Better Than I Expected

Dungeons & Dragons has been around a long time. I started playing it in 1982, with Tom Moldvay’s Basic Set red box and Dave Cook’s Expert Set blue box. Introduced to the game by some friends at school, I was instantly hooked (and obsessed) with D&D. Over the next year, I picked up the AD&DContinue reading "Better Than I Expected"

HeroQuest and Supers – Part 3

This is the final part of a series of posts (part 1, part 2) on using the HeroQuest RPG to run a superhero game. Example Characters For these characters, I’m using the character write-ups on Marvel.com and the Marvel Universe Wiki. Spider-Man Here is Spider-Man’s 100-word write-up, taken from his entry on Marvel.com and editedContinue reading "HeroQuest and Supers – Part 3"

HeroQuest and Supers – Part 2

Last week, I talked a bit about using the excellent HeroQuest RPG for superhero games. This week, I’m going to talk a bit about how to define characters. Superhero Characters Once again, I want to remind everyone that ability ratings in HQ do not represent how “powerful” or “skilled” a person is with that ability,Continue reading "HeroQuest and Supers – Part 2"

HeroQuest and Supers – Part 1

For my last post of 2017, I wanted to return to talking about roleplaying games, since those have been my most popular posts throughout the year. My series on using HeroQuest for various types of games have been well-received, and so this week I’m going to talk about an always popular genre—superheroes. There are aContinue reading "HeroQuest and Supers – Part 1"

2017 – Not the year I expected

As we hit mid-December, we near the time when every blogger, columnist, podcaster and reporter thinks about doing a piece on the year we’re about to complete. Some of them wait until the very end of December, some wait until the beginning of January, but either way many will succumb to the lure of lookingContinue reading "2017 – Not the year I expected"

The Return of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay

The announcement... Back in May, Cubicle 7 announced that they had acquired the license to produce the 4th edition of the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying game (WFRP). I was immediately excited by the news, as I’ve been a fan of WFRP since I bought the 1st edition big hardcover book back in 1988. I’m also veryContinue reading "The Return of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay"

Love and Hate in Reviews

There’s been a bunch of conversations happening online recently focusing on book reviews, and the necessity of having good reviews for writers to reach any kind of critical mass in readership that allows a book (or book series) to take off. It’s certainly true that having a bunch of good reviews for a book willContinue reading "Love and Hate in Reviews"

Betrayal at Shadewood Keep in Print

I'm happy to announce that Betrayal at Shadewood Keep, the licensed adventure for the Mythras roleplaying game with the Classic Fantasy supplement, is now available in print!   This 68-page adventure is a perfect-bound, full-colour book with a beautiful glossy cover. And it is now available from Amazon. Remember, buying the POD book entitles you toContinue reading "Betrayal at Shadewood Keep in Print"

HeroQuest for Numenera

I’ve posted quite a bit over the last couple of months about the HeroQuest RPG, and how it works really well for almost any kind of campaign. This week, I’m going to focus on a game by the well-known Monte Cook, Numenera. I was a big fan of Monte back in the Malhavoc Press days,Continue reading "HeroQuest for Numenera"