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The ENnies 2020 winners have been announced, and a doom metal art RPG won Best Product of the Year

August 1, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hosts Misha Bushyager, Kenneth Hite, Robin D. Laws, Mike Pondsmith and Chris Spivey quickly got to grips with the format, although it was a steep learning curve.

The 2020 ENnies will continue despite Gen Con 2020 being cancelled

May 19, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There will be a live stream of the wards at 8pm on the 30th of July and the event will be hosted by Ken Hite and Robin Laws.

HeroQuest offers up QuestWorlds SRD

April 21, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The QuestWorlds SRD is an evolution of the 2000 Hero Wars game by Robin D Laws. Hero Wars was revised as HeroQuest in 2003, then republished in 2009 and then in 2015 the system was used in Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha.

The Yellow King RPG has finally manifested

April 15, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Written and designed by Robin D Laws, The Yellow King RPG is a GUMSHOE game inspired by Robert W. Chambers' short stories.

Vapourware and murder: the curse of the Alas Vegas Kickstarter

December 16, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood 5 Comments

People I knew started dying in ways that were weirdly connected to things I’d written into the game.

20% off for the August 20th birthday: Lovecraft turns 128

August 19, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

August 20th is H. P. Lovecraft’s 128th birthday. Despite the writer’s racist views, strong even for his time, he has become a major influence on modern horror. The OneBookShelf family are offering 20% off on a wide range of Cthulhu, Great Old One and Lovecraft flavoured items for the next few days.…

Robin D Laws promises absolutely awesome Feng Shui 2

September 18, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Feng Shui is a game I hear a lot about… but have never played. Watch out for this Kickstarter pitch when Robin D Laws points out that the original Feng Shui might not be the game you remember.…

Now I Suspect You of Weaselry: A Review of The Gaean Reach

September 5, 2014 by Paul Baldowski Leave a Comment

I must admit to having only a fleeting exposure to the works of Jack Vance, though I’m currently seeking to correct that by reading more of his work. For many, Vance has a strong link various editions of Dungeons & Dragons, where the mechanisms for spell-casting owe a debt to his Dying Earth books.…

RPG Ideas: Noteboards are perfect for maps

December 24, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can see where I’m going wit this suggestion; I hope. Noteboards (US, CA | UK) would be perfect for any gamer group who likes to mock up maps for models to help visualise combat.…

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.…

The ENnies 2020 winners have been announced, and a doom metal art RPG won Best Product of the Year

The 2020 ENnies will continue despite Gen Con 2020 being cancelled

HeroQuest offers up QuestWorlds SRD

The Yellow King RPG has finally manifested

Vapourware and murder: the curse of the Alas Vegas Kickstarter

20% off for the August 20th birthday: Lovecraft turns 128

Robin D Laws promises absolutely awesome Feng Shui 2

Now I Suspect You of Weaselry: A Review of The Gaean Reach

RPG Ideas: Noteboards are perfect for maps

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

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