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This news is very cool, but for a specific audience. WHAT? LOSCON - a science fiction convention in Los Angeles - is hosting a RIFTS mini-con! WHO? Anyone who enjoys RIFTS (Palladium or Savage Worlds) or who would like to try RIFTS...and who will be in Los Angeles this weekend. WHEN...

Players can sign up for the 10am or the 7pm slot via Warhorn.net OR feel free to post in the Breachworld thread on the MeetUp page. Or just drop in! But please note my games often fill up, so it helps to lock down your spot with Warhorn. That's why I am running twice on next Saturday.

There's been no consequence for death even back with 3e, and additionally 4e and 5e make dying itself a rarity (except for your characters, of course) with its laughable access to healing and please-don't-die over and over again saving rolls. But that's deliberate design choices based on who's...

Hey everybody! I am excited about a new RPG called BREACHWORLD I backed on Kickstarter. It's by Jason Richards who has written for RIFTS and Chaos Earth by Palladium. Breachworld is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi/fantasy RPG, where future Earth has been overrun by thousands of interdimensional...

The OGL destroyed the D&D brand and there is no way to put that genie back in the bottle. Remember that when I say OGL, I don't mean the great D20 license which was a completely separate issue. And before you say "the OGL didn't destroy their brand", please let me introduce you to Pathfinder...

The PHB color scheme is just terrible. The trade dress across the line is embarrassing. I am not a Paizo fan whatsoever, but their art blows away all of the WotC 5e stuff. Totally unexcited about owning any of those books, but in judging the art, I gotta go with the Starter Set being the most...

LOS ANGELES RPG GAME DAY this Saturday July 6th 10am-10pm at Game EmpireHey Crazy Kids! Who amongst thee liveth within 50 miles of the Rose Bowl? The Pasadena D&D Meetup happens at the awesome Game Empire store in Pasadena on the first Saturday of the month. This month I am running 2 Classic...

I don't think RPGs have evolved. If that was so, we would have quantifiably better games now than in the past. But we don't. We just have people who like different editions for personal reasons. Interesting enough though, we have seen actual evolution in boardgame and wargame development...

Do you play Warhammer? I just got a staff email talking about how our Doc Dragon 40k & Fantasy tournaments are just packed with players. We are making room for extra players and our other Miniature events are getting booked up too. So if you play minis, this will be a cool weekend for you...

Captain Nemo is probably the best in the Central Coast. More importantly, the Central Coast has PolyCon - the convention put on by the CalPoly University gaming club - which is really awesome. They also have a weekly Game Night and quarterly mini-cons plus other events. Check it out -...

D&D has easy access to resurrection. Most other RPGs do not, but constently the topic of players upset about PC death is a D&D focussed topic. I find that odd.

The Mechanoid Invasion by Palladium Books. It's on PDF on DriveThru and its old school awesome. The Mechanoid Trilogy is also on PDF and its a good purchase because its the full story arc. It would be great for PBEM because the rules are light, but descriptions and tactics matter more than...

In addition to the dozens of RPG events, we have a couple LARP events that deserve special mention... LIVE DUNGEON The Tomb of the Sun King is a Live Action Role Playing event. In which the player will attempt to work their way Though the puzzles and traps of the Room. It will requirement...

It's the same thing at the playtest tables. If you like 3e, then 5e is too much 4e. If you like 4e, then 5e is too much 3e. At most tables, I get 5e = 1e + 4e or 5e = 2e + 3e as the player response of why they feel 5e either is "meh" or "suxxors" Of course, if WotC really isn't going to put...

CELESTICON When: Labor Day Weekend (August 31st - September 3rd 2012) Where: Fremont Marriott, Fremont, CA CelestiCon Game Convention Special Guests include Richard Borg (AD&D), Frank Chadwick (Space 1899) and many more! Special Events include a Live Dungeon, a Steampunk Dance LARP, RPGA...