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The second novel in the Neverwinter Saga, Neverwinter, comes out next week. We asked author R.A. Salvatore about the changes he’s made to his iconic dark elf, Drizzt Do’Urden, how the Forgotten Realms have changed, and what it takes to write a vivid battle scene.

I’m always looking for new, fun formats that take advantage of our Magic collections and give us more excuses to play. The Horde format, explained by Peter Knudson at QuietSpeculation.com, is an awesome way to use your Commander decks for something other than Commander, works as a solitaire game as well as a cooperative game, [...]

I don’t even have to say its name and you know what I am talking about. Rumors of 5E have been hotly circulating since Mearls announced that Monte Cook is taking over his column. That’s a pretty huge announcement in my opinion. A company that is known for laying off higher paid staff does not [...]

Futurecon is a strangely awesome (or awesomely strange) convention held in Toronto over New Year’s Eve — while you’re hanging out with sci-fi authors, checking out the amazing costumes, painting half-naked people, customizing action figures and counting down the New Year, you’ll also be helping in the fight against epilepsy. Canadian entertainer and renowned cosplayer [...]

A brilliant idea for a Magic set doesn’t always become a great set once all the cards are on the table. Innistrad is built around a gothic horror theme that a lot of players (myself included) are huge fans of. Did Wizards match idea with execution, or do we have another Kamigawa on our hands? [...]

Earlier this week I released my first product that included Hero Lab support: Book of Magic: Signature Spells 1. If you don’t know what Hero Lab is, it’s a character building program for many of the major game systems. Pathfinder, D&D (both 3.5 and 4E), Mutants and Masterminds 2E and 3E, nWoD, Savage World and [...]

Gifted Vision, the company that produces the Dungeon Crawler card game (formerly collectible, now expandable) is introducing a miniatures line. We’ve got an exclusive preview of some paint masters of one of the minis.

Creating an RPG adventure is a weird form of writing. You’re not sure who the protagonists are or where they’re coming from. You can’t control what they do. You don’t know what the ending will be…you’re not even sure what ending the protagonists would want. It’s easy to get lost in a formless swath of [...]

The classic horror of Magic’s Innistrad set is creeping up on us like a full moon crawling up the sky, leering through the clouds and filling us with lunacy and rage. Robot Viking’s Innistrad card does not use Insanity Wolf as the card art, but Insanity Wolf would still be a fan of Full Moon’s [...]

Ikusa is a rerelease of the classic Milton Bradley game Shogun. While the game is beautiful and the pieces lavish, the dated game mechanics don’t hold up.

The Robot Viking Facebook page has existed for some time now, but I never really used it. I’ve updated it and have it all fixed up now, so there’s yet another option for following Robot Viking.

Rich, detailed world? Check. Numerous factions to strive against or ally with? Check. Weird and awesome monsters? Check. Fantastic art? Check. Glorious poster map? CHECK! This update to Golarion, the official Pathfinder campaign world, is simply one of the best setting books I’ve ever seen.

The official D&D Facebook game, heroes of Neverwinter, is in beta, and Robot Viking has 50 beta keys to give out. If you’re looking for an old-school RPG video game, check it out!

Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) was held recently in Seattle. Fortunately Robot Viking’s roving reporter was there to bring you all the hot scoops. I explored the gigantic expo halls for the greatest loot, fighting off rabid fans and the occasional scary cosplayer all to get the greatest intel on the coming games.