Author: Allan Sugarbaker

Fantasy Flight Games has announced that their Mythic Races hardcover supplement for D20 is back from the printer and available to order. A preview of one of the book’s races, the Pevishan, is on the website. Bilbo’s Party, Saturday at Decipher. BYOR (Bring Your One Ring) Decipher is hosting an

The gaming community has been coming together to assist relief efforts after last Tuesday’s attack. Here’s just a few of the contributions being made: Hasbro has just announced their plan to help relief efforts in New York. According to this morning’s press release, “The Hasbro Children’s Foundation, a philanthropic arm

Johnn Four brings us an extra long issue of Roleplaying Tips this week to show that terror will not prevail. This week’s issue focuses on cities. Darklances Sighted on Dragonlance Nexus Over at the Dragonlance Nexus, the first tidbits from the site’s upcoming campaign setting, War of the Dark Lance,

Malhavoc Press has posted a new cover image for The Book of Eldritch Might. Looks pretty nice, too. Meanwhile, company founder Monte Cook says he’s “in comic geek heaven” due to the two Mage Knight games he’s designing, one on DC Comics and one on Marvel. It’ll be interesting to

Decipher has posted an article on The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, due to come out in February 2002. The rulebook will be 288 full-color pages, and make use of the CODA system, the rules designed for Decipher’s upcoming Star Trek RPG. Check out the full preview article here.

The section of Pagan Publishing’s site devoted to their upcoming WWII superhero RPG, Godlike, has been expanded dramatically. In addition to a variety of cool “propaganda” of the era, there’s some details about the game’s dice pool rules. Go take a look at the past as it might have been.

In light of the tragic events that took place on the east coast today, I’ll do my best to overcome the shock of it all and distract you with game news. Okay, now turn away from the TV news. Look at the monkey! Look at the silly monkey! Our friends

Okay, you’ve waited long enough, so we’ve finally compiled the news posts from GenCon into one big review. We’ve also added our photo galleries, with more than fifty images to peruse. Sound good? Then go relive the granddaddy of game conventions in our GenCon 2001 feature. And as an added

A press release sent out by Decipher’s Christian Moore sheds some light on the upcoming Lord of the Rings Adventure Game. As with most “Adventure Game” titles, this will be a trimmed-down version of the full RPG, currently scheduled for release in February. Here’s what we know the Adventure Game

German company Lookout Games has produced a 33 card expansion to the classic bidding game Bohnanza. Designed by Uwe Rosenberg, Mutabohn will allow bean growers (aka the players) to mutate existing crops. Ah, genetic meddling. Gotta love it. Just like their previous expansion, High Bohn, Lookout has decided Mutabohn will

Atlas Games announced the next product in their Penumbra line of D20 adventures, The Last Dance by Chris Aylott. In this scenario, adventurers get pulled into a ghostly dance from the past, and must change history or become permanent members of the performance. Boasting an artifact that amplifies magic, a

Hasbro, not content to stop fiddling with things, is making some minor changes in Wizards of the Coast’s upper management. Here’s a quote from the press release: Dave Wilson, currently the President of Hasbro Games, now takes on added responsibility overseeing the Games segment made up of Hasbro Games and

It’s been pointed out to me that I failed to mention a game convention so close to my home, it could’ve pounced and used my intestines as a bow tie. ConQuest is taking place in Palo Alto, CA this weekend, and numerous companies are scheduled to be in attendance, including

Just when you thought the cons were done and you could settle into your normal routine, a new swarm of ’em arrives to lure you out into the light once again. DragonCon strikes this weekend, August 31 – September 3 in beautiful downtown Atlanta. Wish I were going again this