Can the Galaxy be Spared the Fate of the Vanished Planet?

Vanished Planet is a cooperative board game in which players struggle to prevent an ever-growing, inky-black entity from enveloping the galaxy. At the start of the game the Earth has been consumed by the entity, and has apparently been transferred to another dimension. The creature has already begun expanding beyond the Sol system, and it … Read more

Explore the Epic Soundscape of the Dungeons & Dragons Soundtrack

For decades, Dungeons & Dragons players have cobbled together custom soundtracks for their games from diverse sources, including various movie soundtracks (Conan the Barbarian, Lord of the Rings), game music tracks (Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights) and even specialized albums (Midnight Syndicate, Toxic Bag Productions). But now they have an official soundtrack, one sanctioned by the … Read more

Machines & Mutants invade Gamma World

After the apocalyptic wars that ended our bright and glorious age, hereto unknown species of creatures — both organic and inorganic — rose from the ruins and populated a landscape that came to be known as “Gamma World”. The d20 sourcebook Machines and Mutants chronicles these monstrosities, offering game masters 130+ new critters with which … Read more

How Do You Actually Use Music in an RPG Session?

We’ve all read the articles about background music you can use in your pen-and-paper RPGs, but how do you go about actually using it? The default in our game is for me to throw on one of the Lord of the Rings soundtracks, which is ok, but it also leads to the music not really … Read more

HeroClix Reaches Critical Mass

Critical Mass, the latest expansion for WisKids Game’s HeroClix miniatures game, features a new cross section of Marvel Superheroes, including favorites like Venom, Rhino and Archangel, as well as new versions of old standbys Spiderman, Daredevil and Electra. As a game, HeroClix is now just about two years old, and it’s seen a bunch of … Read more

Addicted to Warcraft III (Again)

I got the Frozen Throne expansion for Warcraft III (Amazon) for Christmas, and I’m finding myself happily addicted to it all over again. Not that I ever really stopped playing it. I did beat the campaign mode a few months back, but I’ve been slowly working my way through all the multiplayer maps, trying to beat … Read more

Roman d20 Up For Auction

The gaming world is abuzz with an online auction being held at Christies.com for a Roman twenty-sided die (d20). Check it out for yourself. The item’s described as a “Roman Glass Gaming Die” that was created around the 2nd century A.D. It’s deep blue-green in color, and has different symbols carved into each of its … Read more