Robot Viking

Vampires are, by their very nature, a decadent lot, unconcerned with quaint mortal morality and generally focused on their own sanguine pleasures. So what happens when you throw the Kindred into the most decadent era of the 20th century? A bloody good time!

It’s basically a giant book of dungeons (some of which even have dragons in them). And really, what could be more perfect than that?

No, we’re not looking for a war gamer who’s under five feet tall. We need someone who regularly plays war games with miniatures, like Warhammer 40K and AT-43, to write about them.

Magic: the Gathering’s numbered bi-annual core sets are a thing of the past, and that’s just one of the many changes coming to the world’s most popular CCG. Are you ready for Magic 2010?

Semi-collectible card game Geek Fight! has released a second set, The Final Battle, in which moderately well-known Internet personalities the Angry Video Game Nerd and the Nostalgia Critic go head to geeky head. And, also, there is a Super Mecha Death Christ.

White Wolf’s Hunter: the Vigil RPG lets you take on the roles of mortals fighting against the encroachment of the supernatural in the World of Darkness. But after reading the Horror Recognition Guide, you might want to pick a safer career path.

This week’s Miniature of the Week comes to us from Brian Compter of ScrapYardArmory.com, who painted up this vivid Warhammer for his Classic Battletech lance.

MSG(tm) is one of the most innovative RPGs ever made, about a subject I feel safe to say is utterly untouched in the realm of pen-and-pencil gaming. Some of the minds behind White Wolf’s many excellent RPGs have crafted this indie game about soulless corporate brands and the soulless consumers that love them. Chris Braak [...]

Can a Magic: the Gathering deck built for standard tournaments for just $30 be competitive? That’s the question we’re trying to answer with our “Constructed Magic On a Budget” experiment. After this week’s showing at Friday Night Magic, we have an answer: Maybe.

We’ve been hard at work here at Robot Viking HQ deveoping the first Robot Viking original game. We were hoping to have the alpha rules for Project: Death Race posted this week. So why is it taking so long? ‘Cause this game design stuff is harder than it looks.

Oh, Leia, even under all those layers and Boushh’s old mask, and even though you spoke perfect Ubese, we all knew it was you sneaking in to Jabba’s palace to rescue Han. Fearless and inventive indeed.

The latest Scion RPG adventure from White Wolf, Seeds of Tomorrow, provides a great jumping off point for new Scion campaigns, as the PCs work to rescue some children who aren’t yet aware of their divine heritage. It also forces players to deal with some sticky religious issues and decide which is the lesser of [...]

Lots of gamers feel that Middle Earth is pretty much the greatest campaign world ever created, but the right combination of game system and Lord of the Rings awesomeness has never quite come together (oh MERP, how I loved thee…back before I knew any better). If you’re a fan of the mechanics of D&D 4E, [...]

If your 3.5 D&D campaign is still rolling, or you’re enjoying Paizo’s excellent Pathfinder variant, you’ve got a great opportunity to pick up some old gaming mags for just a few bucks each until the end of February.