Author: Allan Sugarbaker

This September, Mongoose Publishing will unveil Demonology – The Dark Road,the first of their Encyclopaedia Arcane series of D20 sourcebooks. Mongoose deserves some applause for delving into territory that has traditionally been avoided. The company’s site has already posted the cover art and a preview chapter to give readers a

Green Ronin has brought in Steve Perrin (of Runequest fame) to take on the Monster Slayer’s Handbook, set for an early ’02 release. Green Ronin also had this to say about the project: The Monster Slayer’s Handbook will be the first of Green Ronin’s Classbooks. It will introduce a new

At Mystic Eye Games, things look rather busy. While another web enhancement has gone up for those who already own Pit of Loch-Durnan, the company plans to post two enhancements for owners of their Nightmares & Dreams creature book: a printable sheet of full color monster counters, and a mini-adventure

Troll Lord Games has announced an agreement with D&D co-founder Rob Kuntz to publish a series of hardcover D20 sourcebooks. Called Myths & Legends, the series will present detailed information on a specific culture’s mythos in each book. The first sourcebook will be Codex Germania: Northern Gods, Heroes, and Monsters,

Battle Cattle players, take note: Wingnut Games has posted freely downloadable Bovine Record Sheets for your cow combatants. So, to borrow a line from Battlebots, “It’s robotic cow fightin’ time.”

This October, Atlas Games has a surprise in store for Feng Shui fans. Burning Shaolin, an adventure being written by Robin Laws, will include D20 stats alongside the usual Secret War details. Yep, you’ll be able to play the module with either a 6th-8th level D20 group, or beginning Feng

Wizards has posted a new fast-play adventure to compliment the Star Wars: Invasion of Theed Adventure Game. The free .pdf module, Smugglers of Naboo, just goes to show how wonderful the internet can be. When even an introductory RPG gets online freebies, it warms my dice-filled heart.

Sabertooth Games, the folks behind the impending Warhammer CCG, have launched their new website. Head over there for a look at the cards, event listings, and to generally drool over things.

Following on the heels of the Great Fire Dragon figure, WizKids announced the August release of the Venomous Shadow Dragon. Why does your army need one? Well… According to Kevin Barrett, Lead Game Designer for WizKids, The Venomous Shadow Dragon will not be like its fiery cousin. It still has

Those who attend this year’s Origins are sure to see many new publishers entering the field of battle. One such company will be Vengeance Games, producers of supplements like the Friday Night Six Pack. The Six Pack will contain six pregenerated characters, fully illustrated and at three different experience levels.

Two major Necromancer Games releases will hit gamers at GenCon 2001. Firstly, the next section of the legendary dungeon is presented in Rapan Athuk: The Middle Levels (they’ve already posted a preview of the cover art). Secondly, the first Necromancer module from D&D co-founder Rob Kuntz, Prisoners of the Maze

Another episode of the heart-wrenching drama, Roleplaying Tips Weekly, has unfolded for your viewing pleasure. Go there now and see if Keith will come out of his coma, if Teri’s baby can be saved from the kidnappers, and the tips for creating NPC voices.

Lidda, Regdar, Mialee and Tordek are among the characters replacing Mr. Green and Ms. Peacock in the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons Clue. The Archmage has been murdered, and the doors to the castle won’t let the characters leave until they determine which one of them did the foul deed. Rooms

The massive Red Dragon Mage Knight figure (well, massive compared to other Mage Knight figures) is available starting today. There’s a good picture of the beast on the Mage Knight website. If you like what you see, you may want to grab one quickly — even at $24.95, the Wizkids