Recent content by iamarogue

I don't have firm data to back it up, but I'd say so. Their business model is quite unsustainable (hardcover releases every month or two). They positioned themselves as an alternative to D&D 4e which worked out well until 5e came out. Since then, Pathfinder sales took a nosedive. Not saying it's...

I think it's plateauing to a certain extent. I am a retailer and have been in business for 20 years. We saw marked growth over the past, say, 5 years and have tripled our staff as a result. But this year (2018) we only just barely surpassed the previous year's sales figures and in fact some...

What about Dread RPG? It would be great for a Halloween one-shot: https://dreadthegame.wordpress.com/

5 out of 5 rating for Monster of the Week If you want to play a game in the vein of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, the X-Files, Supernatural, or Scooby-Doo, this is the game for you. The game uses the Apocalypse World Engine rules. Each player selects a "Playbook" which is essentially an...

4 out of 5 rating for Shadowrun: Crossfire Shadowrun: Crossfire is a cooperative deck-building game with built-in character progression and what you would call a campaign mode. You choose from one of four roles (Decker, Street Samurai, Face, Mage) and on the surface they look quite similar but...

4 out of 5 rating for Atomic Robo: The Roleplaying Game Atomic Robo has a great style. It begins with an introduction of what it is: Action Science! You know how Indiana Jones is an archaeologist and he is always getting shot at and escaping traps and doing exciting things, and then you watch...

Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition

I'm starting to run a game of WotBS for D&D 5th Edition and I think it seems perfectly logical to make custom backgrounds that tie the character to the game. I've developed a bunch for my game and I'm happy to share them here, with the community. Note that there are probably a few things a bit...