Review: Alternity
Alternity, by Bill Slavicsek and Richard Baker, is a science-fiction role-playing game released in 1998 by TSR (now Wizards of the Coast). It bills itself as “a framework for all kinds of contemporary...
March 8, 2011
Other Systems
Player Advice: Make your character come alive!
This post came out of a conversation I was having with Michael over IM about my nick, Sunglar. I actually came up with the name for a story I wrote in 8th grade,...
March 7, 2011
Dying Earth is back with a vengeance!
Some time ago Pelgrane Press lost the license to produce the Dying Earth RPG based on Jack Vance’s classic novels. Recently they reacquired the license and to celebrate this, the Complete Dying Earth...
March 4, 2011
Free Stuff Friday: Redbox Hack
It’s Friday and it’s time to give you some more free stuff! This week’s Free Stuff is: Redbox Hack Nothing is better than a free game! I discovered Redbox Hack while looking for...
March 4, 2011
Crazy Campaign Chronicles: Defenders of the Earth Redux or a Very Pulpy Future!
Introductory note: As Game Master I constantly get ideas for new campaigns. I take notes and file them away on the hopes of one day retaking them. But since I don’t role-play 24/7...
March 2, 2011
Attributes? We need no stinking attributes! Or do we?
For the last few days I have pondered about attributes in roleplaying game. Most of them use a set of attributes that describe the basic physical and mental capabilities of a character. Basically...
March 1, 2011
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
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
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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
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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