Atlas Games announced the next product in their Penumbra line of D20 adventures, The Last Dance by Chris Aylott. In this scenario, adventurers get pulled into a ghostly dance from the past, and must change history or become permanent members of the performance. Boasting an artifact that amplifies magic, a
Month: August 2001
Hasbro Rearranging Things Again
Hasbro, not content to stop fiddling with things, is making some minor changes in Wizards of the Coast’s upper management. Here’s a quote from the press release: Dave Wilson, currently the President of Hasbro Games, now takes on added responsibility overseeing the Games segment made up of Hasbro Games and
More Conventions Looming
It’s been pointed out to me that I failed to mention a game convention so close to my home, it could’ve pounced and used my intestines as a bow tie. ConQuest is taking place in Palo Alto, CA this weekend, and numerous companies are scheduled to be in attendance, including
Conventions Looming on Horizon
Just when you thought the cons were done and you could settle into your normal routine, a new swarm of ’em arrives to lure you out into the light once again. DragonCon strikes this weekend, August 31 – September 3 in beautiful downtown Atlanta. Wish I were going again this
Early Preview of Victorian Age Vampire
White Wolf has set the release date for Victorian Age Vampire as October 2002. Can’t wait for a look? Tough, the book doesn’t exist yet. However, Justin Achilli’s outline for authors is up for everyone to look at, and should stir up some excitement. Looks like it will be another
The Trouble With Harry
Two weeks ago I was all set to write this snarky post about how Richard Garfield had, in record time, become the Paul McCartney of gaming – alternating between Wings-esque abominations of pablum like What Were You Thinking? and Beatles Anthologies of retreaded former glories, like the Harry Potter CCG.
Fools’ Paradise Coming Next Month
Principia Malefex, the RPG of gothic horror in modern Britain, has announced their next product to scare the wits out of your players: The Fools’ Paradise scenario supplement for Principia Malefex has gone to print and will be released at the start of September 2001, marking the first release for
Munchkin Playtest Report
Munchkin is long. Or very, very random. Maybe the latter always leads to the former, I don’t know. We played with four players, and although you should always factor in some inflation for a first game, it took in excess of two hours for someone to get their “character” from
Rio Grande Announces Fall Releases
In a recent newsletter, Rio Grande Games laid out their plans for Fall releases. In addition to several titles which have been discussed before (Dvonn, Lord of the Rings: The Search, Shark and Where’s Bob’s Hat), the schedule includes a number of interesting new games that will see simultaneous U.S.
Collectible Miniatures, True Believers!
Wiz Kids’ kung fu is superior. Having just recently gained the license to make a CMG similar to Mage Knight that’s based on DC Comics properties, they have now gained the license to do the same for Marvel Comics. The rules to the Marvel CMG will be written by the
Houston, We Have Denial
ICv2 brings the world an official statement from mega-distributor Diamond that . Of course, rumors have been flying at least since Origins about TSR getting sold, and any number of potential buyers have been discussed, so maybe Diamond just lost a bidding war. (Doing my part to keep the mill
Eric Noah’s D&D 3 Site Shutting Down
This just in: the biggest, and arguably best, site for D&D 3 and D20, Eric Noah’s Unofficial D&D 3 News, is shutting down in the next few days. The invaluable resource and news site has lead the charge in all things related to D&D 3, and is thought by some
Ronin Runs Rampant
Green Ronin has posted some art from their upcoming Spaceship Zero RPG,and has let the world at large know about their revised plans for the Freeport: The City of Adventuresourcebook. “It’s now going to be a 160 page hardback sourcebook … it features a beautiful poster-sized map of the city.”
Notes on Necromancy
Over at Mongoose Publishing, they’ve posted a preview of the upcoming Necromancy book in the form of designer’s notes. Matthew Sprange reveals a bit about the process of making mages of death fun to play again without unbalancing them. White Wolf on the Prowl White Wolf made so many announcements
Fading Suns Goes D20
In a press release, Holistic Design let the world know that their stylish Fading Suns RPG setting will make the leap to the D20 System this November. Not only that, but “Fading Suns: D20 will include Open Gaming rules for high-tech devices and artifacts, ranging from blasters and energy shields