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Category: Roleplaying Games

Playtest report: Cyberpunk the CCG

February 4, 2004 Allan Sugarbaker Card Games, Playtest Reports, Roleplaying Games 2 comments

There’s a lot of buzz lately about Cyberpunk the CCG. Around my area, much of that buzz is gamers asking “What’s it like?” or “Where can I get it?” It seems some local retailers have been reluctant to buy into another collectible game, at least until it’s a verified Runaway

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Z-Man plans Tomorrow Knights. Today still undecided

February 2, 2004 Allan Sugarbaker Roleplaying Games

Speaking of comics, Z-Man Games has announced plans for a roleplaying game based on the Tomorrow Knights, a Marvel title from the early ’90s. Sounds like a cyberpunk-ish setting with mecha thrown in, which could be rather cool. Spectrum Games, known for Cartoon Action Hour, will develop the title for

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Arkham Horror revisited at Yog-Sothoth

January 30, 2004 Allan Sugarbaker Board Games, Roleplaying Games 4 comments

Our friends over at Yog-Sothoth have scored in a major way: the site has just been allowed to post Return to Arkham Horror, the previously unpublished supplement for the classic Arkham Horror board game. Written by Keith Herber and Richard Launius, the 22-page PDF contains everything Yog-Sothoth could scrape together

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HarnMaster free for download

January 30, 2004 Allan Sugarbaker Roleplaying Games

Columbia Games is allowing people to download a PDF copy of HarnMaster Third Edition. With the free download, you’ll get an e-coupon toward other Columbia products. Other goodies are available as well, but it’s a limited time offer, so if you want all 160 pages of Harn goodness, grab it

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Lone Wolf RPG [non] sighting

January 27, 2004 Allan Sugarbaker D20, Roleplaying Games 2 comments

For those of you anticipating the Lone Wolf RPG, coming from Mongoose Publishing in April, here’s a taste: a first glimpse of the cover and product info. Hey, I said a taste. You’ll have to wait a bit for something you can truly savor. [UPDATE: Apparently, I was wrong. Matthew

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Green Ronin licenses The Black Company

January 22, 2004 Allan Sugarbaker D20, Dungeons & Dragons, Roleplaying Games 5 comments

In another sweet arrangement, Green Ronin has licensed The Black Company series of fantasy novels. Expect a d20 roleplaying sourcebook, The Black Company Campaign Setting, in the Fall. This news is sure to make a lot of gamers very happy. Any guesses as to what will get licensed next?

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Chaosium goes dark

January 20, 2004 Mike Sugarbaker Roleplaying Games

Despite repeated product delays (Secrets of Japan, anyone? Thought not), Chaosium is getting a more regular product flow going lately. Cthulhu Dark Ages is obviously just kind of another repackaging, and takes more than a page from White Wolf, but the cover looks sharp for a change, and I bet

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Mean Streets get more crowded

January 14, 2004 Allan Sugarbaker Roleplaying Games

Deep7 wants to tell you about some of its new friends in Usual Suspects, a new PDF supplement for Mean Streets. More than twenty new friends, actually, all detailed enough to become ongoing characters in your film noir campaign. At $3.95, I’d pick up a copy just on the off

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OgreCave Reviews: Deathtrap Dungeon

January 12, 2004 Allan Sugarbaker D20, Dungeons & Dragons, Reviews, Roleplaying Games

Demian has brought us his analysis of Deathtrap Dungeon from Myriador Ltd. So how did the classic Fighting Fantasy gamebook turn out when translated to the d20 System? Have a read and find out.

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Green Ronin in 2004

January 7, 2004 Allan Sugarbaker Board Games, Card Games, D20, Dungeons & Dragons, Roleplaying Games

In Green Ronin‘s annual state of the union address, company president Chris Pramas looked ahead toward plans for the new year. Citing a theme of “diversity,” Pramas mentioned several highlights on the schedule for 2004, including a card game and board game that have yet to be revealed fully. Naturally,

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OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2003 – part 4

December 24, 2003 Allan Sugarbaker Features, Roleplaying Games

As promised, our fourth and final 2003 Gift Guide list is up, and it takes into account the fact that precious little time remains for gift shopping. Last but not least, it’s our Electronic Christmas Nonet, brimming over with downloadable product suggestions, where shipping time isn’t a factor. Can’t stand

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Expendable Superheroes of the World Unite!

December 22, 2003 Demian Katz Roleplaying Games

Deep7 is once again expanding their grip on the realm of cheap, fast, one-off role-playing. They’ve just added a new title to their 1PG line: Hero Force, a quick and easy game of classic superhero action with an emphasis on the cheese. Sounds like fun to me!

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Deadlands Reloaded peek at Pinnacle

December 9, 2003 Allan Sugarbaker Roleplaying Games 8 comments

The folks at Pinnacle have just posted a first look at Deadlands Reloaded. Rumored to be coming out next summer, Deadlands Reloaded will be a full-color, hardcover retrospective, telling the entire story of the Weird West in one volume. According to a column from last July, the new game will

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OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2003 – part 3

December 9, 2003 Allan Sugarbaker D20, Dungeons & Dragons, Features, Roleplaying Games

As you’ve seen in the earlier installments of OgreCave’s annual feature, the holiday gift picks are flying fast and furious. With our third list of gift suggestions, we go exclusively d20, with A Dozen Christmas d20s. Come have a look at what the OgreCave staff considers essential reading in the

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The Day of the Ninja is upon us

December 5, 2003 Allan Sugarbaker Card Games, Roleplaying Games

As I mentioned yesterday, our buddy Aeon, the Ninja Burger guy, has organized The Day of the Ninja, and we’re trying to do our part. The latest Ninja Burger RPG supplement, Burgertech, has been released by 9th Level Games, sites all over the web are ninja-fied, life is good. And

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