Seek the Wolf in Thyself!
From: Paizo Publishers Reviewed by: Ron McClung Rise of the Runelords #1 – Burnt Offering is a new d20 Fantasy Campaign Adventure from Paizo Publishers. Paizo has really impressed me in the past several months with their bold moves and quality products. This is evidenced now with their most recent Ennie Award for this very…
Mongoose Publishing, through a license with Far Future Enterprises, has released a new version of Traveller with the intent on making it the basis of their new house system for future sci-fi lines. Based on the Classic Traveller (CT) system, the designer Gareth Hanrahan has updated the game for the 21st century RPG market.
Mongoose Publishing in conjunction with Wildfire LLC and Black Sky Studios have released a twisted vision of a dark future, combining anime-style mecha with the Cthulhu mythos. This stand-alone roleplaying game uses the Framewerk system and is contained in a full-color hardcover book with amazing art and a compelling premise.
From: USPC Games Reviewed by: Ron McClung Take the Train is a new Card Game from USPC Games. Take the Trainis a sequencing card game where players lay numbered cards emanating from a Station to form Train Lines. It is a fairly simple game with interesting facets and familiar flow. From the cover : “Fast…
From: Gamewick Games Reviewed by: Ron McClung WEGS 101: Wickedly Errant Game System is a new role playing game system Core book from Gamewick Games. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Wickman at MACE 2007. He flew down from his home in New Jersey to demo his game system. He seemed very passionate about…
Fading Suns Revised Second Edition marks the resurrection of one of the best RPGs “you have never heard of.” In 2007, Redbrick Limited of New Zealand acquired the Fading Suns license from Holistic Designs, Inc. Upon obtaining the license, Redbrick released a new version of the core rulebook, available in PDF, hardback, and softback versions. Originally published in 1996, the game developed a considerable following, appealing to a variety of role-playing game fans across the world.
From: Wizards of the Coast Reviewed by: Ron McClung The Sinister Spire is a new Campaign Adventure from Wizards of the Coast. The sequel to the Barrow of the Forgotten King (previously reviewed), this adventure picks up where its predecessor leaves off, chasing after stolen items from the tomb of the forgotten king, most important…
Cheesy horror came to mind when I saw Horror Rules. Something with Bruce Campbell (early years) or some Scream Queen was all that I could think about. There are two ways to run a good horror game and I think they are equally fun. There is the serious and brooding game with mood lighting, candles and occasional spookie sound effects. These are fun in one-nighters, simply because the mood can’t be kept more than one or two nights, and are good with the right people. The other kind is good for one night when you don’t have anything else to do and you want to goof around and run around like Scooby Doo. Horror Rules is like the latter.
From: Neoplasic Press Reviewed by: Ron McClung Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium (Unrated Version)is a new Role-playing Game Core Rulebook from Neoplasic Press. I met Rafael Chandler at MACE 2006, and he was there to run a few games of Dread. There seemed to be quite a buzz about this game from many of…
From: Precis Intermedia Gaming Reviewed by: Ron McClung, Jeffrey Collyer Two Fisted Tales Revised RPG is a new role playing game core rulebook from Precis Intermedia Gaming. Four year ago (wow, I’ve been doing this that long already), I reviewed a game called Two Fisted Tales RPG.It was an impressive body of work and the…