I didn’t actually want to talk about this topic, because I was really waiting for something solid and definitive to talk about. Unfortunately, there has been so much chatter and enough circumstantial evidence that it’s really hard for me to get my gaming head on straight without actually sorting through my thoughts and feelings, and since I have a blog,
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It is I, freshly arisen from the food coma and ready to force my head on straight so I can get to posting on the blog again. Let’s look at Arcadia Issue 22, which I didn’t manage to comment on before it went live because, for some reason, last week was a little hectic. Disclaimer As always, I received a
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It’s time to look at the next installment of Fables, this time looking at the penultimate chapter of the Pirates of the Atherial Expanse campaign, For Whom the Stars Toll. this episode pays off that setting information that touched on an ancient Storm Giant civilization, and if you know me, you know that’s going to catch my attention. Disclaimer I
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It’s October, and the leaves are turning colors and falling, dead, from the trees, sometimes creating a pool of crimson to mark their passing. The dying breath of Summer fades, and the cool embrace of the lifeless Winter beckons. Can you tell I’ve been watching horror movies all month long? We’re going to take a look at this month’s issue
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It’s taken me a few extra weeks to get back to this one, but before the month is up and the next installment is out, I wanted to take a look at this month’s installment of Fables from Ghostfire Gaming. We are up to episode four of the latest campaign, with only two more installments to go. Disclaimer I was
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Let’s take a look at this month’s Arcadia magazine, issue number 20. This one has definitely outlived some other attempts at stepping into the “original fantasy d20 game’s magazine” shoes, and it appears to be going strong at this point. Disclaimer I’m subscribed to the MCDM Patreon, so I would get a copy of this magazine when it goes out
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If you haven’t encountered Pugmire before, the game uses a modified version of the 5e OGL that is the basis of the current edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Instead of aligning classes, feats, and the like to the core rules, however, Pugmire chops up a bunch of 5e elements and makes them a bit more modular. This particular product is
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Someday, in some glorious future, white people won’t say stupid things that show how oblivious they are to the things that people of color have had to deal with, every day, ever since someone decided to define some people as white to begin with. That day is not today. In case you haven’t discerned this from before, I’m a cis
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As we sail into September, it’s time to look at another installment of Ghostfire Gaming’s Pirates of the Aetherial Expanse campaign, Episode 3, The Lost Constellation. We’re halfway through this campaign with the publication of this adventure. Because I’m a mean wet blanket, I’ll be continuing to look at how adaptable this adventure is if you choose to run it
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Whenever I see a game or setting, I like to see an example adventure to show how the designers intended to see the setting used. Even if the consumer decides to use the product in a different way, it provides a baseline from which to make an informed deviation. When I wrote my review for The Star-Shaman’s Song of Planegea
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