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30 August 2010

By Dave McAlister • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Latest Releases

This weeks releases in the roleplaying world.



Raging Swan Press: Dare YOU Venture to Mysterious Places?

By Dave McAlister • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Latest News

The first three entries in Raging Swan’s Mysterious Places clip art are now available for purchase at Paizo, Your Games Now, RPG Now and DriveThruRPG. The first three images are all by Brittany Michel who did much of the art for Retribution and The Lonely Coast.



Competition Time!

By Dave McAlister • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Latest News

During the month of September, UK Role Players will be running a Character Profile Competition. The prizes for this competition are the Q-workshop dice sets reviewed here (for ease of reference, the Celtic, Classic Elven, and Forest sets).



New! the GD3 Supers RPG Bundle

By Dave McAlister • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Latest News

Precis Intermedia now offers the Supers RPG bundle. This downloadable set includes The genreDiversion 3E Manual, Bold & Brave supers add-on, and two Disposable Heroes Statix sets (Supers and Modern Gangs). And all of this at a 32% savings.



Mantic Games Undead Revenants

By Dave McAlister • Aug 26th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

Mantic is here to make fantasy model soldiers.



23 August 2010

By Dave McAlister • Aug 22nd, 2010 • Category: Latest Releases

This weeks releases in the roleplaying world.



Q-workshop

By Dave McAlister • Aug 20th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

Q-workshop are producers of unusual dice!



[Vigilance Press] Kaiser’s Gate released for True20

By Dave McAlister • Aug 18th, 2010 • Category: Latest News

This alternate history, genre-blending setting for the True20 game system presents a fantastic take on World War One – combining the gritty battlefields of the Great War with elements of magical fantasy and horror.



[Mongoose] November Releases Unveiled

By Dave McAlister • Aug 18th, 2010 • Category: Latest News

Mongoose have just posted their November releases on their web site, and there are some special treats for the start of winter. A few of the highlights include:



16 August 2010

By Dave McAlister • Aug 17th, 2010 • Category: Latest Releases

This weeks releases in the roleplaying world.



[Mongoose] Current Vacancy: Spanish Translator

By Dave McAlister • Aug 17th, 2010 • Category: Latest News

Mongoose is currently looking for a full-time contracted Spanish Translator for its range of roleplaying products.

The ideal candidate would be a native Spanish speaker with a good knowledge of roleplaying games, based in the UK within reach of our Swindon HQ.

Persons interested should contact Matthew Sprange at msprange@mongoosepublishing.com



[Raging Swan Press] Road of the Dead Available

By Dave McAlister • Aug 14th, 2010 • Category: Latest News

Raging Swan Press has just released its first GO PLAY adventure, Road of the Dead. GO PLAY adventures contain everything a GM needs to get started quickly including an easy to prepare and run format, six pre-generated player characters and player handouts for every major encounter area and new magic item. Most GMs should be able to prepare a GO PLAY adventure in about one hour, so if you know anyone who might need a quick pick up game, let them know about Road of the Dead!



Q-workshop STRIKE!!!!

By Dave McAlister • Aug 12th, 2010 • Category: Latest News

Q-workshop’s STRIKE movie, journey to the unknown land of dice manufacturing:

NEW CHEAP CLASSIC RPG DICE SETS
NEW PREMIUM 3D DICE
NEW DELUXE METAL DICE
NEW BOX PACKAGING
NEW LOWER PRICES FOR OLDER MODELS

Click Read More to see a video…



9 August 2010

By Dave McAlister • Aug 11th, 2010 • Category: Latest Releases

This weeks releases in the roleplaying world.



2 August 2010

By Dave McAlister • Aug 11th, 2010 • Category: Latest Releases

This weeks releases in the roleplaying world.



[Contested Ground] Hot War Transmission in Print

By Dave McAlister • Aug 11th, 2010 • Category: Latest News

Contested Ground Studios are delighted to say the first issue of the Hot War Transmission, the new quarterly mini-supplement for Hot War, is now available in a lavish, full colour print version. Priced at £5 (plus P&P), this 36 page booklet contains a host of great Hot War game material.



26 July 2010

By Dave McAlister • Jul 25th, 2010 • Category: Latest Releases

This weeks releases in the roleplaying world.



(Greywood Publishing) QUERP Modern – The Wild West

By Dave McAlister • Jul 22nd, 2010 • Category: Latest News

Today sees the release of Greywood Publishing’s latest book in the QUERP Modern series – The Wild West.

In this book is everything you need to run your ‘rootin tootin’ (ahem) Wild West Quick Easy Role Play Game.

This book has been researched on factual history from the Wild West and includes: 13 character types (both cowboy and Indian types), new special skills, Confederate’s Gold (a starting adventure), new weapons and equipment, factual characters from the wild west, such as Jesse James and Butch Cassidy, including their QUERP stats just in case you run into them in a seedy drinking hole up by buffalo creek.



Greywood Publishing) Epic Adventure Dungeon Crawl

By Dave McAlister • Jul 21st, 2010 • Category: Latest News

EPIC ADVENTURE DUNGEON CRAWL

Greywood Publishing’s card based, solo play dungeon adventure game, along with the expansions (Blackthorn Forest, Treliar City and The Graveyard) are now all available in to buy in glorious printed card format.



19 July 2010

By Dave McAlister • Jul 19th, 2010 • Category: Latest Releases

This weeks releases in the roleplaying world.



(Mongoose) New This Week – Glorantha & Earthdawn

By Dave McAlister • Jul 15th, 2010 • Category: Latest News

Two new books will be winging their way to the shelves of your local games store this week, one for RuneQuest & Glorantha, the other for Earthdawn.



Savage Mojo Presents Noir Knights Release Month

By Dave McAlister • Jul 14th, 2010 • Category: Latest News

The creators of the Suzerain universe, Savage Mojo, would like to announce the release of their newest Savage Suzerain book, Noir Knights!

Noir Knights, set in 1930s America, is part of our American Grit realm. You will be able to experience the Great Depression as your heroic ranked characters investigate paranormal activity across a hard-boiled film noir America!

Since they’re really excited about their noir book, they’ve put together an entire month of activities so you can celebrate the release with them starting Saturday, July 17th! Here are a few things you can look forward to:



(Mongoose) Out This Week – Sex, Dice and Gamer Chicks!

By Dave McAlister • Jul 13th, 2010 • Category: Latest News

We have a very special book hitting the shelves of your local gaming store this week – Sex, Dice and Gamer Chicks!

A serious candidate for funniest gaming book of the year – When Jonny Nexus (The Jonny Nexus Experience and Game Night) and James Desborough (The Munchkin’s Guide to Power Gaming) come together to cast an irreverant eye on gamers, expect weirdness and much hilarity!



12 July 2010

By Dave McAlister • Jul 12th, 2010 • Category: Latest Releases

This weeks releases in the roleplaying world.



(Mongoose) New This Week – RuneQuest, Traveller and Dredd!

By Dave McAlister • Jul 8th, 2010 • Category: Latest News

Mongoose have three new books appearing on the shelves of your local stores this week, covering RuneQuest, Traveller and Judge Dredd.