Robot Viking

The official release date for the Gamma World boxed set is October 19, but it arrived on my doorstep last week. Here’s your chance to pry it open before the official unveiling at PAX.

Billy Gibbs has a great review of Super Genius Games’ Genius Guide to Archer Archetypes. There’s a lot of cool stuff in this one that will surely get you excited to roll up a ranger who goes way beyond the usual “nature guy with a bow” schtick.

Look what arrived at Robot Viking headquarters today…

There we were, ensconced in the Wizards’ of the Coast Steel Cocktail Lounge high above the Gen Con exhibitor’s hall, Laura Tommervik, Rodney Thompson and I. What else was there to do but open up that new D&D Red Box and find out what it’s all about?

Gavin O’Brien took over as DM of the regular Robot Viking D&D group this week, his first stint in the 4e DM’s chair. He helpfully explains what it was like to take his former companions for a spin on the Wheel of Pain.

Ryk Perry’s review of the iphone app for 4e D&D examines what it can and can’t do for your character.

If you’re a long-time D&D player, chances are you’ve had one or more characters killed by deathtraps in the classic Tomb of Horrors adventure. Ryk Perry brings us this in-depth review of the 4E update, revealing that it’s much more than just a rehash of the original, but it’s potentially as deadly as ever.

Here are some interesting ideas, blogs and gaming sites I’ve been checking out lately. If you like beer with your games, non sequitur gaming chatter or frequent character death, there’s something for you here.

Let’s start the post-Gen Con reporting with the biggest news from the biggest company in gaming. Saturday morning, Wizards of the Coast devs gave a presentation outlining upcoming releases for D&D all the way into 2011. Gamma World, Ravenloft, rules changes, comic books, novels and more!

There’s so much to see and do at Gen Con, and I have so much awesome news to share with the Vikings. Most of it will be dished out in heaping helpings over the next few weeks, but some things are too cool to wait. Want to see exactly what you’ll get when the Gamma [...]

Strike Force 7 is a campaign setting for the Savage Worlds RPG that brings you all the stylized military action of an 80s cartoon in just over 100 pages. Plus, the author’s name is actually Savage. Do you really need a review at this point, or are you already convinced you need to get this?

This is Hezutli, a plant demon who lurked in an ancient tomb protecting a guardian beast from artifact thieves and evil cultists. Hezutli was pretty horrible himself, but that explains why the good guys summoned him to protect their prophecied savior.

This hideous gibbering horror is what my gaming group will be facing later tonight. Why would they choose to confront such a heinous beast from the depths of some creeping, abhorrent dimension?

In part 2, our exclusive interview with the men in charge of Heavy Gear somehow gets even better, as they discuss the role of battle armor in real-world warfare and building an RPG world from the foundation of a wargame. Plus, they pitch a hypothetical Heavy Gear TV series, and to top it all off, [...]