Seek the Wolf in Thyself!
Subsector Sourcebook 4: Sequoyah is a new RPG Supplement from Gypsy Knights Games. Over the past year, I have been given the pleasure to review many of the Gypsy Knight products connected to the Clement Sector series of books. The Subsector Sourcebook 4: Sequoyah is another book that describes in detail one of the many subsectors in Clement. I got the soft back book but this book is also available in PDF.
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire – Shadows of a Black Sun is a new Free RPG Day Adventure from Fantasy Flight Games. Within the Star Wars community, few things, short of the Disney purchase of Lucas Films and the impending release of Star Wars VII, have had more buzz than the release of the new RPG by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG). Back in 2011 when FFG obtained the license after Wizards of the Coast dropped it, I was skeptical. I personally went through a long phase of my life with various versions of the Star Wars role playing game – from d6 to d20 – over several campaigns. However, thanks to the prequels, my Star Wars fandom was severely diminished and I stopped running Star Wars games all together, selling everything I had.
Hall of Bones (Free RPG Day) is a new Swords & Wizardry Free RPG Day Adventure from Frog God Games. The old school movement continues with another entry into the mix that I had not heard of before – Swords & Wizardry RPG. This is not to say these guys are brand new to the market – it’s just new to me. Their Free RPG Day offering is the Hall of Bones, and it contains all you need to run and play it.
Pittsburgh 68 is a new Zombie-themed Card Game from GameWick Games, LLC. The myriad of zombie games is almost exhausting and it is hard to find one that stands out these days. Pittsburgh 68 turned out to be a rare gem, with subtle complexity and creative depth that made it quite a fun game.
Castles & Crusades: A Pot of Broken Bones (& Halfing Broth) is a new Free RPG Day Adventure from Troll Lord Games. One of the more surprising things about this year’s Free RPG Day was the amount of free full size books it contained. One of those books was the Castles & Crusades Player’s Handbook. Although this is not a review of that, I wanted to say that unlike other Free RPG Day products, A Pot of Broken Bones (& Halfing Broth) does not contain the rules to play the game. This is a full adventure. I assume the intent was that the store owner would give whatever GM ran this adventure in his store the Player’s Handbook to get familiar with the game system.
Since the inception of the d20 OGL, there have been a plethora of d20 games, supplements, variances and retooled rule-sets. Few have survived since 4th edition D&D arrived on the scene and d20 evolved into the Pathfinder flavor. Castle & Crusades has been one of the few with staying power.
Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls Preview Pack is a new Free RPG Day Preview Pack from Flying Buffalo Inc. I have to admit that I have heard of Tunnels & Trolls in passing but never really been exposed to it. I have not heard good or bad about it. I am going into this completely unfettered and new to this game. I think that is what is intended for any of these Free RPG Day adventures, isn’t it? Also, in the Free RPG Day bundle, there are three games represented that I would say were vying for the 3rd or 4th place in the fantasy RPG industry – and maybe even second place since D&D has seen such a great decline – Tunnels & Trolls, Dungeon Crawl Classics, and Castles & Crusades. Having little to no experience with any of these, I truly wanted to see which one(s) stood out to me.
Cascadia Adventures 1: Save Our Ship is a new RPG Adventure from Gypsy Knights Games. After reviewing the setting book for the Clement Sector, I was very interested in running some games in the setting. Being familiar enough with the Mongoose Traveller rules, I felt I could run a few adventures in the setting rather competently. The first set of adventures is set in the Cascadia Sector, a subsector book I also reviewed.
July 12-14, 2013 marks the first weekend of a new con in the Carolinas – StormCon. It took place in Summerville, SC and was formed by a group of veteran gamers with a common desire to put on a good gaming con. I attended the full weekend and have to say that it was definitely a great experience.
In 2013, JustUs Productions (the guys behind this web site and gaming cons like MACE in Charlotte, NC) was asked to run gaming at a con in Columbia, SC called RoundCon (RC). RC has been around for 20+ years, first started by a gaming club out of the University of South Carolina. Sean Martinez has been the guy behind RoundCon for several years now. Some time ago, Sean took over the con from the ailing gaming club and turned into his own business.