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GenCon 2009: High Level D&D Seminar
While at GenCon this year there were many events and seminars which I wanted to attend, but one of the seminars that I really didn't want to miss was the High Level D&D one hosted by Bruce Cordell and Stephen Schubert from Wizards of the Coast....
Inq. of the Week: Cataclysm?
This passed weekend was Blizzcon '09 which came with a slew of new announcements from everyone's favorite delayed publishing game company. (Yes, I'm still bitter about Starcraft: Ghost - No, I will not let it go until StarCraft 2 actually comes ou...
Critical Hits Podcast #15: Interview with Keith Baker
The last of our podcast interviews from GenCon 2009, Keith Baker, creator of Eberron, sat down to talk to us about working on the new campaign setting, how the 4e races, classes, and rules fit ......
Critical Hits Podcast #14: Interview with James Wyatt
Our informal, off-the-cuff "guerrilla" interview with James Wyatt at GenCon 2009. (We spoke to him last year as well). Joining Bartoneus and myself as interviewers was Jared from Head Injury Theater. James talks about Eberron, the art process in a Wo...
Critical Hits Podcast #13: Interview with Andy Collins and Bruce Cordell
At GenCon 2009, we talked with Andy Collins and Bruce Cordell, two of the design team at Wizards of the Coast. We talk about monks kicking butt, how power sources are primarily a story invention, ......
YouTube Tuesday: Elite Gamemaster Edition
In honor of meeting Doug Douglason this past weekend, I present to you a classic video called "Fear of Girls." If it tickled your fancy (or something else) then check out the sequels and more in their YouTube channel....
GenCon 2009: 4e Extravaganza (with Photos)
On Friday at GenCon, we attended the 4e Extravaganza, which was where the new setting was announced (which I'm sure everyone has heard by now is Dark Sun). However, there were a number of other products showcased, some new, some already known, and a ...
GenCon 4e Preview: The Assassin
A sort of stealth promotion is going here at GenCon from WotC, where if you sign up for D&D Insider (or re-up your subscription) you receive a bound book that contains an 11th level Halfling ......
Inq. of the Week: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I am going to subject you all to another question about what you'd like to see here, but focused on our immediate future. These answers will help us to determine where we should spend our time and energy at GenCon. While we already have a packed sche...
2009 Ennie Award Nominations
You can view the entire list of nominees at the Ennie homepage or at this thread on ENWorld. But let’s get this out of the way first: Best Website Critical Hits Dungeon-A-Day Kobold Quarterly Mad Brew Labs Obsidian Portal Forgive me losing ......
