The Bundle of Holding, which I’ve been privileged to be part of, is currently featuring a bunch of very cool indie games: Torchbearer, Uresia the Grave of Heaven, Nobilis, Lords of Gossamer and Shadow (think: Amber Diceless 2nd edition) and … Continue reading
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If I had as much time as I wanted, I’d probably be a miniatures gamer. I love the intricacy, the skill, the sheer aesthetic delight of painting minis. The maneuvering, the planning, the feints and the luck of battles. And … Continue reading
A month or so ago, I had a chance to play Timeline, the inventions edition. I had some frustrations with it, but overall liked it a lot, so when I went to Rogue Robot and saw Timeline on the shelf, … Continue reading
One of my favorite podcasts of all time is Roll 2d6. Or, to give its fuller title, “Roll 2d6, a Podcast about Games, Gaming and Gamers, with Adam and Nate.” (Note that that website is currently dead; I’ll explain more … Continue reading
Here are some common campaign styles for RPGs: The PCs live as ‘space assholes’ or ‘murderhobos’, wandering in search of fame and fortune. They are either able to skirt the law, or stay just ahead of it. The PCs work … Continue reading
Having had it recommended to me many times, I finally watched the movie Ofelas (Pathfinder) recently. It lives up to the reviews; what a good find! It’s set in northern Scandinavia, in the land of the Sami people (sometimes incorrectly … Continue reading
There are a lot of movies that feel like RPG adventures — Ladyhawke, for example — and there are even a pretty good number of movies directly about RPGs, like the second D&D movie. But I just discovered that one … Continue reading
Tonight before gaming, John texted me to let me know that Classified, the James Bond 007 retroclone, was back in stock at the Source. As I walked into the store, Burl greeted me with a friendly, “You must be here … Continue reading
Recently I re-watched Ladyhawke for the umpteenth time. It’s always been one of my favorite fantasy movies, but this time, I watched it with a specific eye towards gaming. What ideas could I get from it for gaming? How easy … Continue reading
Saturday night, I had somehow managed to get tickets for two two-hour blocks of Artemis Starship Bridge Simulator in a row. As I’ve mentioned before, I find this game to be pretty revolutionary — it’s equal parts LARP, LAN game, … Continue reading