Author: Allan Sugarbaker

When it Runes, it pours. Earlier today, the day after lauching our Rune RPG feature, Alex from Atlas Games let us know their plans for the first Rune adventure supplement. This August, Crouching Wizard, Smashing Hammer by Chris Aylott will reach aspiring Vikings everywhere. Here’s the details: When the evil

Considering all the Elmore-related promotions they’ve been running lately, is it at all surprising that Games Unplugged has a preview of next month’s SnarfQuest Card Game? Everything from individual card previews to a .pdf of the rules are available from Agents of Gaming’s new game. Larry Elmore himself will be

We told you a surprise was coming. We just didn’t tell you it involved battling Loki’s minions to stave off the end of the world. That’s right, it’s our Rune RPG feature, the first of our special editorial features. We’ve got two contrasting viewpoints on Atlas Games’ new Rune RPG,

Aldo at Wingnut Games tells us that Battle Cattle: The Card Game is on its way to the printers, and should be reaching stores in September from Steve Jackson Games. For now, you can check out the boxshot and begin selecting opponents to gore. Heck, just challenge anyone that gets

This month’s update to all things Freeport has surfaced over at Green Ronin. It includes a new beast, the plague wraith, as well as a related adventure hook, new disease, and a new spell. All this, and Legions of Hell is being printed this week? (**holds hands together with fingertips

If this week’s topic, Using Limericks To Spice Things Up, makes you hesitate like I did, you owe it to yourself to go take a look. Just don’t end any lines with “City of Brass,” or you could be going down that slippery slope to words that rhyme with Nantucket.

With the Third Edition Forgotten Realms in stores just over a week, Wizards presents us with a look back at previous incarnations of the Realms from Elminster himself, Ed Greenwood. It’s an interesting read, and gives a glimpse into what’s involved in presenting a massive campaign setting to the D&D

New D20 company Game Horizons has made plans to create a series of “Master Adventures” that are fully compatible with the Master Maze miniature sets from Dwarven Forge. If you’re not familiar with Dwarven Forge’s work, check out the gallery from the D&D 3 playtest I ran when I was

The word from Pinnacle is that Deadlands D20 is at the printers (the final “Making of” article shows off the book’s cover art). While we wait anxiously for the ink to dry, the promo poster for Weird Wars has taken over the PEG site’s splash page. Anyone who orders $20

They never rest over at . Joyce Godecke has joined the Cheapass crew as their new Marketing Director. Joyce comes to the company by way of Amazon.com, and as such, has taken a step up in the world. The latest BRAWL expansion, , is available, as well as a limited

An adventure by Monte Cook, author of D&D 3’s Dungeon Master’s Guide, is available for free download over at Wizards of the Coast. The short quest, called A Frigid Demise, involves a white dragon with a few tricks up her… uh, scales. The adventure is for four 13th level characters.

9th Level Games has announced a pair of impending releases. The second solo adventure for Kobolds Ate My Baby, titled Necro-Groundhog of The Awfully Dark Graveyard of Excruciating Arcane Death, will ship this month. Apparently, King Torg (ALL HAIL KING TORG!) has a demon stuck in his teeth, and he

Just when you thought the world was safe from marauding game zines, Grampa Barmo’s Discount Game Magazine makes its presence known. “A fan-created zine dedicated to the wide world of wonderful cheap games,” Grampa Barmo will shine the spotlight on games that cost $10 or less. And Barmo seems to

Games Unplugged has an original piece of art by Larry Elmore… and they’re foolish enough to give it away!!! Head over to their site to sign up, or look for print issues of the GU magazine with this ad for more chances to win. And if you win, bundle up

Just when we thought the original movie had stopped twitching and was ready for a long dirt-nap, Ain’t It Cool News reports that there’s a good chance of a sequel to the ill-received Dungeons & Dragons movie. When you’ve stopped screaming and trying to gouge out your eyes, you can