DDO Update

In our latest Developer Diary, Games Systems Engineer Andy "Denour" Gillis describes working on two very important aspects of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE™: Stormreach™: the Voice Chat System and dice.

"Hello there, my name is Andy Gillis, though you may know me better as "Denour". I am a Game Systems Engineer (that’s fancy talk for well caffeinated coder) here at Turbine. I was asked to write a dev diary about something interesting - yikes! So bear with me and I’ll try my best!"

Click here to read the full Dev Diary:

http://www.ddo.com/index.php?page_id=66&pagebuilder[module]=article&pagebuilder[display_item]=198

Eberron Vitality and Wounds System

Jonathan Drain's D20 Source has posted a Vitality and Wounds System for Eberron.

Those of you who have read Unearthed Arcana may already be familiar with the Vitality and Wound Points System, a variant hit points system which is now freely available online. If you’re running a game in Eberron, you’d be hard pressed to find a hit point system better suited to your game. Read on to find out why.

Continue reading Vitality and Wounds System in Eberron…

Official Site Updates

Sharn Inquisitive, News for Sul, Olarune 1st, 998: Karrnath Decries New Elf Fortress in Talenta

*Editor's Note*: Look at a date closley. It is 8 days before the anniversarry of the Day of Mourning. This particular Eberron fan hopes something special is planned for next weeks site updates, perhaps a longer Sharn Inquisitve revealing something more on the Mournland or anything else. Lets hope!

DDO.com Update

The DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE™: Stormreach™ Beta community just passed another major milestone! There are now more than 300,000 fans who have signed up for a position in the Beta program. The response has just been incredible! Unfortunately we are not planning to invite many more people into the general Beta, so the best way to get access is to preorder the game which comes with up to 10 days of Beta play*. Preorders are available in many retail and online stores. Visit http://www.ddo.com/?page_id=118 for details about the preorder program.



* 10-day Beta pass entitles holder to free admission into the preorder Beta program for up to 10 days, subject to continuation of the program (scheduled to close February 19, 2006) and network and server availability.