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The long-awaited third volume in Blackbyrne Publishing’s 4E Dark Veil adventure series has arrived. The Prophecy Revealed lets the PCs explore a jungle island infested by spiders and learn a strange secret that will shape their destinies.

Chris Kluwe is the punter for the Minnesota Vikings with a penchant for pinning opponents deep in their own zone. He’s also widely known for playing World of Warcraft, and it turns out he’s a serious tabletop gamer as well. It’s relatively rare that the pro sports and gaming worlds intersect, so I thought it [...]

So there I was spending all sorts of time, crafting monster stat blocks for a chief-lieutenant type of recurring foe for my players and what did they do? They beat the holy living bejeezus out of him before he could even fire off his heaviest powers. Now my recurring foe was recumbent in death. So [...]

It’s been a few weeks now since M12, magic’s latest core set, hit game store shelves. Instead of doing a full set review, here’s a look at some of the most interesting cards in the set and how they might affect a variety of formats.

I hate to be the type of person who complains about something without offering any viable solutions. Last week I explained that the D&D brand is not financially healthy these days, and how the Essentials line was a great example of how not to make products that appeal to new players. Here’s how I’d make [...]

This fall’s Magic set, Innistrad, is far too many months away. Magic’s R&D team is sharing choice bits of information on the set at SDCC this weekend to get us hyped up. It’s working!  Here are some updates, including the name of the second set in the block and what tribes will be featured.

Ever have those conversations that begin with, “Who would win in a fight…?” Me too. There are entire shows devoted to it on cable. They take famous historical figures, and pit them against each other in combat simulated by sketchy math and poor science. I say it’s much more fun to play Anachronism, and decide [...]

It’s a been a tumultuous year for D&D. Last year’s Gen Con presentations were full of big ideas and a release schedule packed with ambition, including the beginner-friendly Essentials line. Eleven months later the release schedule has been trimmed, long-time Wizards’ employees have been laid off, and Essentials appears to have crashed and burned in [...]

Iron GM, a nationwide competition pitting the best gamemasters against each other in a  head-to-head adventure running gauntlet of wits, will be holding their World Championships at Gen Con next weekend. Not only are the prizes for the Contenders insane, not only has actress/gamer/model Jen Page signed on as co-host, not only is the lineup [...]

Recreational Conflict is an online retailer selling minis from a variety of smaller miniature producers, but they also make their own line of minis called Lead Bones. I think everyone could use a Crate O’ Zombies.

Its that time of year again. Summer is nice and warm. Everyone is getting ready for a convention or two, and the Ennies Nominations are announced. This year there are some nominees that I am really excited for. Here are some of the highlights.

Hello Vikings. The site will be taking a brief hiatus this week for a bit of summertime R&R. We’ll be back next week with all manner of gaming awesomeness. Hope you’re enjoying your summer vacations!

Now that I’ve had the chance to see the full version of sci-fi RPG Shock: Human Contact, I’ve found it to be even more mind-blowing than I’d previously thought. At the same time, I’m actually less interested in playing it as a game — but that isn’t a bad thing.

Another rousing round of Conquest of Nerath last night exposed a few more areas where house rules might improve game balance.