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The Firefly license and the Serenity license were two seperate things. When I was working on the Firefly RPG, any characters from the movie were off limits.

There's also an impending Kickstarter for a new version of the CCG. It apparently has had a cult following that's kept it alive all these years.

The duelling system keys off of ability scores. It's not really affected by level so I think you could use it at higher tiers.

For nerds who were not around in the 90s, it can be hard to understand just how many people wanted a Highlander RPG experience. Not only were there fan rules for use with the World of Darkness, there were unofficial attempts with games like Immortal: The Invisible War and Legacy: War of Ages. It...

Solo gaming offers itself as a solution to one of the pressure points in the hobby. It can be hard to find a Dungeon Master and scary to step up and try it yourself. When the pandemic shook apart gaming groups, many players turned to solo games to keep their imaginations in shape. While most of...

I'm hoping to get an interview with them at some point to talk about the RPG side of things.

One thing that helped ease my concerns about XP hoarding was allowing players the ability to cash in XP for advencement at any time. I would often remind them of it before a relevant roll or action. It made the levelling feel a little more organic and video game-y in a good way.

Folk horror has flourished in the last few years though its roots run deep throughout the entire genre. Films like Midsommar and The Ritual brought these kinds of scares to the forefront but the concept that there’s something hidden deep in the rural areas of the world that we will never...

With blank dice available through Amazon or via STL files it's just as easy to make the dice as it is to buy them.

If you are looking for a unified field theory for the WoD you won't find it here. Much of this edition is moving the "truth" of the setting deeper into shadow. It's one of the big things they took from the Chronicles of Darkness.

The new, new World of Darkness, which began with Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition, seems to be taking cues from an unexpected source: Disney. More specifically the Marvel Cinematic Universe and their decision to move the Star Wars Expanded Universe to Legends continuity. It makes sense...

I guess I don't see duckfolk as silly having grown up with those same cartoons. At least no more silly then catpeople, birdpeople, magic powered robots or even legally distinct not-hobbits.

5e has had a lot of popularity doing it lately with owlfolk, rabbitfolk and so on. The non-traditional fantasy ancestries help Dragonbane stand out.

It seems that RPG boxed sets are everywhere from online sales to the shelves at the local Target store. There’s something primal about cracking open a box and digging into a brand new fantasy world. Even if the majority of these boxes are built as starter sets that offer up a fun experience in...