Clan, here's an interview we did with the creator of DM's Tracker, which is a great little iPhone app that can help you run D&D games on the fly. If you haven't been to www.kbarapps.com, you might want to check them out.

Honest to God, I'm normally not one to cry about depriving prisoners of some of the creature comforts us law-abiding citizens get to enjoy, but this story about a judge that will not allow D&D to be played by inmates is a bit cruel and unusual.  I mean, the whole basis of the decision is that it might stimulate "gang activity" and that inmates could "act out" crimes in the game.

Really?  D&D is one of the biggest threats to our prison system, but letting prisoners lift weights and buff up before letting them out on parole is perfectly safe for society?  And just when I thought we had come a long way from the societal paranoria of RPGs epitomized in Mazes and Monsters.

Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta go pop a +2 Cap of Smiting in some Drow, yo.

Ever seen Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom? Do you remember the opening scene, where Indie gets poisoned by unscrupulous business men? When the action kicks off, Indie is informed that he's been poisoned, and struggles to stay alive and recover the antidote.

Well, I've been thinking about that, and I recently slipped the entire party a mickey (Goodnight Tincture) to set them up for a spectacular battle. Now, only one party member is left standing, and the rest of the party has been knocked out. Now normally, that one player would have a really long time in the spotlight while everyone else gets bored. That's not really fun for everyone though. What do you do for the players with knocked out characters?

My solution: Disease Tracks

I've figured out a tweak for disease tracks that I think will work really well. Check it out:

 Grognards, this interview is not for you.  Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Andrew Reutter, the creator of iplay4e.appspot.com/. iplay4e is a web-based app that allows you to play your character, with only your iPhone and an internet connection. In addition, the website gives you a place to store and access your .dnd4e character files. As if that weren't enough, you can also view your character in a character sheet formatted for the browser and play off your laptop instead. DM's haven't been left out either, since you can view the whole party in a "Party Panel", which can be pretty handy.

 And, by the way, he's a Mac user.

I have just found the greatest article I've seen all weekend.  And when you spend as much time mindlessly surfing the internet as I do, that means something.  I have 6.5 words for you:

Sex Advice from Dungeons & Dragons Players

In all seriousness, articles like this are interesting in how they strip away (make your own joke here) the common preconceptions about gamers and show that they're no less "normal" then people who dress up and wear face paint for sporting contests.  Now when they start showing Magic: The Gathering tournaments on ESPN, we'll really be on to something.

I’ve got a new app for players: i4e
cordax.net/i4e

First let me be clear that i4e is NOT iplaye4e. Next, I have actually tried entering one of my own 2nd level characters and used this app to play. 

I have a review for a D&D iPhone App that I really like: DM's Tracker by KBAR Apps

http://www.kbarapps.com/dmtracker.html

When I first tried out the app, I was impressed and excited to use it. I've used it quite a bit since, including the games I ran at GEN CON, and I like it. Personally I prefer it over iNit, the only other DM tool available for the iPhone.

First of all, the app doesn't have any obvious bugs.