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Make A Wish!

Thoughts on the game’s thorniest spell.   So your player has found a scroll, or a sword, or a ring, drawn a card, or finally gotten a magic-user to high enough level to cast it. WISH. Of all the treasures and rewards in the pantheon of the World’s Oldest Roleplaying Game, this one is the biggest. And for the novice …

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Act now and get this Headband of Continual Light wherever fine artificers are found

Brion Bearclaw Woods has illustrated a concept for a mundane magical item (can that be a thing?) that any dungeon delver or dwarven miner can take advantage of. The Headband of Continual Light is a cheeky exploitation of that fine 1st edition AD&D spell, continual light. As far as I know, there’s no officially sanctioned 5th edition spell that will achieve …

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This live-action car ad with Dungeons & Dragons cartoon characters will make you want a whole series

Rumors and photos were making their way around the net for a while, but the full video has finally shown up. All our heroes from the 1980s Dungeons & Dragons Saturday morning TV show are here: Hank, Eric, Diana, Presto, Sheila, Bobby, and even Uni. And of course, Venger makes an appearance, and even the Dungeon Master. It’s a Brazilian commercial for …

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Eye of the Beholder’s Promising Trailer

Guestwriter: Nick Monitto I would venture to guess that many of Multiverse’s readers are tabletop gamers who began to play in the golden age of the 1970s and 80s, or are younger folks who were inspired to dig into the RPG’s of the past. Wherever you may fall on the timeline, though, it is almost certain that you knew about …

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A Peek At Midgard Worldbook

A Peek At Midgard Worldbook (created by Wolfgang Baur and Richard Green) Review by Ivar J Randall Midgard Worldbook was published in hardcover format, measuring 11 1/4th inches tall by 9 inches wide and 1 ½ inches thick. The book cover is chunky and very sturdy. The book has a heft about it, weighing nearly five pounds. The cover art …