In The Libertarian Gamer: Spycraft, Part 1, I discussed the basic outline of the campaign and possible heroic organizations. But what’s a hero without a villain? The Villains Fortunately, when you’re running an espionage game, there are plenty to choose[…]
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The Libertarian Gamer: Spycraft, Part 1
Spycraft (Amazon) is Alderac’s d20-based game of modern espionage. It draws upon the classics of the genre — James Bond, Mission: Impossible, The A Team, Sneakers, Alias — to create a game that’s reminiscent of classic RPGs like James Bond:[…]
Read moreThoughts on the end of Shadowforce Archer
Recently, Alderac announced they were ending the Shadowforce Archer campaign setting (Internet Archive) for their Spycraft d20 espionage game. Naturally, fans of the setting were shocked and upset by this, but personally, I was happy about the news. When Spycraft[…]
Read moreMortality Radio Offers Dungeons & Dragons Fans Hack’n’Slash Radio
Mortality Radio is a net-based radio station dedicated to the pen-and-paper role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and the d20 universe it spawned. Hosted by Mortality.net, and run by two of its moderators (Adlon and Smaug), the radio show is broadcast[…]
Read moreMy Spring 2004 RPG Wish List
Here’s my list of the RPG products I’d like to buy this spring, including Torn Asunder (a critical hits source book for d20), the Conan: The Role-Playing Game, and Gamma World: Out of the Vaults. Torn Asunder Bastian Press 96[…]
Read moreSpycraft’s Agency Sourcebook
Berin mentioned the Spycraft supplement Agency in this week’s Uncle Bear update (Internet Archive), and I’m glad he did. When I first heard of it, I’d assumed it was yet another Shadowforce Archer supplement and thus dismissed it out of[…]
Read moreDealing With Anti-D20 Snobbery
First Impressions of d20 Modern
I picked up my copy of d20 Modern last week. I’ve given it a once over, and while I’m not ready to post a full-review, here are my initial impressions. d20 Modern is an adequate book that probably would have[…]
Read moreConquer New Empires with Fading Suns d20
It’s not often that I pick up a role-playing game rule book that’s so compelling a read that I have a hard time putting it down. Fading Suns d20 is one of those games. I bought the 2nd edition hardcover[…]
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