This prompt might seem familiar if you’ve ever played a computer RPG in which you’ve been able to name your character. You might be told something like this; Choose a name for your character. Choose wisely, as it can’t be changer later. Of course… roleplayers don’t often take well to the word can’t and that […]
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Magic the Gathering turned into card art
A geek with art skill at level 10! Panovanator’s tumblr is full of impressive art. These Magic the Gathering cards are just one post; the result of a causual “Hey, let’s try this” idea. They look incredible. I think my favourite is the Planes card. The Magic: The Gathering feel is still there. You can […]
Adventure Awaits: A review of the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set
Wizards of the Coast have made the Basic Rules for D&D 5e available for free in PDF form. That’s great news for gamers but the document is bare bones, without illustration, and it could be argued such a presentation isn’t for beginners. If you’re curious about D&D, have no previous experience in the hobby but […]
Superhero Week: The Mutants and Masterminds interview
The annual Superhero Week superhero RPG battles (2012 & 2013) have shown Green Ronin does a great job. Gamers rate Mutants and Masterminds very highly. Although this year Green Ronin doesn’t have a new superhero in wrestling ring the publisher has been very busy. I caught up with Jon Leitheusser and Steve Kenson to talk […]
Superhero Week: 6 Tips for running a Better Better Angels Game
Caleb Stokes is the author if No Security: Horror Scenarios in the Great Depression. This is a five star collection of scenarios suitable for a range of tabletop RPGs set in 1930s America. Over on Roleplaying Public Radio his Better Angels campaign called “The Spared and the Spoiled” caught the attention of Arc Dream Publihing […]
Free to Download: D&D Basic Rules
The disclaimer on the free to download edition of Dungeons & Dragons released today reads; Disclaimer: Wizards of the Coast is not responsible for the consequences of splitting up the party, sticking appendages in the mouth of a leering green devil face, accepting a dinner invitation from bugbears, storming the feast hall of a hill […]
Superhero Week: An exclusive peak at ICONS – The Assembled Edition
Bring on the Bad Guys! As you may well know, the “Assembled Edition” of Icons Superpowered Roleplaying became available for pre-orders at the beginning of this week, along with going on sale in electronic format on DriveThruRPG and RPGNow. Green Ronin Publishing is printing and distributing the print edition of the book, a 232-page full-color […]
Superhero Week: Bored with traditional hero RPGs? Can you go Awesome?
Ross Howell of Sharkpunch Studios is the designer of The Awesome System. The game is available for ten bucks at DriveThru RPG and uses a lot of D6. The Awesome System wasn’t written specifically to handle superheroes but does offer that high-octane movie-romp style of game play. I wondered whether the system could be used […]
Tabletop RPG perfect? Glass and river cartography tables
Could Greg Klassen’s range of cleverly designed tables that use the natural flow of wood be the gaming table you’ve been looking for? Klassen embeds glass rivers into the cut surfaces of discarded trees. The effect is wonderful. You can buy online, too if you’re able to treat yourself. (Via Christopher Jobson at Colossal)
Weapons and their Pet Heroes: A Review of Wield
Think of an example where a story has been driven by the conflicting purpose of two personalities. Now, think of an example where one of those two competing forces of intent belonged to an inanimate object. Not a plot device… never something so tame and relatively goal-free. You might have thought of Aladdin and the […]
