The Awesomeness Of DMing...

Instead of another episode of Record Of Lodoss War, for today's Saturday morning matinee, I bring you (for those who haven't already seen it on either Geek Ken or the WoTC site) this really neat documentary, by Wizards Of The Coast, about "Dungeons & Dragons' Dungeon Masters".

I don't know if this was an attempt at a spoiler before the release of The Dungeon Masters or just 'happy' coincidence, but WoTC's 22-minute film is everything I'm hoping for from Keven McAlester's feature length piece (but not convinced I'll get).

Considering it's a WoTC production, it's not even that evangelical about 4e - it gets mentioned a couple of times, and there's a bit about "balancing encounters" which I disagreed with, but generally it's just about how inspirational, social and creative D&D can be.

It's a great advert for Dungeons & Dragons-style gaming in general as well as having some useful tips on running games and getting them organised.

I wish it was that easy to find players over here in Tonbridge (UK) - I can dream, right?

However, I can confidently say that, while I don't use the exact same system as these guys, I'd happily play in any of their campaigns.

And, by leaving out the hard sell and opting to promote the hobby instead, Wizards has gone up in my estimation as well because of this.