Sometimes, you need to get a little weird … and Scales of Truth, my current lunchtime campaign, is a lot weird. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, Scales of Truth is a D&D 5e-powered game that relies heavily on the tropes of[…]
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Tag: Gamma World
Bullet Journals for RPGs
Bullet journals are analog alternatives to printed day planners, “to-do” apps, and note-taking tools. Created by Ryder Carroll, bullet journals are a purposefully archaic approach to capturing life’s esoteric bits, from a list of today’s meetings to a quick note[…]
Read moreThe Libertarian Gamer: Gamma World, Part 2
In the last issue of the Libertarian Gamer, I laid the ground work for a libertarian campaign set in the classic post-apocalyptic setting known as Gamma World, laying down some campaign guidelines and destroying the world. Now it’s time to[…]
Read moreThe Libertarian Gamer: Gamma World, Part 1
In the distant future, Earth will be in ruins. The land will have been ravaged by a horrific assortment of doomsday weapons, from nuclear bombs to genetically engineered super-viruses to hunter-killer nanites. Mutants — both human, animal and things horribly[…]
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 moreMachines & 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[…]
Read moreGlitches in Gamma World’s Background Radiation
After a long hiatus from publication, Gamma World is back. This time around, Sword & Sorcery (the White Wolf Games imprint) has licensed the venerable science fiction setting from Wizards of the Coast, and is publishing a bunch of books[…]
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