The King commands! < PreviousWizards without CoatsNext > We need you to take out the hulking beast devouring our Java bean fields! Your saying an umber hulk on 3000 cups of coffee? Uh-oh! Sometimes, there are subtle details in a mission briefing that suggest potential complications. Thankfully, Umber Hulks are yet to develop […]
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Tall Tales of the Wee Folk
I have been playing Dungeons & Dragons for almost 25 years. In that time I have seen many supplements and adventures. If I had to choose my favorite then without a doubt it would be Tall Tales of the Wee Folk. This supplement was the first of four designed to allow players to select monsters […]
The pitch for the Accursed RPG: monsters as heroes
Authors John Dunn, Jason Marker and Ross Watson have teamed up to work on the Accursed RPG. This is a Savage Worlds game in which darkness has won and the only ones left to fight back are monsters.
Wizards without Coats: Trick or Treat
Happy Halloween! < PreviousWizards without CoatsNext > … um yeah, let me check my backpack and I’ll see what I got… Um, yeah! There are many reasons we should be thankful that monster races don’t get involved in Halloween. Lots. That said, can you imagine the knock on the door and a monstrous […]
404: Law Not Found – 3DTotal take robot madness to Kickstarter
A Kickstarter from the UK with free shipping to the US and the EU. Publisher 3DTotal has raised thousands on their first day on Kickstarter with 404: Law Not Found and are halfway to making their goal.
Burn, Baby, Burn: A Porphyry – World of the Burn Review
I had a strange experience at UK Games Expo, in Birmingham, earlier this year. While running a demo game, the voices at the next table frequently erupted in uproarious laughter and bubbling exuberance mildly disrupting our ability to hold cross-table conversation. At the end of my session, I checked with the neighbouring GM to see what […]
“Pay What You Want” RPG Part-Time Gods expands with Divine Instruments
You’ve got divine power. What do you do with it? Do you give up your mortal life and give into the power? Or do you try and lead a double life, carrying on this world but using your power as and when you think necessary? Part-Time Gods is an RPG from Third Eye Games that […]
It’s Clobberin’ Time! TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes Basic RPG
First, I would like to start this review with a little background. Several years ago I purchased TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes Basic Set off of eBay for a very reasonable price. I intended to start a campaign with some friends, but alas we never got around to it. Towards the end of the summer of […]
GM Inspiration: Aztec mummy
Need to terrorise your players with an undead horror they’ll recognise … and yet have it be worryingly different? Geek Native does like to share RPG ideas so let me try and address the challenge. What about an Aztec mummy? Whether your game world has an Egypt or Mexico (style country) or not it may […]
Steampunk in space? The Kromore 2145 RPG Kickstarter
[Back this Campaign] Raex Games has taken to Kickstarter to try and fun a 300+ colour hardback RPG. Kromore promises to take Victorian steampunk and evolve it to a space era epic. The promise is this; each back gets $20 or more worth of an exclusive play test within 30 days of the end of […]
