Dungeons and Dragons Next: Rise of the Underdark

black-dragon-fightAlong with the coming release of Dungeons and Dragons Next, the 5th edition set to be released mid to late 2012, comes a further advancement of the story. This next chapter is called Rise of the Underdark and is set to thrust the drow onto the surface world to wreak havoc and to finally claim their place as the supreme race.

The story goes that the drow, cousins of the elves, were driven deep into the Underdark many ages ago by the other races of the world. But as anyone who . . . → Read More: Dungeons and Dragons Next: Rise of the Underdark

The Format of Pathfinder Online

ddmsrealm-pathfinder-onlineAs some of you may have heard there is another new Dungeons and Dragons based MMO on the horizon, Pathfinder Online. The licensing was announced recently and now we have a bit more information with this letter from Ryan Dancey about what we can expect from the Pathfinder MMO coming up. It looks as if they are taking a different approach to development which fits the idea of Dungeons and Dragons tabletop play to a tee. I wonder how well it will work out as a game though. Hopefully the slow . . . → Read More: The Format of Pathfinder Online

Pathfinder Online Announced

ddmsrealm-pathfinder-onlineIt seems another MMO may be coming our way in the future! Pathfinder is a system based off the Dungeons and Dragons 3.0/3.5 system. A company called Paizo owns the system, and they have announced that they have licensed their gaming system with Goblinworks to create a next generation MMO.

By the sounds of it, this MMO will be similar to others, except there will be player-run areas and kingdoms resembling Eve Online. This MMO has a lot of exciting possibilities depending upon the details of the in-game mechanics. It is far . . . → Read More: Pathfinder Online Announced

Dungeons and Dragons Game for Facebook

Atari is bringing the Dungeons and Dragons experience to Facebook. Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of Neverwinter is a new Facebook game that has just entered into beta. The game is set to use the 4th Edition game mechanics. I think most gamers and D&D players agree that the rules seem build for just that.

You can check out their official Facebook page here:

http://www.facebook.com/HeroesOfNeverwinter

This looks like it might hold some potential but I will reserve judgment until I have a chance to play it. Daggerdale also looked like . . . → Read More: Dungeons and Dragons Game for Facebook

Dungeons and Dragons Daggerdale Game Now on PC

dungeons-and-dragons-daggerdaleI know there was a lot of worry and consternation about what project Atari was working on awhile back. Many people were worried that they were creating a D&D game that was going to be direct competition for Dungeons and Dragons Online. Well it turns out they were working on a Dungeons and Dragons game but it is not an MMO and shouldn’t be any direct competition to Dungeons and Dragons Online.

If you are like me and can’t get enough D&D you might want to check out . . . → Read More: Dungeons and Dragons Daggerdale Game Now on PC

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