Ye Builders Journal” Compilation
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Welcome to the first “Ye Builders Journal” compilation. This is a collection of the first five years of the “Ye Builders Journal” The official newsletter for The Builders Project Guild. Her in you will see all manner of things erudite and erroneous. We hope you enjoy your time in this tome. Special recognition goes to our fearless leader rubberducky78, without whom none of this would be possible, as well as all our members, the greater Neverwinter Nights community and the BioWare staff. Table of Contents NewsletterAugust2003............................................................................................................................................ 5 Article: Shadows of Undrentide: Does it measure up?................................................................................... 6 The not-so-good news:................................................................................................................................6 Opinions on the product.............................................................................................................................. 7 SoU Spotlight: Shadow Dancer ...................................................................................................................... 8 The Website... ............................................................................................................................................... 11 The Festhall: Our new official guild project................................................................................................. 12 Member Spotlight: ........................................................................................................................................ 13 RPG Humor .................................................................................................................................................. 14 Top 20 List of Famous Last Words .......................................................................................................... 14 In the news... ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Comics .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 NewsletterOctober2003 ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Neverwinter News ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Coming soon from Bioware: Hordes of the Underdark............................................................................ 18 HotU Spotlight: Shifter............................................................................................................................. 21 Guild News ................................................................................................................................................... 24 Member Spotlight: Lord Paragon ............................................................................................................. 24 The guild website goes public................................................................................................................... 24 The Support Guilds Directory................................................................................................................... 25 Member Contributions.................................................................................................................................. 25 From Galap: .............................................................................................................................................. 25 RPG Humor .................................................................................................................................................. 28 NewsletterDecember2003..................................................................................................................................... 31 Guild News ................................................................................................................................................... 31 Playtesting at TBP..................................................................................................................................... 31 Playtester Profiles ..................................................................................................................................... 32 New Guild Officers................................................................................................................................... 35 TBP Guild Trivia ...................................................................................................................................... 35 Wet Fish Contest....................................................................................................................................... 35 Member Spotlight: Elorin ......................................................................................................................... 36 Talent Showcase ....................................................................................................................................... 37 Neverwinter News ........................................................................................................................................ 38 Here comes HotU! .................................................................................................................................... 38 HotU Spotlight: The Dracolich................................................................................................................. 39 RPG Humor .................................................................................................................................................. 42 35 ways to irritate your DM/Game Group................................................................................................ 42 NewsletterMarch2004........................................................................................................................................... 46 Guild News ................................................................................................................................................... 46 United Architects; A new look at an old friend ........................................................................................ 46 Member Project Spotlight............................................................................................................................. 47 Paranoia - A Grand Adventure of Semi-epic Proportions, by bluekey88................................................. 47 Deadworld, by gordzylla........................................................................................................................... 48 The Plane of Shrouds................................................................................................................................ 50 Return to Ravenloft................................................................................................................................... 51 Featured Articles........................................................................................................................................... 51 A couple of tools....................................................................................................................................... 51 Featured Articles........................................................................................................................................... 54 A Call for Heroes...................................................................................................................................... 54 Neverwinter News ........................................................................................................................................ 58 The Community Expansion Pack.............................................................................................................. 58 Humor ........................................................................................................................................................... 63 LOTR Humor............................................................................................................................................ 63 The Bridge at Khazad Dum ...................................................................................................................... 65 NewsletterMay2004.............................................................................................................................................. 69 Guild News ................................................................................................................................................... 69 The Mentoring Program at United Architects .......................................................................................... 69 Words from the playtesting division......................................................................................................... 70 Member Project Spotlight............................................................................................................................. 71 Deadworld, by gordzylla..........................................................................................................................