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The “CalArts” style of animation is something of a generational divide amongst cartoon fans. The bulging eyes and bright colors are hallmarks of shows like Steven Universe and Adventure Time which are adored by younger fans. But many older fans think that the artwork is too silly and...

The classes are more flexible that 5e. They are meant to be customized from the jump with a new ability added every level or two completely up to the player rather than locking in at 3rd level. Multiclassing is as simple as getting the GM's permission to take an ability from another class.

Getting players to try something beyond Dungeons & Dragons can be a challenge. It takes time and effort to master D&D. Some players don’t want to learn more rules to play a different game. Grimwild, from designer J.D. Maxwell with art by Per Janke, seems like it might have been initially created...

She and the backers had a running joke about the Shadowbarge aka the container ship with the books landing for Kickstarter fulfillment. When it landed, she made the Shadowbarge an actual monster to use in the game.

I think the Grimdark and Killer DM stuff get overplayed when talking SD. Like people jumping into a Paranoia thread with "This discussion is above your security clearance, citizen". Yes, characters are fragile compared to 5e. But once players learn that lesson they adapt to a more cautious and...

As I said in the review, you can use a lot of this stuff in serious campaigns by stripping out the puns. The classes and spells are still functional.

They mention her and Dragonbane in the book. it's also dedicated to her .

Games like Shadowdark are supposed to be grim. It’s in the name, right? Dingy dungeon crawlers desperate for treasure ain’t got time to joke around. Yet there’s still plenty of room for a dark chuckle or two. The grand dame of grimdark, Warhammer, has plenty of parody characters out of pop...

I spent a lot of my youth watching movies that were made with low, low budgets. Whether on HBO, rented from the local video store or with robot pals like Crow and Tom Servo, I love these little chunks of creativity from people who maybe don’t always have the talent (or money) to properly express...

One of the fun parts of mythology is watching it change over the years. From stories of King Arthur that add in later knightly legends like Sir Lancelot to modern day characters like Superman learning to fly for his radio show, these stories endure because of their flexibility and authors making...

Religions frequently shares myths with apocalyptic cults. They often believe the end of the world is going to be right around the corner and everyone needed to be ready to go. That’s why so much artwork from the medieval era features demons, skeletons and other monsters. These images become even...

They just released PDFs of the characters writeups in all the books. You can get each book's write up collection for five bucks. The rules are available via Roll20/Demiplane but not PDF. Here's the official announcement as shared by Matt Forbeck...

My guess is that each chapter will be a mini sourcebook for each of the main Avengers with the profiles being their villains, related heroes and significant alterate identities, For example, the Iron Man chapter will be about Stark Industries with his various armored rivals and maybe a different...

I think this is a stronger Cypher System horror guide than their dedicated book on the subject.

In case you hadn’t noticed from my reviews, horror is my favorite RPG genre. This favor filters through many of my other media preferences including TV shows, movies and podcasts. Last year, Monte Cook Games took on one of my favorite horror podcasts with Old Gods of Appalachia: The Role Playing...