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Vampire: the Masquerade Review
At its height, Vampire: The Masquerade was a serious threat to Dungeons & Dragons. It was contemporary to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition. All the cool kids were switching over to VtM and treating D&D as an old fashioned game played by kids, rather than the ‘true roleplaying experience’. The game got its own Collectible Trading Card Game (originally called Jyhad, but changed to Vampire: The Embrace), a couple of computer games and even its own Aaron Spelling produced TV show called Kindred: The Embrace. Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Role Playing Games, Vampire: The Masquerade Tagged Roleplaying, rpg, vampire, VtM, white wolf, World of Darkness 3 Comments
Dice of Doom Podcast 021: Vampire: The Masquerade, Confessions of a Newbie GM and An Introduction to HP Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos
In this episode our topics are Vampire: The Masquerade, Confessions of a Newbie GM and An Introduction to the writings of HP Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Gaming, Podcasts, Role Playing Games, Vampire: The Masquerade Tagged call of cthulhu, Cthulhu, GMing, Horror, HP Lovecraft, Lovecraft, vampire, vampires, VtM Leave a comment
Dice of Doom Podcast 020: Vampire: The Masquerade Initial Impressions and Making the Most of a Character’s Death
In this episode of the podcast we give our initial impressions of Vampire: The Masquerade (2nd Edition) and discuss how to make the most of a character death or end of a campaign. Continue reading
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, Podcasts, Role Playing Games, Vampire: The Masquerade Tagged dnd, dungeons & dragons, masquerade, Roleplaying, rpg, vampire, VtM 2 Comments
Dice of Doom Podcast 018: Play a New RPG and What Makes a Successful Roleplaying Game Book
This week we talk about Play a New RPG (and Chocolate Coated Beer Marshmallows) and we discuss Roleplaying books and games in general, looking at some of our favourite editions and what we liked about them, and what made them, in our opinion, successful. We also discuss the desire for more widespread acceptance of PDF’s by the gaming industry as an addition to the purchase of regular books. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Gaming, Podcasts, Role Playing Games Tagged ars magica, chivalry & sorcery, dnd, fading suns, LotFR, rpg, vampire, VtM, warhammer, wfrp 3 Comments
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 Dungeons & Dragons, Game Design, Gaming, Role Playing Games Tagged dnd, fudge, gaming, harnmaster, mage, role-playing, rolemaster, rpg, vampire 16 Comments
Possibly the most Goth lamp ever designed
Designer Mike Thompson has created a lamp that is powered by human blood. His intention was to show how the importance of energy to human existence and how the overexploitation of aforementioned energy could bring about our end. In the … Continue reading
Upcoming articles; Monster of the Week Index
As some of you may have noticed, Monster of the Week has lapsed. In order to keep things fresh and interesting, I have decided to discontinue it for the moment, and focus on providing a greater variety of articles. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Bestiary, Computer Games, Dungeons & Dragons, Game Resources, Role Playing Games Tagged 3.5, 4E, aboleth, Bestiary, d&d, ettin, goblin, human, lycanthrope, monster, monster manual, vampire, werewolf, werewolves, wraith, zombie 2 Comments
Monster of the Week: Vampires
Another classic creature born of human fear and storytelling, Vampires are a staple in a host of roleplaying games. They are inherently a strong opponent, and a puzzle, all at once. They are intelligent, and can serve in both combat … Continue reading
Posted in Bestiary, Dungeons & Dragons, Game Resources, Role Playing Games Tagged 3.5, 4E, Bestiary, d&d, Dungeons and Dragons, monster, Monster of the Week, vampire, vampires 6 Comments
