Originally posted on Pop Culture Uncovered:
In the past, I’ve written about the OSR as well as those discussing “edgelords” in tabletop role-playing games. In my articles, I glossed over controversial individuals and the problems surrounding them; I neither want to give them the attention they seek nor did I feel like attracting their “followers.”…
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Arkham Gazette 4 news
Originally posted on Sentinel Hill Press:
I’ve been hoping to get issue #4 of the Arkham Gazette before the end of the year and while it will be close, I won’t let optimism override my common sense. Nevertheless, I wanted to share an update about the status of the issue. The big news (which I…
Mysterious Monday – 5 Investigation Ideas for Your Next Call of Cthulhu Game [22 Jan 18]
Each Monday I write and publish five investigation seeds to spark the imaginations of GMs everywhere. While I write them with the intention to be used for Call of Cthulhu, they can be used for any RPG system out there. [Modern] Visitors to a local theme and adventure park are star struck at their experience…
A Call for Assistance From Call of Cthulhu Fans – ’17 CoC Review Challenge
I am calling on all Call of Cthulhu RPG fans; I need a little assistance. At the beginning of the year, I set about with a personal challenge to read and review every Call of Cthulhu RPG product (official or licensed) that was released or released in 2017. My current list feels like I have…
Alan’s Unofficial (& Totally Biased) Essential Pendragon RPG Book Guide
Originally posted on Alan Bahr:
A friend asked me to respond to this article with my thoughts. As my thoughts were longer than the communication medium (Twitter) allowed me to respond easily, I decided to collate them into this blog post. I mostly agreed, but I felt my own article on my favorite RPG would be…
Sneak Peak – Hood: Swashbuckling Adventures in Sherwood
Over this past weekend, I had the opportunity to read through the draft rules of a new game, Hood: Swashbuckling Adventures in Sherwood headed to Kickstarter on 1 Feb. The game’s author, Bryce Whitacre, asked me, to give the world my initial thoughts on the game. So, here they are. Strikingly, the game is heavily focused…
Dunwich Diaries – Meet The Investigators (Local Group)
In my last Dunwich Diaries post, I introduced you to the characters that are participating in my online Horror on the Orient Express campaign. Well, I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the five characters that will begin the campaign in my local gaming group. Phillip Dodson – Scientist, chemist to be…
Virtual Tabletops – Are You Biased?
Whether you are a roleplayer, boardgamer or wargamer there are a variety of online virtual tabletop applications or websites through which you can play games. We all have our preference for one site or application over all the others available to us. For example, my preferred virtual table top for roleplaying games is Roll20 and…
Noble Knight Games for the Win!
In the wake of all the Ken Whitman/D20 Entertainment scandalous behavior, I feel the need to commend Noble Knight Games. Noble Knight Games received product from D20 Entertainment that should have been sent to Kickstarter backers and when they learned of the situation that they were unwittingly put into, they did the most amazing thing!…
Tech Review & Copy Edit Services Available
Are you a game designer or developer that needs an up and coming project reviewed from a technical perspective (rules compliance, continuity, sound concepts, etc) or are you in need of a copy editor? I am available for hire. My rates and/or product compensation is fair, I’m speedy and my work is high quality! Please…
Rolling Boxcars 