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Grenade stuff: A review of Nova RPG

January 2, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The fast-paced action of first-person shooters like the computer game Destiny is precisely what Nova (and LUMEN) try to recreate. They succeed.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gila, lumen, Nova, reviews, spencer campbell

D&D and Darkness: A review of Light of Winter

December 31, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a brief review of Lindsey Bonnette’s Light of Winter. Don’t read it if you might play the supernatural mystery.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, itch.io, reviews

Light touch; big flavour: A review of Soulbound: Champions of Order

December 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The core of the 140+ page book is the new Archetypes it offers through the vessel of sub-factions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, reviews, soulbound, soulbound: champions of order, warhammer

RPG review: Krampus says Punching Nazis is a free action

December 19, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“Krampus says Punching Nazis is a free action” is a one-page solo RPG. Fortunately, it’s not an ash-can.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: itch.io, reviews

Right for Reasons: A review of the Root RPG

December 15, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Getting the mood of the game right is critical. The art looks a bit cute, and while the Woodland is often in sombre autumnal colours, the animal-people are often highlights of colour.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: magpie games, powered by the apocalypse, reviews, root

Carve out the best bits: A review of Legacy of the Soul Flame

December 12, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You are never far from the rising dead in this tabletop game. Your characters next step have a high chance of being met by a grasping skeletal hand bursting from the snow.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: reviews

We know it is all true: A review of Learn to Speak Cat – Fake Mews

December 5, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Learn to Speak Cat: Fake Mews may be familiar to readers based in the UK. The series by Anthony Smith was a daily feature in the Metro.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: humour, reviews

Slightly supernatural: A review of The Dee Sanction

November 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

John Dee and Francis Walsingham, men with very different approaches and outlooks, run a secret agency for the Queen to protect the country from the rising supernatural threat.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: All Rolled Up, just crunch games, Paul Baldowski, reviews, the dee sanction

Creating a Cowboy Bebop mini with Hero Forge

November 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

My cunning plan was to see if I could use Hero Forge, a name loaded with fantasy overtones, to design and produce a mini for a future Cowboy Bebop tabletop game.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: Cowboy Bebop, hero forge, minis, reviews

Warhammer World Building: Forsaken and Lost

November 14, 2021 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

This month covers a setting, Wrath & Glory: Forsaken System Player’s Guide (PDF only), and an adventure book, Wrath & Glory: Litanies of The Lost (PDF only).

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, forsaken system player's guide, reviews, warhammer 40k, wrath & glory

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