Learn more about the major Dragonlance characters... Dragonlance is one of the most beloved settings of Dungeons and Dragons. While it might have faded away as new versions of the game were launched, there's still a strong fan base for the setting. Dragonlance logo One of the reasons that Dragonlance remains so beloved is the characters - a group that hits not only all the high spots of the fantasy world, … [Read more...] about Memorable Dragonlance Characters
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RPG Legends: Dragonlance
On the History of the Dragonlance Setting The early era of Dungeons and Dragons didn't quite have the unified backstory of today's games. While the mechanics were all in place, there wasn't a true world in which players could play. As such, the designers made a series of background settings that would allow players to populate their own worlds. The most popular of these settings was the world of Krynn, in a … [Read more...] about RPG Legends: Dragonlance
Author Interview with Andrew Rowe
Andrew Rowe is a professional game designer. He's also worked at awesome companies like Blizzard Entertainment, Cryptic Studios, and Obsidian Entertainment. When he's not crunching numbers for game balance, he runs Shades of Venaya, a swords and sorcery themed live-action role-playing game. In addition, he writes for pen and paper role-playing games. Aside from game design and writing, Andrew watches a lot of anime, … [Read more...] about Author Interview with Andrew Rowe
Best D&D Books with Rogues
The rogue is one of the building blocks of a good D&D party. They can sneak, disarm traps, pick locks, and take care of many of those pesky social checks that crop up when you're out of combat. While most forms of media have great examples of rogues, some of the best exemplars of the class you'll find are in Dungeons and Dragons novels. The best of the best not only reinforce the knowledge players get from … [Read more...] about Best D&D Books with Rogues
Best D&D Books with Wizards
Here's our look at some of the best D&D books with mages, wizards, sorcerers, and more. Wizards are perhaps the most iconic of the character classes of Dungeons and Dragons. For good or ill, they're what most non-players think of when they describe role-playing games. While wizards are certainly quite powerful, they don't always get as much actual attention as they deserve. It might be because the concept … [Read more...] about Best D&D Books with Wizards
RPG Legends: Rose Estes
When most people think of RPG legends, they think of those authors who created games, settings, and memorable characters. Since so many of these settings have become living universes that outlived their creators, though, a huge debt is owed to those authors who helped to maintain and grow the worlds after their creation. One such author is Rose Estes, an author who not only helped to keep Greyhawk alive after Gygax … [Read more...] about RPG Legends: Rose Estes
RPG Legends: Ed Greenwood
There are a few names that all role-playing gamers should know. These are the men and women that helped to create the games that really built up the genre as something special, sometimes through the act of creating games and other times through creating unique settings. If you're looking at the people who helped give Dungeons and Dragons its unique flavor, you're probably going to start by looking at the core … [Read more...] about RPG Legends: Ed Greenwood
Author Interview with Riley Morrison
Riley always wanted to know what it would be like to live in an epic fantasy world. Now he's found out! Growing up on the fantasy greats, such as J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Brooks, Raymond E Fiest, Dragon Lance and the Lone Wolf Saga by Joe Dever, gave Riley much inspiration (and countless hours of daydreaming goodness) in building his own worlds. Now in his 30's, Riley Morrison has decided to put all this time … [Read more...] about Author Interview with Riley Morrison
RPG Legends: Tracy Hickman
The legends of the RPG world come from a number of different backgrounds. While you can trace quite a few of them to the early days of D&D, the latter crop of game designers and novelists came from a variety of backgrounds. All of them, though, were huge contributors to the world of fantasy and the RPGs of today. One important figure in the hobby is Tracy Hickman, an author and game designer who is perhaps best … [Read more...] about RPG Legends: Tracy Hickman
Best D&D Books of All Time?
Wondering where to start with D&D novels? Read our picks for the top D&D books of all time. Be sure to leave a comment below if you think we forgot any or we give you those old school feels. Thanks for reading! Dungeons and Dragons is more than just a game. It's spawned numerous adaptations in multiple forms of media. If there's one area where it's done particularly well, though, it's in the world of … [Read more...] about Best D&D Books of All Time?
RPG Legends: Margaret Weis
The pantheon of great figures in fantasy is often filled with obscure members. Sure, there are authors like Tolkein and creators like Gygax in there, but most of the names are only known to those who are deeply engaged with the works themselves. It's the works, though, that tend to be remembered by most. Even if they can't remember the author's name, they definitely remember the impact that their writing had on the … [Read more...] about RPG Legends: Margaret Weis
RPG Legends: Ravenloft
D&D's settings have been, for the most part, different flavors of fantasy. One setting, though, decided to go in a very different directions. Instead of sword and sandals, it went for howling wolves and the children of the night. This setting is Ravenloft, and it brought true horror and dread to the world of Dungeons and Dragons for the first time. Publication History Ravenloft is particularly unique when it … [Read more...] about RPG Legends: Ravenloft