All Entries Tagged With: "RPG"
Deal Alert – Goodman Games – $5 Sale
Goodman Games is running a $5 sale now through August 31st. These publications include 4E adventures and character guides, system-neutral products, and other stand alone games. Most titles are from 2008 and 2009. So, here is a chance to stock up on some great stuff that you may have missed.
Selling Miniatures is the Past–Selling Miniature CAD Designs is the Future
For centuries people have used miniatures for a variety of games, from complex battlefield re-creations to tactical movement in a role-playing game. In either case the miniature fabrication process is the same. A sculptor carefully crafts a master miniature and then creates a negative mold. That mold is then filled with a malleable material (plastic, [...]
Fame in Role-Playing Games
Player characters in role-playing games do amazing things ; slay dragons, defeat undead hordes and save orphans from blood-thirsty cults. Oddly, many game masters and campaigns overlook the public relations aspect of these acts, the fame. Fame is more than notoriety. Fame is the intangible thread, the meme of your PC throughout the world. In [...]
GAMA Trade Show 2010–The Final Post and Some Free Advice for Exhibitors
Well, it is all done. Haaldaar and I squeezed every last bit of content out of the GAMA Trade Show 2010 and I hope you enjoyed the experience. It was a great deal of work, but I think the final product was well worth the effort. We are already scheming to attend next year’s GTS. [...]
GAMA Trade Show 2010 Hyperlinked List of Exhibitors and Vendors
GTS, the Gama Trade Show 2010 starts on March 22, 2010 and here is my yearly hyper-linked list of all the exhibitors. There are 98 exhibitors this year, which is up from last year(76). This is good news in itself, but I am also heartened to see some new participants like Wyrd Miniatures and Collins [...]
Photographing Miniatures and Game Books: Solutions from a Bad Photographer
I am a bad photographer. The only reason I ever shoot anything is because I cannot find a better shot of the object in question somewhere on the web. Sadly, for my game reviews and especially the miniatures, the web does not have any images I can use. Instead, I lean on technology to make [...]
Contest: The Great Munchkin Bookmark Giveaway!
UPDATE: We have a winner! Thank you to everyone that participated and watch this space for future contests! Steve Jackson Games “Munchkin” is one of my favorite card games, easy to learn, some complex strategy and the “Kneepads of Allure!” While preparing for the GAMA Trade Show later this month, I discovered a cache of [...]
Rogue Games Open Call for Submissions
Rogue Games, publishers of the “Colonial Gothic” RPG, announced an open call for submissions. Rogue needs 1000-3000 word articles for their “Colonial Gothic Gazetteer” line of books. Check out the link for specifics and submission guidelines. There is no requirement for previous experience, so here is your big chance to see your name in print! [...]
Liege-Killer–Post-Apocalyptic Role-Playing Inspiration on Space Colonies
Liege-Killer by Christopher Hinz is an older novel, but still well-worth your time. Since this series of posts focuses on a post-apocalyptic campaign, the Earth is, of course, blown all to hell. However, rather than a standard “devastated earth with survivors” motif, LK moves the action to a series of very large space colonies orbiting [...]
