Review: The Ultimate Dice Bag

Need a new dice bag? Then man do I have a recommendation for you -- hell, even if you like your current bag (I did), you might be surprised how appealing this particular dice bag looks. Why a New Bag? I'm pretty obsessive about small things (as anyone whose ever spent much time with me can tell you), and that certainly extends to dice bags. I bought my first one ...

Spotlight Review: Fudge is Tasty!

One of the great characteristics of our hobby is that there is so much variety amongst game systems. Some gamers play every system that they can get their hands on, while others stick to a core system that suits their particular styles. Yet no matter what system is your favorite you can always get fresh ideas by exposing yourself to a new system. Sometimes just learning about a ...

Review: Dwarven Sweatshoppe Custom Dice Tray

A few months ago, I decided I wanted to buy my first dice tray. My druid character in our ongoing D&D 3.5e campaign uses a lot of dice, and our GM (who comments here as Sarlax) has always used a dice tray and seems to quite like it. I knew I didn't want the generic light wood/green felt octagon that I've seen in most gaming stores. It's too large ...

A GM’s First Impressions of D&D 4e: Looks Like Fun

With D&D 4th Edition launching today, there'll be lots of places where you can read general reviews and discussion about the nitty-gritty of the rules, but I have a hunch that there won't be many sites other than Gnome Stew talking about the three core books -- Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual -- specifically from a GMing perspective. That doesn't mean that there's nothing here for ...

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