Crypts and Things
When it comes to the Old-School Renaissance I have some mixed feelings. On the one hand I enjoy the simple old-school charm of games like Swords & Wizardry or X-Plorers, but on the...
March 23, 2011
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Breaking the d20 Paradigm
“Dear d20 System, we’ve had a good run you and me… No, no relax, this is NOT that conversation. I am not breaking up with you! I just think we should see other...
March 22, 2011
Open Design’s 5th Anniversary Sale
Yesterday Wolfgang Baur’s Open Design celebrated it’s 5th anniversary. To celebrate this there’s a special sale that ends on Thursday March 24th. During this time you get a 50% discount on the following...
March 21, 2011
Wizards of the Coast, please reconsider your PDF policy!
In April 2009 Wizards of the Coast stopped all sales of PDFs. The reasons are still not 100% clear but there was always some talk about piracy. Almost two years later there are...
March 17, 2011
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Stars Without Number POD Unboxing!
When I first discovered RPG e-books they changed my life! Well that may be a bit of hyperbole, but they definitely changed my gaming experience. Gaming supplements on PDF opened the door to...
March 16, 2011
Interview with Green Ronin’s Jon Leitheusser
Anyone who is a fan of Mutants & Masterminds or DC ADVENTURES has probably seen the Threat Reports that Green Ronin has been putting out lately. Threat Reports are 99 cent downloadable PDFs for Mutants...
March 15, 2011
Bachelor Party RPG!
“Rick Gassko is settling down… But before he walks down the aisle with Debbie he’s having on last fling. Accompanied by his friends, some dice, the Necronomicon and his favorite game designer and...
March 14, 2011
L5R 4th Edition Core Rulebook – Full Review
Today, I’m proud to bring you my complete review of the Legend of the Five Rings 4th Edition Core Rulebook. L5R, produced by the folks at the Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG), has been...
March 11, 2011
Alternity memories…
The recent post by HyenaSpotz about the Alternity RPG really struck home! I was a big fan of the game when it came out and his terrific review of the game brought back...
March 10, 2011
Mutants & Masterminds 3rd edition Unboxing
Today was a pretty cool day. I swung by the postoffice after work to pick up the mail and found a box waiting for me. It was my copy of Mutants & Masterminds...
March 9, 2011
[Dungeonslayers] Caera map created with CC3
It’s always amazing what talented people can do with tools like Campaign Cartographer 3. And undoubtedly ProFantasy’s Ralf Schemmann is no amateur when it comes to map making. He recently created this beautiful...
March 9, 2011
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
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
All Wrapped Up: My World Building Wrap-Up Post
So, since my world building series has now wrapped up, it seems appropriate to put together a little article linking to all of the posts in this series and provide you some links...
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
World Building Part 10 – The End of the World as We Know It?
Well, all good things have to come to an end. This will be my final post in this series on World Building. I think it has been a pretty fun ride. I hope...
March 3, 2011