AEG has put its PR machine into gear and launched the official website for the Stargate SG-1 RPG. There’s not much on the site yet — just a set of character concept examples, some rules about the Stargate itself, and a link to the forum — but as the game’s
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Fang & Fury Art Preview Posted
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,
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
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
Limited Edition HeroQuest Announced
Issaries, Inc. has announced there will be a limited edition hardcover version of HeroQuest, available through Warehouse 23 as part of the Steve Jackson Games’ line of limited edition books. Both the softcover HeroQuest and the limited edition are expected to ship by July 14, and the limited edition will
Babylon 5 RPG Preview Posted
Mongoose Publishing has posted a 4 meg PDF preview of the Bayblon 5 RPG. Go get it, and see what the licensed game has in store for us.
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
OgreCave Reviews: Light Speed & Shady Gulch
Another pair of reviews has arrived, ready for all to see. Matthew explores the outer reaches of Cheapass Games’ Light Speed, co-designed by James Ernest and Tom Jolly. Meanwhile, Demian kicks at tumbleweeds as he reviews Shady Gulch from Politically Incorrect Games.
Godsend Agenda d20 Conversion
If the pierced Drow and Bugbear bankers of d20 Urban Arcana are just not your style, check out the goodies from Khepera Publishing home of Godsend Agenda. These nice folks have released a d20 conversion for the game to be compatible with the d20 Modern core. As an enticement they
New console titles based on MtG, White Wolf games
According to this article at ICv2, yet another electronic version of Magic: the Gathering was announced the big E3 video game expo thingy. This one will be for the Xbox. Whether the game, announced by what is now called Atari, will bear much resemblance to the card game is unknown.