Genre Police: Choose Your Own Adventure(s)
Geek NativeLast time we talked about new game systems and how to get players to try them. But how do you even begin to work out what you want to play?
Tag: Review
Review – Shadowrun: Emerald City
Sea of Stars RPGA review of the new citybook for Seattle in the universe of Shadowrun’s Sixth-World.
Review – Shadowrun: Double Clutch
A review of the recent Shadowrun book looking at vehicles, riggers and grease monkeys.
Review – Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
Review of a non-fiction book that may be of interest to world builders.
A free to download duet RPG: A review of Nora Katz’s “Nude on a Yellow Sofa”
Nude on a Yellow Sofa is a provocative RPG that makes you think and might tax your artistic abilities. It’s free.
Grenade stuff: A review of Nova RPG
I backed Spencer Campbell’s game on Kickstarter, as the designer is a breath of fresh air, the game looks excellent, and LUMEN is being adopted by game-makers at pace. Furthermore, Campbell is the talent behind LUMEN, and so this is RPG uses the system of his own design.
Light touch; big flavour: A review of Soulbound: Champions of Order
It’s a credit to Cubicle 7 that while I still feel intimidated by the Age of Sigmar, those concerns quickly fade as I read Soulbound products.
Right for Reasons: A review of the Root RPG
Let me share two theories as to why the Root RPG works so well and yet feels so different; the use of the map (which hails back to Root’s board game origins) and the mercenary mood.
Carve out the best bits: A review of Legacy of the Soul Flame
So, to recap. Characters can tap an inner power, but doing so may leave them temporarily blind in a snowcapped world of buried undead.
Punch a space Nazi Killtrooper and enjoy it: A review of Rebel Scum
Rebel Scum is an RPG from 9th Level Games that uses the polymorph engine. It came to us via ZineQuest and is an antifascist space opera.