So there’s this little d20 company toward the back of the hall, in the shadow of the largest booth (which isn’t WotC this year; it’s Upper Deck), called Pale Writer Publishing. The website doesn’t have any info yet, but PWP’s small booth has been a whirlwind of activity and interesting
Category: D20
Gameboard Breaks 3.5 Street Date, Makes Many Friends
ICv2 reports that Gameboard Distributors has already shipped D&D 3.5 and is selling them at Gameboard retail stores. This is despite the WotC mandated street date of July 18, and despite the fact that Gameboard is not an authorized WotC distributor. Many folks in the industry are angry at this,
Human Head Rolls Onward
Yes, the folks who created the Rune PC game are continuing their expansion into the tabletop game market (or “adventure game” market, a moniker I still find amusing), and a new website is the next logical step. As already reported, the first Human Head RPG product will be The Redhurst
Everything's Getting GOO-ey
As Mike reported at Origins, Big Eyes, Small Mouth d20 was released upon an unsuspecting world, and all of the rules content is Open Gaming Content. Now has taken the extra step of creating a BESM d20 System Reference Document, taking those three special little initials (SRD) and making them
Babylon 5 Previews Build Anticipation
Now that the Babylon 5 RPG is fully operational (read: shipping to stores), Mongoose Publishing has multiple preview downloads available on the B5 section of the company’s website. Currently, three preview downloads are available, including the official character sheet. I’m waiting. Gimme, gimme, gimme.
Mongoose Plans for GenCon ’03
Mongoose Publishing‘s Matthew Sprange sent out a notice to the company mailing list which showed just how evil he can be when he wants to. Sure, the email let us know that the Babylon 5 RPG will be there in case we don’t have it already, and that several other
ENnies Nominees Announced
EN World has just posted the for this year’s ENnies (aka The 2nd Annual Gen Con EN World D20 System Awards). Voting will soon begin on the popular prize, and as with last year, the winners will be announced at GenCon. Notably absent from the nominees this year is Mystic
Origins 2003 aftermath: the dirty details
Anthony Valterra showed me a 36-page-or-so preview of the upcoming 192-page Book of Erotic Fantasy. From that small sample, I can say that the book seems about 50% relatively lame fan service (a Command Orgasm/Masturbation spell, with color photo illustration. Did the world need that? I’m thinking not), and 50%
Live from Origins 2003: we can make a game out of anything, even pickles
Couple of quick D20 bits: OtherWorld Creations has Mercenaries: Born of Blood (I think that’s the title) new at the show; it includes rules for making a mercenary out of virtually any creature in the Monster Manual. I’m thinking shambling mound. Mystic Eye has a new Foul Locales book, Behind
OgreCave Review: Highthrone
Cedric’s survived his finals, and now that he can concentrate on more important matters, has sent in his review of Highthrone by Mongoose Publishing. What grade did he bestow upon the intriguing city supplement? I ain’t tellin’. Find out for yourself.
Live from Origins 2003: You can change the ending!
Testament: Roleplaying in the Biblical Era is the big new deal from Green Ronin. It’s the first book in their Mythic Vistas line, which is all d20 settings in a not-typical-D&D-at-all-but-still-fantasy vein. The next book in the line, Skull & Bones, is in layout hell right now, but Mindshadows, about
Oh dear God, not again
Naughty and Dice: An Adult Gamer’s Guide to Sexual Situations
Free Adventure Posted for M&M
To start your superheroics off right this week, Green Ronin has decided to provide a free Mutants & Masterminds adventure. Steve Kenson’s “The Heist” introduces new characters to the world of crime fighting while saving the GM some work. The 6.4 MB PDF can be downloaded from this part of
That Averages to About Five Cents Each
Philip Reed has done it again: released a damn useful PDF for d20 gamers. This time, it’s 101 Divine Spell Components, a 33-page resource of all the nifty spellcasting ingredients GMs normally have to improvise, for a mere $4.95. This follows the example set by Phil’s earlier PDF product, 101
Second Glimpse of Testament
A second preview of Testament has been posted over at Green Ronin’s site. This second peek at roleplaying in the Biblical era shows off some of the book’s new spell summaries for the Blackguard, Cleric, Paladin, Psalmist, Qedeshot, and Sorceror/Wizard classes. There’s also a quick look at the Desert, Fertility,