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Rise of the Eldrazi Set Review and Prerelease Report

Ed Grabianowski — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:52:08 +0000

This past weekend was the Rise of the Eldrazi prerelease (does it feel like we’ve been hyping it forever to you too?). I had a nice perspective on the set, since in addition to mine and my brother’s experiences, we were joined by someone attending his first ever Magic tournament (who also happens to be [...] Related posts:

A Fond Farewell to the Star Wars Miniatures Game

Ed Grabianowski — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:43:52 +0000

The release of Masters of the Force brings us to the end of the road with the Star Wars Miniatures game. It was a good run. Now all those little plastic Jedi are one with the Force. I was a little skeptical of the Star Wars Minis game when it first came out. As a [...] Related posts:

Exclusive Rise of the Eldrazi Preview — Disaster Radius

Ed Grabianowski — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:55:07 +0000

As the Eldrazi rise, bad things are happening. Bad things, man! The arrival of an actual Eldrazi is like an ecological catastrophe, a natural disaster. And surrounding any disaster is a radius. All three mythic Eldrazi have been previewed already, along with some smaller minions. But even the small minions have huge casting costs. That [...] Related posts:

Star Wars RPG Reaches End of the Line with Unknown Regions

Ed Grabianowski — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:41:19 +0000

Wizards of the Coast’s Star Wars RPG is going out in style with Unknown Regions, an old-school RPG book filled with monsters, traps, unexplored star systems and some powerful GM tools. As I suspected, Wizards’ license to produce Star Wars games expires this year. Neither the mini or the RPG lines were performing that well, [...] Related posts:

Rise of the Eldrazi Spoilers — Ancient Annihilators Awaken

Ed Grabianowski — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:16:30 +0000

Rise of the Eldrazi, the latest expansion for Magic: the Gathering, comes out next month, and we’ve got a plentiful passel of positively pulchritudinous spoilers. There are three all new mechanics, plus a walking, annihilating example of the mysterious Eldrazi themselves. You may have noticed things looking slightly different at Robot Viking lately. I couldn’t [...] Related posts:

Player’s Handbook 3 Class Reviews: The Ardent

Ed Grabianowski — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:12:57 +0000

Player’s Handbook 3 introduces the psionic power source, with several new psionic classes (along with one divine and one primal class). I’ll be reviewing the new classes one at a time over the next week or so. To start things off, we’ve got a good exemplar of the new psionics system — the Ardent. Ardent [...] Related posts:

D&D Dungeon Tiles — Now in 3D

Ed Grabianowski — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:23:59 +0000

I guess 3D is the latest craze in movie theaters (though it seems gimmicky to me, just like it did in the 80s). Harrowing Halls, the latest set of Dungeon Tiles from Wizards of the Coast, makes the jump from two to three dimensions as well, but you don’t need uncomfortable plastic glasses to enjoy [...] Related posts:

RPG Crossover — Mixing White Wolf’s Changeling with 4E D&D

Ed Grabianowski — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:04:10 +0000

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, [...] Related posts:

Martial Power 2: More Powers (and Yes, They’re Martial)

Ed Grabianowski — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:19:05 +0000

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. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Martial Power 2. It’s [...] Related posts:

All Your Monsterpocalypse Voltron Dreams Come True

Ed Grabianowski — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:25:17 +0000

Privateer Press has announced an official release date, price and contents list of the Monsterpocalypse Voltron set. I don’t usually like to just parrot press releases on Robot Viking, but consider this breaking news. From the official release: The game, which has an MSRP of $49.99, will contain 22 pre-painted plastic figures, including Voltron, 5 [...] Related posts:

4E Underdark — Sometimes You Have to Take the Good with the Darkbad

Ed Grabianowski — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:09:27 +0000

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. I was very excited about the 4E Underdark book. It’s a concept that just sings out for excellent D&D adventures — [...] Related posts:

The Unbidden Shows the Consequences of Magic Beyond Control

Ed Grabianowski — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:59:22 +0000

In White Wolf’s Mage: The Awakening, the characters control magic. But do they really? In The Unbidden, we find proof that magic is a force of nature, and tapping into it can lead to disaster and tragedy. The Unbidden follows White Wolf’s formula for a “book of antagonists.” And of course, I don’t mean to [...] Related posts:

Exclusive Worldwake Spoiler — Jwari Shapeshifter

Ed Grabianowski — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:59:12 +0000

Here’s your first look at the Jwari Shapeshifter, a rare blue creature in Magic: the Gathering’s upcoming Worldwake expansion. What does she do? Let’s just say a certain deck type is about to get a versatile new ally. We mentioned last week that it looked like Wizards was trying to make Allies a viable tribe. [...] Related posts:

Worldwake Spoilers are Quite Enchanting

Ed Grabianowski — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:01:22 +0000

Worldwake comes out in less than a month. We’ve got a fresh batch of spoilers — four new cards from a world in the midst of a major (and literal) upheaval. We also get to see just how desperately Magic’s designers want people to use enchantments. Since I’ve been playing a mono-black control deck in [...] Related posts: