Chaosium announced plans for the first supporting product for Dragon Lords of Melnibone, their D20 setting. Slaves of Fate places the adventurers on a Vilmirian slave ship as captives. After that, things get difficult. Slaves of Fate is scheduled for
Author: Allan Sugarbaker
Hasbro Tightens Belt… Again
Your favorite toy giant and mine, Hasbro, has announced additional layoffs of 100 more employees. This is in addition to the 750 employees they already laid off in December of last year. According to CEO Alan G. Hassenfeld, “We don’t
Deciphering the Rings
The official announcement of Decipher’s plans for the Lord of the Rings CCG went up on their site today. Decipher has the rights to make a card game for each movie in New Line’s trilogy, and they plan to take
From Reality Storms to Camel Racing
In the mid ’90s, Omni Gaming Products made a valiant effort to purchase the Torg licence from West End Games. Their ideas for Torg would have set the game back on course, repairing the ugliness that had accumulated in the
Atlas Rides the Waves
Expanding Atlas’ Penumbra D20 adventure series, The Tide of Years is a new, 48 page quest involving deep sea diving and a crystal that manipulates time itself. Written by Michelle A. Brown Nephew (wife of Atlas President John Nephew), the
Shadowrun Supplemental #13 Available
The latest issue of The Shadowrun Supplemental is available for download here.This issue was delayed slightly by the news that FASA is closing up shop, which prompted a last minute update. Freeport in Focus Again Green Ronin Publishing has posted
Troll Lord at Visioncon
Troll Lord Games, a company that’s developing products for the D20 system, will be in full effect at Visioncon. Anyone near Springfield, MO, on Presidents’ Day weekend should be made aware of this. That is all.
Lost Colony RPG Delayed
Though the CCG has been out for a while now, the Lost Colony RPG is still a no-show. While I was working at Gamers.com, I inquired about setting up a preview feature for the game, and was asked to check
De Planes! De Planes!
If you berks didn’t know the Planescape setting is alive and well, you obviously didn’t count on the fans. Since the Planescape line had ceased production, Mimir.net was the place citizens of Sigil frequented. Not for long, though, as Planewalker.com
Oh look, a Magic Door
Nearly every fantasy setting, from the Ultima series’ Britannia to the Wheel of Time, makes use of mystic portals. The principal characters need to see the key events that drive the plot, even if those events are thousands of miles
Wingnut Games at Visioncon
Aldo Ghiozzi, owner/founder of Wingnut Games, will be a special guest at Visioncon this President’s Day weekend. Wingnut is best known for wacky games like Battle Cattle (a personal favorite of mine). Aldo’s looking for Wingnut fans to run demo
Test Post
And so, here is a test post. If you are looking at this page, you are naughty and should not be doing so yet. Send email using the link at left, and we’ll let you know when.