Apparently the recent decision by the Christian Children’s Fund to refuse $17,000 from a GenCon charity auction has raised enough of an uproar that an explanation is being offered (to both the Escapist and directly via email to concerned gamers). According to Cheri Dahl, VP of International Communications and Fundraising
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OgreCave reviews – Secrets of Morocco
The last few Screams from the Cave are coming into the light – Demian closes out this week’s new reviews for us with his evaluation of Secrets of Morocco for Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu. Was he as happy with this sourcebook as with others he’s reviewed for us? Um… no.
Random Encounter – Harley Stroh of Goodman Games
The talk of fearful things continues with the first of OgreCave’s new Random Encounter interviews, in which we roll up a few questions to ask Harley Stroh of Goodman Games. The Cave Dwellers simply must know more about the upcoming Age of Cthulhu line for Call of Cthulhu, and Harley
OgreCave reviews – Secrets of Los Angeles
The cries of fear and horror keep coming at OgreCave this week, with something new for our Screams from the Cave event each weekday. For midweek, Steve’s offering up his review of Chaosium’s Secrets of Los Angeles for Call of Cthulhu. Is it worth picking up this regional guidebook for
OgreCave reviews – Where the Deep Ones Are
To keep our Screams from the Cave going, I’ve posted my review of Where the Deep Ones Are, the Lovecraftian children’s book parody. Face it, someone had to publish this book – it simply begs to be summoned into being – and thankfully Atlas Games got the job done. Have
OgreCave reviews – Character and Secrets
A pair of fresh reviews get things started today. First up, Lee gives us his thoughts on the Character Codex from Goodman Games. Then Demian adds to our Screams from the Cave event with his review of Secrets of San Francisco from Chaosium. We’ll have more horror- and monster-themed goodies
It’s the Great Cthulhu, Charlie Brown
If your Halloween gaming plans need a last-minute shot in the arm, Super Genius Games may have what you need with its latest Call of Cthulhu adventure, Midnight Harvest. Author Owen K.C. Stephens designed the Halloween-themed New England adventure for an evening or two of gaming, and provides pre-generated characters
Charity money befouled by D&D
At least that’s how the Christian Children’s Fund feels about it. Gen Con raised over $17,000 at its annual charity auction this year, held in honor of Gary Gygax, but the Christian Children’s Fund turned the money down when it learned that sales of Dungeons & Dragons materials were part
Wizards officially ending D&D Minis skirmish game
Since our post on Wednesday (see D&D Miniatures becoming less random in 2009), word has come down from Dungeons & Dragons Senior Brand Manager Scott Rouse at Wizards of the Coast clarifying the company’s plans for D&D Miniatures. Citing “sharp increases […] in manufacturing costs over the last 12 months”
D&D Miniatures becoming less random in 2009
Anyone watching the collectible games market over the past year has noticed a distinct trend toward reducing the randomness (note our lack of a Best Collectible Game in this year’s Ogre’s Choice Awards). Now, as has been speculated since the game’s inception, Wizards of the Coast plans to release some
OgreCave reviews – Malleus Monstrorum, and Tim
Continuing our Screams from the Cave event, Demian has provided us with a pair of game reviews for the discerning horror gamer. First, he tells us a bit about the massive Call of Cthulhu creature book Malleus Monstrorum from Chaosium. Then we get his thoughts on the Cthulhu-inspired CD The
OgreCave reviews – Stunning Eldritch Tales
Okay, let’s get this show on the road: our Screams from the Cave event, highlighting goodies of fear and creepiness, starts off with Lee’s in-depth review of Stunning Eldritch Tales from Pelgrane Press. The collection of pulp horror adventures for Trail of Cthulhu gets high marks from Lee, and he
True Dungeon going big, spreading to whole Realm
We’ve said all along that the convention event True Dungeon is a cool activity, but that it needs one thing to make it work: big conventions – without the hardcore gamer audience coming out to a convention ready to consume, the company’s profit model would crash. Well, next April, True
FATEsters and IPR-ists present… $3 PDFs of D&D content??
It’s true. A mix of principals from Evil Hat and IPR, plus an all-star cast, is doing a couple lines of PDF material for 4E (I thought we still didn’t get to do that? Shows you what I know). And, uh, the $3 figure is inexact; it’s a good-enough descriptor
Audio Report: Ogre’s Choice 2008, and prizes!
It’s time once again – okay, fine, it’s a bit overdue – for our annual Ogre’s Choice Awards show, wherein all the Cave Dwellers have contributed to the final award nominee and winner selections. Mike, Steve, and I discuss what we liked this past year, which you can read along