Category: Tabletop Gaming
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Tabletop Review: Castles & Crusades: The Book of Familiars
Castles & Crusades: The Book of Familiars Publisher: Troll Lord Games Cost: $20.99 (PDF)/ $29.99 (Print) Page Count: 210 Release Date: 01/20/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com I really love how creative Troll Lord Games is with their Castles & Crusades line. A lot of retro-clone publishers put out content that sticks heavily to OD&D or…
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Interview with Josh Harrison, Line Developer for FASA Corporation, about Earthdawn, Fourth Edition
Like many a 90s gamer, I was growing up at a great time. Vampire: The Masquerade was just coming out. Shadowrun, Second Edition was blowing me away. Call of Cthulhu, Fifth Edition captured my imagination. AD&D, Second Edition gave uis Ravenloft, Spelljammer and Planescape. Games like TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes, Mayfair’s Chill and so many…
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Tabletop Preview: Horror on the Orient Express Book IV: Constantinople and Consequences (Call of Cthulhu)
Tabletop Preview: Horror on the Orient Express Book IV: Constantinople and Consequences (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: Free to Kickstarter backers ($1,199.50 to everyone else. YES, THAT MUCH) Page Count: 197 Release Date: 12/23/2013 Get it Here: Chaosium.com Well here we are with our fourth and final preview of the Horror on the Orient…
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Book Review: Of Predators and Prey: The Hunters Hunted II Anthology (Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition)
Of Predators and Prey: The Hunters Hunted II Anthology (Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition) Publisher: Onyx Path Publishing Cost: Free (to Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Page Count: 115 Release Date: 01/10/2014/TBD: Everyone Else Get it Here: Drivethrurpg.com (Eventually) The Hunters Hunted II has been my favorite release for Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition.…
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Tabletop Review: Spell Themes: Fog (Pathfinder)
Spell Themes: Fog (Pathfinder) Publisher: gannet games Cost: $1.00 Page Count: 11 Release Date: 1/13/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com I remember well my days with AD&D, Second Edition. With the help of a single first level, rarely used spell, I managed to stymie many a fon, stump several DMs and get some extra experience points…
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Tabletop Preview: Horror on the Orient Express Book III: Italy and Beyond (Call of Cthulhu)
Tabletop Preview: Horror on the Orient Express Book III: Italy and Beyond (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: Free to Kickstarter backers ($1,199.50 to everyone else. YES, THAT MUCH) Page Count: 272 Release Date: 12/23/2013 Get it Here: Chaosium.com Welcome to our third of our Horror on the Orient Express previews. Well technically, it is…
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Book Review: The Festival at Glenelg (Accursed)
The Festival at Glenelg (Accursed) Publisher: Melior Via Pace Count: Special (see Below) Cost: $4.99 Release Date: 1/10/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com The Festival at Glenelg is a new piece of fiction for the brand new Savage Worlds setting, Accursed. Like many RPG of this era, Accursed was a successfully funded Kickstarter project. Unfortunately for…
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Tabletop Review: Blood and Smoke: The Strix Chronicle (Vampire: The Requiem)
Blood and Smoke: The Strix Chronicle (Vampire: The Requiem) Publisher: White Wolf/Onyx Path Publishing Cost: $19.99 Page Count: 311 Release Date: 12/16/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Well, it took me a while to get this reviewed, but here it is. It’s a shame that Blood and Smoke came out so late in the year. It…
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Diehard GameFAN’s 2013 Tabletop Gaming Awards
It’s awards time! Some see what Diehard GameFAN felt were the best of the best from the tabletop side of gaming this year.
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Tabletop Preview: A Look at Horror on the Orient Express’ Ancillary and Add-On Items (Call of Cthulhu)
Surprise! In addition to today’s look at the second book in Chaosium’s upcoming remake of Horror on the Orient Express, we have a special treat for you today. The gang over at Chaosium sent me a box full of physical merchandise related to the campaign to take a look at and show off to you,…
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Tabletop Preview: Horror on the Orient Express, Book II: Through the Alps (Call of Cthulhu)
Horror on the Orient Express, Book II: Through the Alps (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: Free to Kickstarter backers ($1,199.50 to everyone else. YES, THAT MUCH) Page Count: 266 Release Date 12/23/2013 Get it Here: Chaosium.com Welcome back to our second preview of Chaosium’s upcoming remake of Horror on the Orient Express. Last week…
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Tabletop Preview: Horror on the Orient Express, Book I: Campaign Book (Call of Cthulhu)
Tabletop Preview: Horror on the Orient Express, Book I: Campaign Book (Call of Cthulhu) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: Free to Kickstarter backers ($1,199.50 to everyone else. YES, THAT MUCH) Page Count: 76 Release Date 12/23/2013 Get it Here: Chaosium.com As a Christmas present to the 1,374 Kickstarter backers who supported the Horror on the Orient Express…
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Board Game Review: A Study in Emerald
I was never certain how to pronounce Neil Gaiman’s name. Then I learned that it rhymes with eel.
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Tabletop Review: Rage Across the World (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition)
2014 is the year of the Werewolf according to my calendar. Of course, it is a Lon Chaney Jr. calendar. . .
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Book Review: Rites of Renown: When Will You Rage II? (Werewolf the Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition)
Rites of Renown: When Will You Rage II? (Werewolf the Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition) Publisher: Onyx Path Press/White Wolf Cost: FREE (To Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone else) Page Count: 240 Release Date: 12/12/2013 (Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone else) Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com (Eventually) It’s been a very good year for gaming fiction anthologies, even though full fledged…
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Tabletop Review: Artifacts and Oddities Collection I (Numenera)
Artifacts and Oddities Collection I (Numenera) Publisher: Monte Cook Games Cost: $2.99 Page Count: 10 Release Date: 12/23/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Similar to the Cipher Collection I,
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Tabletop Review: The Old Gods Return (Dungeon Crawl Classics 2013 Holiday Module)
The Old Gods Return (Dungeon Crawl Classics 2013 Holiday Module) Publisher: Goodman Games Cost: $6.99 Page Count: 22 Release Date: 12/24/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Tabletop companies really like to release items as close to Christmas as possible. Goodman Games is no exception. This 2013 Holiday Module, entitled The Old Gods Return is full of…
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Book Review: W20 Cookbook (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition)
W20 Cookbook (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition) Publisher: Onyx Path Press/White Wolf Cost: Free (to Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (everyone else) Page Count: 78 Release Date: 12/23/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com (Eventually) Yes, you read the name of this review right. They’ve actually released a Werewolf: The Apocalypse Cookbook. I know when I told Mark (the…
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Tabletop Review: Call of Cthulhu: Dead Light
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Tabletop Review: Shadowrun: Coyotes
Shadowrun: Coyotes Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs Cost: $7.95 Page Count: 30 Release Date: 12/14/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com ..and with this, I believe I’ve cleaned up my backlog of reviewables that came in while I was on vacation. Except for White Wolf’s Blood & Smoke: The Strix Chronicle of course. That’s a big one. Anyway,…