Troll Lord Games has announced an agreement with D&D co-founder Rob Kuntz to publish a series of hardcover D20 sourcebooks. Called Myths & Legends, the series will present detailed information on a specific culture’s mythos in each book. The first sourcebook will be Codex Germania: Northern Gods, Heroes, and Monsters,
Month: June 2001
Bovine Record Sheets at Wingnut
Battle Cattle players, take note: Wingnut Games has posted freely downloadable Bovine Record Sheets for your cow combatants. So, to borrow a line from Battlebots, “It’s robotic cow fightin’ time.”
Feng Shui to Join the D20 Fold
This October, Atlas Games has a surprise in store for Feng Shui fans. Burning Shaolin, an adventure being written by Robin Laws, will include D20 stats alongside the usual Secret War details. Yep, you’ll be able to play the module with either a 6th-8th level D20 group, or beginning Feng
Free Fast-Play Adventure for Star Wars
Wizards has posted a new fast-play adventure to compliment the Star Wars: Invasion of Theed Adventure Game. The free .pdf module, Smugglers of Naboo, just goes to show how wonderful the internet can be. When even an introductory RPG gets online freebies, it warms my dice-filled heart.
Here Sabertooth Kitty-Kitty…Here Sabertooth…
Sabertooth Games, the folks behind the impending Warhammer CCG, have launched their new website. Head over there for a look at the cards, event listings, and to generally drool over things.
Mage Knight Continues to Bring the Heavy Artillery
Following on the heels of the Great Fire Dragon figure, WizKids announced the August release of the Venomous Shadow Dragon. Why does your army need one? Well… According to Kevin Barrett, Lead Game Designer for WizKids, The Venomous Shadow Dragon will not be like its fiery cousin. It still has
New D20 Publisher Premieres with a Vengeance
Those who attend this year’s Origins are sure to see many new publishers entering the field of battle. One such company will be Vengeance Games, producers of supplements like the Friday Night Six Pack. The Six Pack will contain six pregenerated characters, fully illustrated and at three different experience levels.
Necromancer’s Plans for GenCon
Two major Necromancer Games releases will hit gamers at GenCon 2001. Firstly, the next section of the legendary dungeon is presented in Rapan Athuk: The Middle Levels (they’ve already posted a preview of the cover art). Secondly, the first Necromancer module from D&D co-founder Rob Kuntz, Prisoners of the Maze
Roleplaying Tips Weekly #80
Another episode of the heart-wrenching drama, Roleplaying Tips Weekly, has unfolded for your viewing pleasure. Go there now and see if Keith will come out of his coma, if Teri’s baby can be saved from the kidnappers, and the tips for creating NPC voices.
Coming Soon: Mini Mage Knight Babies
Those who follow Mage Knight found out last week that WizKids will be retiring the Rebellion line of Mage Knight figures, and this past week’s shipment will be the last. So, for the rest of you, if your local game store seems crowded and insane on Monday, that’s why. This
D&D Killed Professor Plum in the Library with the Dicebag
Lidda, Regdar, Mialee and Tordek are among the characters replacing Mr. Green and Ms. Peacock in the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons Clue. The Archmage has been murdered, and the doors to the castle won’t let the characters leave until they determine which one of them did the foul deed. Rooms
Great Fire Dragon Enters Mage Knight
The massive Red Dragon Mage Knight figure (well, massive compared to other Mage Knight figures) is available starting today. There’s a good picture of the beast on the Mage Knight website. If you like what you see, you may want to grab one quickly — even at $24.95, the Wizkids
First Rune Adventure Supplement Announced
When it Runes, it pours. Earlier today, the day after lauching our Rune RPG feature, Alex from Atlas Games let us know their plans for the first Rune adventure supplement. This August, Crouching Wizard, Smashing Hammer by Chris Aylott will reach aspiring Vikings everywhere. Here’s the details: When the evil
SnarfQuest Card Game Preview
Considering all the Elmore-related promotions they’ve been running lately, is it at all surprising that Games Unplugged has a preview of next month’s SnarfQuest Card Game? Everything from individual card previews to a .pdf of the rules are available from Agents of Gaming’s new game. Larry Elmore himself will be
Rune RPG Feature Launches on OgreCave
We told you a surprise was coming. We just didn’t tell you it involved battling Loki’s minions to stave off the end of the world. That’s right, it’s our Rune RPG feature, the first of our special editorial features. We’ve got two contrasting viewpoints on Atlas Games’ new Rune RPG,