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 the efforts of Dragonlance authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman,
Iron Kingdoms Invade
Privateer Press has been very active of late. Not only have they launched IronKingdoms.com in support of their D20 setting, but Privateer Press is also featured on RPGaction. Best of all, along with the Matt Staroscik interview and company profile, the complete D20 stats for steamjacks are presented. Can you
Girl Genius in Stores. Stupid Boy Not Sighted
The latest release from has swarmed store shelves nationwide. is a card game based on a new comic book series by the enigmatic Phil Foglio. The game mechanics are similar to those used in an earlier joint effort from James Ernest and Phil Foglio, Xxxenophile, but without the adult artwork.
Children of Misguided Games
Misguided Games has posted a new page on the races from their upcoming RPG, Children of the Sun. Due to arrive in Spring 2002, Children of the Sun is a dieselpunk fantasy setting that has already generated some interest at last month’s GAMA convention. Each month through the end of
Frag Beta Capsule Review
In the PC gaming world, you have to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on hardware and software to deathmatch effectively, and you have to sign NDAs up the wazoo to review a beta. In our world, a beta version of Frag cost us $12, and we don’t have to
GAMA’s View of Chainmail
I just realized it’s Friday the 13th. Let’s get on with the news before something goes wrong. 🙂 A brief article on the Chainmail miniatures game preview at GAMA is on the WotC site. There isn’t much info, but reports are that everyone was enthusiastic. Our friend Chris Pramas, Creative
Mage Knight Lancers List
WizKids has posted the complete list of figures from the new Mage Knight Lancers set. There’s over 100 new figures listed, and a few have images to view as well. Check out the scorpion rider, and pray your DM doesn’t use it as a drider.
Nazi werewolves…I hate these guys
Pinnacle has the new cover art for Weird Wars, and they’re showing it to the world. Seems enthusiasm for the game is growing, so new artwork has been commissioned. Looks great from where I’m sitting. Scarred Lands Needs Stories Sword and Sorcery Studios has issued an open call for short
Atlas Harps on Mummies
Coming early this July is the D20 adventure Instrument of Destiny by John Nephew, from Atlas Games. It starts with a festival, goes into the desert, and things get ugly from there. Could the release be set in hopes of riding the tide of The Mummy Returns, perhaps? The adventure
Pagan Does Cthulhu for d20
That sounds kind of salacious, doesn’t it? Pagan Publishing, the fine folks behind the acclaimed Delta Green supplements for Call of Cthulhu, confirmed earlier this week in a press release (way, way below the fold) that their staff will be writing the WotC-published D20 System version of the Call of
Scorpion’s Nest Works With Impressions Advertising
Scorpion’s Nest Tactical Gaming has just announced that Impressions Advertising & Marketing will be working with them to increase exposure of their games, including Terminus 5. With a 422 page master rulebook, the Terminus 5 miniatures and role-playing game covers fog of war, plenty of weapons and vehicles, a detailed
The Latest from Rio Grande
Rio Grande Games, the company responsible for bringing lots of clever German games to the American market, has just posted their fifteenth newsletter. Quite a few interesting forthcoming releases are described, including Barbarossa, a classic Pictionary-like game which uses clay instead of pencil and paper, and The Traders of Genoa,
Organized Chaosium
The summer release schedule has been posted at Chaosium. Some of the highlights are 20th Anniversary Call of Cthulhu and 5th Edition Stormbringer (formerly known as the Elric! RPG). A reprint of the Complete Dreamlands and the Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, and a new Miskatonic University Graduation Kit, are among the other
Stack ’em Like Cordwood
According to the official GenCon page, all of the convention hotels are now fully booked. Don’t let that stop you from going, though; just expect to rent a car and drive in to the con from your distant hotel each day.
Free Stuff From the Death Mages
If you have your copy of Necromancer Games’ Demons and Devils, look up the product password and head to the company’s site for another free download. This time, 21 pages of additional material are available to supplement the already excellent D&D adventures in the book. As if that weren’t enough,