I found this thread over at the EN World forums. The situation is that recently a law banning all Roleplaying Games from the Brazilian City of Vila Velha was approved and signed into law despite the best efforts of a gamer named Tiago. There is an attempt to invalidate the
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In The Grim Darkness Of The Far Future, There Is Only… Tango!
So I actually got to play the Warhammer 40,000 CCG last night. It’s hard to describe why this game feels innovative, because it does, despite the fact that the tactics and battle mechanics all feel ripped out of other games, which themselves were not that innovative. I haven’t wanted to
Cyberpunk V.3 Delayed. Again
As the new guy this’ll be my first post. Let’s hope I don’t break anything. 🙂 At R.Talsorian Games a recent rant by Lisa updates the status of a number of RTG products. Most noticeable is the delay (again) of Cyberpunk V.3. The reason given being creator Mike Pondsmith’s 12-hour
Alien Abduction, Free of Charge
The Penny Games site has released a new free game: Alien Abduction, an entry in the Unequal Forces board game competition. This two-player strategy game pits a human player controlling two genetically-enhanced and well-armed individuals against a legion of replicating little alien monsters. You can play it with Chess and
Enter The Viking Enters Stores
Hard to get my mind around the idea that I’ll be thirty in less than two hours. Hoo-boy. Anyway… This week, Atlas Games brings on the norsemen again with Enter the Viking, an 80-page sourcebook for Rune. With “ten cushion encounters and a plot encounter sequence,” the vikings in your
French People Threaten To Give Roleplaying Award
GROG stands for “Guide du Roliste Galactique” – “Roleplayer’s Guide to the Galaxy,” according to the press release. It also nicely suggests “grognard,” a French term long used to describe hardcore wargamers, but that’s neither here nor there. The point is that the nominees for the Grog d’Or, an award
Spelljammer D20. Be Afraid…
The May issue of Dungeon/Polyhedron dares to go back to the Spelljammer setting, revised for the D20 System. The 46-page section details prestige classes, feats, skills, equipment, different uses for spells, several planets, and a bunch of spelljamming ships to cruise through space in. But some of the stranger parts
Shamans, Shamans Everywhere
Mongoose Publishing has announced details of the first book in their Encyclopedia Divine series, Shaman, due out in May. This seems to mirror the style of the Encyclopedia Arcane series, introducing new magic theories and prestige classes. The second in the Divine series, Fey Magic, will follow in June. As
Atlas Spans Globe, Brings African Adventures
This August, Atlas Games will bring Nyambe: African Adventures to the d20 System. According to today’s press release, the 256-page book (16 of which in full color) will have a variety of goodies. I’ll give you their PR laundry list on it; too many weirdly spelled words for me: Twelve
“Last Chance” Auction At Precedence
According to an email we received, “A number of items of memorablia (many belonging to various Precedence employees) have been listed […] for auction beginning today.” Clicking on the auction link at the top of Precedence’s site should get you there. Sure is sad to see the company go. Someone
Invisible City Files Early
Several days in advance of their April 15th release date, Invisible City Productions have added a new freebie to their just-redesigned monthly games page. The new release, Ice Market, is a sci-fi themed real-time trading game in which players take on the roles of crystal-collecting alien dolphins. It’s an interesting-looking
Cthulhoid Fun In Your Mailbox!
Not play-by-email, no. More like get-played-by-email. Delta Green creator John Tynes‘ “friend” Thomas Prendergast wants to send you some secret email communiques he’s obtained. Hit up his website for the details. (No, the upcoming Delta Green computer game isn’t going to be anything like Majestic. Thanks for asking, though.)
Warhammer 40K D20 Conversion Rules
Poking through EN World‘s community news turns up something interesting every once in a while. If you have a copy of Inquisitor, which is already pretty darned close to a 40K role-playing game, and a copy of the Dragonstar Starfarer’s Handbook, this site will hook them (and you) up. From
Triple Threat Of New Reviews Up
To start the week off right, we’ve got three brand new reviews up for you. First, there’s Demian’s look at Arrowflight, the new fantasy RPG from Deep 7. Then, to continue the examination of Deep7 products, Matthew gives us a review covering two items, Dime Heroes and Jungle Adventures. Finally,
Green Ronin Plot Invasion Of Retail Stores
Green Ronin‘s about to bust out all over store shelves near you: Shaman’s Handbook, Armies of the Abyss, and Freeport: City of Adventure (with the highly detailed map I keep mentioning) have all gone to distributors earlier this week. Meanwhile, the manuscript for Secret College of Necromancy is going into