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"If you haven't got your health, then you haven't got anything." ~ Count Rugen, The Princess Bride. Oh, friends, this is so very true. The last few days have been a bit rough, I will say, and much of what I am dealing with comes from failing to do the kinds of things I should for far too long...

No, no, I am not telling everyone to bite me; there's a lycanthrope book by that name below. Meanwhile, I've yet another mea culpa to offer, since I failed to get a Picks roundup done last week. Truth is, True Believers, that this rather elegant site has some specific formatting requirements...

Hey, look at that! A full week's Picks at long last! Of course, this may end being a mess again next week - I'm a Special Guest at Pacificon Game Expo, and Carinn and I will be spending an entire week in the Santa Clara/San Jose area, with a planned jaunt to San Francisco (she desperately wants...

Sorry for missing again last week, friends, but this convention season's been both wonderful and brutal for me. I am deep in recovery mode – just not as young as I once was, and the constant altitude shift from the Mile High City to sea level and back has been brutal. Nonetheless, lots of great...

So there was this show - you might have heard of it - a convention called Gen Con. I was there last week, from Wednesday to last Sunday. I spent Monday in a kind of lethargic coma, and really only started to be remotely human Tuesday. During this time, the Pick of the Day went largely untended...

Gen Con is coming! It's like Winter, except the swarm of invaders are all alive and very warm, and while there will be mass carnage and devastation, it will primarily happen at thousands of game tables. Well, sure, the carnage at the restaurants will also be pretty spectacular, too. Scotty's...

A couple of gems from the mines you may not normally look in, plus the core rules for that Wil Wheaton thing everyone's talking about... Part-Time Gods of Fate It’s kind of a perfect fit, really, and Eloy Lasanta nailed the title in one take, so to speak. You’ve been gifted with the spark...

This week has a heavy focus on ENnie Award Nominees, and there's a great teaser about a fantastic, hobby-changing development in the works. Science Fiction Companion Taking another look at the nominees for the 2015 ENnie Awards, here’s one from the Best Supplement Category. There are places...

Here in the States, we will be setting off minor explosions for most of the weekend. Some will roll critical failures (likely having an alcohol-induced penalty), because... FREEDOM! Anyway, here's a fantastic array of gaming goodness for those smart enough to stay inside when the bottle rockets...

Thank you, Don, for handling this with the appropriate wisdom and aplomb. Volumes spoken by you here, in a good way.

I gotta run out the door to run my first Prowlers & Paragons: Modern Gods game tonight, so let's get right to it! Ryuutama : Natural Fantasy Roleplay We open this week with something oddly wonderful from Japan, a game designed as a gateway into RPGs that invites folks of all ages to enjoy...

Early this week, I was off in North Carolina meeting with Savage Worlds Core Rules Brand Manager, Clint Black, and Pinnacle's Chief Operating Officer, Jodi Black. As you might expect, we were working on locking down the key rules for Savage Rifts, which is coming along amazingly well, if I may...

From ancient gods to the far future, gunslingers to apocalypse preventers, this week's got something for everyone. Plus, there's a bundle I want to bring your attention to, full of superheroic awesome and intended to help folks in Texas following the floods. Fantastic Feats Volume XXXIX...

I have to say I am pretty excited about this week's Picks, especially the last one (for personal reasons). As well, some fantastic stuff for Pathfinder fans, and something rather amazing for FATE fans and those who loved one of the most influential PC games of all time. Unwritten: Adventures...

Another eclectic selection of interesting choices, as is often the case around here. There's also a little something special I shared on Memorial Day instead of the usual Pick. For those embracing the warmth on oncoming Summer, "Here Comes the Sun." For our Southern Hemisphere friends, "Winter...

We're all over the place again this week - far off in space, lost civilizations, hidden worlds in the shadows, and lands of giants! Let's go! Earthdawn Fourth Edition Player’s Guide Fans of the Earthdawn setting have been through some rough seas, so to speak, as many creative visions have...

I was in Arizona from Tuesday to yesterday, working very closely with some RPG luminaries and awesome people on the Savage Rifts project, which put me completely behind of my Picks. Thus, the formatting below may be a bit different, but you get five Picks, just like always! Codex Celtarium...

This week was full of Big New Releases, and I think a lot of us are looking at squeezing our budgets dry to grab all the great stuff! Dresden Files RPG: Paranet Papers Holy cow! At long last, we’ve got a third book for the Dresden Files RPG! In Jim Butcher’s bestselling Dresden Files books...

This week, an opportunity to buy a ton of great Oriental Adventures stuff and help the people of Nepal, on top of all the other great gaming stuff I took note of coming out of DriveThruRPG. Cards & Quests As always, I like to use this forum to point out both popular, big releases as well as...

I got started on a theme this week and decided to stick with it. Every Pick ties back to my dearest friend in this industry, one Shane Hensley, as well as the amazing Pinnacle crew and one of the hottest systems in gaming, Savage Worlds. Of course, those who've been paying attention elsewhere...