Category: Tabletop Gaming
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Unboxing the D&D Starter Set (Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition/D&D Next)
An advance copy of the D&D Starter Set arrived at my front door just in time for the Fourth of July. Although it will take me a while to write up a review of the whole piece, along with some more specific looks at the rulebook and enclosed adventure, I thought many of you who…
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Tabletop Review: Havok & Hijinks
Havok & Hijinks Publisher: Epic Slant Press Cost: $17.99 Release Date: 06/16/2014 Get it Here: Havok & Hijinks Havok & Hijinks is a game I backed on Kickstarter for a single reason: the dragon art. You see, my wife loves dragons more than just about anything, and the cute baby dragon art that was on…
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Tabletop Review: Wield
Wield Publisher: John Wick Presents Cost: $5 (PDF)/$15 (Physical) Page Count: 101 Release Date: 06/27/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Wield is one of those Kickstarter successes that just takes you by surprise. Looking for only three thousand dollars, Wield brought in nearly 1,100 backers and raised over twenty-seven grand! Not bad for a little game…
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Tabletop Review: Tales of the Crescent City: Adventures in Jazz-Era New Orleans (Call of Cthulhu)
Tales of the Crescent City: Adventures in Jazz-Era New Orleans (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Golden Goblin Press Cost: $15 (PDF)/$35(Physical Kickstarter Backers)/$39.95 (Physical for Non-Kickstarter Backers) Page Count: 198 Release Date: 06/25/2014 (Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Get it Here: Golden Goblin Press (Eventually. Probably Chaosium.com and DriveThruRPG.com as well) Last year, Oscar Rios moved from…
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Tabletop Review: Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition Quick Start Rules (Free RPG Day 2014)
Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition Quick Start Rules (Free RPG Day 2014) Publisher: Onyx Path Publishing Cost: FREE! Page Count: 47 Release Date: 06/21/2014 Obtained Here: Victory Comics It’s always weird and interesting to see Onyx Path Publishing (and before that White Wolf) taking part in Free RPG Day. The day is meant to…
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Tabletop Review: Lamentations of the Flame Princess: The Doom Cave of the Crystal Headed Children (Free RPG Day 2014)
Lamentations of the Fame Princess: The Doom Cave of the Crystal Headed Children (Free RPG Day 2014) Publisher: Lamentations of the Flame Princess Cost: Free! Page Count: 36 Release Date: 06/21/2014 Obtained at: Victory Comics 2013’s Free RPG Day saw Lamentations of the Flame Princess take part with their controversial release, Better Than Any Man.…
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Tabletop Review: Pathfinder: Risen From the Sands (Free RPG Day 2014)
Pathfinder: Risen From the Sands (Free RPG Day 2014) Publisher: Paizo Publishing Cost: FREE! Page Count: 16 Release Date: 06/21/2014 Obtained at: The Compleat Strategist So here’s the thing about Free RPG Day 2014. It’s meant to be a way to bring in new gamers, be they completely new to the hobby or just someone…
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #21
White Dwarf, Issue #21 Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $4 Page Count: 32 Release Date: 06/21/2014 Get it Here: Local Gaming Stores Only This is my first issue of White Dwarf since they changed the format from a giant monthly release to a small, more cost-effective weekly edition. I always enjoyed picking up the old White…
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Tabletop Review: Valiant Universe RPG Quick Start Rules: Free RPG Day 2014
Valiant Universe RPG Quick Start Rules: Free RPG Day 2014 Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs Cost: Free Page Count: 24 Release Date: 06/21/2014 Obtained At: The Compleat Strategist At first glance you’re probably thinking, “Alex, haven’t you already reviewed the core Valiant Universe RPG Quick Start Rules?” Well, yes and no. I did review the ORIGINAL…
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Pathfinder Adventure Card Games: Skull & Shackles 2014 Free RPG Day Release – Ranzak the Goblin Raider!
Pathfinder Adventure Card Games: Skull & Shackles 2014 Free RPG Day Release Publisher: Paizo Cost: Free Cards in Pack: 4 Release Date: 06/21/2014 Obtained at: Victory Comics One of the three pieces I wanted most from this year’s Free RPG Day 2014 (along the Valiant and Mage releases) was the new character for the Pathfinder…
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Tabletop Review: Dungeon Crawl Classics/Maximum Xcrawl Free RPG Day 2014
Dungeon Crawl Classics/Maximum Xcrawl Free RPG Day 2014 Publisher: Goodman Games Cost: Free! Page Count: 24 Release Date: 06/21/2014 This year, Goodman Games’ Free RPG Day offering consists of not one, but TWO adventures for lucky gamers. Dungeon Crawl Classics fans get Elzemon and the Blood Drinking Box while Xcrawl fans get Dungeons Detonation 2014.…
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Tabletop Review: The Godsfall Quick Start Rules (Free RPG Day 2014)
The Godsfall Quick Start Rules Publisher: Godsfall RPG Cost: FREE! Page Count: 20 Release Date: 06/21/2014 As there will be only one copy of The Godsfall in each Free RPG Day 2014 box sent to stores partaking in the event, it will definitely be one of the hardest, and perhaps most sought after pieces this…
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Tabletop Review: Castles & Crusades: A Druid’s Lament (Free RPG Day 2014)
Castles & Crusades: A Druid’s Lament Publisher: Troll Lord Games Cost: FREE Page Count: 10 Release Date: 06/21/2014 This year’s Free RPG Day release from Troll Lord Games is an adventure entitled A Druid’s Lament. Note that the title page calls the adventure, “The Druid’s Lament,” but the cover reads “A Druid’s Lament.” Not a…
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Tabletop Review: Call of Catthulhu Deluxe Book II: Unaussprechlichen Katzen, the Cat Herder’s Guide
Call of Catthulhu Deluxe Book II: Unaussprechlichen Katzen, the Cat Herder’s Guide Publisher: Catthulhu Cost: $14.95 Page Count: 128 Release Date: 06/12/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Call of Catthulhu is one of those games that has really taken on a life of its own. I’ll admit that, when I picked up the basic version of…
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Tabletop Review: Valiant Universe RPG QSR Supplemental – Harbinger Wars: The Harbinger Foundation
Valiant Universe RPG QSR Supplemental – Harbinger Wars: The Harbinger Foundation Publisher: Catalyst Game Labes Cost: FREE! Page Count: 20 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Wow, here we are with our fourth free Quick Start Rules preview of the Valiant Universe RPG. The previous two let you view the big Harbinger Wars event from the side…
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Tabletop Review: Numenera: Beyond All Worlds
Numenera: Beyond All Worlds Publisher: Monte Cook Games Cost: $3.99 Page Count: 22 Release Date: 05/29/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Beyond All Worlds is the first published adventure for Numenera in roughly seven months. I’ll admit, as innovative, creative and fun as Numenera, adventures seem to be the system’s Achilles heel. Vortex was fine for…
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Tabletop Review: Gygax Magazine, Issue #4
Gygax Magazine #4 Publisher: TSR Cost: $8.95 (Physical)/$4.95 (PDF) Page Count: 76 Release Date: 06/10/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Gygax Magazine had a fantastic 2013. They released three top-notch issues AND won our “Best Tabletop Related Magazine” award in our 2013 Tabletop Gaming Awards. For a quarterly magazine these days, getting three of the four…
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Tabletop Review: Ambient Environments MP3 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth
Ambient Environments MP3 – The Shadow Over Innsmouth Publisher: Ambient Environments Length: 10 Minutes Cost: $1.99 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com As you can probably tell from the title of this ten minute MP3, The Shadow Over Innsmouth is a background track for tabletop gaming inspired by one of H.P. Lovecraft’s most famous stories. We cover…
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Tabletop Review: RPG Background Loops MP3: Pharaoh’s Tomb
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Tabletop Review: Shadowrun: Bullets & Bandages
Shadowrun: Bullets & Bandages Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs Cost: $4.95 Page Count: 23 Release Date: 06/02/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com It’s about time DocWagon had the spotlight thrust on it, don’t you think. I’ve played a DocWagon character back in the FASA days of Shadowrun. He was a purely defensive character and the other players…