The Tome

Primal Power attempts to explain what the primal power source is and provide characters who use it with more options. For this review Jeff is joined by Will Wong, Quinn Murphy, and Marcelo Dior. And they examine if the book successfully accomplishes that goal (here’s a quick preview…it does). It was a really fun discussion [...]

Regular contributor Will Wong reviews and leads an interview about the Abolethic Sovereignty with author Bruce Cordell. All in all, books sound very interesting to me and it’s a great way to see how 4e D&D and Forgotten Realms is impacting your novel lines. Enjoy! Sponsors: RPGNow.com RPGNow Pick of the Episode - Disposable Heroes Fantasy Set 6 Download [...]

To review the DMG2 I called upon the professionals of Quinn Murphy (At-Will) and Dave Chalker (Critical Hits). All in all this book has some faults, but we generally thought it was fantastic. One of us even claimed that it was the best version of any DMG ever released…that’s high praise. Listen in for more. Sponsors: RPGNow.com RPGNow.com [...]

In this episode I talked to Mike Mearls and James Wyatt of Wizards of the Coast about the Dungeon Masters Guide 2. I also went down to my local game store, All Fun and Games, in Apex, NC to talk to the people there about the DMG2 World Wide D&D Game Day event. Sponsors: RPGNow.com RPGNow.com Pick [...]

This episode I am joined by Don Dehm of Pulp Gamer as we build a Halfling Cleric focused on healing, evangelizing, and protecting itself. We also give some of our thoughts on pacing and engagement in the game. Sponsor: RPGNow.com RPGNow Pick of the Episode - Huxtropy Links: Jeff on the Wizard’s Community The Tome Show on the Wizard’s Community Download [...]

Benton and Jason from Fist Full of Comics and Games represented the Vorpal Network at GenCon 2009 and talked to Bruce Cordell and Andy Collins of Wizards of the Coast for me. They also talked to some other folks at WotC and Green Ronin and you can find that interview at Fist Full of [...]

In this episode the Eberron Campaign Guide and Players Guide are explored by myself, McCoy, Nick DiPetrillo (from DungeonMastering), and Ken Newquist (from Nuketown). Sponsors RPGNow.com RPGNow Pick of the Episode - Flaws and Merits Links Eberron video Review on DungeonMastering Download Standard Podcasts

Divine Power is a supplement intended to improve your divine characters with new options for your Avenger (teach them to play better with the rest of the party), Cleric (become all the healer you can be), Invoker (the true voice of the gods), and the Paladin (now you can be a defender that defends), plus [...]

This series of the Tome Show Presents is being produced by Jeremiah McCoy from The Basics of the Game and is all about the unique and take on 4th edition D&D that One Bad Egg brings to the table. Download Standard Podcasts

This series of the Tome Show Presents is being produced by Jeremiah McCoy from The Basics of the Game and is all about the unique and take on 4th edition D&D that One Bad Egg brings to the table. Download Standard Podcasts

David Nett joined me for a talk about Gold: The Series, a free web series that’s clearly all about D&D. We also briefly talk about Pathfinder and Paizo. Sponsors: RPGNow.com RPGNow Pick - The Martialist Gamer’s Attic.com Gamer’s Attic Pick - Gold D6s RPGShop.com Download Standard Podcasts

This series of the Tome Show Presents is being produced by Jeremiah McCoy from The Basics of the Game and is all about the unique and take on 4th edition D&D that One Bad Egg brings to the table. Download Standard Podcasts

Wolfgang Baur joins me for this episode, coming out while I’m out of the country for a while. He and I talk about building a human warlord, how to make your monsters awesome, and giving your campaign setting culture. Sponsors: RPGNow.com RPGNow Pick - Kobold Ecologies Gamer’s Attic.com Gamer’s Attic Pick - KQ#9 RPGShop.com Download Standard Podcasts

Dirk, from my own gaming group, wrote a review of Quintessential Wizard for me for this episode since he’s playing our party’s wizard. This is a 4th edition book and is intended to be a book that gives more detail to your wizard PCs. There were some concerns of balance issues, but will those play [...]

This episode is a solo cast where I look at Dragonborn from Goodman Games. It is a book intended to give your Dragonborn characters more depth and more options. Listen in to see if they pulled it off. In this episode I am also testing out using bed music. Let me know what you think via [...]