D & D reboot

This week there has been lots of exciting news regarding the next edition of the mother of all role playing games, Dungeons and Dragons. This is interesting to me for a number of reasons. The first time I played D & D the rulebook consisted of a loosely bound notebook of xerox copies that had been making the rounds of Union College in Schenectady NY. Within a couple of years the first edition became commercially available and consisted of 3 thin books which I still have. Over the years the game has continued to evolve and is now moving into it's 5th edition. There are some interesting ideas and opinions floating around regarding  the next edition including the ability to participate in it's development. I recommend heading over to the official D & D website, http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Default.aspx  to check out the official announcements as well as keeping up with articles and news at http://theartorder.com/2012/01/13/dndnext/
 One of the our first encounters of my first game involved an attack by a couple of lizardmen. I must admit I do like working on lizardmen, likely for that very reason.