D&D or Pathfinder? That’s a question which has done the rounds. The market stats from ICv2 seem to have been telling a consistent story over recent years; Pathfinder rises and Dungeons & Dragons drops. The latest survey suggested D&D was in 4th place. There’s a catch though. It’s not just that few groups were buying […]
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Do these winning natural 20s remind you of any GMs?
Shared to Imgur by Foxisaac with the question “Is there anything a natural 20 can’t do?”. Foxisaac may be the creator but the Imgur community has evolved primative concepts such as credit.
The Last Parsec and Eris Beta-V
The Last Parsec is a Savage Worlds sci-fi from Shane Hensley’s Pinnacle Entertainment. As this post goes live there’s still about three weeks to run and the Kickstarter is about %600 funded. That’s about $48,000 raised on an $8,000 ask. Since races, technology, ships, creatures and core elements like that are part of the required […]
A New Way for an Old System: A Review of Nova Praxis, Savage Worlds Edition
For those of you who just want to hear the bottom line, here it is: Nova Praxis: Savage Worlds Edition is more or less exactly what you would expect. If you like the freaky transhuman setting but don’t like the Fate system, then the Savage Worlds take on it may be more your cup of […]
Which matters most in armour? Armour class or embarrassment?
You’ve found earned a new set of armour and it offers more defence than your current set. Do you put it on? Which would you do? Armour class or avoid the embarrassment of having to wear stupid clothes? Image credit says Joyreactor. So maybe the comic strip above is an original piece created by them. […]
Will it be a spooky success? Chill 3rd edition goes to Kickstarter
Halloween is at the end of this month. Come Halloween we’ll known whether Matthew McFarland’s 4 Kickstarter is successful. This time round his Growling Door Games is attempting to bring about the return of Chill. [Back this Campaign] I’m a fan of games like this. Whispering Vault, Kult… and even Beyond the Supernatural are all […]
A look inside the Ultimum RPG
Ultimum is a tabletop RPG by Paradigm Publishing. A mix of the computer game Borderlands, with Pathfinder and even a spot of Minecraft set on Earth a million years into the future the game has a distinct art style. Never heard of it? Ultimum isn’t out yet. The Kickstarter isn’t even live but if the […]
“Wild elf” LARP costume as good as any cosplay
This outfit isn’t cosplay as such; it’s a LARP costume. These pictures show Lenora of Lenora Design as her character in the LARP group Aurerijahr. Here’s what Lenora had to say; “I´m playing this character as part of our LARP-group “Aurerijahr”. I love this role, because it is a great acting challenge for me… and […]
The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Review: A Peculiarly Amazing RPG
This week I reviewed The Ministry Initiative: The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. Before I dig into the meat of the review I have a couple of things I’d like to note. First, I’m a systems person. If you read the Age of Electrotech review, you already know what I’m going to say next; I’m going […]
The weakest class will thrive with The Adequate Commoner
J.M. Perkins has a great idea for Pathfinder and other RPGs. This isn’t a sourcebook that brings in even more powers. This is a sourcebook, if published, that will look at the weakest class in the game. [Back this Campaign] The Kickstarter asks for $2,500. It’s going to hit that goal so it’s a good […]
