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Tag: Spycraft

RPG Wishlist, Fall 2005

September 10, 2005 Ken Newquist Games, Role-Playing Games

Looking back through the archives, I was stunned to see that I hadn’t written one of these little gaming wish lists in months, since way back in March 2005. I think that’s do to a couple of factors — for[…]

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15 Questions

November 30, 2004 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Games, Memes

Matt Snyder (of 20by20room.com fame) recently posted a RPG meme topic to his blog. In it, he poses 15 questions about people’s gaming experiences. Here are my answers. 1. What is the first RPG you ever played? Some weird combination[…]

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WISH 99: Best Genre RPGs

August 20, 2004 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Games, Memes

In WISH 99, Ginger asked (Internet Archive): Pick three to five genres and name the best RPG for that genre. Why do you think it’s the best? What makes it better than others? What are its downsides? Fantasy / Dungeons[…]

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The Libertarian Gamer: Spycraft, Part 2

August 2, 2004 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Games, The Libertarian Gamer

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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Contemplating a Libertarian RPG Campaign

July 26, 2004 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Games, The Libertarian Gamer

I’ve been contemplating running a play-by-email campaign for a while now, and with the launch of the Libertarian Gamers Project I’ve decided to make it a campaign with a libertarian bent. Offline, I’ve got a Dungeons & Dragons campaign (set[…]

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The Libertarian Gamer: Spycraft, Part 1

July 26, 2004 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Games, The Libertarian Gamer

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:[…]

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Thoughts on the end of Shadowforce Archer

May 11, 2004 Ken Newquist Games

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[…]

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Spycraft’s Agency Sourcebook

February 4, 2004 Ken Newquist First Impressions, Games, Role-Playing Games

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[…]

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My Top Five All-Time Unfulfilled Dream RPG Campaigns

February 18, 2003 Ken Newquist Games, Role-Playing Games

I watched High Fidelity the other night with my wife. It’s a movie in which the main character, played by John Cusak, is a music geek in love with vinyl. The movie’s peppered with his top five lists (both of[…]

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