Category: Tabletop Gaming
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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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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…
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Tabletop Review: Age of Cthulhu: Transatlantic Terror (Call of Cthulhu)
Age of Cthulhu: Transatlantic Terror (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Goodman Games Cost: Free (To Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Page Count: 12 Release Date: 07/18/2014 Although currently unavailable to everyone else, Goodman Games released one of the stretch goals from their recent Age of Cthulhu Kickstarter to backers. This very short scenario should only take a…
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Tabletop Review: Castles & Crusades: A Shattered Night
Castles & Crusades: A Shattered Night Publisher: Troll Lord Games Cost: $4.99 Page Count: 26 Release Date: 07/08/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com A Shattered Night is the latest adventure in the “F” series for Castles & Crusades. These adventures take place in a fantasy version of Post-Roman Britain. This includes adventures like The Goblins of…
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Tabletop Review: Cathulhu: Velvet Paws on Cthulhu’s Trail (Call of Cthulhu)
Cathulhu: Velvet Paws on Cthulhu’s Trail (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Sxitystone Press Cost: $8.95 (PDF)/18.99 (Physical) Page Count: 69 Release Date: 04/14/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG or Chaosium.com Cathulhu originally appeared several years ago in the German Call of Cthulhu publication Cthulhoide Welten, under the name Katzulhu. It would be translated into English as Cathulhu…
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Tabletop Review: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords: Spires of Xin-Shalast Adventure Deck
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords: Spires of Xin-Shalast Adventure Deck Publisher: Paizo Cost: $19.99 ($17.50 at Amazon.com) Release Date: 01/15/2014 Get it Here: Amazon.com Well here we are with the sixth and final deck for the first Pathfinder Adventure Card Game – Rise of the Runelords. Sure the game’s rules have been…
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Tabletop Review: The Unspeakable Oath, Issue #24 (Call of Cthulhu, Delta Green)
The Unspeakable Oath, Issue #24 Publisher: Arc Dream Publishing Cost: $5.99 (PDF)/$9.99 (Physical) Page Count: 74 Release Date: 07/09/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Man, I can’t believe it’s been nearly a year since issue #23 of The Unspeakable Oath. I love this magazine but I do wish it would come out more regularly. This is…
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Tabletop Review: D&D Starter Set: Lost Mine of Phandelver (D&D Next/Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition)
D&D Starter Set: Lost Mine of Phandelver (D&D Next/Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition) Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Cost: $19.99 ($12.65 at Amazon.com) Page Count: 64 Release Date: 07/04/2014 (select retailers)/07/14/2014 (full release) Get it Here: Amazon.com This review of Lost Mine of Phandelver marks our fourth look at Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition since…
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Tabletop Review: D&D Starter Set Rulebook (D&D Next/Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition)
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #23
White Dwarf, Issue #23 Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 Page Count: 93 (Digital) Release Date: 07/05/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library I had to go on a trip up to North Dakota of all places this weekend, so I decided to pick up a digital copy of White Dwarf to read on the plane…
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Tabletop Review: Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rules (D&D Next/ Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition)
D&D Fifth Edition Basic Rules for free, and yes you should grab them.
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Tabletop Review: Amazing Adventures: Quick Start Rules & Adventure
Amazing Adventures: Quick Start Rules & Adventure Publisher: Troll Lord Games Cost: Free Page Count: 17 Release Date: 07/04/2014 (Kickstarter backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com (Eventually) Amazing Adventures has been out for about two years now, but I’ve never picked it up. In fact, had I not received this Quick Start Rules set…
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Tabletop Review: Castles & Crusades, Sixth Printing
Castles & Crusades: Player’s Handbook, Sixth Printing Publisher: Troll Lord Games Cost: $29.99 (Physical)/TBD (PDF) Page Count: 192 Release Date: 06/27/2014 (Physical)/TBD in Early July (PDF) Get it Here: Troll Lord Games So getting a physical copy of the sixth printing of the C&C Handbook was a bit of a surprise. I was one of…