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 [...]
Rogue Games released the revised edition of their Colonial Gothic RPG this week, and contributing writer Joe Grabianowski (no relation to me) has a full review (ok, I’ll admit it, he’s my brother). The colonial era was a trying period in reality, with brutal wars, political upheaval and a merciless wilderness that brought death to [...]
The superhero genre has been steadily deconstructed since the 1980s. Arc Dream’s This Favored Land supplement for the Wild Talents RPG is a form of superhero Reconstruction, taking the old ideas about superhuman powers and placing them in an entirely different time and place. What is it like to have superspeed or mind-reading powers in [...]
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