Seek the Wolf in Thyself!
Ships of Clement Sector 2: Vulkan-class Attack Boat Tender is a new RPG Supplement from Gypsy Knights Games. I have reviewed a lot of the Clement Sector line. I think it is clear I find the setting subtly inspiring and creative. If you like gritty realistic campaign settings, this is the setting you are looking for. It is versatile but also grounded.
From: Raex Games PublishingReviewed by: Ron McClung Kromore Role Playing Game & Campaign Setting is a RPG Core Rulebook from Raex Games Publishing. This is a summary of a short playtest of this game. My playtest of Kromore was two fold: (1) character generation and (2) short combat. I actually developed a cool idea for…
From: Raex Games PublishingReviewed by: Ron McClung Kromore Role Playing Game & Campaign Setting is a new RPG Core Rulebook from Raex Games Publishing. On the website, the writer of Kromore boasts some pretty epic claims about his game. First impressions of the PDF tells me that he made a strong effort to fulfil those…
From: Pinnacle Entertainment Group Reviewed by: Ron McClung Savage Worlds Science Fiction Companion is a Genre Sourcebook from Pinnacle Entertainment Group. Science Fiction gaming, whether it is science fantasy, hard science or space opera, is one of my favorite types of games to run and play. I don’t know what it is about this genre…
From: Legendary GamesReviewed by: Ron McClung Legendary Planet: The Assimilation Strain is a new RPG Adventure from Legendary Games. I supported a Kickstarter recently called Legendary Planet, by Lengendary Games. There were many reasons why I did it but in the interest of full disclosure, one of the primary reasons was to support a friend – Neil…
From: Chaosium IncReviewed by: Ron McClung Blackwater Creek is a new RPG Adventure from Chaosium Inc. This is a little different review in that I am only reviewing one adventure in a booklet of two. The only reason I am doing this is because I actually ran this adventure and feel it deserves a review….
A couple of years back, while at the Charleston SC convention, StormCon, I had the chance to meet the writers of Battle for Oz. Dan Smith and Dave Hardee are stand-up guys and very passionate about gaming and their product. They work together at each and every con to run as many slots of their game as possible. They have run for me at MACE events several times now and their game has been very well received.
T. Glenn Bane and Davey Beauchamp are two dynamic and energetic individuals I have had the pleasure to get to know in my years of running cons. It was at one of these cons that they gave away an opportunity to have a character named after you at one of our charity auctions. As it turns out, my name was one of those names placed in the book – as the alter ego of a young sidekick hero named Aegis Lad! So when it went up on Kickstarter, I had to support it.
Kontamination is a new RPG Adventure/One Shot from Modiphius Entertainment Ltd. When I try to run a published adventure, I sometimes find myself asking if the adventure was written with the GM in mind. For me, it’s important to convey the story of the adventure to the players in the most succinct and clear fashion with minimal page turning and book diving as possible. However, not everyone retains the same information at the same rate and every GM is different. So what is the way to best write an adventure? Keep it as simple as possible in terms of wording and stat blocking, and make key aspects of the adventure easy to reference if at all possible.
From: Gypsy Knights GamesReviewed by: Ron McClung 21 Plots: Samaritan is a new RPG Supplement from Gypsy Knights Games. I have used Plot seeds from Traveller before, either as inspiration for a one-shot or for a launching of a campaign. I have not only used them in Traveller, but also Star Frontiers, Shatterzone and Star Wars. These books are…