There is a palpable sense of foreboding in the late fall night. You approach the decrepit manor house; a faint glow in an upper window tells you more stirs here than just the rats. Your tentative steps make the rotten wood floor creak as you enter the broken door of […]
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When Paizo started making adventure paths, they realized that they were asking artists for “A cleric who worships a sun god”, or “A fighter with two swords.” As they started producing more and more products, including Rise of the Runelords, and preparing to release Pathfinder, a decision was made […]
Winner of four Ennie awards, Shadows of Esteren is a medieval role-playing game, with an emphasis on the horrific and the gothic. Drawing inspiration from Celtic myths, this universe has a discreetly fantastic side hidden under a bleak, realistic surface. This world is populated with humans who have to cope […]
Both of today’s prize preview prizes were donated by local fabricator of amazing things, OberMetalWorks. They specialize in chainmail (and otherwise hand-linked) jewelry, hand-machined beads and rings, and the most badass little tops you have ever seen. Here’s what they are chipping in this year: Chainmail Earrings OK, they’re technically […]
We’ve had some amazing donations for prizes at Scarefest this year, so we thought it only right to start previewing the loot you could possibly win*. Both because we knew you’d want to know, and also because we really want to take every chance we can to thank and highlight […]
Guest post by Board Game Minion Mateo I have traveled to many countries. I have ridden in a leaky submarine. I have spent the night in a haunted house. I have robbed people on a train at gun-point. I have built a utopia and destroyed cities. I am a gamer. […]
We’ve all spent countless happy hours watching Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica, reading the fiction, playing the RPGs, and making nerdy inside jokes with our friends (and yes, we know about your transporter shower curtain). But did you know there’s a game that can bring you closer to actually being a […]
“Remember the good old days, when adventures were underground, NPCs were there to be killed, and the finale of every dungeon was the dragon on the 20th level? Those days are back. Dungeon Crawl Classics don’t waste your time with long-winded speeches, weird campaign settings, or NPCs who aren’t meant […]
EVIL STALKS YOU IN THE DARK OF NIGHT — KNOW ITS WEAKNESS OR FALL VICTIM TO ITS HUNGER!! Cryptworld is a horror role-playing game from Goblinoid Games’ / Pacesetter in which you investigate and hunt the forces of the fantastic and unexplained. Classic horror, slasher horror, alien menaces from the […]