Freebie: Stars Without Number
I’ve known of the existence of this game for quite a while now, but for some reason I just picked it up pretty recently. That’s why I don’t want to call this post...
February 23, 2011
Other Systems
Free Stuff Friday: Oldschool Hack
It’s Friday and it’s time to give you some more free stuff! This week’s Free Stuff is: Oldschool Hack I love a free RPG. I love collecting them too! Check out Oldschool Hack!...
February 18, 2011
Beyond Ferelden
Back in December 2009 I professed my love for the Dragon Age RPG by Green Ronin. As someone who enjoyed (and still enjoys) the Dragon Age: Origins computer game it was no question...
February 17, 2011
Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century is back with a vengeance
Some of you might remember this game back from the ‘90s. Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century is a SF roleplaying game back from the “Golden Age”. I actually never played it back in...
February 15, 2011
What about Visions of the Oracle? A review…
After reviewing the previous installments in the Advanced Feats series and having some of my players try out some of the classes in the Advanced Players Guide, this is the one I was...
February 14, 2011
Free Stuff Friday: Mutants & Masterminds Character Sheets
This week’s Free Stuff is: Mutants & Masterminds: Character Sheets Character Sheets for Mutants & Masterminds. On The Green Ronin Website They Wrote This Stuff up: Character sheets for the third edition of...
February 11, 2011
Review: Smallville RPG by Margaret Weis Productions
Today, I bring you a review of The Smallville RPG by Margaret Weis Productions. The folks over at Margaret Weis were generous enough to provide me with a review copy of the game...
February 11, 2011
Free Stuff Friday: DC Adventures Hero’s Handbook Errata
This week’s Free Stuff is: DC Adventures Hero’s Handbook Errata Did you know that Green Ronin released Errata for the DC Adventures Hero’s Handbook? They did! Best of all it’s FREE! On The...
February 4, 2011
Advice / Fluff/Inspiration / Freebies / HERO System / Improve Your Game / Mutants & Masterminds / Other Systems / Random musings / RPG / Savage Worlds
It’s a good time to be a supers fan!
Warning: This post is a mixed bag, part reflection on my current campaign and the lessons I’ve learned from it, part an overview of recent sources of inspiration and sharing a handout I’ve...
February 3, 2011
Wu Xing Giveaways for February
Third Eye Games’ Eloy Lasanta let me know that there will be a couple of Wu Xing-related giveaways this month. I have to admit I haven’t looked into Wu Xing myself, but I...
February 3, 2011
D&D4e / Feature / Freebies / Humor / Just my two cents / Legacy D&D / News & Reviews / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Random musings
Kobold adoptions going on right now! Free Kobold Quarterly #11…
Kobolds! Some of those little humanoids, that went from being the pesky scaled doglike bane of 1st level PCs to dragon blooded opponents of the modern adventurer, so renowned that they have a...
February 1, 2011
Just my two cents / News & Reviews / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Random musings / Reviews & First Looks / RPG
What about The Ruins Perilous? A review…
Rite Publishing has recently unveiled a new Patronage Project, The Ruins Perilous for the Pathfinder RPG. I received the first two rooms for review and here are my thoughts. The model they are...
January 31, 2011
Ultimate Combat playtest for the Pathfinder RPG
Rejoice Pathfinder fans! A new playtest had been given unto us to try out, this time around for the upcoming Ultimate Combat book. It’s an 18 page preview of three new alternate classes...
January 27, 2011
Review: The Book of Unremitting Horror
As a GM I love the horror genre. I think I have some talent for setting up a creepy atmosphere on the gaming table and I love confronting my players with unsettling mysteries....
January 25, 2011
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Letting go of that NPC
Attention: Slight rambling ahead, with a point to make about RPGs somewhere in there, you have been warned! I recently finished reading the Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson (that’s the girl with the...
January 24, 2011
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From the Kobold’s Lair
Recently I have posted about Open Design’s latest patronage project: Midgard! And while pondering if I should become patron myself, the plan to do an interview with the three designers formed in my...
January 24, 2011
Bridging the Gap part II
Back again with another tip on using something from a newer game in an older one. One of the biggest problems in most games has to be how the party got together and how...
January 20, 2011
Sandbox in Space
Last week I posted about my plans to run a Star Trek game sometime in the future. Focus of the campaign will be the adventures of the USS Daedalus (the first ship of...
January 18, 2011
Resolute, Adventurer & Genius has been released!
Blue Hex and Stargazer Games are proud to announce the release of Resolute, Adventurer & Genius, a roleplaying game of pulp action and adventure written by Andrew Modro and Jason Cabral, with visual...
January 17, 2011
Free Stuff Friday: Vikings & Valkyries
Some of you probably know Mazes & Minotaurs the old-school game which is much younger than it claims and which is set into Mythica, which is a mythic version of ancient Greece. Today...
January 14, 2011