What OTHER game magazines do you read? (besides Dragon or Dungeon)

[Mark]

White Dwarf has a lot of great scenery and mini painting tips.

 

[woodelf]

I just learned, very belatedly, that EnWorld Gamer magazine has been cancelled. Very disappointing; I really liked it and its predecessor, the Players' Journal.

Looking for some alternative, I'm wondering what other game magazines people read and recommend -- BESIDES Dragon and Dungeon...

Carl

Other than Knights of the Dinner Table (which i still think of as a comic book first, gaming mag second) and Pyramid (online rather than print), i didn't know there *were* any other RPG mags. I hope this thread mentions some, 'cause i'd love an RPG mag (vice a D&D mag) to start showing up in my mailbox on a regular basis. I haven't really bought one since the late lamented Arcane.

 

[Tinner]

Aside from the 2d's, I occaisonally pick up a copy of Inquest, Warpstone when I can find it, a White Dwarf here and there.
I really miss Challenge! Aside from a bunch of GDW features each month, there was always a variety of adventures for different games, many of which were versatile enough to be system independant.

 

[woodelf]

I was a huge fan of Timothy Kask's short-lived Adventure Gaming magazine from around 1980. It was a broad-based gaming magazine covering a variety of stuff, but despite its diversity, most of it always seemed to appeal to me. When they wrote about games I didn't play, they made them interesting enough that I wanted to play. Can't seem to find anything like that.

Carl

Actually, i claim that it was because of that diversity, not despite it. That is, simply the fact that it is a fresh look makes it a valuable resource--something different and new (such as for a different game system or setting) is more creatively stimulating than more of the same, no matter how functional the more-of-the-same is. This may not apply to everyone, but i know that i, like you, have always preferred the RPG mags with a breadth of topics. I got less and less interested in Dragon as its focus narrowed over the years. I used to assume it was because the quality of articles had declined precipitously. But I've recently been cataloguing my Dragons and i have discovered that the individual articles were, on balance, just as good in later years, so i can only conclude that it was the lack of diversity, the sameness, that turned me off. I think that in a creative endeaver like RPGs, moreso even than other areas, variety really is the spice that keeps it interesting.

 

[Dragonhelm]

I also liked the first issue of 'The Crusader' - the magazine/house organ that Troll Lords is launching for Castles & Crusades. Although I haven't bought the game yet, I'm a sucker for a new print magazine, and bought the first issue from the company when they came by for Genghis this year. I enjoyed the content, and am looking forward to seeing what the next issue will hold.

I also like Crusader. Very enjoyable and I'm anxiously awaiting #2.

I've picked up issues of Games Unplugged in the past, but that's gone. I think there was another mag associated with that, but I don't remember. *shrugs*

 

[CarlZog]

Actually, i claim that it was because of that diversity, not despite it. That is, simply the fact that it is a fresh look makes it a valuable resource--something different and new (such as for a different game system or setting) is more creatively stimulating than more of the same, no matter how functional the more-of-the-same is.

I think you're absolutely right. Unfortunately, you and I seem to be in the minority. Specialization is the name of the game these days. "I play 'X', and that's all I want to read about!" Too bad.

Carl

 

[woodelf]

I think you're absolutely right. Unfortunately, you and I seem to be in the minority. Specialization is the name of the game these days. "I play 'X', and that's all I want to read about!" Too bad.

Carl

Should i bother pointing out the irony of us having this discussion on a "D&D/D20" forum, instead of an "RPG" or "gaming" forum?

 

[Ghost2020]

Pyramid online is good, but some of the articles are a bit 'out there'.

I like Demonground. It's great for all sorts of horror rpgs, the back issues are still available online for free. They cover All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Witchcraft, Call of Cthulhu, etc.

I really miss Shadis though. That was a great mag. It covered a broad spectrum of gaming and it was in print. I am not a big fan of reading a large amount on my monitor, since I do so much reading at work, plus...can't drag a monitor into the can with you. That's the beauty of print.

Did I mention that I really, really miss Shadis?

 

[scourger]

Knights of the Dinner Table. Yes, it has gamer stuff on top of the comic strip humor. An enjoyable read every month.

DITTO.