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For the last year, whenever I’ve reviewed one of White Wolf’s World of Darkness books, I’ve raved about how the books were full of amazing background stories, fantastic characters and fascinating plot hooks, and how you could easily transmute them into another RPG. I’m finally putting my money where my mouth is (or my fluff, [...]

If your Fourth Edition character is a fighter, ranger, warlord or rogue, you’ll find plenty of new options, variant builds and an endless supply of Paragon Paths in Martial Power 2. If you’re not? I’m sure Arcane Power 2 will be along any week now.

Am I the only one who skims past any feats that provide a damage bonus? +2 to damage? Why bother? Here’s a quick idea to make those damage feats more appealing.

Privateer Press has announced an official release date, price and contents list of the Monsterpocalypse Voltron set.

How is the fund-raising drive for Project: Death Race going? Well, you can see over to the right that it’s off to a slow start. But there’s more than a month to go, so don’t despair. Here’s how you can help.

Every adventurer journeys to the Underdark at some point in her career. It’s a rite of passage. Now your 4E characters can make the trip. Just don’t go to any of the silly places.

Would you like to battle other-dimensional horrors in an original sci-fi setting with battlemechs and cyborg demons? Why do I even ask these questions? Of course you would. Right now, you can download the 50-page CthulhuTech Quickstart rules for free.

I wrote an article for io9.com today about how the story elements of Star Trek Online fit into the greater Star Trek mythos. Instead of just pointing you over there as usual, I’ve got a bit more to say on the subject — specifically, how I would design a “starship captain” MMORPG that’s very different [...]

Ryk Perry’s continuing series on playing realistic knights in fantasy RPG campaigns picks up with part 2. Now that we’ve learned about the economic realities of knighthood, what fun things could a knight character do? Ryk has some suggestions, along with a few new powers for mounted combat in D&D 4E.

This weekend, my brother and I hit a nearby Worldwake prerelease. How does the new set perform in a limited environment? I can tell you. Sort of.

The deadline for Robot Viking’s Hero System Character Creator Contest is fast approaching (it’s this Wednesday night). You can win a copy of the 6th Edition Hero System Basic Rulebook, plus see your character statted out Hero System style. Here are the details. Lots of good entries so far, this will be a tough one [...]

Robot Viking contributor ggodo (aka Billy Gibbs) returns this week with part 2 of his review of the new 5th edition Tyranids for Warhammer 40K. In this edition, he covers the brand new units introduced to the Tyranid faction. Don’t forget to check out Part 1!