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Spartacus – The Serpents and The Wolf

Posted on March 2, 2014December 21, 2022 by Ron McClung

One game that has really impacted me this year is Spartacus, A Game of Blood and Treachery. Not only am I a huge fan of the series but the game itself is great, whether you like the series or not. It is one of those games that has so many satisfying elements in it that I crave to play it every opportunity I get. However, one of the more disappointing aspects of the game was the player limit. I prefer games that allow for 5 or 6 players and the base game only allowed 4. Enter the Spartacus: The Serpents and The Wolf expansion. Not only does it allow for 5 or 6 players, it brings a lot more to the arena.

Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game

Posted on February 24, 2014December 21, 2022 by Ron McClung

Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game is a new Miniature Game from Fantasy Flight Games. Star Wars: X-Wing Miniature Game is the first Star Wars game I have truly invested a lot of time and money in since I gave up on Star Wars so many years ago. However, this game is so complete, so easy to learn and so satisfying from a gamer-point of view, I would play it if it was Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, or any other property (although I keep telling people FFG should consider BSG for this too).

B-movie Inspirations: Starchaser, The Legend of Orin (1985)

Posted on February 10, 2014February 17, 2022 by Ron McClung

Through browsing various databases of cheesy sci-fi and fantasy films, I ran across one I did not recognize at all. I consider myself well versed in all things cheesy where movies are concerned, but this one caught me by surprise. However, after watching it, I was even more surprised.

B Movie Inspirations: Spacehunter, Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

Posted on February 9, 2014February 17, 2022 by Ron McClung

Having the name Ivan Reitman associated to a film usually does not put it in the “B movie” category, but even the great producers have bad movies every once in a while. Spacehunter was one of several 3D movies that came out, trying to capitalize on the success of movies like Star Wars as well as Road Warrior. Combining elements of both movies, Spacehunter is a fairly simplistic story with pretty decent set design and production value but poor scripting as well as story writing.

The Hub Federation

Posted on January 29, 2014December 21, 2022 by Ron McClung

The Hub Federation is a new RPG Supplement from Gypsy Knights Games . The Hub Federation is the closest thing that the Clement Sector comes to a “federation” or “stellar nation.” It has limited authority and influence but has the potential (and probably desire) to grow. It is made up of six primary worlds, centered around the capital Hub. The other systems are Wilhelmveldt, Donar, Reuschle, Sigewife, and Wellington. This is the companion sourcebook to the Subsector Surcebook 3: Hub, also reviewed here.

Subsector Sourcebook 3 – Hub

Posted on January 28, 2014December 21, 2022 by Ron McClung

Subsector Sourcebook 3: Hub is a new RPG Supplement from Gypsy Knights Games. What I like about the Clement Sector a lot is the carried amount of independent worlds throughout it. However, I also like the possibility of an all-powerful authority somewhere. The Hub Subsector, the first sector to be populated by humans in Clements, presents an interesting dynamic between a burgeoning “federation” and several independent worlds.

Tunse’al Quick Starts & Side Tracks

Posted on January 28, 2014December 21, 2022 by Ron McClung

Tunse’al Quick Starts & Side Tracks is one of the lower quality items from the 2013 Free RPG day, but it takes advantage of one of the more popular and fun generic systems on the market. It is apparently a Kickstarter setting. By now, they have released a few PDF products on RPGNow or DriveThruRPG.

The Breshingridge Center & more!

Posted on January 17, 2014December 18, 2015 by Ron McClung

1Coming soon to Protodimension Magazine by me: (1) The Breshingridge Center – a minion hunting organization for DC. It’s a fairly large article – 10 pages double spaced. I expanded on the Center considerably. (2) The Mysteries of Vaal-Al Part 1- the first three mysteries (chronologically) from “These 10 Unsolved Mysteries Will Give You Chills….

B-Movie Inspiration: The Warrior And The Sorceress (1984)

Posted on January 3, 2014February 17, 2022 by Ron McClung

Once again, we delve into the dark and weird world of Roger Corman (although he was uncredited as the executive producer). His work during the 80s was priceless in many ways, while at the same time mind-numbing. This time, he took a page from Lucas’s book. He takes a classic Akira Kurosawa film, called Yojimbo, and re-imagines it in a science fantasy setting, in it’s own “galaxy far far away,” on a planet called Ura. It is an interesting cheesy mixture of fantasy and sci-fi with bad acting, a woman that is topless just about the whole movie (actress Maria Socas), a telepathic (and very poorly conceived) monitor lizard, a dance by a woman with four breasts (beat that Total Recall) and kung fu from the venerable David Carridine.

MACE 2013 Report

Posted on December 30, 2013March 3, 2025 by Ron McClung

It’s been nearly a month since MACE 2013 ended. I have been caught up in various things post-con related as well as real-life related, so this report is late in coming. Since it has been a month, much of the emotion and energy has died down in me but I have to say that this was definitely one of the best MACE events ever. Between the tons of gaming and connecting up with so many old and new friends, it was an amazing weekend.