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DD Skirmish Update!

20. November 2008 - 0:00
We've received several formal requests to license the DDM skirmish rules. Based on these requests we set out to model how we would want a community-driven effort to be structured and we came up with these general principles... (More)

Vicious Venues - The Trash Cart

19. November 2008 - 0:00
One town boasts a tireless trash collector who truly loves his job. Is this person a mere eccentric, or does a deeper motive underlie his work?

Dungeoncraft: The Villains of Greenbrier

19. November 2008 - 0:00
It's time for James to give serious thought to the villains in his Greenbrier campaign. Villains are more than just monsters for PCs to hack through as they delve into the chasm. They need to earn the PCs' hatred.

Digital Insider #16: Builder Beta Feedback

19. November 2008 - 0:00
The closed beta of the Character Builder continues and we’re gathering lots of great feedback from the subscribers who are using it to build level 1-3 characters... (More)

Dungeon Adventure: Sand King's Daughter

19. November 2008 - 0:00
The Tomb of Urum-Shar is the lair of a powerful brown dragon, with a hoard almost unmatched in myth and legend. Heroes who enter the "Tomb of the Sand King's Daughter" may face the potent Urum-Shar herself.

Dungeon Delve: Summer's End

19. November 2008 - 0:00
Jelendra, a tulani of summer, has gathered a small following of dark fey creatures to help her get revenge against the Highridge Arcane eladrin elders. They had the nerve to call her interest in the Wild Hunt "an obsession!"

DD Miniatures: Downloadable Stat Cards

19. November 2008 - 0:00
This is the week Demonweb casts its snare over DD Miniatures players everywhere. You've already seen the gallery, but now you can download the set list, rules insert, and full stat cards for both skirmish and RPG play.

The Barbarian Playtest

18. November 2008 - 0:00
In early October, Dragon Magazine proudly featured the first playtest class from Player’s Handbook 2—the raging barbarian. We combed through all your emails and posts to the message boards, and found a couple of issues we really needed to fix... (More)

Manual of the Planes Excerpts: Types of Planes

17. November 2008 - 0:00
In today’s Manual of the Planes preview, we introduce various types of planes the book covers, as well as the planar law of mutability.

DD: Io'vanthor

17. November 2008 - 0:00
Long ago, Io'vanthor stood for culture, innovation, and the rule of law, but treachery, corruption, and fathomless evil sullied its magnificent name. Now, those who explore Io'vanthor's shadowy ruins find only doom.

Creature Incarnations: Gnolls

17. November 2008 - 0:00
Few of the humanoid races are as feared as the bestial, demon-worshiping gnolls. In the name of their Abyssal lord Yeenoghu, they lay waste to entire communities -- and of all their victims, the dead are the luckiest by far.

Draconomicon Excerpts: Dragonkin Kobold

14. November 2008 - 0:00
In today’s Draconomicon preview, we introduce you to a new kobold -- one which becomes an extension of a dragon’s will.

Draconomicon Art Gallery

14. November 2008 - 0:00
From brown, to purple, to gray dragons—here’s the full set of illustrations from Draconomicon. Use these illos to show your players what fearsome creatures you’re about to unleash upon them!

Draconomicon Map Gallery

14. November 2008 - 0:00
Here’s the full set of maps from Draconomicon. Use these maps to lay out the lairs of the book's purple, gray, brown, undead, or planar dragons!

Ask Wizards: 11/14/2008

14. November 2008 - 0:00
The Dwarven Weapon Training feat gives you proficiency with all axes and hammers, does this extend to superior weapons like the mordenkrad?

Design Development: Barbarian Bard

14. November 2008 - 0:00
Now that Insiders have seen previews of the barbarian and bard, we’re ready to share insights into how they came to be and cast light on some of the major decisions that shaped the final forms of these classes.

Spotlight -- Quickling Runner

14. November 2008 - 0:00
Just how quick can a quickling run if a quickling could run quick? In exhaustive analysis, we've scientifically determined that the Quickling Runner's top speed S(t) = 2(S)+(S[attack]), which works out to pretty darned quick.

DD Experience 2009

13. November 2008 - 0:00
DD Experience is THE show to get the inside scoop on what's new for 2009 and to interact face-to-face with DD's designers and developers. You don't want to miss this convention!

Dungeon Adventure: Den of the Destroyer

12. November 2008 - 0:00
The Scales of War Adventure Path continues when the PCs receive a strange summons from an unexpected source. It takes them back to Brindol and sets them on a quest that may change the course of their fates.