In a weird way, magic-users have changed the least throughout the various editions of D&D in a party role sense, even though they have s...

Well the start of school, an anime convention, a move to a new house, and a new baby have all conspired to frag my games even though the o...

Thieves were added during the expansion process of OD&D and are usually viewed by old-timers as the "4th" class."I am fo...

I'm giving Rangers a separate piece from the Big 4 as I believe the genesis of the "Striker/Defender" split in 4E lies with ...

The iconic 4 classes in D&D are the Fighter, Cleric, Thief, and Wizard. A typical party in an old-school game would include multiple f...

In an interesting confluence, Massively.com has an interview with the COO of Cryptic (makers of Champions Online and Star Trek Online) who t...

4th edition brought accusations of "it's a videogame" or "it's an MMO" or more specifically "It's Worl...

Since I noted I was reading this I decided to post a review. The newest Manual of the Planes is a 160 pg hardback published in 2008, makin...