Join Sig & Anne as they walk-through the latest update for Dungeons and Dragons Online! Many thanks to our favorite Turbine Crew: Producer Athena, Producer Glin and Tolero for introducing to the new update!

New Quests

Disciples of Shar – Deep in the murky foothills of the Storm Horn Mountains, fierce wolves and mountain lions roam with hungry abandon. You must search a network of sullen caves hiding the Shar cultists responsible for terrorizing the people of Eveningstar, but Shar cultists, priestesses, and even an Owl Bear stands between you and the truth of events in Wheloon city. Free to all players!

Escape Plan – A river barge full of prisoners from Eveningstar is being transported to Wheloon Prison, and a high priority target is among them. You have been hired to guard the river barge as it floats downstream, but prepare yourself for any danger as rumors of this high priority prisoner is sure to have reached ears not currently aboard the barge. Free to all players!

Shadow of a Doubt – Players who pre-purchase Shadowfell Conspiracy will gain immediate access to the first expansion quest! Inside the safety of Wheloon Dock, the magistrate interrogates Shar clerics for information regarding their suspected plot. Skilled adventurers might have more luck than the magistrate, but the very shadows conspire against any who might bend the prisoner too far. Will you spare the guilty and innocent alike within Wheloon, or does justice have no place in a city swimming in shadow?

New Icon Character: Bladeforge

Bladeforged – forged anew, a shining beacon of your kind. A powerful, offense focusd Paladin, transformed by the Lord fo Blades inthe fires of the Creation Forge. The Lord of Blades spoke. New life coursed through your wood-and-metal frame. There in the Creation Forge you had become bright, glorious and true.

New Items

Glamered Armor – The cosmetic armor system has been completely revamped to use a cosmetic appearance equipment slot! Slot cosmetic armor enchanted with the Glamer spell to change the appearance of any equipped armor. Cosmetic armor, also known as Glamered Clothing, has one type of visual appearance and can be applied for all classes, races and gender – except Warforged in most cases. Just be careful and watch out for beholders!

Skill tomes – Permanently increase one of your character’s skills with a tome! You select the skill you want to increase once in game by activating the Tome, where at you’ll be presented with a list of possible skills to increase. You cannot select Use Magic Device – UMD tomes are available separately. Bonuses from tomes persist through reincarnation.

Healing Elixirs – Collectors in Stormreach now have powerful new healing potions for sale! These Elixirs of Healing provide a large instant burst of healing, followed by a heal-over-time effect that continues to heal for ten seconds. Elixirs of Healing function equally well on living creatures, constructs, and undead who use them. Yes Warforged and Pale Masters, that means you too.

Here’s a press release for the latest x-pack of DDO! Enjoy! -Anne

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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE®: SHADOWFELL CONSPIRACY™ TO LAUNCH AUGUST 19^th

Players Can Pre-Purchase Latest Expansion To The Award-Winning MMORPG
Starting Today

NEEDHAM, MA – May 22, 2013 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast announced today Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Shadowfell Conspiracy™, the second expansion to the award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) developed by Turbine, will launch on August 19^th, 2013. Shadowfell Conspiracy takes place in the beloved Forgotten Realms® setting, features an increased level cap and introduces new Iconic Heroes and much more.

“We’re excited to share our launch date with the world and introduce the new Iconic Classes system that will be available immediately to anyone that pre-purchases Shadowfell Conspiracy,” said Erik Boyer, Senior Producer of DDO.  “We’re also making new Forgotten Realms content that will enable players to create a level 15 character in the Forgotten Realms and play all the way to level cap.”

“Turbine continues to release great content for DDO, and we are thrilled that Dungeons & Dragons fans have another great expansion coming this August,” added Nathan Stewart, Brand Director for D&D at Wizards of the Coast.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: SHADOWFELL CONSPIRACY FEATURES:

• Two New Forgotten Realms Adventure Packs — Featuring gorgeous new wilderness areas packed with new D&D® monsters, dangerous encounters and a host of challenging dungeons.
  • Wheloon:  Horrors from the Shadowfell pour into Wheloon, a prison city full of irredeemable criminals and traitors to the Crown. In this place, Netherese agents conspire to forge an army out of the Kingdom’s enemies. Masquerade as a traitor to infiltrate the Prison City, fight marauding criminal gangs, and destroy the army before it marches – all the while battling creatures made out of the very shadows.
  • Stormhorns:  Deep in the Stormhorn Mountains, the Netherese Empire prepares to unleash its secret weapon against the Kingdom of Cormyr. Brave treacherous mountain passes through griffon territory and overcome cunning harpy ambushes. At the peaks of the mighty Stormhorns, overcome an alliance of giants and monstrous creatures – only to have to contend with a terrible Netherese secret weapon.
• Introducing Iconic Heroes — Jump into the action of DDO with these new prestige characters that start in Forgotten Realms at level 15 and feature unique looks and skills. Each of these classic D&D heroes is a paragon of their race and class and features custom iconic gear, appearance options and new abilities to enhance their power.
• Attain Epic level to 28 — Master your destiny and gain new epic feats and spells with three new Epic levels of advancement that let you reach new levels of power.

Beginning today, players can take advantage of special pre-purchase offers:

Collector’s Edition:  $49.99

Features all Shadowfell Conspiracy content, with all three Iconic Heroes including a pre-purchase exclusive Shadar-kai cosmetic costume, when it launches, plus immediate access to these items, including other pre-purchase exclusives:

• Bladeforged Paladin Iconic Hero (including additional character slot)- A powerful, offense-focused disciple of the Lord of Blades, Bladeforged Paladins take less damage from slashing weapons and gain a tactical advantage from slashing damage. These devout leaders can repair themselves and fellow constructs.  Their stronger Paladin Aura boosts effectiveness of nearby party members.
• Bladeforged Warrior Blue & Gold Cosmetic Costume (A pre-purchase exclusive)
• Bladeforged Warrior Gold Cosmetic Costume (A pre-purchase exclusive)
• Calico Tressym Creature Companion- A frisky, winged cat of your very own! Comes pre-trained with four tricks (A pre-purchase exclusive)
• Tawny Owlbear Creature Companion- Cuddly and ferocious! Comes pre-trained with four tricks. (A pre-purchase exclusive)
• Stormhorn Specs Cosmetic Goggles
• Mountaineers Cosmetic Goggles
• First expansion quest, ‘Shadow of a Doubt’ (Heroic level 15 only)
• 3 Character Slots
• Greater Tome of Epic Learning (1 per server): Permanently increases experience earned by a character in level 20 or above dungeons.  Provides +25% bonus to experience for first-time quest completions and +10% boost to other earned experience points.
• One +2 Skill Tome per character
• 2,000 Turbine Points

Standard Edition:  $29.99

Features all Shadowfell Conspiracy content, including the Purple Dragon Knight Iconic Hero, when it launches, plus immediate access  to these items, including other pre-purchase exclusives:

• Bladeforged Paladin Iconic Hero (including additional character slot)
• Bladeforged Warrior Gold Cosmetic Costume (A pre-purchase exclusive)
• Stormhorn Specs Cosmetic Goggles
• Calico Tressym Creature Companion (A pre-purchase exclusive)
• First expansion quest: ‘Shadow of a Doubt’
• 1 Character Slot
• Lesser Tome of Epic Learning (1 per server): Permanently increases experience earned by a character in level 20 or above dungeons.  Provides +15% bonus to experience for first-time quest completions and +5% boost to other earned experience points.
• One +1 Skill Tome per character
• 1,000 Turbine Points

For more information, please visit http://www.ddo.com/shadowfell

Dungeons & Dragons Online®(DDO) is a free-to-play MMORPG featuring a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay. DDO offers an innovative pricing model that allows players to download and play for free, purchasing adventure packs, items, and account services a la carte from the new DDO Store, or to subscribe to get unlimited access to all of the game’s content. Players can download and play DDO for free by visiting http://www.ddo.com.

About Turbine

Turbine, Inc. is a premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities. Turbine is wholly owned by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and has created some of the world’s most popular and award-winning online games, including The Lord of the Rings Online™, Dungeons & Dragons Online® , and Asheron’s Call®.  For more information on Turbine, its products and services please visit www.turbine.com.

About Hasbro

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world class brand portfolio.  From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY.  The Hub, Hasbro’s multi-platform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved.  Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. © 2010 Hasbro, Inc.  All Rights Reserved

About Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), is the leader in entertaining the lifestyle gamer. Wizards’ players and fans are members of a global community bound together by their love of both digital gaming and in-person play. The company brings to market a range of gaming experiences under powerful brand names such as MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, and KAIJUDO. Wizards is also a publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information about our world renowned brands, visit the Wizards of the Coast Web site at www.wizards.com.

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Dungeons & Dragons Online, Shadowfell Conspiracy, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Forgotten Realms, Kaijudo,Wizards of the Coast, and related logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions, and are used with permission. Hasbro and its logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HASBRO, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions, and are used with permission. Turbine and the Turbine logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Turbine, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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This week Sig, Anne and Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com/) go over the latest in the DDO Forum Updates and some interesting issues with some DDO services. We also go over the latest happenings for DDOcast and DDOgamer. Followed up by some news from the DDO community, reading up on our Lightning Post mail and then some general geeking out on games and Star Trek!

DDOcast LIVE! GenCon Event Details

• Event Title: DDOCast Live Show
• Event ID: ENT1346414
• Date: Friday, August 16th @ 4pm EDT (GMT -4)
• Location: At the Embassy Suites in Coronation 1
• Notes: Tickets are $2 (the minimum they offered), should be room for 50 people, event Registration opens on May 19, 2013
• Registration Link: https://www.gencon.com/events/46414
• More info at http://www.gencon.com/

Related Links

• DDO Forum & Website Updates as of May 15th
• Work around to Login Issues for Lamannia after Friday’s Update
• New In-Game Bug Reporting Tool Borked!
• Web Non-in-game Bug Reporting Tool for DDO
• DDO Referrals Tool Not Working, No Lime Jello Cube for you!
• Premium DDO Services are on hold
• DDO Store News
• DDOcast @ GenCon!
• Dungeon Bastard and Worlds Worst Dungeon!
• Shamgar has new Building Blocks for you all
• DDO Cocktail Hour
• DDO Chronicle is BACK!
• Ferd has put together an artistic interpretation of Delera’s Graveyard for his guild!
• The Long Shot interviews Wolfie from the Sacred Flame Guardians on Sarlona
• jjflanigan’s DDO Forum Re-Style!
  • Stylish Add on for FireFox
  • Stylish Add-on for Chrome
  • Direct link to jjflanigan’s DDO Forums Style Sheet
• Aris teaches how to correct links to the old DDO forums
• Spock vs Spock (aka Zachary Quinto vs. Leonard Nimoy) in “The Challenge”

This week Sig, Anne and Geoff (ddogamer.com) discuss the lack of news in DDO land, but don’t worry we dive into Lamannia’s latest build for Update 18 and discuss at length about the new Iconic Character Class-Race, the Bladeforged! We also have another episode of Dragon Fragments. And for community DDO news, we have our own DDOcast Question! Answer and you may win a prize DDOCast Question: If you could replace your limbs with monsters which ones would you choose? Related Links

• Shawn’s DDO Sketch
• Standard Action Gaming videos
• Dungeon Bastard Kickstarter: The World’s Worst Dungeon Crawl!
• Ain’t It Cool Interview with Dungeon Bastard
• WB studio gains rights to D&D movies!
• Lamannia Bladeforged Forums
• Shamgar’s Building Blocks 31: Charisma
• DDOgamer’s Bladeforged

Bladeforged Notes

• Bladeforged are one of the 3 Iconic Heroes to be released with the Shadowfell Conspiracy expansion pack.
• They appear in the creation forge of Lord of Blades.
• As all iconic heroes, they start at level 15 (1,050,000XP).
• Their first level is Paladin. Then, they can either take a predefined path, or customize their paladin levels, or reject training and leave the forge with enough experience to train to level 15.
• They cannot reincarnate. This is intended.
• Racial features include:
• Same as Warforged, except they get -2 dex instead of -2 cha
• Additional Bladeforged feats:
  •  Increases Aura of Good: +2 AC and +1 saving throws
  • -10% Slashing damage, +1 PRR for 3 sec (up to 20+ PRR)
  • Positive healing reduced -10%
  • Grants Repair Light, Moderate, Serious, Critical and Mass Repair Light, Moderate, Serious Damage as Paladin spells
• Starter equipment includes:
  • Upon reaching level 15, you receive a container item called “Bladeforged Equipment”. Double click in your inventory to open it and receive the following;
  • Forge Blade – +3 Greatsword: 1.50[w], True Law, Improved Bloodletter
  • Creation Forge Docent – +4 Docent: Greater Thorn Guard, Vitality +20
  • Icon of the Lord of Blades: Trinket: Charisma +5, Repair Amplification – 10%
  • Creation Forge Bassinet – Helm: Moderate Fortification, Reconstruction +72
  • Creation Forge Gorget – Necklace: Deathblock, Wisdom +4
  • Battle-Plated Cloak – Cloak: Protection +4, Greater False Life
  • Creation Forge Girdle – Belt: Strength +5, Dexterity +4
  • Creation Forge Gauntlets – Gloves: Melee Alacrity 10%, Attack Bonus +2
  • Creation Forge Sabatons – Boots: Striding +25%, Dodge Bonus 1%
  • Creation Forge Vambraces – Bracers: Resistance +4, Doublestrike 3%
  • Creation Forge Lenses – Goggles: Spot +13, Repair +13
  • Livewood Band – Ring: Constitution +5, Concentration +13
  • Bladed Steel Ring – Ring: Greater Parrying, Intimidate +13
• NOTE:  Items are BtC, minimum level 15, and Race Absolutely Required: Bladeforged.

Join Sig, Anne, Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com/) and special guest David Beedy (aka Reebus the Rogue, Master of the Dulcet Tones, and DDO Top Ten) as we discuss DDO Gaming news, Enhancement comparisons, Community News, Raiding Basics, GenCon Events, DDOgamer.com news, latest DDO Top 10 List and other gaming goodness.

DDOcast LIVE! GenCon Event Details

• Event Title: DDOCast Live Show
• Event ID: ENT1346414
• Date: Friday, August 16th @ 4pm EDT (GMT -4)
• Location: At the Embassy Suites in Coronation 1
• Notes: Tickets are $2 (the minimum they offered), should be room for 50 people, event Registration opens on May 19, 2013
• More info at http://www.gencon.com/

Ryz’s Visual DDO Augment Guide

Related Links

• Update 18 now on Lamannia
• DDO Character Copy
• New Forums are Up!
• DDO Website Updates Continue as of May 3rd
• DDO One Fund Memorial Ribbon
• DDO Store News
• Learn more about DDO Raids at DDOWiki
• Shgamgar’s Building Blocks 30
• Lusteen’s character misinterprets “Class Trees” in a new piece of fan art!
• DDO Chronicle now on DDO.com
• Noobz on IMDB
• Wizardry Online

This week on DDOcast join Sig, Anne, Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com/) and Patrick (aka Shamgar of Epic Ed @ http://shamgar.ddocast.com/) as we talk about the latest news in DDO including recent server updates, the latest Lamannia build for the new Enhancement re-vamp, and the latest on the updates for the DDO Forums. We also discuss at length Turbine’s latest issue on overcharging customers billing accounts and what we see as a need for a better communication practices and what’s the best way for a company to apologize to its customers.

Related Links

• TenTonHammer.com: “Turbine DDO Billing Issue Overcharges Some Players”
• More down time: Wed, May 1, 2013
• Lamannia Week 3 Previews are now Up!
• DDO Store News
• An example of a good Apology from Trion’s Defiance Team
• OurDDO Website
• DDOgamer’s Interview with DDOWiki Editors
• Latest DDO Cocktail Hour
• Longshotist ponders the Epic Vault of Night
• Shamgar’s latest Bulding Blocks 29: Stats 5, Int
• Anne’s Ebay Store!
• Play some D&D Next and sign up for the Beta Test

This week Sig, Anne, and Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com) go over the latest DDO news for the game, community, and for the Lamannia test server news. We also announce our winners for our Turbine Point contest!

Related Links

• Baudry’s Dark secret revealed! Kobolds Cause Lag!
• Week two of the Enhancement preview is now up
• SUPER long Downtime for game servers, forums, and accounts site: 8am to 1pm EST on Monday, April 22nd
• Beholderling in DDO Store
• DDO API System is here to STAY!
• Forum Upgrade Progress from Tolero!
• Official Lamannia Release notes for Enhancement Alpha and More
• Direct Link to Surveys for Lamannia Enhancements
  • Druid Feedback
  • Ranger Feedback
  • Artificer Feedback
  • Sorcerer Feedback
  • Wizard Feedback
  • Favored Soul Survey
  • Rogue Survey
  • Drow Elf Feedback
  • Dwarf Feedback
  • Elf Feedback
  • Half-Elf Feedback
  • Human Feedback
  • Halfling Feedback
  • Half-Orc Feedback
  • Warforged Feedback
• New Cosmetic System is up on Lamannia
• DDO Store News
• Finch_Bloomwhiffler talks about sneaking up on beholders
• Alvatar plays with memes and asks what character grumpy cat would play in DDO

DDOcast 278 – D&D LIVE! “The Rescue of Mr. Tibbles”

Hey! its a Special DDOcast! Flying kobolds, a kidnapped elvish cat, Quickfoot ruffians on the loose! Will the party be able to save the day? Join Tolero, Cordovan, Geoff, Anne and Sig as DM on their D&D Live game on G+ Hangouts!

Join Sig, Anne, Geoff (http://www.ddogamer.com/), and Nathanial (aka Deadnettle) as we talk about the latest news in Dungeons and Dragons Online, the new Enhancement “Alpha” System on the Lamannia Test servers, and the new community feed OurDDO! We also have a wacky segment of Dragon Fragments from Luedwig von Bait’hoven.

Related Links

• Roman’s High res thread was added to the hall of fame… how high res? 7600X1680
• OurDDO Syndication of all MyDDO Refugees
• Anne’s Ebay Store
• DDOwiki’s Enhancement Alpha Notes
• New DDO Cocktail Hour
• Marcy Rockwell nominated for a Scribe award for Skein of Shadows
• Disney closes Lucas Arts

So I’m still trying to raise money for GenCon and if you want to help AND want to get a good deal on some D&D books consider taking a look at my stuff and visiting my eBay store or visit my store blog!  Here’s a small selection of D&D v3.5 D20 Eberron books. If you think the price is too high, think about “Making an Offer”; just click on an item then click on the “Make Offer” button on the eBay listing!

For today through this weekend only, If you buy all my remaining D&D Eberron 3.5 d20 books and send me a message saying “YARK! Yark! I like playing with DDOcast kobolds!” when you check out your order.  I’ll include a DDO bonus items:

• 1 Large DDO Menace of the Underdark T-Shirt
• 1 DDO PAX Prime 2010 Side Bag
• 1 Drow Assassin Figure
• 1 Purple DDO Dice Bag
• 1 Menace of the Underdark Expansion Key
• Discount shipping. Don’t worry, I’ll resend an invoice!

 

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