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Horror Roleplaying Part 6: Cthulhu Mythos 2
Having taken a look at the underlying philosophy and the basic theme of the Cthulhu Mythos in my last offering, I thought we might have a look at some of the other aspects of Lovecraftian Mythos stories and how you might implement them in your own game. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Game Design, Games, Horror, Role Playing Games
Tagged Cthulhu, gaming, GMing, Lovecraft, role-playing, Roleplaying, rpg
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How 8th Edition Warhammer Fantasy Affects Your Armies
Following up on our summary of 8th Edition Warhammer Fantasy, today we’re going into how the new rules are affecting each of the armies in the game. With changes to the rules across the board, from movement, to magic, to shooting, to close combat and more, some armies have definitely improved, and some weakened. Continue reading
Dwarf Fortress v.0.31.10 – Strike the Earth!
A major update has recently been released to Dwarf Fortress which has altered the game significantly. So what changes have been brought to the table? Here’s a list… Continue reading
Posted in Computer Games, Games
Tagged Computer Games, Dwarf Fortress, gaming, review, rogue, Rogue-like
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Warhammer Fantasy: 8th Edition
It’s upon us: the 8th edition of Warhammer Fantasy. With a new rulebook twice as thick as the old one, the new edition sports a lot of small rules changes which add up to a lot. I’ll be going through most of the important new changes to the game, and highlighting how theses affected the games of 8th Edition I’ve played so far. Continue reading
Posted in Games, Tabletop Wargames
Tagged 8th edition, Fantasy, gaming, strategy, tabletop, warhammer, wfb
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Horror Roleplaying Part 1. Setting the Mood.
Horror roleplaying is some of the most visceral, engaging gaming you can indulge in, yet it can be very hard to run well. In this post we look at a couple of ways to make a horror styled roleplaying game run more effectively. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Game Design, Games, Horror, Role Playing Games
Tagged Cthulhu, gaming, Horror, Lovecraft, Roleplaying, rpg
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Polarising Gaming Systems Into Left and Right to Better Understand Games and Gamers
One of the great pleasures that we enjoy in our gaming group is designing new game systems to play. Over the years we have designed tabletop wargames, collectible card games and, of course, role-playing games. One of our group even … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Games, Role Playing Games
Tagged dnd, fudge, gaming, harnmaster, mage, role-playing, rolemaster, rpg, vampire
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Google celebrates 30 years of Pac-Man… and yes, you can still play it…
If you want to continue playing the Google Pac-Man (and who doesn’t), Google has kept it alive at Google Pac-Man (which you can find here…). Continue reading
Gamers supporting relief efforts in Haiti
With news of a 6.1 aftershock hitting Haiti today, DriveThruRPG is offering gamers a way to contribute to the relief efforts in Haiti by purchasing a “once in a lifetime collection of games” from their online store for only $20. … Continue reading
Catering for Your Game: Brew your Own Mead
One of the great things about getting together with friends for a game is the food and drink shared around the table. Anthropologists tell us that eating and drinking together is one of the very basic activities which have united … Continue reading
Posted in Game Resources, History, Homemade, Nerdom
Tagged 13th century, alcohol, brew, brewing, drink, gaming, homebrew, honey, mead, medieval, middle ages, viking
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Monster of the Week: Rakshasa
The fearsome Rakshasas, originally demons in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, are evil magical shapeshifting spirits. Fictional usage has developed far beyond the original myths, so much there’s a wikipedia page on it. In fiction, they are often humanoid with animal … Continue reading
Posted in Beastiary, Game Design, Role Playing Games
Tagged Beastiary, cute, gaming, Rakshasa, Role Playing Games, rpg
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