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19
Apr

Acererak’s Apprentice, The Fourthcore Hub

Acererak’s Apprentice Last week, I was chosen as one of the winners of the dungeon map contest held by Chris Perkins in his Dungeon Master Experience column. A vote was held to determine who among the winners was the best, and, to my surprise, I won, earning the title of “Acererak’s Apprentice.” How appropriate. Thanks…

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4
Apr

One Page Dungeon: The Tears of Mother Pestilence

The 2012 One Page Dungeon Contest is underway, and this year I have chosen to participate. If you are not familiar with the one page dungeon concept, read the introductory remarks in the 2010 codex (23mb pdf). My entry, The Tears of Mother Pestilence, is a system-neutral one page dungeon for low-to-mid level heroic fantasy…

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9
Mar

Seance, Episode 1: 4CORE.WAD with Jerry LeNeave and Brian Patterson

Seance is the official netcast of SVD Press, a publisher of deathtrap dungeons and niche supplements for tabletop roleplaying games. In this pilot episode, Brian Patterson talks about the Crucible of the Odds charity delve. We also answer listener questions about balancing dread and how far is ‘too far.’
9
Mar

SVD Press is Looking for a Cartographer

We’re looking for a cartographer to round out our dungeon design team.
27
Feb

Crucible of the Odds Charity Results

The results of this weekend’s charity delve are in!
26
Feb

Revenge of the Iron Lich Anniversary Edition: A Conversation with Jerry LeNeave

In this conversation, I talk with Revenge co-author Jerry LeNeave about our memories of the release and where we want to take our design in the future.
24
Feb

Crucible of the Odds, or Brian Patterson is a Dead Man

(Cross-Posted at d20monkey.) Brian Patterson, the man behind the d20monkey webcomic (and the artist for products like Fourthcore Armory and Fourthcore Alphabet) has asked for it. After announcing he was going to be playing Crucible of the Gods tomorrow, I gave him a few words of advice. This was his reply. Such hubris! So we…

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23
Feb

Revenge of the Iron Lich: Crusaders Reminisce

Last week, I asked you to share your memories of Revenge of the Iron Lich, the very first fourthcore adventure. Here’s what some of you had to say.
22
Feb

Revenge of the Iron Lich: Anniversary Edition

As part of our week-long celebration, I’m extremely happy to present Revenge of the Iron Lich: Anniversary Edition.
21
Feb

Revenge of the Iron Lich Anniversary Edition: A Conversation with Daniel Roanoke and C. Steven Ross

In this conversation, I talk with Daniel Roanoke and C. Steven Ross about our memories of Revenge, how fourthcore has evolved since its release, what we’ve learned, and what the future might hold.