Our latest review from Matthew takes a look at Gladiator: Sands of Death by Mongoose Publishing. If you want to take Ridley Scott’s place and call the shots in the arena, come see if the D20 supplement has what you need. Phoenix To Rise From Ashes of ICE As we
Oh, Hey, I Just Noticed Something
Steve Jackson Games is hard at work on Munchkin 2: Unnatural Axe, a new set of 112 cards for the popular hack-and-slash card game Munchkin. New art from John K (no, not that one), a new race to play (orcs, baby!) and a price that seems to be missing the
Chaosium Posts Free Cthulhu Scenarios
The all-too-quiet folks next door to my office have posted several PDF scenarios for Call of Cthulhu. There’s quite a few to check out. Spanning the Atlas The Last Dance, the latest D20 adventure to come out of Atlas Games’ Penumbra line, has shipped. Accompanying it to market is At
D20 License To Exclude Miniatures
According to Ryan Dancey’s post on the OGL mailing list, companies taking advantage of the D20 license will soon have to stay away from doing D20 miniature figures: When the STL was drafted, there was no firm commitment to proceed with a D&D-based miniatures game. Internally, the business managers all
It’s HellRail… Without All The Hell!
Glastyn Games has announced that FrachtExpress, the rethemed, family-oriented German version of HellRail, is now available in American stores. Most people will probably want to stick with the English-language, damned-soul-filled edition from Mayfair Games, but it’s always nice to know that you have freedom of choice….
Mongoose Goes Wild
Some pre-release details and the cover art have been posted for Mongoose Publishing‘s next Encyclopedia Arcane, Chaos Magic. I’ve been dubious about wild magic since 2nd Edition wasted the opportunity and made it silly. I’ll be interested to see how Mongoose handles the topic.
D20 Fu
Today, Joe brings us a review of Buring Shaolin, the Feng Shui/D20 crossover adventure by Atlas Games. Prepare to get your wuxia-style leaps on, and dive in. Roleplaying Tips Weekly #99 Tips on Metagaming form the majority of this week’s Roleplaying Tips. What’s Metagaming, you ask? Well, for the most
Zocchi Distribution To Close Doors
Icv2 and other sources have reported that Zocchi Distribution is shutting down. The general slowdown in the economy, plus the effects of the September 11th tragedy, were sighted as major factors to the distributor’s unfortunate demise. I’ve been hearing that today was the company’s last day, but considering their plans
Buffy The Roleplayer
Eden Studios has been hinting lately that they may be doing a licenced Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG sometime next year. Keep your eyes peeled for an announcement in the weeks to come. Issaries Revises Product Schedule Siting the unavoidable delay caused by their layout artist’s emergency Cesarean section (she’s
Friends And Foes Shipping, Diskwars Fixing, Dragonstar Dragging
FFG finally got the Lord of the Rings board game expansion Friends and Foes back from the printer, and is kicking it back out the door as fast as they can. It looks like the rebranded FFG version of last year’s award-winning (heh) board game will be going great guns
Hucksters Cut Into Deadlands D20
Pinnacle announced that The Way of the Huckster has released for Deadlands D20. The book brings new feats, prestige classes, skills, and other tasty morsels to the game, thanks to author Fred Jandt. Ain’t Got Money For Leads? No Problem… Dragon Scale Counters has made its presence known to the
The End Is Near
Tyranny Games has announced the March 2002 release date of The End, Deluxe Edition. The post-apocalyptic RPG is based on the Book of Revelations, and the original version received critical acclaim. Preview art, fiction and other preview material will be posted on Tyranny’s webstie in the months to come. In
Rogues Get Full Treatment
This coming February, Mongoose Publishing will continue their Collector’s Series D20 supplements with The Quintessential Rogue. Written by Mike Mearls, the 128-page book will be “crammed with new options, new rules, and exciting new twists to existing game mechanics.” So, I’m thinking this could be Third Edition’s Complete Book of
Spaceship Zero Art Stolen
Looks like foul thievery has delayed the release of Green Ronin‘s Spaceship Zero RPG. Go read the sordid tale of the sketchbook theft if you’re curious. The Mists Seep Slowly While we’re on the subject of product delays, The Kargatane has announced some minor delays of Ravenloft products. Secrets of
Metabarons GM Screen Ships
West End Games has shipped the Gamemaster Screen for their Metabarons game. Not only does the screen provide GMs with something to hide behind that has useful charts on it, but it includes an 80-page companion book. Now, I’ll be honest: I haven’t played this game, nor have I read