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Review of Mistborn Adventure Game (Part 2) by Crafty Games
Last week, I posted the Part 1 of a review of the Mistborn Adventure Game, a role-playing game based on Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn Trilogy of fantasy novels. Crafty Games has used an indie style game system to translate the novels into a fantasy role-playing game with a unique character generation system and a fast dice-pool resolution system which is both story driven and player-character...
Experience Point: The Purpose of Walls
One of the first conversations I want to have with my players at the start of a campaign (assuming that we've already talked about player types) is the "buy in". This is where we have a big discussion about what this campaign is really all about. That campaign premise is not something dictated by me if I'm the GM. It's a conversation. I remember the discussion at the outset of my Gothic...
3G: Gandalf, Gollum, and Galadriel
I just saw The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Friday night with my wife, and I’m jonesing to play D&D. Unfortunately, it being the holiday season, my players’ schedules are all full, and there’s little chance of gaming until 2013. So while I have free time, I’ll be working on evoking the feel of the movie in my games in some way, shape, or form. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m always attracted...
RPG News for Wednesday, 19 Dec, 2012
Pathfinder RPG News Super Genius Games has acquired the Pathfinder post-apocalyptic setting Warlords of the Apocalypse from Adamant Entertainment. It was announced in 2010 but ran into problems. Garth-Michael Skarka says "We’re very glad ... that we were able to come to an agreement that honors not only WOTA, but the existing pre-order customers". Pre-order customers will now see their...
RPG News for Tuesday, 18 Dec, 2012
D&D News If you don't have it already, you can download yesterday's new D&D Next Playtest package. The forum discussion for it is here. Another tiny tidbit from Mike Mearls (see yesterday's news for some more): "Dead levels in [D&D Next] are a work in progress. We have some stuff - a save or die mechanic for the fighter - that we're working on." Take a look at golems and how they're...
How to Sabotage your RPG Session
Many GMs attempt to get their games to run smoothly. They minimize distractions, set the mood, and try to maximize the gaming experience for their players. As a player, it’s probably in your best interest to sabotage all the GM’s best laid plans, including the set-up of his gaming atmosphere. GMs may be able to use this article to their advantage by not doing anything outlined below and...
Review of Age of Cthulhu (Vol. V): The Long Reach of Evil by Goodman Games
There is something extraordinarily terrifying about Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos. Sure dealing with vampires and werewolves warring against each other is creepy at times, and everyone has their personal schemes for how they would survive the zombie apocalypse, but dealing with Cthulhu - or any of the other Great Old Ones - returning to claim the world is way beyond any sane person’s “coping...
Gamehackery: EN World: Community of Ideas
EN World is bouncing back from a devastating hacking. The databases are still there, and we still have our decade+ of history -- but the custom code that has accrued over the years has been compromised, and Morrus and his team are faced with the necessity to try to put it all back together again. I don't envy them. A little history lesson, even if you don't need it EN World started in...
RPG News for Saturday, 15 Dec, 2012
D&D News http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dragon_418.jpgCheck out our review of Mordenkainen’s Magnificent Emporium, the latest review I've salvaged from the Great Breach of 2012 and placed lovingly in the new reviews section. Will Dungeons & Dragons Be the Next Hobbit? is an interesting article which discusses D&D and mainstream appeal. Dragon magazine #418 is now available for download...
RPG News for Thursday, 13 Dec, 2012
Pathfinder News http://www.enworld.org/newsimages/emspire.jpgPaizo has announced the lineup of 12 game designers who will be creating levels of the Emerald Spire Superdungeon, a stretch goal reward for the Pathfinder Online MMO Kickstarter. The Kickstarter also just added two new rewards - Pathfinder Society and Emerald Spire PDFs. They've now reached $300,000 of the $1,000,000 they need...
Experience Point: Try it! You might love it!
I did something really cool last night. I got to try out blacksmithing! I’ve wanted to do this for a long, long time. For at least a dozen years I’ve been going to the North Carolina State Fair to watch the guys work the forge where they have exhibitions of old crafts. It utterly fascinates me. Seeing them start with a piece of raw iron or steel and work it into a useful tool or...
RPG News for Wednesday, 12 Dec, 2012
http://www.enworld.org/newsimages/achtung.jpgD&D News When you think about D&D, what do you think its essence is? Jon goes over what he and his colleagues at Wizards have discussed, plus brings you into the discussion. RPG News Modiphius has just released the Achtung! Cthulhu - Three Kings PDQ Core Rulebook. Quite a mouthful; basically they're adding a third RPG system to their...
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