Dungeons & Dragons – FREE THE BEAST!

Dungeons & Dragons

Today’s geekbomb courtesy of Wizards of the Coast:

“There’s a lot to talk about with the new game, but I’d like to take this week to focus on a piece of the puzzle we haven’t talked about yet: Basic Dungeons & Dragons.

Basic D&D is a PDF that covers the core of the game. It’s the equivalent of the old D&D Rules Cyclopedia, though it doesn’t have quite the same scope (for example, it won’t go into detail on a setting). It runs from levels 1 to 20 and covers the cleric, fighter, rogue, and wizard, presenting what we view as the essential subclass for each. It also provides the dwarf, elf, halfling, and human as race options.

But the best part? Basic D&D is a free PDF. Anyone can download it from our website. We want to put D&D in as many hands as possible, and a free, digital file is the best way to do that.”

Taste & try before you buy!

ENT – East Neuk Tabletop

East Neuk Tabletop GamesI’m helping to launch a new tabletop games club in the East Neuk of Fife along with David Wright of A 2nd Chapter. Whether you’re into boardgames, roleplaying games, wargames, cardgames or whatnot you’re welcome to come along and join the fun! Our first event is today. More details here:

www.eastneuktabletop.org

And yes the acronym is ENT which any Tolkien fan will tell you is also a giant tree-like creature. How fortuitous! *ahem*. According to the Lord of the Rings wiki, the word Ent derives from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning Giant and refers to all manner of large humanoid creatures.

Anyhoo… here’s hoping from this acorn, a mighty oak will grow!