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Pied Piper Treasure Build
Ben got the itch to brew up another treasure item for an upcoming encounter. The brilliant RPG minds at the Old School Gamers Facebook club served up a slew of ideas and quirks to aid in the forging...
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Chaotic Dentistry
This week DM Ben is on a perilous journey to the dreaded dentist. The end game involves surgery on multiple choppers (with a plethora of supporting magic pills to boot). Here’s your chance to tackle...
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Trap-tastic
This week DM Ben presses on with the Pyramid of Shadows’ Vines of Death encounter prep. RPG rumblings include miniatures herding and diabolical traps. Read on but step carefully. Cool Minis Sadly, Ben...
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D&D Hodge Podge Saturday
Ben’s currently caught between encounter builds again. That means another RPG buffet-style serving for this week. Lots of nice bits and bytes though. Let’s see what rolled across Ben’s table this...
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Pathfinder: Legends of Golarion
Doesn’t a Golarion miniatures set review seem way, way overdue? After all, the Wrath of the Righteous is technically already out. Well, Ben doesn’t quite have the latest set yet (as he gives Popular...
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Temple of Verdant Final 3D Board
Ok, ok…enough Temple teasing already. Ben gets it. You want to see the fraking 3D game board with all its RPG accessory goodness mixed in. Fair enough. Please, (carefully) walk this way. Encounter Map...
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D&D Hodge Podge Saturday
We gamed last week and that always unleashes a slew of DM follow-up “duties” for ol’ Ben. And remember the Pile credo for 2014 is to share whatever we’ve worked on for any particular week (rather than...
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Tempted by the Temple
With our signature terrain pieces now crafted and mini selection in the bag, Ben sets his eyes on the finisher moves for the Temple of Verdant game board. That means all sorts of accessories for your...
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We Stand on Guard for Tree
Our vision for the Temple of Verdant game board is really starting to come into focus. Now that we’ve got our fancy monoliths crafted, DM Ben can turn his attention to the gaggle of troublemaking...
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Try Not to Rune It
This week Ben tackles a key terrain piece in the Temple of Verdant: the mysterious monolith. We’re pretty sure that word is just Sweedish for Rune. Never the less – challenge accepted. Plus, if a...
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Temple of Verdant Rage
A new year means sounds like a perfect time to build a new encounter! Sound the trumpets and bring fourth the Temple of Verdant Rage. It’s another juicy encounter inside D&D 4E’s Thunderspire...
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The Black Meadow P2
Let’s finish off one of the trickier 3D game boards that Ben can remember (that didn’t involve casting the majority of pieces from scratch). Gamers don’t quit, right? DM’s are known for heavy doses of...
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The Black Meadow P1
Time to take a stroll through a sacred, soothing meadow…one filled with Ettercaps and Arborean Watchers that want to gut your party like a fish! The party has accidentally disturbed their holy ground....
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Finding Minis for Your D&D NPCs
Another crazy, crazy work week for ol’ Ben so he decided to put up a point-and-shoot video about Lead Adventure Miniatures and the amazing NPC library of miniatures they have available to the D&D...
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Book It, Benno
Let’s take a deeper look at the construction of D&D’s Library of Whispers by going to the tape. The written word is fun and all but sometimes an RPG video is worth a thousand words. Lights,...
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And the Eyes Have It
The Advanced D&D Players Handbook cover is the definition of iconic. There’s not a gamer in all the land who doesn’t instantly recognize this looming statue and daring band of thieves…er...
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The Library of Whispers: Shhhhhhhhh
This week Ben shows you his interpretation of The Library of Whispers inside the D&D 4E Pyramid of Shadows module. There’s new terrain, miniatures and treasure – oh my! The Encounter The module...
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Music to Our Ears
Previously the Pile showcased the terrain and DM prep for the C2 Well encounter inside the D&D 4E Pyramid of Shadows module. That battle features a Satyr Piper who just happens to play a wicked...
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Pathfinder Adventure Card Game
The RPG world is all a flutter thanks to a new, highly addictive card game set inside the glorious Pathfinder universe. And while Mike Selinker’s brilliant game system carries all the bliss one needs...
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Well, Well, Well…
This week Ben shows you his interpretation of the C2 Well Encounter inside the D&D 4E Pyramid of Shadows module. He’s got the terrain, monster groups, miniatures and treasure to share with any and...
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