Ogre brutes with cybernetic implants. Hacker elves with digital sockets in their head. Dragons. Shadowrun's a setting different from most. In this preview, we get a look at what's happening in the 6th World in the upcoming 6th edition of the game.
In the distant future, mankind is just coming out from the War of the Five Factions. However, the devastation has left few resources, so more combat is sure to occur. In Two Robots, a new card game coming to Kickstarter soon, players take on the role of builders. They are trying to gather parts to create two robots (oooh, now I get the name...) or to eliminate their opposition.
I hate to say that I've yet to actually get a ton of Chinese food and watch kung-fu movies like I've said I was going to do for the past several weekends. I really need to get on that. And I should also get in on backing Hearts of Wulin, a new wuxia-inspired RPG that runs on the Apocalypse engine. The game is full of melodrama and great fights and it's up on Kickstarter now.
When a Kickstarter only lasts a week, there's a chance that you might miss out on it (heck, if it runs for a month, you still might miss out on it). But never fear! Steamforged has started taking late pledges for Devil May Cry: The Bloody Palace. You can still get all the extras and exclusives if you hurry.
It's Friiiiiiiiidaaaaaaaaaaay! Woo! Just a couple hours and it'll be the weekend. I'm pumped (if you couldn't tell). I'm all set for some D&D tomorrow. But before that, I need to get some more energy via some snack-sized gaming stories.
Today on the platter we have: Astro Witch Added To Free Mini Offer From Victoria Miniatures, Veteran Tech Troopers Available Now From Puppets War, .
Here's one that I know has been highly anticipated since it was announced. Free League Publishing will open up pre-orders for their official Alien RPG tomorrow. Head out into space with your crew and try to avoid getting too close to any funny-looking eggs.
Charlie: Bart?
Bart: What?
Charlie: Am I wrong? Or is the Dark Side Rising?
Bart: I don't know. But whatever it is, I'm gonna play it.
USAopoly has announced Star Wars: Dark Side Rising, a new cooperative card and dice game that'll be hitting store shelves sometime Q3.
If you want to celebrate all things Privateer Press, there's no better place to do so than at Lock & Load. It's just under a month away, and Privateer has posted up a little taste of what you can expect when you head over to the show.
It's getting to be almost 100 degrees here in GA this week. It really makes me long for those cool days back when I lived in Chicago. There, one could possibly get use out of a pair of snowshoes. Not so much here. But I can still live vicariously through my little mans, including the new Battle on Snowshoes set for Black Powder that's available from Warlord Games now.
It's been a couple months, but some new releases have now come available from CMON. There's 6 (really 7) new releases for the A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game, as well as the new Wacky Races: The Board Game. You can pick up all of these now at your LGS.
Iron GM Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Grimmerspace, their new sci-fi/horror RPG setting that utilizes the Starfinder rules set. As you can tell from the name, Grimmerspace is not a nice, friendly, shiny sci-fi setting. It's a lot more dark, dirty, and dangerous. And, I mean, it was co-developed by Sean Astin. Yes, that Sean Astin (You know... Sam from Lord of the Rings).
Baseball. It's the American Pastime. It's a fun game to play. But... I mean... have you been outside? It's hot and the sun gets in your eyes and... bleh. Best to just stay inside and play Base Roll. It's a new cards and dice baseball game that's up on Kickstarter now.
Sure, buffing your other party members is cool. But what if you would prefer to instead debuff your opponents? You could help set up for the killing blow from your party mates. That's exactly what the Ruinblade is a master of. It's a new character class for Pathfinder that's available from Silver Games.
Draw one card, then play one card. That's all the rules there are to Fluxx... well, in the beginning, anyway. It tends to get a bit more complicated than that. The game of ever-changing rules is endlessly reskinnable, and Looney Labs has a new one for you Trekkies out there. They've released Star Trek: DS9 Fluxx for your gaming pleasure.
Thursday. Friday Eve. We've almost made it back to the weekend, everyone. I know I'm excited, because we'll be playing D&D again. We missed a session, so that means it's been 4 weeks since our last game. Faaaaaar too long. But, in the meantime, we still have today and tomorrow to get through. And that means making your gaming tables look good.
Today in the Terrain Corner we have: New Candle Holder Kit Available from Tabletop-Art, Manorhouse Workshop Sale Happening Now, Crashed Vertibird Terrain Available From Modiphius, and Official Eden Terrain Mats Available From Deep-Cut Studio.
A trio of new releases are available for Monsterpocalypse from Privateer Press. There's an enormous squid. There's a driller-beast-thing. And there's the Statue of Liberty (a nice segue into our Terrain Corner coming up in an hour, I see). You can get your hands on all of these new figures now.
Raiding ancient tombs and civilizations. In the far-off future, it's just as dangerous as it is now, with ancient traps still ready to spring, and all manner of dangerous beast that may have taken up home there. But that's what you're up to in Golgotha, a new sci-fi RPG that's up on Kickstarter now.
Outside of Mort City, in the desolate wasteland, is Cannibal Sector 1. As you'd expect from the name, it's not the nicest of places. You don't want to be caught out there unawares. Thankfully, Nightfall Games has provided a guide to keep you alive. It's SLA Industries: Cannibal Sector 1, a new expansion book for their RPG and a stand-alone skirmish game all in one.
When you want to fill your day with gaming information, a gaming magazine is a great way to do it. And if you feel you've already read every magazine out there, well, Initiative Magazine Issue 14 just hit the shelves, so you can go grab it and have yourself a good time.
Black Sabbath, Dead Kennedys, and System of a Down all asked why politicians don't go out there and actually fight on the front lines of the wars they start. In the Star Wars saga, that actually is often the case. In this preview of the upcoming Collapse of the Republic book for the Star Wars RPG, we get a look at the stats for some of the soliders and politicians that you can find in the game.
For those that want to get more involved with your Infinity games, you can head over to the Infinity RPG from Modiphius. They have two new sourcebooks available for two of the major factions. You can get pdf versions of the Nomads and PanOceania books now.
Ours is a global world. You could be just about anywhere reading this news. It also means that you could be just about anywhere and playing Dungeons & Dragons with your friends, just about no matter where they are. That's thanks to Roll20. And they've expanded their line again with the classic Ghosts of Saltmarsh adventure line, available now.
A disease is spreading around. It's causing people to become violent maniacs (more than usual, that is). At the moment, it seems to be limited to the city of San Lazaro, which has since been blocked off and quarantined. However, the still-healthy citizens aren't happy with being shut in and are trying to escape. That's what's going on in Omicron Protocol, a new miniaturs game up on Kickstarter.
This game belongs in a museum!
This game is Museum!
... You ever say a word enough that it starts to sound funny? ... Museum...
Anyway, after a successful Kickstarter and sending out games to backers, the rest of us can now get in on the set-collecting action. Museum is now available from Holy Grail Games.
It's the middle of the week, and I have survived my latest hot sauce trial. I had one that's pretty much just ground up Chocolate Bhutlah peppers and a little vinegar. The gaming snacks I have for you today aren't nearly as likely to set your mouth on fire.
Today on the platter we have: Left at the Bottom of the Garden Figures Up On Kickstarter, New Wild Dogs Toughest Girls of the Galaxy Figures From Raging Heroes, New Trolls and Goblins Available From Aenor Miniatures, Da Plane Now Available From Puppets War, and Seelie Glass Coming Tomorrow From Kraken Dice.