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    Brian Colin Helps Vast Grimm Escape Stasis

    Out of all the members of the MORK BORG family, Vast Grimm stands out for a few reasons. Its distinctive art style continues the fine tradition of grisly images with a color palette that takes it in more of a 90’s video game direction. The game has built a dying universe that gives players a...
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    Josh Fox Sends Players Into the Darkness of Ex Tenebris

    We are surrounded by darkness. Our world is a beacon of light in a void. Our stories reflect our fears and desires reflected back on us as monsters. Ex Tenebris, the latest game from Black Armada currently on Kickstarter, aims to take gothic, mythic space mysteries in a whole new direction. We...
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    Erica Lowe Talks The Rebirth of RagnaBorg

    It seems like there’s a natural line from the Nordic Black Metal Apocalypse of Mork Borg and the apocalyptic sagas of viking mythology. A jagged, blood encrusted line but a solid line nonetheless. Broken Brain Games laid an early claim to this idea with RaganaBorg: Saga of the Chosen. While...
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    Legend In The Mist Reveals A Retro Fantasy Feel

    I ran City of Mist for my AP crew. While I enjoyed the game, I felt like sometimes the PbtA influences and the Fate influences were pushing against each other. One of them had to go and Otherscape shows that getting rid of moves for the most part is the right call. Reading this reminded me of...
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    Legend In The Mist Reveals A Retro Fantasy Feel

    “Old School” fantasy tends to refer to games tinged with elements of sword and sorcery fiction. These are your games with Conan-like vagabonds and dangerous magic. However, time moves every forward, and for many, old school fantasy now refers to films like Willow or Ladyhawke where magic can...
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    Elaine Lithgow On The Ways And Means Of The Latest Heart Expansion

    Dungeon crawler games look to expand with new classes, new loot and new stuff for the players to acquire. Heart is no different, with a new expansion full of fresh ideas currently crowdfunding called Ways And Means. I spoke with the head of the project about what fans can expect from the...
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    The Sickest Witch Stands Against The Wicked

    The best way to keep an evil or antihero campaign on track is to supply the players with bigger villains to go after. It’s a joy to see the thieves from Leverage or the symbiotes from Marvel use their dastardly knowhow or vicious powers to take on bad guys that deserve the worst. The Sickest...
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    Mappa Mundi Explores Adventure Over Conquest

    Exploration is a vital part of many role playing games. It often takes a back seat to other aspects such as the big battle at the end of the dungeon or the tidy profit for a space smuggler crew. Mappa Mundi, from Three Sails Studios, puts exploration front and center in a game where players are...
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    Zac Goins Kickstarts A Raptor Ruckus

    Ideas for game designs spring from unlikely places. In the case of Raptor Ruckus, the new role playing game crowdfunding in August, it came from a designer being told what not to do. We spoke with Zac Goins of Snapback Studios about what he hopes to build with his dino-centric RPG. “Oddly...
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