talk about it in our own forums here.
Esdevium Games are starting up a new* email newsletter for D&D, specifically for the UK.
If you’re at all interested in D&D, they highly recommend signing up. There are a lot of cool promotions in the pipeline for this year, and the newsletter is the best way to get the inside scoop on them. Plus it keeps you up to date with all the usual promotional messages: new products, interesting events, and so on. And it’s for the UK only, so you’ll only be hearing about stuff that matters to you.
Worldwide Dungeons & Dragons Game Day
Player’s Handbook 2: 21 March 2009
In 2009, Worldwide D&D Game Day is set to expand yet again: This time into three separate events! That’s right, this year WWDDGD will be celebrated on three dates, corresponding to the release of the three “2s”—Player’s Handbook 2; Monster Manual 2; and Dungeon Master’s Guide 2.
As with past WWDDGDs, each date will be a celebration of the world’s most popular RPG, complete with great activities and free stuff.
The March event celebrates the release of the Player’s Handbook 2, packed with new options for the Dungeons & Dragons game.
Sceaptune Games are pleased to announce another Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition supplement: A Clan of Wretches, new, heroic-tier intelligent opponents for the moors and wastes.
Wretches: warped and twisted clanspeople living on the fringes of civilisation. Exiled to the wastes and remote moorlands, the wretch are nomads forced to wander in the wilderness as they seek out new pastures for their herds. Sometimes launching raids into the frontiers of the civilised lands, frequently ambushing merchant caravans and explorers, these primitives are a nuisance that cannot be ignored.
Sceaptune Games are looking for playtesters for the more challenging supplements they’re producing. It involves playing with the new classes, equipment, monsters and scenarios that appear in their supplements, seeing how they feel and making sure that odd results are dice-dependent rather than a result of the supplement itself. They are looking for basic feedback as well as anything specific that turns up (e.g “I’d never choose this power” or “I’d ALWAYS choose this power”, both of which are uncomfortable extremes).
Kithran spoted a nice little video on the BBC news website that might interest some people – from watching it it looks like it was all filmed at Gen Con UK so you could try the old game of trying to spot yourself.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7732438.stm
darrell has also spotted a more in-depth report on the BBC here news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7729189.stm
Share pedr reports that D&D Insider went subscription-only today and gave us the bad news that VAT is charged at 15% on the subscription prices (due to the EU Digital VAT Directive). The US$ prices are (with UK£ prices in brackets) are: $9.14 (£5.36) per month for a month-to-month subscription $22.94 (£13.46, or £4.49 per [...]
Share Voting has now ended for the Scenario Writing Compeition, sponsored by Dungeons & Dragons and Esdevium Games and the results are: 1st: One of Us by Max Bantleman: 8.00 2nd: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch by EvilGaz: 7.25 3rd: Engines & Dragons by John Davis: 6.615 4th: Jelthiens Daughter by dethflaim: 5.272
Share Today is Worldwide D&D Game Day and shops across the country are, as I write, running demos of the new Dungeons & Dragons. Did you take part? If so, what was it like. Is Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition better, worse, or the same as 3.5? Let us know your views and opinions in [...]
Share Voting is now open for the Scenario Writing Competition, sponsored by Dungeons & Dragons and Esdevium Games. You can vote in the following polls for each entry: Engines & Dragons by John Davis Jelthien’s Daughter by dethflaim Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch by Evilgaz One of Us by Max Bantleman Additionally, you can download [...]
Share UK gamers are invited to join Wizards of the Coast, the UK D&D team, and Leisure Games in celebrating the UK launch of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition at The London Dungeon. The event takes place the evening of Friday, 6 June in central London. Tied in to Worldwide D&D Game Day, which takes [...]
Share Late last month, UK Role Players was invited to participate in a pre-launch preview game of D&D4e by those fine chaps at Esdevium Games. I was unable to attend myself so Halfbat agreed to represent us. He really enjoyed himself and has written a Preview Review so that everyone can see what 4e is [...]
Share The Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game has defined the medieval fantasy genre and the tabletop RPG industry for more than 30 years. In the D&D game, players create characters that band together to explore dungeons, slay monsters, and find treasure. The 4th Edition D&D rules offer the best possible play experience by presenting exciting [...]
Share The closing date has past and you can now read the entries for the competition here. Feel free to read them at your leisure, and maybe even play through them, because voting doesn’t begin until 26 May 2008.
Share Engines & Dragons by John Davis (for Deadlands Reloaded) Jelthiens Daughter by dethflaim (for AD&D 2nd Edition) Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch by EvilGaz (for Deadlands Reloaded) One of Us by Max Bantleman (for Call of Cthulhu)
Share …until the Scenario writing competition deadline. If you don’t know about this competition and want more information then you can get it here.
Share UK Games Expo 2008 is coming soon and our booking system is now live. UK Role Players forum members can get discounted entry. You can BOOK NOW. www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/bookevents.php?category=rpg With 100 roleplaying sessions and board games,minis or cards tournaments plus over 70 public participation games tables and over 70 exhibitors don’t miss this! Attractions include: [...]
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