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Encounter Party is based in Chicago, though they did fly out to LA to tape this show.

There are a lot of different role playing game options for the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Fantasy Flight’s massive lines remain popular after they've shut down, even inspiring an upcoming Rogue Trader CRPG. Wrath and Glory offers a chance to mix parties full of iconic character types like Space...

I do feel like this would come out as a horror comedy at my table akin to What We Do In The Shadows.

Not gonna lie; the zombie sea shanty posts have brightened up this weekend considerably.

That is one of the better pieces in the book.

Few games have had the impact of Mork Borg in the short amount of time since its release in 2020. In those three years there have been dozens of paint streaked and skull strewn books that have hit the marketplace thanks to the game’s permissive license structure and distinct look. It’s...

The artwork is much more painterly in this edition. There are plenty of good examples on the product pages. I will probably still use some of the cards the next time I run Paranoia. I liked the chaos of someone pulling a Hot Fun packet out of nowhere to muck things up or suddenly revealing...

One of the challenges in discussing Paranoia, the classic dark comedy RPG comes from the text itself. While most RPGs delineate between setting information, rules information, what the characters know and what the players know, Paranoia mashes it all together in a chaotic tumble. Eager players...

Savage Worlds ancestry creation system would do mutant animal creation very well. If I were going to design a game like this from scratch that's probably what I would use. Part of the fun of this retroclone experience is the randomness and playing the gonzo character that the dice give you...

I I talk about the similarities and differences more in my review of Mutants In The Now.

It’s a good feeling as a game designer to know people enjoy your work. Even more so when they support a Kickstarter for your first expansion. That’s what happened to Mutants In The Now, which cleaned up and updated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles And Other Strangeness to preserve what made that...

Monster hunting is universal. While the brilliant Monster of the Week focuses on the modern day, there are plenty of historical settings that have stories full of the same found family of brave men and women looking to take down monstrous creatures. Think of Dracula with Dr. Van Helsing and his...

While the gadgets and the gear are what makes Cyberpunk Red cool, what I love about my games are the characters. I love the classic tropes of calling in a favor from a friend, hitting up an old friend for information on your current job and even the sudden yet inevitable betrayal when the...