Chains and Misery has just been released by Skald Books. No, it has nothing to do with Dickens. Instead, it’s a 2.6 Mb PDF for Skald’s Maidenheim Campaign Setting, or any d20 System game, really. Chains and Misery dives into how slavery works “as a legitimized social institution rather than
Month: November 2002
Another glimpse of WarMech
Our friends over at ENworld are showing off a 2-page preview from WarMech – Armageddon 2089. The game’s on Mongoose‘s schedule for a March ’03 release, but between this and the background preview, you should be getting a fair idea of what to expect.
Quintessential Samurai art preview
To whet our appetites for next month’s Quintessential Samurai, the guys at Mongoose Publishing have posted an art preview. A few tatoos, an attractive female samurai, and a whole lot of katanas fill the six page PDF. Have a look.
Pinnacle gives away village. Inhabitants not included
Pinnacle has another Thanksgiving freebie for us: a Mexican Villa Map created by Joseph Wolf. You’ll need the Campaign Cartographer Viewer for it, but it could prove useful for your Deadlands, Deadlands: Hell on Earth, or… um… well, anything that needs a Mexican village.
Shadow & Flame for LotR Battle Game
In other Games Workshop news, we’ve been given a first look at some of the miniatures from the first Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game supplement Shadow & Flame, due in stores June 2003. The picture shows Balin and his dwarf guard, painted in the always-excellent GW style.
GW announces date for first West Coast Games Day
This innocuous-looking page is the first public appearance of a firm date for, and open admission of, Games Day Los Angeles. It’s been rumored for a long, long time, but here’s the proof that Games Workshop will be covering both coasts as well as the Midwest with major events in
New pix of MechWarrior expansion, due in February
The MW Fire For Effect expansion is getting ready to hit you where it hurts (yes, I mean your wallet. What did you think I meant?) in February. The boosters-only expansion introduces new rules and figures for Artillery, Mercenaries, and Transport Vehicles. All I want to know is, does anyone
OgreCave Interview: James Wallis/Hogshead Publishing
Now that the news has come out about Hogshead Publishing calling it quits, we can let you see the interview with Hogshead’s Director and all-around nice guy, James Wallis. He explains some of the reasons for the announcement, muses on the state of the industry, and deftly avoids telling us
Necromancer provides alternative to white or dark meat
Necromancer Games have a pair of d20 downloads to help keep your game going through the holiday weekend. The first is a free Thanksgiving module, Feast of the Gobbler by Casey W. Christofferson, which spans 29 pages and 5.4 mb. The adventure’s for 4-6 characters of 3rd – 5th level,
Hogshead Publishing calls it quits
For today’s big news, Hogshead Publishing has just announced that as of November 30th, the company will be leaving the adventure-gaming industry. As the press release stated, the company hasn’t gone broke or anything. Instead, the shutdown is because “we are bored, creatively frustrated, and increasingly despondent about the future
Gold Rush at Origins. Get your mining gear
Gold Rush Games is looking to tempt you into running its games at Origins 2003. If you run 16 hours of registered GRG gaming at Origins, including Sengoku, Usagi Yojimbo, San Angelo: City of Heroes, Action! System or anything else, you’ll get a bonus thank you. Not only will you
Wingnut forums launched
Wingnut Games has launched new forums to discuss their games, see previews of upcoming products, and generally run amuck. Get over there and start harassing Aldo. He likes it.
Origins 2003 online registration begins
GAMA has announced that online registration and events submissions are now open for Origins 2003, which takes place June 26-29 next year. The deadline to have events listed in the Pre-Reg Book is January 1, so get moving. If you miss that, the deadline for the Onsite Program is April
Things Just Get Eldritchier
Not only has Book of Eldritch Might III: The Nexus just been released to an excellent response, but Monte Cook’s Malhavoc Press has also completed a free patch upgrade for the original Book of Eldritch Might. What does the patch include? Well, according to the Malhavoc website, you can expect:
Dystopia is better than Datopia
Politically Incorrect Games wants to remind us all to give thanks this Thanksgiving, by pointing out how lucky we are not to live in the setting of Dystopia: America 2155AD. Our world is a cake walk compared to the corporate-controlled, brutal world the 39-page PDF game presents. To make us