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There’s so many Ancestries (formerly known as Races) that one can play in Pathfinder, it might be hard to figure out what you want to choose. With the release of 2nd edition, players have found a new one they can try, the Hobgoblin. But what does playing one mean for the game? In this article,…
The launch of Pathfinder 2nd Edition is just a couple days away. With it, players will be diving into the new sets of rules and building new characters. But, ok, so you’ve got your character… now what are they going to do? Well, adventure, of course! Paizo will be releasing several pre-built adventures on launch…
So far, most of the previews for Pathfinder 2nd edition have focused on characters and what they’re capable of and how they work. But, while for a player, the character is everything. For the GM, the characters are only the beginning. They’ve got a whole world to manage, and that’s not always so easy. So,…
Listening to Type O Negative while typing this seems rather appropriate. Anyway, one of the things about Vampire: The Masquerade is that they have a worldwide network of games that people will join in with. Sure, other games do this sort of thing as well, but it’s sort of one of the things V:TM is…
Your character. If you’re not the DM, it’s pretty much everything you have in an RPG. So, it’s important that your character is built the way you want. But how do you go about making one? That’s an extremely important question, and one that’s answered in this article from Piazo about building characters in Pathfinder…
So, later this week is a holiday for us here in the US. I’ll be taking some time off, so it’s actually really helpful that Modiphius is letting us know about some releases they’ll be having on the 4th. Lets me still tell you about it, while I’ll be BBQing and making things explode. Anyway,…
With the golden age of gaming we’ve got going on right now, more people than ever are joining the nerdy masses. Many of them are looking to try some of the classic games they’ve heard of for so long, including Dungeons & Dragons. But where can they get everything they need to get playing? That’d…
No, it’s not that the characters run around with no clothes on. That would be the Hentai edition. This is simply a pared-down version of Big Eyes, Small Mouth Fourth Edition. The two games are distinct from one-another. So, if you want the “full game,” you go with BESM regular. If you want something that’s…
Stargate, the hit TV show, will soon be making its way to your tabletops. Grab your gear and get ready to head all across space as MGM and Wyvern Gaming have announced that they’re partnering up to bring you the Stargate RPG. From the announcement: “Permission to barge in, sir?” Now all Stargate aficionados have…
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. From the announcement: Source
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…
If you want to get your hands on something nice, the folks over at Catalyst Game Labs have posted limited edition dice sets, a special pin, and Shadowrun sourcebooks over in their webshop. There’s quite a lot, so go check ’em out. From the webiste: Hoi, chummers! We’ve heard your requests for exclusive swag, so…
Augusta Universalis is a sci-fi RPG that takes a fantastical look at what would’ve happened if the Roman Empire hadn’t just not fallen, but actually thrived and became super advanced in science and technology, reaching out into the stars and colonizing other worlds the way it did with land around the Mediterranean. But not everything…
You’re just hanging out with your buddies at work. You’ve got things going well. When some group of murder-hobos come in and start stabbing everyone! How rude! Sure, you might be a minion of an evil entity, but still, that’s just mean. Best to create a good defense. That’s what you’ll be doing in For…
Your favorite adventurers from Penny Arcade’s Acquisitions Incorporated will soon be incorporated into your D&D games. Wizards of the Coast has announced that they’re creating a sourcebook based on the popular adventuring company. From the announcement: No, it’s not a joke. Dungeons & Dragons is publishing a book made in partnership with Penny Arcade that…
I remember when the Altered Carbon show came out on Netflix. It seemed to get rather universal praise from my friends. So, I know they’re thrilled with the announcement that they’ll soon be able to dive headlong into that universe, as Hunters Entertainment has announced a licensing agreement with Skydance Media to create the Altered…
When you’re the GM, you’ve gotta come up with everything else in the world that doesn’t consist of the party memebers. That’s tough. There’s guides out there that can help you with NPCs in the world. But they give you, what? 20? 30? Maybe 100 characters? That’s nothing. The Ultimate Character Compendium gives you over…
Fantasy Flight is coming at you with a new, free adventure for you to try out. Those that have picked up Shadow of the Beanstalk, their latest cyberpunk book set in the Android universe, can grab yourself Night on the Town. And, I mean, who doesn’t love a night on the town, anyway? From the…
The latest set for Pathfinder Battles, Ruins of Lastwall, is now available. Whenever I’m playing an RPG, I like to have the right figures out there to represent what I’m playing/fighting. And there’s always having multiple versions so you can keep them separate. So it’s nice to have another set of figs to choose from….
Giant robot alert! We have giant robot alert! <whoop! whoop! whoop!> Lancer is a new sci-fi rpg coming to Kickstarter next month where players take on the role of mech pilots in the future, having to deal with all the various things that come with that (usually pretty war-based things, being mechs and all). There’s…
Coming up with a world as a GM is really tough. There’s about a million things to try and figure out, and it can all get very complex very fast. It’s much easier to leave that to someone else and then bask in their creativity as you take your adventurers around. Welcome to Tikor is…
Monte Cook Games is looking to bring some giant robots to your fantasy RPG games, and I’m 100% ok with that. They’re running a Kickstarter for Arcana of the Ancients, a science-fantasy book in the style of Numenera, over to 5th Edition. From the campaign: In the misty recesses of time, before the kingdoms and…
Oh, to be a kid again and have an adventuring companion and go out and explore the world. Alas, I’m an old bear now and have no adventuring companion. But I can live vicariously through Wardlings. Renegade Game Studios has announced that they’re coming out with an RPG campaign setting based on the figures made…
Modiphius has anounced a new, updated version of the Achtung! Cthulhu Keeper’s and Investigator’s Guides, bringing them in line with Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition. Along with that, there’s the new Under the Gun short adventure to bring players into that setting quickly and easily. From the announcement: Today we’re delighted to announce the release…
Calling national emergencies to suddenly gain and retain power and impose their agenda on the masses without the need to go through the regular bureaucratic streams. That’s how Senator-turned-Emperor Palpatine rose to power, slowly manipulating things behind the scenes to put himself in a place to capitalize on dealings he made with shadowy foreign entities….
Climb out of your vault and into the wasteland. Nuclear bombs have scorched the Earth, but there’s still life to be found among all the radiation. How will you survive out there? That’s for you to find out in the new Fallout: Wasteland Warfare RPG, coming soon from Modiphius. From the website: The Fallout: Wasteland…
Who wouldn’t want to be an action hero? The pecs. The cars. The explosions. While real-life might not be as thrilling as the movies, Justice Velocity lets you live vicariously through an RPG. The game will be coming to Kickstarter next month. From the website: Justice Velocity is a tabletop roleplaying game based on the action…
I’m a big fan of having the right mini out on the table when fighting in an RPG. That can sometimes be tough, if you don’t quite have the mini you need, or maybe too many minis of the same exact type and you can’t tell them apart. Thankfully, WizKids and Paizo are coming out…
Resistance is futile… if you’re a Star Trek fan and been wanting to get into the Star Trek Adventures RPG from Modiphius, as they’ve started taking pre-orders for a new Borg Cube set that’s got… well, just about everything you could want that’s part of their RPG system. This new collection includes such things as…
Many of you out there adventure through Rokugan when playing the L5R card game. Soon, you’ll have an new way to experience that foreign land. Fantasy Flight is coming out with a new Legend of the Five Rings RPG, and they’re kicking things off with a beginner’s starter box to ease you into it. In…
