Books… Bundle of Holding: Fate Worlds and Toolkits 3 Jan 20233 Jan 2023 Let's just dispense right away with any pretense of being neutral or unfazed by this bundle. I'm stoked about this bundle! FATE is a really good system and Evil Hat…
Books… Bundle of Holding: Heart: The City Beneath 11 Dec 20226 Dec 2022 Heart is another game by Grant Howitt, and it is set in the same world - heck, the same city - as his other RPG, Spire. I wrote about a…
Books… Bundle of Holding: The Spire 6 Dec 20226 Dec 2022 I really like Grant Howitt's work. I've used his Honey Heist game with a couple of groups in the past and it went down very well. The simple, fun little…
RPGs… Bundle of Holding: Shadowrun 1E-2E MEGA 29 Nov 202229 Nov 2022 Shadowrun is a conundrum. I really love the idea of it. I find it hard to get to the table, and I find it quite a bit crunchier than I…
Books… Bundle(s) of Holding: Traveller Explorations & Great Rift 13 Nov 202213 Nov 2022 The Mongoose edition of Traveller is pretty fantastic. As an RPG that is both fun and pragmatic, I really appreciate it. I've run one game of it and played in…
Books… Humble Bundle: Pathfinder & Starfinder 1 Nov 20223 Nov 2022 The latest RPG-themed offering from the good folks over at Humble Bundle is all about Paizo Publishing and their Pathfinder and Starfinder ranges. Pathfinder was, for a good wee while,…
Books… Bundle of Holding: Novel Writing Game Tools 12 Oct 2022 I'm quite a slow writer, and I'm not the biggest fan of these artificial "this is the time that we do the thing" sort of events. These are two of…
Books… Bundle(s) of Holding: Infinity RPG + Factions 2 Oct 20222 Oct 2022 As a miniatures game, I like Infinity. I do find it hard to commit to Infinity, though. The idea of painting the miniatures and the never getting to actually use…
Books… Bundle of Holding: Apocalypse Engine 5 21 Sep 202221 Sep 2022 D. Vincent Baker's 2010 RPG, Apocalypse World, has been hugely influential. Not only was it a successful RPG in its own right, but the underlying engine has spawned a huge…
RPGs… Bundle(s) of Holding: Traveller and Drinax 5 Jun 2021 Traveller is a great system and the current Mongoose 2nd edition is particularly good. Mongoose have produced some really cool books and a huge and growing number of adventures. Bundle…
RPGs… Bundle of Holding: Infinity RPG 14 Dec 2019 Ah Modiphius, my beloved. Modiphius is a company that consistently makes really beautiful books. This set of beautiful books is Infinity, based on the miniature wargame of the same name…
RPGs… Bundle(s) of Holding: 13th Age and Your Adventures Therein 7 Dec 2019 Pelgrane Press' 13th Age is a D20-based RPG created by a couple of the lead designers from previous editions of Dungeons & Dragons. I've played the game once, using a…