Author: Alex Lucard
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Tabletop Review: The Manor, Issue 7
The Manor, Issue 7 Publisher: GM Games Cost: $2.50 Page Count: 27 Release Date: 08/23/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com The Manor is a OSR style fanzine that I haven’t had a chance to pick up until now. Like most gaming magazines, it contains a range of articles, adventures and new things to dismember. Like a…
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Tabletop Review: The Machine King (Call of Cthulhu)
The Machine King (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Cthulhu Reborn Cost: FREE Page Count: 59 Release Date: 08/20/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com The Machine King is an adventure that was originally designed back in the late 90s for Dreamlands book that never made it out of the planning stages. Why, I have no idea. I can…
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Tabletop Review: Black Goat of New Orleans (Call of Cthulhu)
Black Goat of New Orleans (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Golden Goblin Press/New Orleans Mythos Cost: Free (To Kickstarter Backers)/$500 (everyone else) Page Count: 29 Release Date: 08/19/2014 Get it Here:Golden Goblin Press Back in June I reviewed Tales of the Crescent City: Adventures in Jazz-Era New Orleans from Golden Goblin Press. This collection of adventures…
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Tabletop Review: Thulian Echoes (Lamentations of the Flame Princess)
Thulian Echoes (Lamentations of the Flame Princess Publisher: Lamentations of the Flame Princess Cost: $7.50 Page Count: 31 Release Date: 7/17/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Generally, I really enjoy LoTFP adventures. This year alone I’ve heaped praise upon Forgive Us, A Single, Small Cut, Scenic Dunnsmouth and The Doom Cave of the Crystal Headed Children.…
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #30 (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40,000)
White Dwarf, Issue #30 Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 (Physical or PDF) Release Date: 08/23/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library (Digital) or your local Games Workshop store (Physical) I have to admit, I love the new format of White Dwarf since the switchover. There are well-thought out articles instead of blatant sales pitches, it’s…
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Tabletop Review: Newshounds #1 (d6xd6 CORE)
Newshounds #1 Publisher: NUELOW Games Cost: $1.99 Page Count: 45 Release Date: 08/01/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Usually NUELOW Games puts out pieces for their ROLF brand, but Newshounds #1 is different. It’s actually for a system that’s not even out yet! I’m talking about d6xd6 CORE, which nearly 500 games crowdfunded earlier this month.…
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Tabletop Review: Technology Compendium: Sir Arthour’s Guide to the Numenera
Technology Compendium: Sir Arthour’s Guide to the Numenera Publisher: Monte Cook Games Cost: $14.99 (PDF) Page Count: 162 Release Date: 08/12/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Although Monte Cook Games has been very busy with the release of their newest game, The Strange, they haven’t neglected their original release, the multi award-winning Numenera. Their latest release,…
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Anime Review: Cardcaptor Sakura Blu-Ray Premium Edition
Cardcaptor Sakura Complete Series: Premium Blu-Ray Edition Publisher: Nippon Ichi Cost: $199 (133.97 or Standard Edition) Runtime: 1,750 minutes Release Date: 08/05/2014 Get it Here: Nippon Ichi’s Website. Right after I had graduated college in 2000, Kids’ WB began showing an anime called Cardcaptors The voice cast was pretty decent, but you could tell that…
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Tabletop Review: Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition Player’s Handbook (D&D 5e/D&D Next)
Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition Player’s Handbook Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Cost: $49.95 ($29.97 at Amazon.com) Page Count: 320 Release Date: 08/19/2014 Get it Here: Amazon.com Well here we are. After months of reviewing beta 5e products like Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle and the Sundering adventures which bridged the gap between fourth and fifth…
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Tabletop Review: Spooks: Welcome to the Great Beyond
Spooks: Welcome to the Great Beyond Publisher: Nightingale Publishing Cost: $19.99 Page Count: 362 Release Date: Nightingale Press Get it Here:DriveThruRPG.com Like many new RPGs these days, Spooks: Welcome to the Great Beyond is a product of crowdfunding. I remember watching the campaign on Kickstarter but decided not to back it. I back so many…
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Tabletop Review: Hoard of the Dragon Queen (Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition/D&D Next)
Hoard of the Dragon Queen (Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition/D&D Next) Publisher: Wizards of the Coast/Kobold Press Cost: $29.99 ($23.94 at Amazon.com Page Count: 95 Release Date: 08/19/2014 Get it Here: Amazon.com Hoard of the Dragon Queen is the first post Sundering adventure collection for Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition. Like previous 5e (or D&D…
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Interview with James Edward Raggi IV and Rafael Chandler about No Salvation For Witches (Lamentations of the Flame Princess)
Although it’s not one of the more mainstream gaming brands like Shadowrun, World of Darkness or Pathfinder, Lamentations of the Flame Princess has an ever growing and pretty damn devout following. Amongst the DHGF staffers, it’s a personal favorite of Chuck Platt and Matt Faul. Personally speaking, I would say in terms of release quality…
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Tabletop Review: The Strange: Player’s Guide (Cypher System)
The Strange: Player’s Guide (Cypher System) Publisher: Monte Cook Games Cost: $10 Page Count: 98 Release Date: 08/06/2014 (Preorder PDF and Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com (eventually) Back in late 2012, Monte Cook Games ran a Kickstarter for a game you might have heard of called Numenera. It was awesome, received praise…
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Ten Things You Might Not Know About the Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition Player’s Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons/D&D Next)
Although the Player’s Handbook doesn’t come out until August 19th for most people, we here at Diehard GameFAN have out hands on one, and we thought it would be fun to show you a preview of what to expect. Now, we know that other sites, and even Wizards of the Coast, have previewed various classes…
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Tabletop Review: Age of Cthulhu 8: Starfall Over the Plateau of Leng (Call of Cthulhu)
Age of Cthulhu 8: Starfall Over the Plateau of Leng (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Goodman Games Cost: $7 (PDF)/$24.99 Physical) Page Count: 66 Release Date: 07/18/2014 (PDF to Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Get it Here: Goodman Games Age of Cthulhu 8 was another successful Kickstarter project by Goodman Games. In this case the goal was…
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Tabletop Review: Dungeon Crawl Classics #83: The Chained Coffin
Dungeon Crawl Classics #83: The Chained Coffin Publisher: Goodman Games Cost: $7 (PDF)/$10 (physical)/$30 (Kickstarter Boxed Collector’s Edition) Release Date: 07/23/2014 (PDF to Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone else) Get it Here: Goodman Games After seeing several third party publishers like Brave Halfling run successful crowdfunding campaigns for the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG system, Goodman Games finally…
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Anime Review: Toradora! Premium Edition (Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack)
Toradora! Premium Edition Publisher; Nippon Ichi Runtime: 617 minutes Cost: $129.99 Release Date: 07/01/2014 Get it Here: NISAmerica Store It’s hard to believe that it was a little over four years ago that I reviewed one of Nippon Ichi’s first two anime releases – Toradora!. If you read through my reviews of Volume One and…
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Tabletop Review: Forever Summer
Forever Summer Publisher: Chronicle City Cost: $4.99 Page Count: 58 Release Date: 06/27/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com So, back story. I saw Forever Summer come up in late June and the concept sounded interested, but I just didn’t have time to review it. As the weeks went on I noticed no one was reviewing and…
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Tabletop Review: Valiant Universe: The Roleplaying Game
Valiant Universe: The Roleplaying Game Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs Cost: $9.99 (PDF)/$39.99 (Physical)/$54.99 (LE) Page Count: 210 Release Date: 07/16/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com or Battlecorps Well, it’s finally here. After four Quick Start Rules sets and a Free RPG Day 2014 release, the final version of Valiant Universe: The Roleplaying Game is finally available…
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Tabletop Review: Ripples From Carcosa (Call of Cthulhu)
Ripples From Carcosa (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $10.95 (PDF) Page Count: 135 Release Date: 07/15/2014 Get it Here: Chaosium.com Ripples From Carcosa originally started life as a Monograph, which is a Call of Cthulhu piece usually done by a single person. The art is minimal, the editing and layout are done by the…