This movie is a rare one, but maybe I am alone in this. I found it on Netflix, watched it, bought it on Amazon, and watched it again. It is, in my estimation, a rare gem. But where can you go wrong with Nazi zombies? Like I said, this is one of my new favorite films because it just clicked with me. I love the premise, the production and the look and feel. I did end up using it in one campaign as a side adventure. I even mapped out the entire outpost.
Author: Ron McClung
Pathfinder: Ultimate Equipment
Pathfinder: Ultimate Equipment is a new RPG Supplement from Paizo Publishing. I chose to do this review a little differently. I wanted to get a wide range of opinions on the voluminous book and so I let several of my gaming group borrow the book and write a short review on it. So this review is from a gaming group’s perspective – GM and individual players. Each player has their own gaming styles and preferences but all are at least 30 years old and most are closer to or older than 40.
The Mysterium Platonis
System/Setting: True20 System/Fading Suns Started: 5/22/2013 Latest Campaign News Introductions Justinius Hawkwood hires a team to investigate some unfinished work. 3 years ago, a mission was sent to Bannockburn to investigate the Ancient ruins there. A Hawkwood agent was a member of the team. Unbeknownst to his team mates, he was implanted with a sub…
B-Movie Inspiration: Deathstalker (1983) & Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans (1987)
Having reviewed a variety of science fiction films, I felt that I should try to watch some other genres. Fantasy was the next obvious route, but as we all know, Hollywood has a real bad history with fantasy. Only recently with movies like the Lords of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit trilogy, has Hollywood given value to the fantasy genre. Perhaps CGI makes it easier now, but back in the 1980s a storm of fantasy films came out after the success of Conan The Barbarian that gave me plenty of cheese to choose from.
The Deathstalker series was one of those that tried to capitalize on the success of Conan. They even implied in the second film that the two universes were connected. There were a total of 4 Deathstalker moves, all but the first being direct to video. Roger Corman was the producer behind all 4, and I have written many times about how inspiring some of Roger Corman’s work is for a GM. However, I have to say that Corman’s fantasy is far less inspiring than his science fiction or horror. It was not easy watching either of these films.
Talisman: The City
Talisman: The City is a new Board Game Expansion from Fantasy Flight Games. Talisman City was one of the classic expansions put out for 2nd edition back in the day. Originally it had some very innovative additions to Talisman and we always played the game with it. When I saw this expansion for Talisman, I was curious how Fantasy Flight had changed it.
Q’t-k’t
Ascorbite Scraver, played by Dawson Kriska
Nevit
Ur Obun Almathean played by Jimmy Ashley
Gleek
Gannok In-system pilot/technician played by Tim McCrary
Gar
Vorox Muster, played by Steve Gibbs
Father Polnov
Human Priest of the Eskatonic Order, played by Matt Holmquist


