RPG News for Thursday, 11 April, 2013

[h=3]EN World News[/h]

• Steal This Rule: Fighting Colossal Creatures by Kamikaze Midget. An article about fighting... colossal... creatures. Try this.
• We have a review of Rocks Fall Games' re-release of the Pathfinder adventure, Dark Totem Pt 1: Chantry Keep. After a previous bad review, the company has re-released it, but better. Now it has a good review!
• Rel talks about the relationship between public speaking and GMing an RPG.
• Kickstarter updates! Still working through them. Recently I did the Silver Lifers; today I finished the Gold Lifers (check your email). Next up is the Copper Lifers, hopefully by the beginning of next week!
• Some new generators in OGRE:
  • Sci-fi Serial Name Creator
  • Superhero Name Generator
  • Potion Description Generator
  • Updated Fantasy Tavern Menu Generator

[h=3]Pathfinder RPG News[/h]

• The Pathfinder Map Pack Storage Box is here. A box. You can put maps in it!

[h=3]Dungeons & Dragons News[/h]

• Excerpts: Spell Compendium -- "We released the walkthrough map for White Plume Mountain -- and in it, the hidden location for the fabled sword, Blackrazor. In today's preview, we look a powerful spell-version of the sword, along with spells for entire storms of blades!"
• Noble Investments by Ed Greenwood -- "Adventurers can find adventure in a variety of locations—including among nobles. See what more Ed has to say this week on the topic of nobles and adventuring opportunities."
• Class Rollout: Fighter -- "Hit the jump for info and gameplay footage for Capcom's first class: the Fighter."

[h=3]Community News[/h]

• The Fall of Fairhaven is a free Pathfinder adventure designed for use with Reaper Minis. I assume it doesn't require the minis, though!
• A brand new From The DM Article is up on CritJuice.com; it discusses making magic items unique Also, some photos from their game at Pineapple Hill Saloon in Los Angeles.
• Kobold Press has the second part of its exorcism series.
• EN World member MerricB has reviewed and compared two similar offerings - Paizo's Dungeoneer's Handbook (for Pathfinder) and WotC's Dungeon Survival Handbook (for D&D 4E).

[h=3]Board Game News[/h]

• The Wookiees have arrived. FFG's Star Wars: The Card Game's first Deluxe Expansion, Edge of Darkness, will bring the mighty Wookiees to the table with Chewbacca and Wookiee specific objectives. The set will help beef up the Smuggler faction and is available for pre-order from your FLGS.
• FFG has also put out a preview of Margaery Tyrell for the A Turn of the Tide expansion to the A Game of Thrones Card Game. The expansion will release later this month.