I’m thinking maybe they should change the company name to Monsoon Publishing, or something else that equally conveys the rapid publishing pace Mongoose has managed to build up to. Don’t get me wrong: I like having more products I can select from. During the heyday of TSR, I bought far
Author: Allan Sugarbaker
The Forge enters terrible twos
Clinton R. Nixon from over at The Forge just dropped us a line with this special announcement. Normally, I’d give you the abridged version, but for this special occasion, I’ll let his words speak for themselves: The Forge, a community website for the promotion and creation of creator-owned role-playing games,
Bad Axe 2003 releases announced
Bad Axe Games has just posted their release schedule for the rest of 2003, which is filled to the brim with d20 goodness. In June, the Heroes of High Favor d20 series will complete its goal of providing a sourcebook for each of the most popular race/class combinations. Heroes of
Green Ronin GTS recap
Green Ronin had to wait quite a while to make their presentation at GTS, being part of the Tuesday night dinner that included Wizard Entertainment, the Origins Awards nominations, and Games Workshop. But once Chris Pramas was finally able to take the podium, the GR gospel was spread. Some copies
GURPS Faerie and other playtests
For those who enjoy getting an early peek at stuff, Steve Jackson Games has announced three more playtests you could get in on. The long-awaited GURPS Faerie, by Graeme Davis, is now in playtest on Pyramid, as is GURPS Covert Ops by William H. Stoddard and Hans-Christian Vortisch. Last but
Last links of Chainmail
For those of you who didn’t get your fill of Chainmail, you should head over to SVGames. We’ve heard they have a on the individual figures and boxed sets. Grab ’em while you can. Word.
Chaosium cultists loose at GTS
Chaosium was moderately high profile, despite all the recent rumors flying around (which feeds into their Latin motto, “All rumors are true”), having a decent sized booth in the third exhibit hall and a big ad on the show bag. Arkham, the latest Cthulhu supplement, is shipping now, complete with
Shadowrun Duels tournament thoughts
At the Tuesday dinner presentation, we got details on some of WizKids‘ plans for the coming year. A humorous promo movie on Creepy Freaks, a number of HeroClix, MechWarrior and MageKnight expansion announcements, and it was on to what everyone really wanted to dive into: a tournament of Shadowrun Duels.
Superlink for Supers RPG
Green Ronin has created a license for its Mutants & Masterminds RPG, in addition to the Open Gaming License it was released under. This new license, called M&M Superlink, is for non-Green Ronin products that are compatible with Mutants & Masterminds. Any new creations will have to be checked by
Troll Lord to publish Necromancer Games products
The current big d20 news is that Troll Lord Games and Necromancer Games announced a joint publishing venture. Starting in June, Troll Lord will begin publishing d20 products for Necromancer, increasing Necromancer’s product flow and adding to what’s already being published by Sword and Sorcery. The first such product will
Green Ronin goes mental
Green Ronin has just added two psionic-related d20 supplements to their product schedule for the summer. Monsters of the Mind will present 64 pages of psionic beasties written by Kevin Brennan, James Maliszewski, Morgan Peer, and Tracey Peer. More than 50 creatures will crawl out of the book, along with
OgreCave Interview: The Inner Circle
Crikey! Joe’s cornered the rare and elusive Inner Circle, a D20 company with a violet outer coat. Isn’t it gorgeous? Watch as Joe asks it a few questions. Careful now, Joe!
Babylon 5 Sneak Preview
The guys at Mongoose have given up a little info about the upcoming Babylon 5 RPG in their latest press release (click “Read more” below to see it). Sounds like they intend to cover everything, from Mars terrorist organizations to the Dilgar War to creating jump points. Stats for all
New Review: Book of More Flesh
Merwin was so moved by Eden Studios‘ zombie fiction anthology, The Book of More Flesh, that he composed OgreCave’s first song. Yeah, you heard me. Sing along! Just follow the bouncing corpse. Don’t let it bite you, though.
Check yer d20, Mister?
The folks over at The Game Mechanics have just released a second d20 resource, Staves of Ascendance. Written by Rich Redman (Savage Species, d20 Modern, Monster Manual II), the supplement shows players and GMs how a mystical staff or rod can be the stuff of legends. Twelve powerful tools that