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The inevitable return of Macho Women with Guns

March 5, 2003 Mike Sugarbaker D20

Mongoose will release a D20 Modern take on the old Macho Women With Guns RPG in time for Gen Con (click “Read more” for the details). I remember always wondering over this one on the Games of Berkeley shelves back when I was a kid. Of course, I didn’t ever

Babylon 5 Sneak Preview

March 4, 2003 Allan Sugarbaker D20, Roleplaying Games

The guys at Mongoose have given up a little info about the upcoming Babylon 5 RPG in their latest press release (click “Read more” below to see it). Sounds like they intend to cover everything, from Mars terrorist organizations to the Dilgar War to creating jump points. Stats for all

Delta Green d20 finally surfaces

March 1, 2003 Mike Sugarbaker D20

… insert Deep One joke here. At a price point of $35 in April. Hardbound? Doesn’t say. Given the supply problems with the CoC d20 core book, will this still do well (meaning, will it stand alone from the core book sufficiently to make it as a d20 worldbook)? [UPDATE:

Check yer d20, Mister?

February 28, 2003 Allan Sugarbaker D20, Dungeons & Dragons, Roleplaying Games

The folks over at The Game Mechanics have just released a second d20 resource, Staves of Ascendance. Written by Rich Redman (Savage Species, d20 Modern, Monster Manual II), the supplement shows players and GMs how a mystical staff or rod can be the stuff of legends. Twelve powerful tools that

OgreCave Interview: Silverthorne Games

February 28, 2003 Allan Sugarbaker D20, Dungeons & Dragons, Interviews, Roleplaying Games

Joe has needled new d20 company Silverthorne Games with enough questions to form our latest interview. See what the young game company has to say about the industry, PDF publishing, and finding a voice amidst all the other products out there.

Preliminary Babylon 5 RPG schedule

February 25, 2003 Allan Sugarbaker D20, Roleplaying Games 2 comments

Mongoose has decided to further stimulate your salivary glands with a tentative schedule of Babylon 5 RPG releases. At least one release is planned per month, starting the same time as the main rulebook’s release in May. Here’s the quick rundown of anticipated products, and you can click the “Read

Mongoose releases book of vile secretions

February 23, 2003 Mike Sugarbaker D20, Dungeons & Dragons, Industry, Roleplaying Games

Mongoose Publishing‘s Encyclopaedia Arcane: Nymphology has been released on what it seems to be using as the industry’s equivalent to straight-to-video, RPGNow. Written by the author of the Slayer’s Guide to Rules Lawyers and Female Gamers, this eldritch tome promises rules for prestige classes including “Mystic Pimp, Seduction Mage and,

SRDenied?

February 14, 2003 Allan Sugarbaker D20, Dungeons & Dragons, Industry, Roleplaying Games 17 comments

The uproar today in the d20 portion of the industry is WotC‘s recent changes to the System Reference Document, which tells all the d20 publishers out there what they can and can’t make use of from established D&D rules. Why the concern? Well, apparently several creatures that were in the

Village of Briarton review

February 10, 2003 Mike Sugarbaker D20

Gold Rush Games‘ upcoming d20 village-book, The Village of Briarton, was offered up for review, so we accepted it for review, then reviewed it. And now, it is reviewed. Check it out before it hits your store shelves!

Way of the Witch review

January 31, 2003 Mike Sugarbaker D20, Dungeons & Dragons, Reviews, Roleplaying Games

Joe hits us with a review of Citizen Games‘ Way of the Witch sourcebook. Only the second D20 book about witches that we’ve reviewed… I think.

One Last Look at Denizens of Freeport

January 27, 2003 Greg Kessler D20

Green Ronin has posted one last preview of Denizens of Freeport, which hits the stores this week. This nice little three page PDF lists 60 + of the major characters in Freeport. Check it out before the rush to the stores beings.

Companion Robot Preview from Perpetrated Press

January 20, 2003 Greg Kessler D20

The guys at Perpetrated Press have posted a preview from their new book Factory, arriving in March. Factory is a compendium of magical computers, robots and all sorts of other things. Factory will allow players to create and play cybernetic characters to use in all manner of games. The one

Green Ronin Goes Biblical

January 17, 2003 Greg Kessler D20

D20 mainstay Green Ronin has announced a gutsy move in the world of d20 supplements. Green Ronin announced their plans to release Testament: Roleplaying in the Biblical Era in April. This new world will be part history, part religious zealotry (or at least I hope it will). “I conceived this

Free Adventure at Mindqwerk

January 11, 2003 Greg Kessler D20

Mindqwerk has released another of their d20 adventures. Claw of the Dervish is a free 11 page PDF and only the latest in a line of planned adventures from the minds at Mindqwerk (ok I just got that). Designed for 3-4 Characters at levels 9-11, Claw of the Dervish concerns

Spooky War, Spooky Ship, Spooky PDF

January 9, 2003 Greg Kessler D20, Roleplaying Games

If you’re a fan of the spooky stuff that comes screaming out of the Pinnacle offices, you’re in luck. Pinnacle has posted a two page PDF of Horrors of Weird War Two for their Weird Wars game. In this preview you get a peek at a secret ship and all