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Author: William Cohen

  • Tabletop Review: Space Empires: Close Encounters Expansion

    Space Empires: Close Encounters Publisher: GMT GAMES Pages: Rule Book(16 pages), Scenario Book(24 pages) Cost: $59.00 Release Date: December 2012 Get It Here: www.GMTGAMES.com Introduction: As I continue to do reviews, I have learned over the past six months that I will utilize a different format for board games than I do for RPG supplements.…

  • Tabletop Review: Monsters of Sin 2: Envy

    Monsters of Sin 2: Envy Publisher: Open Design/Kobold Press Pages: 10 Pages Cost: 2.99 (watermarked PDF) Release Date: 07/20/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com Introduction: This product is designed for the Pathfinder RPG, but can easily be modified for any D20 system and other fantasy games at the mere whim from a DM. This watermarked PDF…

  • Tabletop Review: Legendary Races: Harpy

    Legendary Races: Harpy Publisher: Purple Duck Games Pages: 34 pages Cost: 5.49 (PDF) Release Date: 07/12/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com Introduction: This thirty-four page PDF introduces a wonderful amount of information on one of the most horrid monsters ever to haunt the imaginations of role-players, the harpy. This supplement is for the Pathfinder campaign system,…

  • Tabletop Review: #30 Staves

    #30 Staves Publisher: Rite Publishing Pages: 11 Pages Cost: $2.99 (watermarked PDF) Release Date: 07/20/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com Introduction: This twelve page supplement by Rite Publishing introduces a “slew” of staves for a GM to introduce into a fantasy RPG mainly Pathfinder but with little or no change, can be used in any fantasy…

  • Tabletop Review: #30 Battle Standards

    #30 Battle Standards Publisher: Rite Publishing Pages: 13 Pages Cost: $2.99 (watermarked PDF) Release Date: 06/28/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com Introduction: This excellent and well presented supplement brings into the game battle standards such as cavalry guidons, garrison flags, banners, pennons, infantry guidons, vexillums, and sashimonos. These battle standards will assist an adventuring party in…

  • Tabletop Review: Cultists of Havra Zhoul

    Cultists of Havra Zhoul Publisher: Raging Swan Press Pages: 27 pages Cost: 4.99 (watermarked PDF) Release Date: 01/26/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com INTRODUCTION: Cultists of Havra Zhoul is a very interesting twenty-seven page fantasy supplement that is fully compatible for Paizo’s Pathfinder roleplaying game and with minimal modifications and can be compatible with other fantasy…

  • Tabletop Review: Racial Ecologies: Guide to Ratfolk (Pathfinder)

    Racial Ecologies: Guide to Ratfolk Publisher: Fat Goblin Games Pages: 8 Cost: $1.99 (watermarked PDF) Release Date: 01/07/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com INTRODUCTION: Racial Ecologies: Guide to Ratfolk is an eight page colored PDF document that is compatible with Paizo’s Pathfinder role-playing game and can easily be converted for other role-playing games with minimal difficulty.…

  • Tabletop Review: 100 Names for Scoundrels and Rogues

    100 Names for Scoundrels and Rogues Publisher: Fishwife Games Pages: 1 Page Cost: .70 (watermarked PDF) Release Date: 01/09/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com INTRODUCTION: This one page document can be utilized in any game that utilizes proper names for those greedy, vile scoundrels and rogues that can be randomly encountered in a fantasy roleplaying game.…

  • Tabletop Review: 100 Wicked Names for Pirate Ships

    100 Wicked Names for Pirate Ships Publisher: Fishwife Games Pages: 1 Page Cost: .70 (watermarked PDF) Release Date: 01/09/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com INTRODUCTION: This one page document is practically compatible with any game that utilizes ships or vessels of any kind that are identified by their proper name. CONTENTS: This very simple PDF has…

  • Tabletop Review: 1001 Spells

    As it says on the cover, this supplement contains 1001 spells for a variety of classes and situations.

  • Tabletop Review: Command & Colors: Napoleonics Expansion #1: The Spanish Army

    Command & Colors Napoleonics: Expansion Nr.1 The Spanish Army Publisher: GMT Games Cost: $55.00 Release Date: December 2011 Get It Here: GMTGAMES.com This expansion is the first for the basic Command & Colors Napoleonics game and introduces the Spanish Army, which is one of many armies utilized in the Command & Colors series as a…

  • Tabletop Review: Random Marsh Encounters

    Random Marsh Encounters Publisher: David Posener (Ragingswan.com) Pages: 23 pages Cost: $3.99 Release Date: 02/09/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com INTRODUCTION: Random Marsh Encounters is a twenty-three page Pathfinder compatible supplement for GameMasters to implement within their campaign. Even though it is compatible for the Pathfinder RPG, this supplement can be easily inserted into D20 fantasy…

  • Tabletop Review: Command and Colors Ancients Expansion #6: The Spartan Army

    Command & Colors ANCIENTS: Expansion Nr. 6: Spartan Army Publisher: GMT Games Cost: $55.00 Release Date: 12/16/2011 Get It Here: GMTGAMES.com This expansion is the sixth for the basic Command & Colors ANCIENTS game introducing the Spartan Army which is one of many armies utilized in the Command & Colors series as a whole. It…

  • Tabletop Review: Pathways, Issue #12, February 2012

    This 48 page “FREE-zine” by Rite Publishing is primarily designed for gamemasters who utilize Paizo’s Pathfinder roleplaying game.

  • Tabletop Review: Patricians & Plebians

    NPC Cards: Patricians & Plebians Publisher: 1191 AD Publishing # of Pages: 9 (36 cards) Cost: $2.00 Release Date: 02/02/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com INTRODUCTION: This thirty-six card set published by 1191 AD Publishing is designed for use by gamemasters for any fantasy/medieval roleplaying game of any version. The current configuration for the information cards…

  • Tabletop Review: Racial Ecologies: Guide to Minotaur (Pathfinder)

    Racial Ecologies Guide to Minotaur Publisher: Fat Goblin Games Pages: 9 Cost: 1.99 Release Date: 02/02/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com This nine page supplement by Fat Goblin Games was designed primarily for the Paizo Pathfinder role playing game system but can be used in earlier D20 RPG games with little to no modification at all.…

  • Tabletop Review: Masterwork Maps: Temples and Shrines

    Masterworks Maps: Temples and Shrines Publisher: Darkfuries Publishing Pages: 98 Cost: $10.00 Release Date: 02/02/2012 Get It Here: http://www.rpgnow.com This 98 page supplement by Darkfuries Publishing was designed as a D20 product for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game for both the 3.0 and 3.5 versions that have been released by Wizards of the Coast.…

  • Tabletop Review: Masterwork Maps: Inns & Taverns