Author: Allan Sugarbaker

Anime RPG fans, take note: is on the prowl again. While working on the Tenchi Muyo! and El-Hazard RPG resource books, GOO and Pioneer Entertainment got to know each other quite well, and have decided to build on the relationship even more. Under a new multi-year license, GOO will produce

SWRPGNetwork has posted the stats for the Firespray-class Patrol Craft. Doesn’t ring a bell? It’s the basic ship type that Boba Fett made heavy modifications to as he built Slave I. The stats are available for both versions of the Star Wars RPG, West End’s D6 and Wizards’ D20. Chatting

Jagged Edge Games has posted a downloadable version of the Shadowlands core rules. The D20 game is still in prerelease stage, but should be finished for a April release. JEG also announced the decision to follow up the game’s release with its first supplement, Religion & Sorcery, in May. Rappan

Chaosium has just announced that Dragon Lords of Melniboné is on its way to stores. Elric finally has arrived in D&D. Now if my anti-paladin — excuse me, Blackshield (must be D20 compatible, you know) — could just get his hands on Stormbringer… Wick at Wondercon John Wick, the designer

Tyranny Games announced its acquisition of the assets of Scapegoat Games. This gives Tyranny ownership of the post-biblical apocalypse RPG, The End. The game’s designer, Joseph Donka, is joining Tyranny’s staff as well. A deluxe revised version of The End is scheduled for late 2001, with supplements following next year.

For those of you who shelled out some cash for the Nemoren’s Vault adventure from Fiery Dragon Productions, you can now get some added value from your purchase. By going to FDP’s website and entering the Runes of Passage code from the module, you can download The Quest for Amelia,

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Wingnut Games announced that their long awaited Land of Og expansion, The Complete Caveman’s Club Book, should be available this May. A 64-page full-color digest, the book adds background and variety to the humorous RPG. Caveman kits are included as well, parodying the “kits” from AD&D: 2nd Edition. The second

Games Workshop has granted Sabertooth Games the rights to produce Collectable Card Games (CCGs) based on the Warhammer 40,000 miniatures wargame. Newcomer Sabertooth Games is led by industry veteran Bob Watts, who has run companies such as Ral Partha, Target/Heartbreaker, and the US Games Workshop division. With his 25+ years

The March 2001 issue of Games Unplugged will come with a sample of Alderac’s upcoming Warlord: Saga of the Storm CCG. Gamers who purchase the issue will receive either a Freekingdoms or Nothrog deck. As if that weren’t enough, the magazine will also include an exclusive promo card for the

Necromancer Games has posted the cover of their upcoming release, Demons & Devils. The book will contain three “difficult dungeons” for AD&D, and should be available soon. In the meantime, sneak a peak at the cover art. Come Stand on Hallowed Ground Fiery Dragon Productions has also posted new cover

Atlas Games has shipped their latest Penumbra D20 adventure, The Tide of Years. Of course, the downloadable preview we reported a while back is still available, giving details of the Domain of Time. Sack Armies to Premere at GenCon 2001 Wisconsin based game company Tyranny Games has announced the scheduled

The next anime series being drawn into the Tri-Stat System at is El-Hazard, an impressive series that was directed by Tenchi Muyo! co-creator Hiroki Hayashi. Like Tenchi, El-Hazard follows the adventures of a high school student that falls into unusual circumstances. In this case, student Makoto Mizuhara is sucked into

In the tradition of such fine racing board games as Formula De, Mythrole Games’ design guru Tyler Sigman brings us Rally! The game can be downloaded for a small fee from the Mythrole site. A sneak peek at the rules is also available, to help you make up your mind

According to a story on Eric Noah’s D&D 3 News, the Warlords CCG, coming from AEG in April, will be directly based on the D20 System of D&D 3. The game cards have a class, level, and armor class, as well as other parts of D&D. Creature cards add their