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<blockquote data-quote="Egg Embry" data-source="post: 8410174" data-attributes="member: 6808965"><p><a href="https://www.originsgamefair.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Origins Game Fair</strong></a> returns to Columbus, Ohio after taking 2020 off. This year, the convention was pushed back from its traditional dates to September 30th through October 3rd to, among other considerations, give gamers more opportunity to get vaccinated against the pandemic. I’ve talked about what to expect with the return of the 2021 convention scene (<a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/will-you-attend-a-gaming-convention-in-2021-part-one/" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/will-you-attend-a-gaming-convention-in-2021-part-two/" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/will-you-attend-a-gaming-convention-in-2021-part-three/" target="_blank">here</a>). As we’ve experienced <strong>UK Games Expo</strong> and <strong>Gen Con</strong>, it’s time to return to <strong>Origins</strong>.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]144506[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Going into the convention, there are a number of <a href="https://www.originsgamefair.com/events" target="_blank">tabletop roleplaying </a><a href="https://www.originsgamefair.com/events" target="_blank">adventures running at the convention</a>. At a show the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/gen-con-2019-reports-12-growth-maintains-1-spot.666605/" target="_blank">size of </a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/gen-con-2019-reports-12-growth-maintains-1-spot.666605/" target="_blank"><strong>Origins</strong></a>, there are too many gaming sessions to play them all, but there are several that piqued my interest. In this article, I share a few of the games that I’m playing or wish I had the time to sit in on. While I don’t pay tribute to the many sessions of <strong><em>Dungeons & Dragons</em></strong> and <strong><em>Pathfinder</em></strong> that <strong>Origins</strong> offers, be assured there are numerous options across the editions to support their fanbases. The games listed here were selected because they’re coming to <strong>Kickstarter</strong> soon, or they’re solid, popular games, or I’ve done an interview or article related to the project and I’m happy to see them flourish.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]144507[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game" target="_blank"><strong><em>CHE</em></strong></a><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game" target="_blank"><strong><em>W: The Roleplaying Game</em></strong></a><strong> (</strong><a href="https://bladesinthedark.com/node/33" target="_blank"><strong><em>Forged in the Dark</em></strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADVENTURE TITLE</strong>: FDA Case File: Cock Holster</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS</strong>: <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/11804/Imagining-Games&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Imagining Games</strong></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?</strong> Coming to <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game" target="_blank"><strong>Kickstarter</strong></a><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game" target="_blank"> on 10/5/21 at 9 EDT</a>, this RPG adapts the <a href="https://amzn.to/39E41V6" target="_blank"><strong>Image Comic</strong></a><a href="https://amzn.to/39E41V6" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://amzn.to/39E41V6" target="_blank">series </a><a href="https://amzn.to/39E41V6" target="_blank">of the same name</a>. I’m a fan of the comic because it is so zany: Detective Tony Chu gets psychic impressions from anything he eats, often that means he can see its history. To solve a murder, he just needs to eat some of the corpse. Simple. And gross. The comic expands from that baseline running with the concept until there are vampires and super chickens and so much food you’ll choke. Expect foodies and foes to be the prime content for this convention game. On top of that, the sessions are run by the RPG author and the publisher, which is a win. I’m expecting <strong><em>Chew</em></strong> to offer a fun session.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]144508[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/heeroicstudiosgaming/photos/a.145500814079951/269395901690441/" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Few and Cursed RPG</em></strong></a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADVENTURE TITLE</strong>: Murder of Crows</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS</strong>: <strong>Rock Manor Games</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND</strong>: John McGuire, who co-wrote <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/321724/Loves-Labours-Liberated" target="_blank"><strong><em>Love’s Labour’s Liberated</em></strong></a> with me, <a href="http://tesseraguild.com/kickstart-the-comic-the-few-and-cursed-3/" target="_blank">reviewed the comic this RPG is based on at the </a><a href="http://tesseraguild.com/kickstart-the-comic-the-few-and-cursed-3/" target="_blank"><strong>Tessera Guild</strong></a>. John and I will be at the demo, both of us interested in seeing how this project translates into tabletop.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?</strong> Another comic book series come to tabletop RPG, <a href="https://amzn.to/3i87dNd" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Few and Cursed</em></strong></a> features an alternate 1910 that is 70 years post the apocalypse in a world rolled back to the Wild West where water is gone and demons roam. For the tabletop RPG version, I’m expecting a dry world of gunfights and monsters and I’m interested in how it compares to the source material.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]144509[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/245017/Mothership-Players-Survival-Guide&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Mothership</em></strong></a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADVENTURE TITLE</strong>: Vita Nova</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS</strong>: Story Games Columbus</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?</strong> <strong><em>Mothership</em></strong> is one of the hot sci-fi RPGs, this one sporting two 2019 <a href="https://ennie-awards.com/" target="_blank"><strong>ENnie Awards</strong></a>. I’ve played a few sessions and enjoy the concepts behind the game. That said, I’m always interested in seeing another GM run a game I’m into to learn how they compose the rules and check out any house rules. Because of all of those factors, this would be a neat session to sit in on.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]144510[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/229713/Misspent-Youth-12&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Misspent Youth RPG</em></strong></a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADVENTURE TITLE</strong>: Rebels With a Cause</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>COMPANY LISTED AS RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS</strong>: <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4407/Fragging-Unicorns-Games&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Fragging Unicorns Games</strong></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND</strong>: I <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/leaving-the-game-an-interview-with-robert-bohl.673142/" target="_blank">interviewed Robert Bohl</a> at <strong>EN World</strong> about the RPG as well as his exit from tabletop RPGs.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?</strong> This is a sci-fi dystopian future RPG in which you and your teenage friends rebel against an oppressive regime. The table creates the enemy, then they work together to stop it. When Robert Bohl, creator of <strong><em>Misspent Youth</em></strong>, decided to exit RPGs, I picked up a copy of his work. Another company purchased the intellectual property so I’m expecting a relaunch of this game in the future. Before that time, I’d like to sit in on a game and fight against the system!</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]144511[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/294795/The-Excellents&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Excellents</em></strong></a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADVENTURE TITLE</strong>: Demo of the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4797/9th-Level-Games/subcategory/9129_38046/POLYMORPH&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Powered by Polymorph</em></strong></a> system and setting</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS</strong>: <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4797/9th-Level-Games&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>9th Level Games</strong></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND</strong>: I interviewed <a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/the-excellents-rpg-an-interview-with-chris-oneill-and-adriel-wilson-9th-level-games/" target="_blank">Chris O’Neill and Adriel Wilson about </a><a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/the-excellents-rpg-an-interview-with-chris-oneill-and-adriel-wilson-9th-level-games/" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Excellents</em></strong></a> at <strong>d20 Radio</strong> and we <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/" target="_blank">discussed the </a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/" target="_blank"><strong><em>P</em></strong></a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/" target="_blank"><strong><em>owered by P</em></strong></a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/" target="_blank"><strong><em>olymorph</em></strong></a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/" target="_blank"> system and </a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/" target="_blank"><strong><em>MAZES</em></strong></a> at <strong>EN World</strong>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?</strong> I’ve talked to Heather and Chris O’Neill about their projects several times, and I’m excited to get a chance to roll that die! I’m interested to see how the <strong><em>Polymorph</em></strong> system works in the wild. I want to pick my [single] die and start rolling. Add to that, it’s <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/294795/The-Excellents&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Excellents</em></strong></a>, a Princess Leia meets <strong><em>Princesses of Power</em></strong> concept where you have a sword, crown, and you have to defend your land. I’m sold!</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]144512[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4329/Modiphius/subcategory/8425_30667/Kult&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Kult: Divinity Lost</em></strong></a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADVENTURE TITLE</strong>: Tattered Shadows</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS</strong>: Lurking Fears</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?</strong> Switching from a family friendly RPG like <strong><em>The Excellents</em></strong>, I’m looking at the latest edition of <strong><em>Kult</em></strong>. This project uses a highly customized version of the <strong><em>Powered by the Apocalypse</em></strong> system to tell tales of the edges of reality, as those that look beyond it find the horrors that are the hidden underpinnings of our world. I’ve wanted to try out this system and this year there are not that many <strong><em>World of Darkness/Chronicles of Darkness</em></strong> offerings to play, so <strong><em>Kult: Divinity Lost</em></strong> should fill that need for dark horror nicely.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]144513[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/155572/Shadow-of-the-Demon-Lord&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Shadow of the Demon Lord</em></strong></a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADVENTURE TITLE</strong>: Dead by Dawn</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS</strong>: Angry Bob Games</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?</strong> I’ve had many fans recommend <strong><em>Shadow of the Demon Lord</em></strong> to me and I’ve wanted to try it for many years. In the sea of fantasy RPGs that we love and play, I’m always interested in projects that come highly recommended. My hope is to join in the <strong>SotDL</strong> fun and learn some of the secrets of Robert J. Schwalb’s RPG.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]144514[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/83854/Dread&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Dread</em></strong></a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADVENTURE TITLE</strong>: Victim's Choice</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS</strong>: Lurking Fears</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?</strong> I want to play an RPG with a <strong>Jenga tower</strong> as the randomizer! For those that don’t know <strong><em>Dread</em></strong>, any time you’d go to dice to decide your character’s fate in a normal RPG, you pull a block from the <strong>Jenga tower </strong>in this one. If it topples, bad things occur. I have the physical coordination of hair in a windstorm which means this game would live up to its name for me. That said, I tried to get into one of the later games but could not. Hopefully I’ll have better luck tumbling the tower next year!</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]144515[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/536/Green-Ronin-Publishing/subcategory/1487_2064/Mutants--Masterminds&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Mutants & Masterminds</em></strong></a></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADVENTURE TITLE</strong>: Titan City Chronicles: Big Trouble in Little Moscow</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS</strong>: Matinee Adventures</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND</strong>: At <strong>EN World</strong>, I <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/mutants-masterminds-patreon-an-interview-with-green-ronin-publishing.678103/" target="_blank">interviewed Crystal Frasier and Steve Kenson about the </a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/mutants-masterminds-patreon-an-interview-with-green-ronin-publishing.678103/" target="_blank"><strong>Green Ronin’s </strong></a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/mutants-masterminds-patreon-an-interview-with-green-ronin-publishing.678103/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Mutants & Masterminds</em></strong></a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/mutants-masterminds-patreon-an-interview-with-green-ronin-publishing.678103/" target="_blank"><strong> Patreon</strong></a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?</strong> I played a convention game set in the Golden Age of <strong>DC </strong>using<strong> M&M</strong> rules at <strong>Gen Con</strong> 2019. At <strong>Origins Game Fair 2021</strong>, there are a number of <strong>M&M</strong> games and I feel the universe lends itself to convention one-shots. I wish I had the time to sit in on another one, playing superheroes is fun and I enjoy the <strong>M&M</strong> system so I expect this to go over for every player at the table.</li> </ul><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p></p><p>I look forward to the games at <strong>Origins</strong> and hope every player has a great time. If you’re interested in reading more about what will be at <a href="https://www.originsgamefair.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Origins </strong></a><a href="https://www.originsgamefair.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Game Fair 2021</strong></a>, check out my article at <strong>d20 Radio</strong> where <a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/origins-game-fair-2021-is-coming/" target="_blank">I talk to </a><a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/origins-game-fair-2021-is-coming/" target="_blank"><strong>Chaosium, Steve Jackson Games, 9</strong></a><a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/origins-game-fair-2021-is-coming/" target="_blank"><strong>th</strong></a><a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/origins-game-fair-2021-is-coming/" target="_blank"><strong> Level Games, Atlas, Infinite Black, Gooey Cube,</strong></a><a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/origins-game-fair-2021-is-coming/" target="_blank"> and more about what they’ll have at the show</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.originsgamefair.com/" target="_blank">#originsgamefair</a></p><p></p><p><em>Disclosure: While Egg Embry pays for his travel, hotel, and food, certain conventions discussed in this article provide complimentary entry to their cons because he registers as a member of the press/media. Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG and Amazon.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Egg Embry, post: 8410174, member: 6808965"] [URL='https://www.originsgamefair.com/'][B]Origins Game Fair[/B][/URL] returns to Columbus, Ohio after taking 2020 off. This year, the convention was pushed back from its traditional dates to September 30th through October 3rd to, among other considerations, give gamers more opportunity to get vaccinated against the pandemic. I’ve talked about what to expect with the return of the 2021 convention scene ([URL='http://www.d20radio.com/main/will-you-attend-a-gaming-convention-in-2021-part-one/']here[/URL], [URL='http://www.d20radio.com/main/will-you-attend-a-gaming-convention-in-2021-part-two/']here[/URL], and [URL='http://www.d20radio.com/main/will-you-attend-a-gaming-convention-in-2021-part-three/']here[/URL]). As we’ve experienced [B]UK Games Expo[/B] and [B]Gen Con[/B], it’s time to return to [B]Origins[/B]. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Origins Game Fair Logo.png"]144506[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Going into the convention, there are a number of [URL='https://www.originsgamefair.com/events']tabletop roleplaying [/URL][URL='https://www.originsgamefair.com/events']adventures running at the convention[/URL]. At a show the [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/gen-con-2019-reports-12-growth-maintains-1-spot.666605/']size of [/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/gen-con-2019-reports-12-growth-maintains-1-spot.666605/'][B]Origins[/B][/URL], there are too many gaming sessions to play them all, but there are several that piqued my interest. In this article, I share a few of the games that I’m playing or wish I had the time to sit in on. While I don’t pay tribute to the many sessions of [B][I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I][/B] and [B][I]Pathfinder[/I][/B] that [B]Origins[/B] offers, be assured there are numerous options across the editions to support their fanbases. The games listed here were selected because they’re coming to [B]Kickstarter[/B] soon, or they’re solid, popular games, or I’ve done an interview or article related to the project and I’m happy to see them flourish. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Chew RPG.jpg"]144507[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game'][B][I]CHE[/I][/B][/URL][URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game'][B][I]W: The Roleplaying Game[/I][/B][/URL][B] ([/B][URL='https://bladesinthedark.com/node/33'][B][I]Forged in the Dark[/I][/B][/URL][B])[/B] [LIST] [*][B]ADVENTURE TITLE[/B]: FDA Case File: Cock Holster [*][B]COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS[/B]: [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/11804/Imagining-Games&affiliate_id=814082'][B]Imagining Games[/B][/URL] [*][B]WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?[/B] Coming to [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game'][B]Kickstarter[/B][/URL][URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game'] on 10/5/21 at 9 EDT[/URL], this RPG adapts the [URL='https://amzn.to/39E41V6'][B]Image Comic[/B][/URL][URL='https://amzn.to/39E41V6'] [/URL][URL='https://amzn.to/39E41V6']series [/URL][URL='https://amzn.to/39E41V6']of the same name[/URL]. I’m a fan of the comic because it is so zany: Detective Tony Chu gets psychic impressions from anything he eats, often that means he can see its history. To solve a murder, he just needs to eat some of the corpse. Simple. And gross. The comic expands from that baseline running with the concept until there are vampires and super chickens and so much food you’ll choke. Expect foodies and foes to be the prime content for this convention game. On top of that, the sessions are run by the RPG author and the publisher, which is a win. I’m expecting [B][I]Chew[/I][/B] to offer a fun session. [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="The Few and Cursed.jpg"]144508[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.facebook.com/heeroicstudiosgaming/photos/a.145500814079951/269395901690441/'][B][I]The Few and Cursed RPG[/I][/B][/URL] [LIST] [*][B]ADVENTURE TITLE[/B]: Murder of Crows [*][B]COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS[/B]: [B]Rock Manor Games[/B] [*][B]ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND[/B]: John McGuire, who co-wrote [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/321724/Loves-Labours-Liberated'][B][I]Love’s Labour’s Liberated[/I][/B][/URL] with me, [URL='http://tesseraguild.com/kickstart-the-comic-the-few-and-cursed-3/']reviewed the comic this RPG is based on at the [/URL][URL='http://tesseraguild.com/kickstart-the-comic-the-few-and-cursed-3/'][B]Tessera Guild[/B][/URL]. John and I will be at the demo, both of us interested in seeing how this project translates into tabletop. [*][B]WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?[/B] Another comic book series come to tabletop RPG, [URL='https://amzn.to/3i87dNd'][B][I]The Few and Cursed[/I][/B][/URL] features an alternate 1910 that is 70 years post the apocalypse in a world rolled back to the Wild West where water is gone and demons roam. For the tabletop RPG version, I’m expecting a dry world of gunfights and monsters and I’m interested in how it compares to the source material. [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Mothership.jpg"]144509[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/245017/Mothership-Players-Survival-Guide&affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Mothership[/I][/B][/URL] [LIST] [*][B]ADVENTURE TITLE[/B]: Vita Nova [*][B]COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS[/B]: Story Games Columbus [*][B]WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?[/B] [B][I]Mothership[/I][/B] is one of the hot sci-fi RPGs, this one sporting two 2019 [URL='https://ennie-awards.com/'][B]ENnie Awards[/B][/URL]. I’ve played a few sessions and enjoy the concepts behind the game. That said, I’m always interested in seeing another GM run a game I’m into to learn how they compose the rules and check out any house rules. Because of all of those factors, this would be a neat session to sit in on. [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Misspent Youth.png"]144510[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/229713/Misspent-Youth-12&affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Misspent Youth RPG[/I][/B][/URL] [LIST] [*][B]ADVENTURE TITLE[/B]: Rebels With a Cause [*][B]COMPANY LISTED AS RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS[/B]: [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4407/Fragging-Unicorns-Games&affiliate_id=814082'][B]Fragging Unicorns Games[/B][/URL] [*][B]ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND[/B]: I [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/leaving-the-game-an-interview-with-robert-bohl.673142/']interviewed Robert Bohl[/URL] at [B]EN World[/B] about the RPG as well as his exit from tabletop RPGs. [*][B]WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?[/B] This is a sci-fi dystopian future RPG in which you and your teenage friends rebel against an oppressive regime. The table creates the enemy, then they work together to stop it. When Robert Bohl, creator of [B][I]Misspent Youth[/I][/B], decided to exit RPGs, I picked up a copy of his work. Another company purchased the intellectual property so I’m expecting a relaunch of this game in the future. Before that time, I’d like to sit in on a game and fight against the system! [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="The Excellents Powered by Polymorph.png"]144511[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/294795/The-Excellents&affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]The Excellents[/I][/B][/URL] [LIST] [*][B]ADVENTURE TITLE[/B]: Demo of the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4797/9th-Level-Games/subcategory/9129_38046/POLYMORPH&affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Powered by Polymorph[/I][/B][/URL] system and setting [*][B]COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS[/B]: [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4797/9th-Level-Games&affiliate_id=814082'][B]9th Level Games[/B][/URL] [*][B]ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND[/B]: I interviewed [URL='http://www.d20radio.com/main/the-excellents-rpg-an-interview-with-chris-oneill-and-adriel-wilson-9th-level-games/']Chris O’Neill and Adriel Wilson about [/URL][URL='http://www.d20radio.com/main/the-excellents-rpg-an-interview-with-chris-oneill-and-adriel-wilson-9th-level-games/'][B][I]The Excellents[/I][/B][/URL] at [B]d20 Radio[/B] and we [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/']discussed the [/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/'][B][I]P[/I][/B][/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/'][B][I]owered by P[/I][/B][/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/'][B][I]olymorph[/I][/B][/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/'] system and [/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/mazes-fantasy-roleplaying-an-interview-with-chris-o’neill-9th-level-games.680305/'][B][I]MAZES[/I][/B][/URL] at [B]EN World[/B]. [*][B]WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?[/B] I’ve talked to Heather and Chris O’Neill about their projects several times, and I’m excited to get a chance to roll that die! I’m interested to see how the [B][I]Polymorph[/I][/B] system works in the wild. I want to pick my [single] die and start rolling. Add to that, it’s [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/294795/The-Excellents&affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]The Excellents[/I][/B][/URL], a Princess Leia meets [B][I]Princesses of Power[/I][/B] concept where you have a sword, crown, and you have to defend your land. I’m sold! [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="KULT Divinity Lost.png"]144512[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4329/Modiphius/subcategory/8425_30667/Kult&affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Kult: Divinity Lost[/I][/B][/URL] [LIST] [*][B]ADVENTURE TITLE[/B]: Tattered Shadows [*][B]COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS[/B]: Lurking Fears [*][B]WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?[/B] Switching from a family friendly RPG like [B][I]The Excellents[/I][/B], I’m looking at the latest edition of [B][I]Kult[/I][/B]. This project uses a highly customized version of the [B][I]Powered by the Apocalypse[/I][/B] system to tell tales of the edges of reality, as those that look beyond it find the horrors that are the hidden underpinnings of our world. I’ve wanted to try out this system and this year there are not that many [B][I]World of Darkness/Chronicles of Darkness[/I][/B] offerings to play, so [B][I]Kult: Divinity Lost[/I][/B] should fill that need for dark horror nicely. [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Shadow of the Demon Lord.png"]144513[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/155572/Shadow-of-the-Demon-Lord&affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Shadow of the Demon Lord[/I][/B][/URL] [LIST] [*][B]ADVENTURE TITLE[/B]: Dead by Dawn [*][B]COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS[/B]: Angry Bob Games [*][B]WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?[/B] I’ve had many fans recommend [B][I]Shadow of the Demon Lord[/I][/B] to me and I’ve wanted to try it for many years. In the sea of fantasy RPGs that we love and play, I’m always interested in projects that come highly recommended. My hope is to join in the [B]SotDL[/B] fun and learn some of the secrets of Robert J. Schwalb’s RPG. [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Dread.jpg"]144514[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/83854/Dread&affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Dread[/I][/B][/URL] [LIST] [*][B]ADVENTURE TITLE[/B]: Victim's Choice [*][B]COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS[/B]: Lurking Fears [*][B]WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?[/B] I want to play an RPG with a [B]Jenga tower[/B] as the randomizer! For those that don’t know [B][I]Dread[/I][/B], any time you’d go to dice to decide your character’s fate in a normal RPG, you pull a block from the [B]Jenga tower [/B]in this one. If it topples, bad things occur. I have the physical coordination of hair in a windstorm which means this game would live up to its name for me. That said, I tried to get into one of the later games but could not. Hopefully I’ll have better luck tumbling the tower next year! [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Mutants & Masterminds.jpg"]144515[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/536/Green-Ronin-Publishing/subcategory/1487_2064/Mutants--Masterminds&affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Mutants & Masterminds[/I][/B][/URL] [LIST] [*][B]ADVENTURE TITLE[/B]: Titan City Chronicles: Big Trouble in Little Moscow [*][B]COMPANY RUNNING THE GAME AT ORIGINS[/B]: Matinee Adventures [*][B]ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND[/B]: At [B]EN World[/B], I [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/mutants-masterminds-patreon-an-interview-with-green-ronin-publishing.678103/']interviewed Crystal Frasier and Steve Kenson about the [/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/mutants-masterminds-patreon-an-interview-with-green-ronin-publishing.678103/'][B]Green Ronin’s [/B][/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/mutants-masterminds-patreon-an-interview-with-green-ronin-publishing.678103/'][B][I]Mutants & Masterminds[/I][/B][/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/mutants-masterminds-patreon-an-interview-with-green-ronin-publishing.678103/'][B] Patreon[/B][/URL]. [*][B]WHY COVER THIS ADVENTURE?[/B] I played a convention game set in the Golden Age of [B]DC [/B]using[B] M&M[/B] rules at [B]Gen Con[/B] 2019. At [B]Origins Game Fair 2021[/B], there are a number of [B]M&M[/B] games and I feel the universe lends itself to convention one-shots. I wish I had the time to sit in on another one, playing superheroes is fun and I enjoy the [B]M&M[/B] system so I expect this to go over for every player at the table. [/LIST] [HR][/HR] I look forward to the games at [B]Origins[/B] and hope every player has a great time. If you’re interested in reading more about what will be at [URL='https://www.originsgamefair.com/'][B]Origins [/B][/URL][URL='https://www.originsgamefair.com/'][B]Game Fair 2021[/B][/URL], check out my article at [B]d20 Radio[/B] where [URL='http://www.d20radio.com/main/origins-game-fair-2021-is-coming/']I talk to [/URL][URL='http://www.d20radio.com/main/origins-game-fair-2021-is-coming/'][B]Chaosium, Steve Jackson Games, 9[/B][/URL][URL='http://www.d20radio.com/main/origins-game-fair-2021-is-coming/'][B]th[/B][/URL][URL='http://www.d20radio.com/main/origins-game-fair-2021-is-coming/'][B] Level Games, Atlas, Infinite Black, Gooey Cube,[/B][/URL][URL='http://www.d20radio.com/main/origins-game-fair-2021-is-coming/'] and more about what they’ll have at the show[/URL]. [URL='https://www.originsgamefair.com/']#originsgamefair[/URL] [I]Disclosure: While Egg Embry pays for his travel, hotel, and food, certain conventions discussed in this article provide complimentary entry to their cons because he registers as a member of the press/media. Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG and Amazon.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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