[...]... Dungeons & Dragons® game for nearly ten years During this time he has managed to obtain a bachelor’s degree in biology, get married, and bathe regularly This is his second article for Dragon magazine It was written despite fierce opposition by the frigid, tempestuous spirits of central Iowa You can find more examples of his work in Kobold Quarterly and, he hopes, future issues of Dragon magazine J... hundred roleplaying game titles for Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, A Song of Ice and Fire RPG, Star Wars RPG, and the d20 system Some of his more recent work for Wizards of the Coast can be found in D&D® Gamma World: Famine in Far-Go, Dark Sun Campaign Setting, and in Monster Manual 3 Also, he’s a regular contributor to both Dragon and Dungeon magazines For more information about the author,... hundred roleplaying game titles for Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, Star Wars, and the d20 system Some of his more recent work for Wizards of the Coast can be found in D&D Gamma World: Famine in Far-Go, Dark Sun Campaign Setting, and in Monster Manual 3 Also, he’s a regular contributor to both Dragon and Dungeon ® magazines For more information about the... shamans (Dragon #385) and storm speaker druids (Primal Power) are the most terrifying members of the nganga Despite the binding that prevents Silver Wind from exercising her power, she still imbues chosen followers with a fragment of power These storm wardens call upon powerful winds, crashing lightning, and thunderous gales by using feats such as Roiling Storm, Storm’s Lightning, and Gusting Rebuke (Dragon. .. designing a new build As is often the case, no matter how much I plan in the beginning, something shifts design in a different direction This article was no exception The core idea came from an issue of Dragon magazine from 1986 Chris Booth’s “The Elven Cavalier” sparked my imagination the first time I read it, and it’s stuck with me ever since I pitched an elf cavalier to Steve Winter a TM & © 2011 Wizards... Suitable rituals include Commune with Nature (Player’s Handbook®), Ironwood (Player’s Handbook 2), Trailblaze (Forgotten Realms® Player’s Guide), and Earthen Ramparts, Excavation, and Tenser’s Lift (all Dragon 366) Luckily, rituals can shave years from your building project When using a ritual to speed or complete construction, deduct the ritual’s component price from the stronghold’s price See the “Construction... corridors You need concern yourself with floor space only; room heights don’t count toward the total unless they become unreasonable What’s reasonable is up to the DM to determine In the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons fantasy, 25-foot ceilings are relatively common Rooms: A “room” might be a bedroom or a dining hall, but it can also be a barbican (made by creating two towers), a courtyard, or a dock A room... Wizards of the Coast LLC All rights reserved By Robert J Schwalb Illustrations by Michael Phillippi and Eric Deschamps J a n u a r y 2 011 | D r ag o n 3 9 5 1 Unearthed Arcana: Strongholds The Dungeons & Dragons® Fantasy Roleplaying Game provides numerous ways to part heroes from their hard-earned coin The components that power rituals can drain the heroes’ coffers, as can purchasing a magic item that... hit him F My mom schooled me on the fine art of shooting Sambuca F I got engaged I know! Can you believe it? My mom is 65! And oh yeah, the engagement is pretty unreal, too My Betrothed is a Dungeons & Dragons® player Big time Has been playing for decades Because of that, news of our engagement was met with comments such as “Oh no, he failed his Perception check!” and “I didn’t know you knew charm person.”... September, I’m supposed to be all about compromise Yadda, yadda HOWEVER You failed to say why she won’t let you play Are you playing all the time? Does she think D&D involves real dungeons and real dragons? Does playing D&D cause you to do weird things like knock over bookcases when you could have just gone around them? If you answered yes to any of these, then her case is strong Maybe you could . contributor to both Dragon and Dungeon magazines. For more information about the author, be sure to check out his website at www.robertjschwalb.com. Jan ua r y 2011 | DR AG O N 395 1 TM &. bachelor’s degree in biology, get married, and bathe regularly. This is his second article for Dragon magazine. It was written despite fierce opposition by the frigid, tempestuous spirits of central. You can find more examples of his work in Kobold Quarterly and, he hopes, future issues of Dragon magazine. the clutch mentality of the thri-kreen. Though its loyalty is ostensibly to the Sand