Archives for the ‘Reviews’ Category

Hellfrost

By Dave McAlister • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

AN ENDLESS WINTER IS COMING



Retribution

By Dave McAlister • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

A Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure by Creighton Broadhurst for four 1st-level PCs



Thrilling Tales

By Dave McAlister • Feb 27th, 2010 • Category: Reviews

Grab your fedora and your ivory-handled .45s and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as Thrilling Tales unleashes the pulse-pounding excitement of the pulp magazines and cliffhanger serials of the 1930s and 40s into the Savage Worlds rules system!



Greg Stolze’s REIGN

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

REIGN expands the frontiers of fantasy gaming by elevating the action to an international stage



Q-workshop

By Dave McAlister • Dec 20th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

Q-workshop are producers of unusual dice!



Fantasy Craft

By Dave McAlister • Nov 13th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

Your Dungeon, Your Dragon, Your Way



Strontium Dog

By Dave McAlister • Oct 28th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

Earth, the late 22nd century. Following the atomic war of 2150, Britain has been devastated by nuclear holocaust. The survivors rebuilt their lives, but many were warped by the mutating effects of Strontium 90 fallout.



Beat to Quarters

By Dave McAlister • Oct 14th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

Inspired by the novels of Forester and O’Brien, Beat to Quarters takes you on a voyage of action and intrigue during the Age of Sail.



Jaws of the Six Serpents

By Dave McAlister • Sep 14th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

Silver Branch Games takes the fan-favourite PDQ system into the realms of sword-and-sorcery and the grittier sides of fantasy.



Dark Heresy

By Dave McAlister • Sep 1st, 2009 • Category: Reviews

You will never know fame nor reward, yet if you stand resolute your deeds will be whispered to the God-Emperor of Mankind and your name will be revered for millennia.



Scion: God

By Dave McAlister • Jul 18th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

Now risen to the hallowed ranks of the Gods, the Scions must fight as soldiers in the Overworld War, facing the Titans and their spawn on a battleground beyond imagining.



Ghosts of Albion

By Dave McAlister • May 17th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

The “Ghosts of Albion RPG” features the Eden “Cinematic Unisystem” game system, designed by award winning game designer C.J. Carella, and written by Timothy S. Brannan (previous work includes the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG”).



Scion: Demigod

By Dave McAlister • Apr 22nd, 2009 • Category: Reviews

While the Overworld War rages in the heavens between Gods and Titans, the duty of protecting the World from the legions of titanspawn falls to the Scions.



Players Handbook 2

By Dave McAlister • Apr 10th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

Player’s Handbook 2 expands the range of options available to D&D players with new classes, races, powers and other material.



Scion: Hero

By Dave McAlister • Mar 20th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

The savage Titans have escaped their eternal prison to wage war with the Gods once more. Their battles in the Overworld have spilled over to ours. Armed with abilities and weapons granted by their divine parents, the Scions stand as humanity’s only defense.



The Barbarians of Lemuria

By Dave McAlister • Mar 13th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

“It is an age of warriors, when strong men and beautiful women, soldiers and savants, magicians and gladiators battle to carve a bloody path to lead to the Throne of the Lemuria. It is an age of legends and valiant sagas too. And this is one of them”



Dread

By Dave McAlister • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium is a tabletop role-playing game of modern horror-action, set in a world of black magic and demonic possession.



Hellas: Worlds of Sun and Stone

By Dave McAlister • Jan 27th, 2009 • Category: Reviews

Hellas is an epic space opera in the style of ancient Greek culture and legend. Every player character is a Hero in a story that you will help create, with the power to influence the settings and elements of the game.



Duty & Honour

By Dave McAlister • Oct 11th, 2008 • Category: Reviews

Inspired by the adventures of Richard Sharpe and Matthew Hervey, Duty & Honour is a roleplaying game where you take the role of soldiers and officers in Wellington’s army.



Adventurer Card Game

By Dave McAlister • Sep 13th, 2008 • Category: Reviews

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K.R.Bourgoine’s Adventurer is a new fast-paced acquisition-of-power dungeon-crawl card game with endless replayability.
This is not a CCG, everything you need to play is in small portable box. Adventurer is a quick and easy card game for 1-4 players who each play a hero battling their way through a dark castle full of traps, treasures and [...]



Hearts in Glorantha Issue 1

By Dave McAlister • Aug 28th, 2008 • Category: Reviews

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A licensed fanzine for Glorantha, which covers both the 2nd Age and 3rd Age of Glorantha.Both d100 (RQ2/RQ3, MRQ, BRP) and HeroQuest systems supported.
Aims to produce a diverse set of articles in each issue, written by fans old and new of the setting. The emphasis being on material that is useful in game.
Two issues every [...]



Aces & Eights

By Dave McAlister • Jul 31st, 2008 • Category: Reviews

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Through the gunsmoke and over the slumped corpse of a gambler, beyond the sprawl of grazing buffalo on the high plains, above the din of a saloon in full swing, and farther than the blue sky atop the open range lies the Shattered Frontier of the Aces & Eights game.
A game about the daring [...]



Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition

By Dave McAlister • Apr 19th, 2008 • Category: Reviews

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The Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game has defined the medieval fantasy genre and the tabletop RPG industry for more than 30 years. In the D&D game, players create characters that band together to explore dungeons, slay monsters, and find treasure. The 4th Edition D&D rules offer the best possible play experience by presenting exciting character [...]



Trail of Cthulhu

By Dave McAlister • Feb 28th, 2008 • Category: Reviews

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“That is not dead which can eternal lie.
And with strange aeons, even death may die.”
— The Necronomicon
NAMELESS HORRORS
Based on the horror tales of H.P. Lovecraft, this game presents:

20 gods, 15 tomes, and more than 40 spells, including Cthulhoid lore never before revealed in any game.
Over 30 alien races, including their spoor, their killing techniques, and [...]



HârnMaster Third Edition

By Dave McAlister • Feb 24th, 2008 • Category: Reviews

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HârnMaster deluxe is the boxed set edition with 160 looseleaf pages, a pad of color character profiles, and a GM Screen.
The HârnMaster character generation system gives players a rich Hârnic experience. Characters may start the game with a wide variety of interesting occupations, and at various levels of experience.