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The ice has just about thawed, so it’s time for a quick Spring Preview. We’re planning the now usual coverage of tabletop RPGs, graphic novels, boardgames and exceptional videogames: The 2010 E3 show is near and videogame companies are already in a frenzy. There’ll be a lot of talk about Grand Theft [...] Treasure An Indie RPG can be though of simply as a small press publication. D&D started out Indie and there’s a long list of Indie games which have gone large, alongside a longer list of Indie games which have fallen by the wayside. Indie RPGs can also be thought of as [...] Traveller Traveller has been around for almost as long as D&D. It arrived as a stripped down set of SciFi rules with streamlined character design and straightforward combat rules. Character advancement was only sketched out, combat often ended badly and there was a distinct shortage of aliens. There haven’t been a great many [...] Mouse Guard The Mouse Guard RPG is based on David Petersen’s fantasy books about anthropomorphic mice combating the predators that threaten their territory. Players’ characters join the ‘Mouse Guard’ and play through plot driven adventures using a moderately complicated set of rules.
Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game Playing the part of [...] Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Like original D&D, AD&D 4e often involves going down dungeons, beating up monsters and taking their treasure. However, 4e is a ‘rules heavy’ game that works differently from original D&D. It uses a ‘battle game’ model where the exact positioning of units, tactical expertise in applying [...] We’re suitably impressed by the appearance of a Microsoft tablet with a full screen. (A split screen tablet may yet be on the way from Microsoft). We’re also far from surprised that the first full screen tablets will be expensive and lack certain features, (e.g. touch/ touch and pen is a key consideration [...] Tabletop RPGs allow players to take the part of adventurers exploring open-ended models of alternative worlds or ‘realities’. Doing so usually involves a group of players working together to use their player characters (PCs) to overcome various challenges, which are set up and mediated by a Gamesmaster (GM). The skills associated with [...] There hasn’t been any coverage of touch and/ or handheld gaming in earlier posts, as we’ve seen these technologies as being solely about solitary gameplay. In particular, the Nintendo DS has become the ‘distraction’ of choice for many parents: convenient, portable and isolating. Fortunately 2010 seems set to bring together a series [...] Our partners at Treasure get a mention on the Purple Pawn gaming blog: Treasure RPG – http://shar.es/aOVF8 Share and Enjoy: GMs, games designers and many players often need themed and styled artwork to help to design, illustrate, promote and play games. The following sites offer licenced images, which can be used freely for a variety of game related purposes. Possible uses include: posters and leaflets promoting events and groups |
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