In RPGs, players play the campaigns. The campaigns should not play the players. There’s a fine line between guiding players and super-gluing them to the plot. Players want to affect the world around them, shape its events, and defeat its… Read More ›
NPCs are tricky to get right. You can pour hours into crafting what you think is an entertaining and engaging character, complete with intricate backstory, only to have the players not like him. Or ignore him. Or rob him blind…. Read More ›
CHAPTER 1 of Time Reavers Everything stopped. Or rather, everything stopped but her. Nicole stared at the subway station in wide-eyed terror. The train rumbling into the stop had frozen in front of her. The people hurrying up along the platform… Read More ›
There are many ways to introduce new characters into a campaign. A memorable introduction can really set the tone for how the other players will interact with the new guy or gal. And sometimes, it’s just fun to have a… Read More ›
Here’s the setting. I’m in Stuttgart, Germany, and I’m waiting for the train to arrive at the main station. I look around and think to myself: You know, it would be really cool if I could freeze time and still… Read More ›
Jacob Holo: It is with great pleasure that I present a guest post by indie fantasy author Charles Yallowitz, who has just released his third book in the Legends of Windemere series. Charles, take it away! 🙂 Charles Yallowitz: At… Read More ›
Sometimes, you get those players. You know. Those players. The ones that really get into their cold, brooding, greedy assassin character’s skin and just aren’t in the mood to party up. And that’s okay, I guess. That goes along with… Read More ›
Warcasters are the stars of Warmachine, and Cryx has no shortage of powerful and fun-to-play warcasters. Today, I’m taking a look at Asphyxious the Hellbringer. IN SHORT: Hey, someone spilled Menoth in my Cryx … and I think I like… Read More ›
Daniel held a single finger to his mouth. They were close to where Nicole had been when time stopped, next to the frozen subway train just emerging from the tunnel. Nicole hardly breathed. She strained her ears. Every little sound… Read More ›
Presenting H.P. Holo’s Warmachine Cygnar warcaster cosplay: Captain Kara Sloan! Yes, this costume was about as much work as it looks. But it was worth it! H.P. constructed the armor from Wonderflex, a thermoplastic that becomes extremely malleable at oven… Read More ›
Here’s a small preview of H.P. Holo’s Warmachine cosplay: a Cygnar warcaster! Can you guess who she’ll be for Dragon*Con? Leave a comment if you guess it! 🙂 Here’s her armor, made of a heat-activated material called Wonderflex. This may not look… Read More ›
Time Reavers – The monsters are real, and time is their weapon. Fed up with bad teachers and daily fights with her sister, sixteen-year-old Nicole Taylor yearns for something better. Sadly, she’s in for a letdown, because the world ends… Read More ›
IN SHORT: The new Convergence of Cyriss rulebook is here, and with it Privateer Press delivers a whole faction of big, mean robots! Oh, yeah! On a presentation level, Privateer Press continues to set the bar high with a gorgeous… Read More ›
Time Reavers – The monsters are real, and time is their weapon. Fed up with bad teachers and daily fights with her sister, sixteen-year-old Nicole Taylor yearns for something better. Sadly, she’s in for a letdown, because the world ends… Read More ›
IN SHORT: The new Convergence of Cyriss rulebook is here, and with it Privateer Press delivers a whole faction of big, mean robots! Oh, yeah! On a presentation level, Privateer Press continues to set the bar high with a gorgeous… Read More ›
IN SHORT: The new Convergence of Cyriss rulebook is here, and with it Privateer Press delivers a whole faction of big, mean robots! Oh, yeah! On a presentation level, Privateer Press continues to set the bar high with a gorgeous… Read More ›
Time Reavers – The monsters are real, and time is their weapon. Fed up with bad teachers and daily fights with her sister, sixteen-year-old Nicole Taylor yearns for something better. Sadly, she’s in for a letdown, because the world ends… Read More ›
IN SHORT: The new Convergence of Cyriss rulebook is here, and with it Privateer Press delivers a whole faction of big, mean robots! Oh, yeah! On a presentation level, Privateer Press continues to set the bar high with a gorgeous… Read More ›
Fifteen years ago, a child was born at the cost of his mother’s life, and through that child, a dragon appeared. This dragon obliterated the landscape and was followed shortly by a horde of Shadows–dark beasts that enter and possess bodies… Read More ›
Sometimes there are books that you like. And sometimes there are books that you love so much, you want to run around the library screaming their praises and wondering why they’ve only been checked out twice because OMG THEY ARE… Read More ›
