Author: Allan Sugarbaker

Gold Rush Games, having formed a relationship with the Guy Williams family while writing the Zorro RPG, is helping raise money for Mr Williams’ star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star of the Disney Zorro TV series and the original Lost in Space series has been selected to

Just in time to compliment the new Oriental Adventures, a creature book from Green Ronin is planned that will provide all the beasts an Asian campaign could need. Called Jade Dragons and Hungry Ghosts, the book is a grand collaborative effort, boasting artists like Quinton Hoover and Tony DiTerlizzi, and

This week’s issue presents ten tips from a first-time gamemaster, many of which really took me back. There’s also an excellent guide to naming magical weapons, and some thoughts on fleshing out the gods of your world’s pantheon.

Where can you play a superhero with a completely useless power… and enjoy it? Why, StuperPowers, of course. The new deluxe game from Wingnut will include “100 fully playable powers, the all-new character advancement rules, a full-length, four-adventure campaign, Live-Action rules, and the kid-tested, mother-approved INSTAVENTURES! Random Scenario Generation system.”

We’ve created a special archive of all our coverage of Origins 2001, plus some brand new photos. Check ’em out!

Wingnut Games wants everyone to know that the second printing of Land of Og is back in stock. So if you couldn’t find it before, try again — it’s worth the effort. Freeport Enters Arcanis: the World of Shattered Empires As we mentioned a while back, Paradigm Concepts and Green

Earlier today, Troll Lord Games announced its newest D20 adventure, Felsentheim: Dogs of War, is available to the gaming public. The adventure is part three of the Death on the Treklant trilogy. This time, the characters are “fleeing the goblin war parties on their trail, hoping to reach the safety

Continuing the quest to bring their Generic Universal Role-Playing System to as many players as possible, Steve Jackson Games announced their agreement with Fantasy Flight Games to produce GURPS Blue Planet. As the sourcebook is just getting underway, no release date was given, but you can bet the world of

You’ve seen Hot or Not, right? The site where you judge everyone by their looks? Well, now there’s Cool Mini or Not, which asks you to do the same for painted miniatures. You can even send in a picture of your own artistic endeavors to be rated by the masses.

Has real life been taking too much of your time lately? Me too. Consequently, I’ve fallen a bit behind in my issues of Roleplaying Tips. Let’s play some catch-up: Issue #81explores ways to liven up your cities, and also gives some great ideas on Planning A Group’s Combat Tactics. Issue

With the excitement of Origins all wrapped up, and GenCon just around the corner, a lot has been happening in D20. Let’s get to it. Pinnacle released Deadlands D20 at Origins, and are so on top of things, they’ve already posted some errata. Mystic Eye has been busy posting freebies

There’s been some job switching at Wizards of the Coast. Chris Perkins, former Star Wars Gamer and Star Wars Insider Editor-in-Chief moved into the Creative Director position for Wizards of the Coast. Dave Gross left his spot as Editor-in-Chief of Dragon Magazine after a five year stint to take Chris’

The High Lords lost their lease! Every alternate reality must go! At least that’s what I envision as a good sales pitch for West End Games’ big summer Torg sale. The main set is on sale for $10, Drama Decks are a mere $3, and anything else from the game

The Kargatane, official website of D20 Ravenloft, has recently whispered of other product plans by White Wolf’s Arthaus team. After the initial hardcover Ravenloft book in October, Arthaus will reveal Secrets of the Dread Realms, 72 pages of DM-only information, including magic, NPCs, and other info. That will be followed

Fast Forward Entertainment, fronted by TSR alums Timothy Brown, Lester Smith, and James Ward, is diving into the D20 market with three upcoming adventures. Fortress of the Ogre Chieftain(3-5 characters, 4th-6th level) is set in a haunted fortress packed with — you guessed it — ogres. Sven approves. Temple of