The folks at aethereal FORGE have released the Power Grrrl Worldbook, which seems like the perfect game to simulate my daughter’s current fave show, Totally Spies. Besides, any game with “Grrrl” in it has got to be worth a look.
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OgreCave reviews: Basic Game and Ultimate Brick
We’ve got two new reviews for you today, on entirely different product types. Justin brings us a look at The Ultimate Brick, the recent release from Hero Games. Also, Demian looks at the latest attempt at a D&D Basic Game from WotC. Read on, and see what they thought.
Episode III poster sighted, trailer looms closer
For those who haven’t lost faith in George Lucas and the Star Wars prequel movies yet, there’s news that broke just before the weekend while I was buried in a deadline. The Episode III teaser poster is available, to view or purchase, and it tries real hard to be ominous.
Night of the Living Gamer: 13 Halloween RPGs
In just over a week, dressing in funny costumes without being in a LARP will be socially accepted (for the day, at least). To accompany our pumpkin-toting adventurer up there in the corner, Chris Morgan has provided us with his suggestions for a roleplayer’s Halloween. Have a read through Night
A distant deathknell heard
A news update on the WotC website reveals that production samples of the next D&D Miniatures expansion, Deathknell, have reached the WotC offices. According to the story, “ettins, gold dragons, and a host of undead” are heaped on someone’s desk, as well as a mention of juggling big beholders (I’d
Warrior bugs ready to scuttle. Pixar not involved
Mongoose Publishing has pictures of the Arachnid Warrior Bug for the upcoming Starship Troopers miniatures game and RPG. Coming in a number of poses and pieces, minis enthusiasts can be sure their 30mm scale bugs won’t all be identical. The game is still on course for an early 2005 release.
A rose by any other dice
Today Green Ronin launched a new website for the upcoming Blue Rose: The Roleplaying Game of Romantic Fantasy. Expect fiction, PDF downloads, beautiful artwork, some rules variations brought in from Mutants & Masterminds, and male gamers shying away in hopes of maintaining (obtaining?) a masculine image.
Aberrations loose on streets
Since today is the street date for the Aberrations expansion of D&D Miniatures, it seems only fair that WotC has posted the official Aberrations figure gallery (though unofficial galleries have had the images for a while). Some figures in the Aberrations set, the first to have Starter sets since the
OgreCave interview: Richard Garfield
OgreCave’s visit to last month’s Magic: The Gathering Worlds ’04 in San Francisco now has icing on the cake: Steve’s sent in his interview with game design guru Richard Garfield. Be a fly on the wall as Richard talks about dream projects, the card game scene, and “collectible” being a
GAMA names new Executive Director
In a quiet announcement that apparently wasn’t sent to its news announcement list, GAMA promoted Anthony Gallela to the position of Executive Director. Gallela served as GAMA Operations Director and GAMA Event Manager previously, and co-owns one of the biggest game conventions out in my neck of the woods, Kubla
OgreCave review: Dungeons of Doom
The latest map set from Green Ronin is in Matthew’s hot little hands, and he’s given us his impressions of it. See whether Dungeons of Doom scored well with him, or if he’d rather shelve it in someone else’s bookcase.
Taking in the scene
While I’m a big fan of Dwarven Forge‘s Master Maze sets for dungeon delving scenarios, and still have to budget for the new Fantasy Floors set, my outdoor and city terrain is somewhat limited. Sure, I’d love to load up on Miniatures Building Authority, but I’d like to keep my
Egyptian Adventures preview at Green Ronin
Looks like a preview is up on the Green Ronin site for Egyptian Adventures: Hamunaptra. An uber-setting in the Mythic Vistas d20 line, Hamunaptra is coming to you in full effect: a boxed, three book set. The press release has more details, or you can just jump directly to the
The Fine Art of Ronin
There’s been a veritable flood of releases from Ronin Arts in the past week, for all d20 occasions. Athenaeum Arcane: A Score of Malevolent Special Abilities, written by former Mongoose employee Patric Younts, presents twenty special abilities magic items can have, from saw tooth to corpse eater. In Athenaeum Arcane:
Warpstone #22: Chris Pramas on WFRP2
Ever since Green Ronin’s original announcement that it would develop Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play: Second Edition for Games Workshop, gamers have been itching to get more details. In issue 22 of Warpstone Magazine (shipping now), more details will be revealed in an interview with Green Ronin founder Chris Pramas. When asked