Green Ronin has thrown together an art preview for their upcoming vampire sourcebook, Fang & Fury. The six images showcased convey the dark, brooding mood appropriate for such powerful undead. what intrigues me are the images that feature what look like Stirges — those classic bat/mosquitoes — and a large,
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More Details on Mongoose Magazine
Though news of Mongoose Publishing’s new magazine came out during GTS, and the first issue’s due next month, there’s still no sign of it on the company’s website. A friend of OgreCave pointed out that Matthew Sprange confirmed some details in a thread on the uk.games.roleplay newsgroup. Entitled Signs &
WotC Calms v3.5 Jitters
In an announcement that was surely designed to calm nervous gamers, Wizards of the Coast made it clear today that next month’s release of D&D 3.5 will not invalidate the WotC rulebooks. Or at least, in cases where things get changed, a free backward-compatibility guide will be available to straighten
Early Test of Testament
As I mentioned shortly after GTS, Green Ronin is bringing us a d20 setting of biblical proportions. Testament: Roleplaying in the Biblical Era is intended to be “part history, part mythology,” placing characters in the world of the Old Testament. The product announcement does it better justice than I: Play
OgreCave Reviews: Ultimate Equipment & Medusas
Two more Mongoose reviews have crawled out looking for readers today. First, Colin provides us with his thoughts on the Ultimate Equipment Guide and all the goodies therein. Then Orion enlightens us as to the contents of the Slayer’s Guide to Medusas, which he had a long look at and
d20 Weekly Passes On
Steve Jackson Games has called a halt to its newest online subscription magazine, d20 Weekly. The man himself, Steve Jackson, made the announcement: The current (May 28, 2003) issue of d20 Weekly will be the last. We’re glad we tried it, and we published quite a few articles that we’re
Denizens of Freeport Get New Citizen
In other free download news, Green Ronin has posted a second web enhancement for Denizens of Freeport. The PDF details rug and tapestry merchant Vartan Nazarian, a potentially helpful halfling for adventurers to know. The first web enhancement for Denizens, an index and character list, is still available as well
OgreCave Review: Slayer’s Guide to Duergar
Mongoose Week continues with Joe’s review of Slayer’s Guide to Duergar. These dwarves of the deep caves made for an interesting read, and Joe’s got the breakdown of what makes this d20 supplement work so well. We’ll be picking up the pace with several more Mongoose product reviews as the
Not a Gully Dwarf…But Close
Aside from the oft-abused 2nd Edition Gully Dwarf (my favorite class of all time) the Gnome is probably the most abused and ridiculed race in the history of gaming. If you were to make a Gnome Bard I can’t imagine getting any gaming done for all the jokes. Well, Wizards
Mongoose Week at OgreCave
We kick off a week long look at Mongoose Publishing today with a new interview. Find out what the men of Mongoose are up to and what’ll be gracing your shelf in the months ahead. Also, Joe’s provided our first review of the week, appropriately themed to accompany our Mongoose
Hey, I hear those MMPOPRORRPG things are “hep”
Atari (née Infogrames, née Hasbro Interactive) has co-announced with Wizards a massively multiplayer online game called, hold your breath for this one, Dungeons & Dragons Online. Hey, because there’s hardly any competition in the Tolkienesque-online-fantasy-world space. They plan to ship in two years, just like Master Tools (cough). To be
Player’s Handbook spotted on TV
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…
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
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