A new version of the popular Legend of the Five Rings RPG is due out in the third quarter of this year. There will be a Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Core Rulebook, the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Dice Pack and the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game Master’s Kit. The […]
RPG Ideas: Running games in a historical context
Tim Chant is a gamer and author (and baker) based in Edinburgh. His latest project, The Frost Fair, asks ‘what if?’. What if history worked out slightly differently. Would the world be very different? Geek Native invited Tim to suggest some ideas for running RPGs in a historical context and he stepped up to the […]
8 Far East adventure RPGs battle it out for Year of the Monkey honours
February 8th 2016 is the Chinese New Year. It’ll be the Year of the Monkey, in fact, it’ll be the year of the Fire Monkey. As a rule of thumb the Chinese New Year follows the second new moon after the winter solstice. That’s the tradition. It’s less traditional to pick 8 Far East RPGs, […]
5 tips for GMs running Legend of the Five Rings – from L5R’s Lead Designer
Yesterday was International GM’s Day. To celebrate the people who make your roleplaying enjoyment possible DriveThru RPG launched their biggest sale of the year. The good news? It lasts for two weeks. Want big discounts? Check out the sale. One of the publishers in the sale is Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG). You’ll find lots of […]
An exclusive look inside A Gallery of Rogues
A Gallery of Rogues is a project from artist Eric Lofgren and the game designer Jim Pinto. Pinto created the World’s Largest Dungeon which sells on eBay for well over $100, King for a Day as well 7th Sea material and Legend of the Five Rings material. Logfren has worked for the lives of AEG, […]
Chronicle City calls in Dungeonslayers
Dungeonslayers is a popular RPG that you pay for – if you want. The game has an old school feel, level-based and fantasy but with a modern set of rules. The rules themselves aren’t very long – just 10 pages long. They’re also free as a download. Created by Christian Kenning in 2008 in Germany, […]
AEG launch Nightfall
AEG, the people who brought you the Legend of the Five Rings collectable card game, will be launching their new deck building game in 2011. In fact, AEG are really putting some oomph into promoting Nightfall. Watching Nightfall Game.com should be very rewarding to 100 players. From January the 1st to April 10 AEG will […]
RPG News: Talisman to be printed again | Echoes #4
These stories have been rounded up from all over the internet but many of them come from GamingReport which, as a partner site, remains GameWyrd’s number one choice for industry news. Direct quotes from GamingReport appear in blue text. Topics Talisman to be printed again. Gamma World makes a return. The End of the World […]