Genre Police: Nowt As Strange As Folk
Let's talk about what we're actually doing when we play a roleplaying game for a minute.
The Evil Hat gang announce Fate More
Evil Hat Productions has done well with Fate Core. A new Kickstarter shouldn’t be that surprising but there are some twists here. Fate More isn’t an expansion to Fate Core; it’s some new Fate Core books that need a Kickstarter to become physical rather than just digital.…
A sense of wonder in SF roleplaying games
Author Sarah Newton talks about what should really be at the heart of SF RPGs: the sense of wonder, and the conflict of great ideas. Sarah’s company, Mindjammer Press, is running a Kickstarter campaign, currently approaching x3 funding, for the next phase of the transhuman RPG.…
Invoking for Effect: A Review and Commentary on Fate Core
Recently, I was criticized for comparing every game out today to Fate Core. It’s not fair, I was told.
After some thought, I realized it was finally time to give Fate Core a review and explain why, exactly, I think this game is today’s standard-bearer for tabletop roleplaying, and why every game that’s come out since can and should be compared to it.…
Crestfallen RPG returns
Crestfallen was written 15 years ago and first released, for free, over the internet. This makes it something of a granddaddy of an RPG. Now White Rose Games have turned to Kickstarter to release a new edition with professional art.…
Break Out or Fall Out: review of Behind the Walls for Fate Core
Evil Hat Production has leveraged the power of Patreon and burgeoning support for Fate Core material to crank out some top notch supplements and adventures for their game. Unlike crowd-funding, which drives people to contribute toward a lump sum, the Patreon-model supports ongoing and regular content.…
I Can Haz Fate Core? A Review of The Secrets of Cats
Two of geek culture’s hottest trends today are the Fate Core roleplaying game, and cats doing just about anything. A merging of the two seems almost inevitable. Thankfully, The Secrets of Cats: A World of Adventure for Fate Core, by Richard Bellingham, does great justice to both subjects.…
Phoenix Outlaw find success with Smoke & Glass
This Kickstarter pitch has made its pledge target with still 24 days to go. At the time of writing over 160 gamers have backed this steampunk setting for Fate Core.
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There’s an interesting option early on in the pledge levels.…
Daring Comics Role-Playing Game
I like Daring Entertainment’s open and honest pitch for the Daring Comics RPG. They say things like;
Keep in mind, a Kickstarter is not a product pre-order. You are pledging money that will go into actual book production so that we can get it into your hands and into retail.…
Top selling RPGs this winter: D&D slips even lower
Industry watchers ICv2 have released their research on which RPGs sold best in the Winter of 2013. This data is based on interviews with retailers, distrubtors and manufacturers. It’ll be US-centric too.…
