Goodman Games has a new year’s gift for roleplayers, in the form of Just a Delivery, a free 16-page Etherscope adventure in PDF form. Those who want a print copy and can’t be bothered to put paper in their printers needn’t worry – a printed edition will be in stores
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OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2005, part 4
It’s panic time, and you still don’t have your shopping done? Fear not, weary gamer, for the OgreCave staff has held its final installment of the Christmas Gift Guide 2005 until your moment of need. In this last list, An Aetheric Guide For Christmas, you will be pleased to find
Etherscope shipping, free character sheet download
For those who thought the previews of Etherscope from Goodman Games just looked too amazing to resist, you’ve certainly already purchased the PDF version. Now there’s a free character sheet to grab from the Goodman website, allowing cyberpunk Victoriana adventures to get underway with a more “official” feel to them.
OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2005, part 3
Through rain, and snow, and impending moves to another state, and even malware infections, the OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2005 carries on! For those of you still scrambling to give and receive cheerfully, our recommended gifts for the d20 System fan are described in the latest installment, Twelve Games Around
OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide, part 2
Now that we’ve had our first taste of holiday egg nog, OgreCave’s Christmas Gift Guide 2005 continues with Twelve Games Under The Tree, our picks for gaming gifts that are a tad more expensive. Boardgames, RPGs, and even a card game fill this wish list, and whether naughty or nice,
OgreCave videos: Tidbits from GenCon SoCal ’05
We didn’t make nearly enough time for interviewing folks at Gen Con SoCal a couple weeks back, but Steve and I did manage to tape a couple of interesting videos. Trying a 3-5 question approach to minimize the bandwidth hit, we talked with Mark MacKinnon of Guardians of Order about
Pinnacle to create WizKids RPGs
In a press release today, it was announced that Pinnacle Entertainment Group has been granted the rights to create roleplaying products based on WizKids properties like Mage Knight and the Pirates CSG. Pinnacle, in the form of Great White Games, will also be able to design scenario books for WizKids
OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2005, part 1
Once again, OgreCave has some suggestions for holiday gift shoppers in the form of our Christmas Gift Guide 2005. The first part of our annual list, Twelve Games At The End Of The Bed, recommends game gifts for $20 or less apiece. Over the next few days, we’ll put up
Deryni Adventure Game shipping
The fine folks at Grey Ghost Press have announced that The Deryni Adventure Game, long-awaited by many, is now shipping and should be in stores early December. The 256-page RPG is based on the Deryni series of fantasy books by New York Times best-selling author Katherine Kurtz, and will retail
The only thing scarier would be a used car salesman
Here’s a quick break from feasting, shopping, or whatever you’re up to this Thanksgiving weekend: the best car commercial ever, in my humble opinion, is this one. Cthulhu fans, take note, and have a happy holiday weekend.
Gen Con SoCal '05 attendance numbers up 12%
Official word from last week’s Gen Con SoCal is in, and apparently attendance was up a bit. According to Peter cost of cialis Adkison, CEO of Gen Con LLC, “Unique attendance was about 6,300, an increase of 12% from 2004.” So more of us gamers came to the show, which
Race Day and High Stakes Drifter hit stores
As my schedule continues to recover after four days in Anaheim, it’s nice to note that other schedules are recovering as well. In this case, WizKids has been doing the recovering, as the delayed High Stakes Drifter CCG just hit stores. At the same time, the company’s NASCAR tie-in game,
Live at GenCon SoCal ’05: Best non-miniatures minis wargame
Your Move Games has one of the more interesting games at the show: Battleground: Fantasy Warfare (which was sold at Indy, but is officially releasing this month). This card-based wargame is an idea whose time should’ve come years ago, but for some reason hadn’t materialized until now. Each card represents
Dead of Night sees light of day
SteamPower Publishing has unleashed a bit of terror into the roleplaying world with its new release, Dead of Night. This 224-page, digest-sized gamebook is “based on campfire tales, horror stories and urban myths.” The book’s easy portability is emphasized in statements on the website like “adapted for play on the
There’s no need to fear, Underdark is almost here
In preparation for tomorrow’s release, Wizards has posted the Underdark figure gallery. This new set for D&D Miniatures introduces rules for Epic level figures, such as Balor, Artemis Entreri, and Elminster. It also gives those who picked up the Fane of the Drow adventure the rest of the figures needed