Posts Tagged by 4th edition
| January 18, 2011 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
Last year, my group had two simultaneous D&D 4e games going, one set in the Forgotten Realms and one in Eberron. They both ended, and I don’t see myself ever playing a long-term 4e game again — and I just realized that this isn’t the first time this has happened. A quick aside: I could care less what anyone else plays — as long as you’re having fun, you’re doing it right and more power to you. If you want to have D&D’s babies, rock…
| April 1, 2010 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
I usually save links for Gnome Rodeos, but I’m so swamped with last-mile work on Eureka (Gnome Stew’s upcoming book) that I haven’t had time to do a rodeo lately — so this one gets a quickie article of its own. The University of Michigan (my alma mater — and believe me, the irony isn’t escaping me) recently completed a study of niche hobbyists, including gamers. They looked for common traits among folks who enjoy niche hobbies, and buried among the boring stuff were two…
| May 20, 2009 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
Our first anniversary contest ended last night, and rather than dawdle like lazy little gnomes, we decided to get the lead out and announce the winner the next day — today, in fact. The only catch is that because of the way Gnome Stew is set up, we need a certain amount of pointless, filibuster-style text at the start of this article, or you’ll be able to read the winner’s name on the main page and you’ll never click through to read the whole thing…
| April 30, 2009 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
My group is currently playing a D&D 4th Edition campaign, and I love having lots of accessories in front of me when I play. I have a couple hundred D&D Miniatures from past sets, and they rock — for the price, they simply can’t be beat. And I’ve been using fan-made power cards, printed out on cardstock, ever since we started our campaign. As a GM, I like any play aid that makes things easier for me or my players, or that makes the game…
| March 13, 2009 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
A couple of weeks ago, Wizards of the Coast offered Gnome Stew — and several other RPG blogs — the chance to write an article about the Player’s Handbook 2 in exchange for a pre-release copy of the book. Specifically, an article about the book from a GMing perspective. We jumped at that chance. I’ve been poring over the PHB 2 since early March — reading, taking notes, and asking Gnome Stew readers (here on the Stew, via email, and on Facebook) what they, as…
| March 5, 2009 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
Courtesy of Wizards of the Coast, Gnome Stew is one of a handful of RPG blogs lucky enough to receive a pre-release copy of the Player’s Handbook 2. Ours came on Tuesday, and the book won’t be in stores until March 17th. Understandably, we’re not allowed to post excerpts from the book — but how about a couple of photos? Here’s a shot of the front of the book (clicky for large): And one of the back cover (clicky for el gordo): So…why do we…
| October 16, 2008 | Posted by Martin Ralya |
D&D 4th Edition blog At Will recently interviewed several of the gnomes — DNAphil, Matthew, myself, Patrick, Scott and Telas — for their d12 Interviews series, and that interview has been posted today: d12 Interviews: Gnome Stew. The focus of the interview is on D&D 4e, and the hook, of course, is that we were asked 12 questions. We’re all felt hats and hot air, so naturally we had a great time answering them. We also couldn’t be happier joining the series after Levi Kornelson…
