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Monica Valentinelli on the difference between the Firefly RPG and the Serenity RPG Free to Download: 20 RPG goodies for #TableTopDay Wizards without Coats: Adventure Cards Awesome Pathfinder Dungeoneer’s Handbook frieze Free to Download: Solar Echoes Orientation Guide

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Monica Valentinelli on the difference between the Firefly RPG and the Serenity RPG

March 28, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Monica Valentinelli is a game designer, writer, and consultant who will have responsibility on Margaret Weis Productions recently announced Firefly RPG line as both a writer and brand manager. Valentinelli has worked on “All Flesh Must Be Eaten”, “Ninja Burger”, “Strange, Dead Love,” and Posthuman’s Studio’s “Rimward” among others. She was the Marketing Director for […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cortex, firefly, firefly rpg, Joss Whedon, Margaret Weis, Margaret Weis Productions, Monica Valentinelli, sci-fi, Steve Jackson Games

Free to Download: 20 RPG goodies for #TableTopDay

March 27, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“Support International #TableTopDay and grab the free to download RPG Bundle” At the start of the month Geek Native listedd 10 reasons to support International TableTop Day. Here’s a pretty impressive 11th reason; The Table Top Day bundle with more than 20 free RPG Downloads. The deal comes from DriveThru RPG who are now on board […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, doctor who, drivethrurpg, free to download, International TableTop Day, Monte Cook, Ptolus, sales

Wizards without Coats: Adventure Cards

March 27, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Welcome to V Shane’s “Wizards without Coats” comic strip.   < PreviousWizards without Coats Next >  I’m tellin’ ya, in my days we would wipe out an evil overlord, & ranksack his dungeon, all in an afternoon. All kids want to do these days is sit around and play cards, what’s adventuring coming to? Kids […]

Filed Under: Comics, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humour, v shane, wizards without coats

Awesome Pathfinder Dungeoneer’s Handbook frieze

March 27, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You’ll need to wrestle with this image to see it entirely. It may once have been the practise to have works of art that started at one wall of a castle or noble house and which then reached their way around, telling a story as they went, but it’s extremely rare now. However, that’s exactly […]

Filed Under: Art, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Paizo Publishing, pathfinder

Free to Download: Solar Echoes Orientation Guide

March 25, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Corefun have made their Orientation Guide to their fast paced, tactics based, sci-fi RPG Solar Echoes free to download. The PDF includes a combat tutorial in which two characters face off against a security drone, testing different moves and attacks over three rounds of combat. The guide includes maps for each round that illustrate character […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: corefun, free to download, sci-fi, solar echoes

Chris Pramas: Green Ronin survived the theft of $100,000 and now deals directly with George R. R. Martin

March 25, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Chris Pramas is the President of Green Ronin Publishing and veteran of the roleplaying industry. He’s worked for Wizards of the Coast, signed deals with George R. R. Martin and is currently mid-Kickstarter with Freeport: The City of Adventure for the Pathfinder RPG. In this interview we’re reminded that Green Ronin had a whirlwind of […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blue rose, dc comics, dragon age, Evil Hat Productions, fate core, Felicia Day, freeport, game of thrones, geek & sundry, gencon, George R. R. Martin, green ronin, kickstarters, pathfinder, Wil Wheaton

Mutant Chronicles RPG makes a return

March 24, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Already busy with a super successful Kickstarter project for Achtung! Cthulhu, British based Modiphius have announced Mutant Chronicles: Dark Symmetry. This will be the 3rd edition, a complete re-write of the 2nd edition, that’ll use d20s with a new approach to the system. The first release, due in Autumn 2013, is Mutant Chronicles: Dark Symmetry […]

Filed Under: Music, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Birch, kickstarters, Modiphius, mutant chronicles, sci-fi

Wicked Fantasy to rewrite classic fantasy races

March 24, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

[Back this Campaign] John Wick’s Wicked Fantasy is a suppliment for the Pathfinder RPG that promises to revive the classic fantasy races. In the pitch video Wick explains they took each of the classic fantasy races, worked out what makes them special and then ramps that aspect up to 11. I’ve lots of sympathy for […]

Filed Under: Music, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: John Wick, kickstarters, pathfinder

How cats play Magic: The Gathering

March 24, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ever tried to have a game of Magic: The Gathering only to find your cat has other ideas? It’s not uncommon problem.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cats, humour, magic the gathering

Swords and Wizardry Monstrosities review

March 23, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Swords and Wizardry Monstrosities is the largest ever compilation of monsters for Swords & Wizardry from Frog God Games. There are 186 new monsters and hundreds of older monsters from the first edition of the game and they’re all in one place. Swords and Wizardry itself dates back to the 1970s and Frog God Games’ version […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dave Arneson, frog god games, Gary Gygax, monsters, reviews, Swords & Wizardry

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