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Free to Download: 9th Level Games release their Level 1 anthology for 2022

September 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Each year, as part of Free RPG Day, 9th Level publishes a set of indie games. Later, once Free RPG Day has passed, the company makes the collection available at DriveThruRPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 9th level games, free rpg day, free to download, Monica Valentinelli, Steffie de Vaan

Pelgrane Press announces The Yellow King Bestiary

September 24, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Yellow King Bestiary adds alien parasites, hungry buildings and war machines that hunt like wolf-packs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bestiary, daniel kwan, Monica Valentinelli, Pelgrane Press, the yellow king

Hunter: The Vigil funds a second edition

February 6, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Onyx Path Publishing has another Kickstarter, and it is for a fan favourite. The second edition of Hunter: The Vigil has already met its $25,000 target.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chronicles of darkness, Hunter: The Vigil, kickstarters, Monica Valentinelli, onyx path publishing

Monte Cook’s “Your Best Game Ever” gets Kickstarter better

August 10, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The game designer behind Numenera, Dungeons & Dragons core rules and loads others, Monte Cook, has a Kickstarter that is (at the time of writing) funded by 430%. They’ve just added more pledges. Your Best Game Ever! is a “tool book” for tabletop games, not of rules, but of tips. Gamers like Matt Colville, Matthew […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Eloy Lasanta, kickstarters, Matt Colville, Matthew Mercer, Monica Valentinelli, Monte Cook

Big Damn Shiny Heroes: A Review of Firefly Friends in Low Places

April 15, 2014 by Paul Baldowski 2 Comments

Firefly came and went like its insect namesake, but the series endures through a wide fan-base, comics, and various games. Rightly so, because in my opinion Firefly was a damned fine series that warrants the adoration it receives. Margaret Weis Productions has taken a stab at the ‘Verse before, presenting a Cortex-powered game based on […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: firefly, Monica Valentinelli, reviews, rpgs, serenity

MWP’s Monica Valentinelli addresses Firefly RPG questions

November 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native’s already dug into the differences between the Firefly RPG and the Serentiy RPG. We get it; different companies issue the rights. It also seems clear why so many fans don’t get it or don’t care to get it. We’re talking the same mythos. We’re talking versions of Cortex. I suspect this will be […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dark horse, firefly, firefly rpg, Margaret Weis Productions, Monica Valentinelli

Who scares the best? Top 10 best Horror sellers at DriveThru Fiction

October 23, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

DriveThru Fiction is the sister site to DriveThru RPG. It doesn’t take a natural 20 on an Int Roll to work out that the online shop sells books and might be a good guide to what gamers are buying. With help from One Book Shelf, the site’s owners, we’ve had a look at the best […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Arc Dream Publishing, cthulhu, Delta Green, Dennis Detwiller, Greg Stolze, halloween, horror, Joseph Carriker, Kenneth Hite, lovecraft, Matthew McFarland, Monica Valentinelli, Pelgrane Press, Ray Winniger, Rob Heinsoo, robin d laws, white wolf, world of darkness

How to get the exclusive Gaming in the ‘Verse: a Firefly RPG Preview

May 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Update: There’s been a price drop on this preorder. If you’ve bought already; you’ll get credit. Margaret Weis Productions announced an exclusive Gen Con product for their new Firefire license. You can pre-order and pick up at Gen Con or get it delivered to your door. Gen Con will be held some 6,043 klicks from […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: drivethrurpg, firefly, firefly rpg, gen con, Margaret Weis, Margaret Weis Productions, Monica Valentinelli

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

Vampire: The Requiem Halloween Sale

October 22, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

White Wolf have kicked off the Halloween season with a sale at DriveThruRPG for Vampire: The Requiem. The sale includes Blood Sorcery by Benjamin Baugh, David Brookshadow, David A Hill Jr and Travis Stout. The book includes a flexible new system for blood sorcery, letting you build and enact your own rituals, Threnodies as sacrificial […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: halloween, Monica Valentinelli, sale, Vampire: The Requiem, white wolf, world of darkness

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