Chase Scenes in Role Playing Games
Everyone loves a chase scene! It is the reason movies like Fast and Furious and Need For Speed always make huge amounts of money. Not to mention all the video games that circulate the idea of car...
View ArticleClassic Traveller: Sins of Siberius
Game live tonight after 8 P.M. Australian Eastern Standard Time. Episode two in my six part game (I forgot to record the first one!). Come watch us.
View ArticleClassic Traveller: The Nuances
I have spent over a year playing Classic Traveller now and yesterday I started going back through the rules as I was creating a possible player character for the game last night. I had once been...
View ArticleSuper Squadron Heroes Wanted!
"Titan City is rife with crime." says Mayoress Zina Smothers. "Gangs run the streets and kill our boys in blue for sport! It seems every criminal is making their way to our streets as it is one of...
View ArticleReviewing Lords of Gossamer and Shadow Gossamer Worlds: Empyrea
These world source books are a great little addition to the Lords of Gossamer and Shadow because they are short, descriptive and interesting. They make me want to read them and Matt Banach keeps me...
View ArticleReviewing Lords of Gossamer and Shadow Worlds: Brokeworld
Another world submitted to the Lords of Gossamer and Shadow collection known as Brokeworld. This addition comes from Matt Banach and had me very interested in it soon after reading the first few...
View ArticleReviewing Lords of Gossamer and Shadow Worlds: The Nightmare Kingdom
My third and final review for the day! Again, a nice little compact Worlds book that offers us another reality to read up on. This time it is in the realm most voted to Go Bump In The Night by...
View ArticleDifferent Horses for Different Courses
Last night we played a game of FATE Accelerated Edition (FAE) based around the Roman legion again. It was one of the better games I have ever played (run by +Dan Hall ) but that is not necessarily...
View ArticleReviewing Lords of Gossamer and Shadow Worlds: Tetsujin Shogunate
Well, one got by me! I was advised by one of my players that the Lords of Gossamer and Shadow had a bundle available through Drive Thru RPG that gives you all of the Lords of Gossamer and Shadow books...
View ArticleReviewing Lords of Gossamer and Shadow: Lucien's Guide: The Black Files
Released last Thursday this is the latest supplement to hit the LoGaS line. Written by Rob Donoghue this source book offers up some of Lucien's (a major NPC of the Grand Stair) secretive and darker...
View ArticleHow Would A Paladin...
I have been terrorizing the internet with my morally ambiguous questions and it got me to wondering about the most pious of classes, the Paladin. Most fantasy games run a down the line idea of good...
View ArticleLearning to Map
I have spent a good deal of my past two weeks learning to map a region. I am horribly challenged when it comes to drawing of any form and struggle to draw entertaining stick men. However, in this...
View ArticleAlien Races and Sci-Fi Adventures
So, how many sci-fi GM's are guilty of using non-alien aliens? What do I mean? Well, I mean an alien race that is essentially a humanoid with a different shade of skin or perhaps a little bit of fur....
View ArticleThe Role of Magical Items in Your Game
Magical treasure is a big focus in fantasy games like Pathfinder and Dungeons and Dragons. I often look at this systems style of magical items and dislike what I see there as it does not suit my...
View ArticleGaming Keeps Me Sane
I have had a full on couple of weeks. I have also had a fair bit of time away from the games that normally keep me on the level and so i am sitting back and looking at how my past couple of weeks have...
View ArticleSome Exciting News From Syrinscape and... wait for it PAIZO!
Hi all. Remember I reviewed Syrinscape, the desktop fantasy sound effects machine, recently? Well, here is some huge news for the people from the Australian company and Paizo! Read on! I will...
View ArticleSo, I Caved and Watched Robocop
I did not rush to the cinema when it came out and I did not watch it the day it became available to rent but last night I had to unwind and my wife got excited when she saw Robocop up for rent. I had...
View ArticleI Got A Goodie I Am Allowed to Share from the Syrinscape and Paizo...
I thought I would make this a two part post so everyone gets excited about the new Syrinscape situation. Benjamin Loomes sent me an audio file of the Goblin Song! That is right, in Rise of the...
View ArticleAttention to the Detail is the Difference
I spent my Saturday working on one of the final maps that will go in my module and I have had a bit of a realization of what makes a professional versus an amateur module presentation. It has hit me...
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