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Icons of the Realms: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, Why WizKids Got the Character Classes Right!

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   With the release of Dungeons & Dragons new “Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle,” we got to see some amazing artwork depicting four of the six characters from the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon of the 1980’s. In conjunction with this release WizKids also released the tie-in miniature set “Icons of the Realms: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle.” However, this set has caused some uproar among the fans of the Cartoon due in part to three of the main characters not being included in the set, but mainly due to the classes listed for each character on the back of the packaging. Dungeons & Dragons the Cartoon First, a bit of history for those not familiar with the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. The show aired for three seasons from 1983 – 1985 for a total of 27 episodes. It was a co-production of Marvel Productions (yes, that Marvel) and TSR with animation from the legendary anime studio Toei Animation. The show focused on six friends who visited an amusement park. When they...
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One D&D - Making Dwarven Tremorsense Make More Sense

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 In the new One D&D playtest materials “ Unearthed Arcana: 2022 Character Origins ” we are presented with a new version of Stonecunning for Dwarves which gives them access to Tremorsense. The current fifth edition  Player’s Handbook  reads “ Stonecunning:  Whenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of stonework, you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus.” (page 20) Let me tell you how many times this has been useful in my game which has three dwarven characters in the party…absolutely ZERO! I have always had a problem with the Dwarven Stonecunning ability in fifth edition. It was such a huge step back from earlier editions. Let’s look at what dwarves once had access to with their abilities which eventually became Stonecunning. In second edition the abilities dwarves gained were not called Stonecunning yet, in fact they had no name the...
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