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Here’s to you Goverment Agent RPG Guy
I was on the train this morning doing what I normally do, which is read, listen to music and watch my fellow human beings for a sign of anything interesting. A stately looking gentleman in his lat 40′s got on the train and stood near me. He had on a nice polo with the emblem [...]
Continue reading...Kobold Quarterly – An Open Design gaming magazine
23. July 2007
Open Design is an interesting RPG project founded by one time Dungeon Magazine and WoTC Editor Wolfgang Baur. In his words “Open Design is a way to look inside the RPG design process, and to suggest changes to an adventure as it is being written and developed. What’s the result of having 100 patrons peeking [...]
Continue reading...Like table top gaming? Vote for your favorite in the ENnies
20. July 2007
Gen Con’s got the voting open in the ENnies – the Gen Con EN World RPG Awards. Voting is open until July 29th in this peoples choice award. If you’ve got a favorite game, publishing house or artist and want to show them your appreciation, stop on by and cast your votes. Technorati Tags: ennies, [...]
Continue reading...Ziggurat Con 2007 followup
18. June 2007
Spc. David Amberson, from Camp Adder/Tallil Airbase in Iraq, sends us the following correspondence on the the recent Ziggurat Con 2007, the worlds first (known) roleplaying convention held in a war-zone. I’m proud to say my gaming group put some stuff together, and sent it over for the troops use. Pictures of the event can [...]
Continue reading...WotC to launch Gleemax.com
12. June 2007
Gamingreport.com has the scoop on a new (fugly, if I do say so myself) website that Wizards of the Coast is launching. Wizards of the Coast has revealed plans to launch Gleemax.com, an online destination for hard-core strategy and hobby gamers. Building on its heritage in the hobby gaming space with Magic: The Gathering and [...]
Continue reading...Reminder – Free RPG day, June 30th, 2007, and your LGS!
4. June 2007
Thats Local Game Store, fyi, fwiw, imnsho, etc. Here is more info, right from the horses mouth: Free RPG Day – June 23, 2007 “Impressions Advertising & Marketing will be working with hobby game retailers and RPG publishers to bring NEW RPG Quickstart Rules and Adventure Modules into the hands of gamers. Consumers will get [...]
Continue reading...93 Games Studio releases info on Twilight:2013
20. May 2007
My favorite Role Playing Game of all time, Twilight:2000, is receiving an update from 93 Games Studio, called (appropriately) Twilight:2013. Gamingreport.com has released some news about Twilight:2013 today, including some fiction, and a sneak peek at the new ruleset. Hopefully they do this game justice – I can’t wait to get my grubby little hands [...]
Continue reading...Tabletop RPG resource for GMs
8. May 2007
I stumbled across Treasure Tables recently, and as time goes on, I find myself going back to the site again and again. I’m a budding GM, having just started my own Palladium Fantasy RPG, and the tips and insight on that site are proving valuable. Great job by the site owner, Martin Ralya! Share and [...]
Continue reading...WotC to end another license – Dragonlance
24. April 2007
Gamingreport.com reports that Margaret Weis Productions, ltd. has announced that the Dragonlance license from WotC will not be renewed, and is expiring at the end of the year. As many of you know, Margaret Wies, along with Tracy Hickman, wrote the original (and lots more) Dragonlance books, dating back quite a few years. This is [...]
Continue reading...Paizo to cease publication of DRAGON and DUNGEON magazines
19. April 2007
Straight from the horses mouth: “Paizo Publishing and Wizards of the Coast today announced the conclusion of Paizo’s license to produce DRAGON and DUNGEON magazines effective September 2007. Publication of DRAGON and DUNGEON will cease with issues number 359 and 150, respectively.” It’s sad to see an institution of gaming go the way of the [...]
Continue reading...DM of the Rings
19. April 2007
Some of you (heck, alot of you) have probably already heard of this webcomic, but I just found it, and boy is it funny! Twenty Sided » DM of the Rings As I just started GM’ing a game (Palladium Fantasy if you are wondering – the really old 1st edition), I find this GM humor [...]
Continue reading...Free RPG day at a retail location near you!
11. April 2007
Brought to you by www.freerpgday.com (who else?!?) And I quote: “Consumers will get their hands on brand new material for a variety of RPGs – no overstock, retail-priced or dead product here. The goal is to get gamers inspired to play a new RPG, which will in turn, create sales through local game stores.” Sounds [...]
Continue reading...Ageism in roleplaying
10. April 2007
RPGnet has a very interesting article, titled Can 30-somethings Save the World? It’s basically examining ageism in the D&D world, and how that translates to the real world, and back. “Basically, going by age is just about the stupidest metric you can use when hiring, in D&D or in life. I’ve got slacker 20-somethings and [...]
Continue reading...Looking for a game? Try NearbyGamers.com
9. April 2007
NearbyGamers.com is a neat Google maps mashup that allows you to find out who’s looking for a gamer near you! Search by RPGs, board games or CCGs. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Star Wars RPG preivew
3. April 2007
Wizards of the Coast has a preview up of the upcoming Star Wars Saga Edition. This has been in development for a while, and while it has piqued my interest, it looks entirely too heavy on the miniatures rules for me (i.e.: speed is expressed in squares you can move per turn, not feet or [...]
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25. July 2007
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