Yes, your eyes are fine; they weren’t deceiving you while watching West Wing earlier tonight. In this GE commercial, you did indeed see the D&D Player’s Handbook prominently displayed. And this time, the nerd gets the supermodel, too. You know what they say: the bigger the dice bag…
Category: D20
Nyambe opens the Vault
Another fine Nyambe supplement will be coming soon from Atlas Games. This time the d20 System sweetness will be in the form of Ancestral Vault, a 96-page book of African-style equipment, special items, and mystical creations. A variety of other goodies will be lurking within the pages as well, including
Mutants & Masterminds website launched
Green Ronin has launched an official website for Mutants & Masterminds, simply titled MutantsAndMasterminds.com. There’s already a villain archetype to download and an interview with the author of the upcoming M&M supplement, Nocturnals: A Midnight Companion. Check it out, true believers.
Columbia Games selling direct only
“After 30+ years, we have concluded that our products can best be sold directly. To improve product output and customer service, all Columbia Games products will henceforth be sold ONLY by mail order, telephone, or via www.columbiagames.com.” This is the kind of shakeup I was talking about when Games Workshop
OGL casualty due to FFE oversight
Once again, there’s proof that conforming to the Open Gaming License is serious business. At GenCon 2001, the WotC legal team checked on all the d20 products and forced some folks to make changes right then and there. Now, Fast Forward Entertainment has been forced to make a public statement
Mongoose proceeding with due speed
I’m thinking maybe they should change the company name to Monsoon Publishing, or something else that equally conveys the rapid publishing pace Mongoose has managed to build up to. Don’t get me wrong: I like having more products I can select from. During the heyday of TSR, I bought far
Bad Axe 2003 releases announced
Bad Axe Games has just posted their release schedule for the rest of 2003, which is filled to the brim with d20 goodness. In June, the Heroes of High Favor d20 series will complete its goal of providing a sourcebook for each of the most popular race/class combinations. Heroes of
Green Ronin GTS recap
Green Ronin had to wait quite a while to make their presentation at GTS, being part of the Tuesday night dinner that included Wizard Entertainment, the Origins Awards nominations, and Games Workshop. But once Chris Pramas was finally able to take the podium, the GR gospel was spread. Some copies
Phil Reed expands 101 Spellbooks, then goes looking for a wrist brace
See, ’cause spellbooks are handwritten, and he’d expand a lot of them and then, uh, forget it. New edition of this PDF product includes over 100 books and 75 spells for your enjoyment. Stay out of the carpal tunnel, kids. It’s dark in there.
Human Head ups the Academy
Lo those many months ago we reported that Human Head Studios, the video game company that brought you Rune, was starting a paper-games division to be led by Matt Forbeck. Their first product, The Redhurst Academy of Magic, has been announced for a July release. It’s a fat hardcover and
Superlink for Supers RPG
Green Ronin has created a license for its Mutants & Masterminds RPG, in addition to the Open Gaming License it was released under. This new license, called M&M Superlink, is for non-Green Ronin products that are compatible with Mutants & Masterminds. Any new creations will have to be checked by
Troll Lord to publish Necromancer Games products
The current big d20 news is that Troll Lord Games and Necromancer Games announced a joint publishing venture. Starting in June, Troll Lord will begin publishing d20 products for Necromancer, increasing Necromancer’s product flow and adding to what’s already being published by Sword and Sorcery. The first such product will
Green Ronin goes mental
Green Ronin has just added two psionic-related d20 supplements to their product schedule for the summer. Monsters of the Mind will present 64 pages of psionic beasties written by Kevin Brennan, James Maliszewski, Morgan Peer, and Tracey Peer. More than 50 creatures will crawl out of the book, along with
OgreCave Interview: The Inner Circle
Crikey! Joe’s cornered the rare and elusive Inner Circle, a D20 company with a violet outer coat. Isn’t it gorgeous? Watch as Joe asks it a few questions. Careful now, Joe!
Monte’s big adventure: Arcana Unearthed
By some miracle we haven’t reported on this yet – probably because the title Arcana Unearthed: The Malhavoc Handbook kinda “buries the lead,” as they say in our country. ‘Cause, see, what it really is, is much more interesting than it sounds. It’s essentially the Player’s Handbook, OGL-happy and free