Games

Once More Unto the 4th Edition Breach

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We’re heading back. A year after our last paragon-playtest of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition (a one shot adventure set  continued our Planetorn campaign) we’re going to be running Revenge of the Giants, a new megamodule for paragon-level characters. I recently received a review copy of the module and that – plus the latest round … Read more

Anticipating Bioware’s Dragon Age

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When it comes to western-style Computer RPGs, the single best designers around have to be Bioware. They created the fantastic high magic, D&D-spawned Balder’s Gate, the Star Wars-themed Knights of the Old Republic, the Oriental adventure Jade Empire and the space opera Mass Effect. This fall they’re returning to their fantasy roots with Dragon Age: … Read more

Munchkin Cthulhu: Drive your buddy insane, then steal his stuff

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Munchkin Cthulhu is the umpteenth expansion in Steve Jackson Games venerable card game line dedicated to killing monsters, stealing treasure, and stabbing your buddy in the back. This time around though, the game is infused with horrors from beyond time and space drawn from the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft … and a new game-ending mechanic … Read more

My MEPACon Fall ’09 events: Star Wars, Day After Ragnorak, Risk 2210

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As I mentioned earlier, my gaming group’s planning on attending MEPACon Fall 2009 in force and true to my word I’ve volunteered to run three events at the con: The Antares Run (Star Wars: Saga Edition), The Ruins of New York (Savage Worlds/The Day After Ragnorak), and Risk 2210. The convention is being held Nov. … Read more

Star Wars RPG Roundup: Canon Fights, Rodney Interview, Initiative Trackers, Make Your Own Crawl

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The WotC’s preview for Galaxy at War leads off this week’s Star Wars RPG round up. After that, I’ve got the blog round-up which includes posts about dealing with Star Wars canon issues, how to write a crawl, and the challenges of switching from a fantasy to science fiction mindset. I also found a number … Read more

Game Day: Fighting SciFi RPG Writer’s Cramp

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We’re well into Episode 5 of our Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic campaign and I’ve got to say I’ve found switching gears from fantasy to science fiction harder than I expected. It’s not that I don’t know science fiction; hell I’ve been reading it ever since I could read. But after a dozen … Read more

Eberron Campaign Guide for D&D 4th Edition

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Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition gets its second full campaign setting with the release of the Eberron Campaign Guide, a setting that combines pulp, noir and everyday magic and offers a sharp break from standard D&D fare. It’s a setting in which civilization advances not through technological breakthroughs, but arcane ones, giving rise to trains, … Read more

Star Wars RPG Roundup: Dawn of Defiance, Rebellion Era Campaign Guide, Order 66

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After seeing several Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition round ups over at RPG Bloggers, I decided that Star Wars: Saga Edition could use a little link love as well. There’s not as much news for Saga Edition as there is for 4E, so expect these digests to be posted once or twice a month. In this round up I look at Wizards of the Coast’s new web articles, a new lightsaber form at Saga-Edition.com, and the latest episode of the Order 66 podcast.

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