Allan and I always used to talk about how cool it would be to write a regular gaming feature about all the games that languish unplayed in the back of our closets… the longer the better. We were going to
Category: Roleplaying Games
Warhammer 40K CCG Going to Printers
Sabertooth Games wants Warhammer 40,000 fans to know the wait is nearly over. “We’ve handed the Warhammer 40,000 CCG off to the printer, and now we wait. We expect to have everything ready to ship to the marketplace in late
Feng Shui In Your Face
The next supplement for Atlas Games’ Feng Shui RPG has shipped to distributors and should be on your local game store’s doorstep shortly. In Your Face Again has 128 pages packed with ten scenarios to challenge any participant in the
Cavemen on the March
Cavemen are coming out for the spring thaw over at Wingnut Games. The Complete Caveman’s Club Book is being printed at this very moment, as is the second printing of Land of Og. You’ll need Land of Og to make
Mystic Eye’s Love Fest
Doug Herring at Mystic Eye Games let us know about the latest pair of nasty creatures available on their site. This set of monsters were created in answer to the following: “What types of foul beasts could be born of
Vampire Man Heading Into Space
A few more tidbits for ya as a birthday gift (my birthday, not yours). Enjoy. 🙂 In an interview over at Games Unplugged, Vampire creator Mark Rein*Hagen speaks briefly about the new game he’s working on with his new company,
New Art at Green Ronin
Green Ronin has posted the cover art for Hell in Freeport. The 64-page adventure will be for character levels 8-11, and is written by WotC veterans Jim Bishop, Jess Lebow, and Paul Bazakas. Hell in Freeport should be available in
Sovereign Stone Goes D20
In a surprising announcement, Don Perrin of Sovereign Press revealed plans to redo the Sovereign Stone RPG using the D20 System. Sovereign Stone has already seen the efforts of a number of former TSR “golden era” designers, as well as
Tasty Morsel
Here’s the best result on Living Room Games’ Random Grimness Table, intended to keep role-playing sessions from getting too lighthearted: 86-90: Sun disappears for a moment, with no apparent cause, as an old man comes out. He points at the
From Reality Storms to Camel Racing
In the mid ’90s, Omni Gaming Products made a valiant effort to purchase the Torg licence from West End Games. Their ideas for Torg would have set the game back on course, repairing the ugliness that had accumulated in the
Atlas Rides the Waves
Expanding Atlas’ Penumbra D20 adventure series, The Tide of Years is a new, 48 page quest involving deep sea diving and a crystal that manipulates time itself. Written by Michelle A. Brown Nephew (wife of Atlas President John Nephew), the
Shadowrun Supplemental #13 Available
The latest issue of The Shadowrun Supplemental is available for download here.This issue was delayed slightly by the news that FASA is closing up shop, which prompted a last minute update. Freeport in Focus Again Green Ronin Publishing has posted
Troll Lord at Visioncon
Troll Lord Games, a company that’s developing products for the D20 system, will be in full effect at Visioncon. Anyone near Springfield, MO, on Presidents’ Day weekend should be made aware of this. That is all.
Lost Colony RPG Delayed
Though the CCG has been out for a while now, the Lost Colony RPG is still a no-show. While I was working at Gamers.com, I inquired about setting up a preview feature for the game, and was asked to check
The Politics Of Dancing – No, Actually The Economics of RPG Design
I’m not a big RPG guy, but that news about adding “mystical gateways” to the Forgotten Realms canon is interesting. Yes, it will unbalance campaigns that get crazy with them, but for some campaigns it may be the balance they