After nearly a decade of being dead in the water, the old Montreal RPG Hub has risen from the ashes to become the RPG Hub! The site is still growing in features, and it might look a little rough around the edges, but the ball is rolling and things are happening *snaps fingers in the [...]
Well I think this is official as we have ever gotten on a road trip like this. But here is graphical evidence that we are indeed going. Now please note for everyone else interested, you can go to the PAX East site and do pre registration. You have the option of having your badges sent [...]
Yes, there’s a division between players and GMs, despite the fact that at the end of the day we’re all players, and we all share the same goal: to have a great time gaming with our friends. Is game mastering harder than playing? Yes. Is it more work? Yep. Is it more rewarding in some [...]
When in doubt, YouTube to the rescue. I love the voice over. If I didn’t know any better, I’d actually be inclined to think that D&D was evil just by listening to this ad.
Now this is a cool little web app. We probably won’t need to use it, but you guys might find it handy for at least storing copies of your characters somewhere. It takes files from the Character Builder, which you then upload and can share with others, like your DM. I haven’t really tried it [...]
Too good to pass up. via xkcd
Some guy made this incredible mashup as a trailer for his Call of Cthulhu campaign!
It’s a sad day for gamers everywhere, as Dave Arneson, the co-creator of D&D and the first DM ever, has passed away from cancer. He was lesser known to a lot of gamers simply for no other reason than Gary stuck around longer at TSR. This is no less reason for him to be mourned, [...]
As it turns out, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are 25 this year. Hardly teenagers at this point, I’d say. Furthermore, this makes me feel old now. We totally need to have a TMNT game sometime (Savage Worlds would be PERFECT). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 25th Anniversary
Keep on the Shadowfell is, at long last, complete. Last night, the group fought their way through foul undead into the chamber where Kalarel was in the middle of summoning some great evil, perhaps even Orcus himself, through a portal. With great effort, the group dispatched the vile priest in the nick of time and [...]
A while back, I came up with the “One sentence character concept”, which basically followed this format: A (descriptive) (role) is trying to (do something). A forlorn detective is trying to run away from his past. A heartbroken ninja is trying to overthrow the Empire. An untested new superhero is trying to know her friends [...]
The second Futurama DVD hasn’t even stopped spinning in our drives and we’re already looking forward to the third one. It’s a much geekier affair than even Futurama fans are used to, as they’re delving into the world of Dungeons and Dragons. Will this Ender’s Game Futurama movie be any good? We’re pretty sure it [...]
Erick Wujcik, author of our beloved TMNT roleplaying game, along with alot of other books for the abysmal Palladium line of RPGs passed away earlier this month after a long bout with cancer. While I didn’t follow his work closely, I know that we all had great fun with the TMNT RPG, and it pretty [...]
I recently read a series of really fascinating articles from Ars Ludi called Grand Experiments: West Marches (part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4). With all the excitement surrounding the release of 4th edition, I’ve been reading alot of DMing articles and such to find inspiraition and to hone my skill set as [...]
Don’t forget I would like to see Ravenloft and Call of Cthulhu characters come in. So far I have for CoC only Neil and Curt. For Ravenloft I have none. Not sure if this is just the interest for these two particular games. If you think you may not be available just make a guy [...]
Several polyhedra in various materials with similar symbols are known from the Roman period. Modern scholarship has not yet established the game for which these dice were used. My thoughts, I think they were used for some pen and papyrus game. The Price: $17,925 USD
I’ve had a real hankering to play some old-fashioned computer RPGs lately, like Ultima VI: The False Prophet or something. Well, with a little digging around I found something that could sate that interest. It’s an indie RPG called Eschalon: Book 1. It’s has a very old-school feel and I very much enjoyed my taste [...]
PBEM is a very new thing to all of us, I’m sure. I imagine that at first, regardless of what we do, it will be shaky ground. But I also have faith that before long we’ll be well into the swing of things and having a great time. To help ease us into this whole [...]
Well seem’s with 4th edition we are just bursting with ideas around this place and here is yet another. Welcome to the Carnival will be my Ravenloft campaign which will be an alternate to Call of Cthulhu if other players cannot make it. The idea behind Welcome to the Carnival is that everyone is part [...]
I did a post about this awhile back wanting characters but will post again for all interested. I am looking to run the Horror on the Orient Express campaign. This is a 1920′s game (specifically 1923) which will take everyone across Europe. You do not have to know each other from the bat but if [...]
Alright, even though the books haven’t quite arrived yet, I figured I’d make a post about this so we can get the ball rolling and the creative juices flowing. The arrival of 4th edition gives us an impetus to start a whole host of new campaigns to make good use of the new rules. However, [...]
This post’ll kill a few different in-flight things with a single solid object. First things first, Chris and I were chatting last night and he will be unavailable on Thursday. I noted from the discussion in the shoutbox that Carl and Neil were available Tuesday night, so how about we play D&D on Tuesday this [...]
So i am sure i am the only one, but i have been going back and playing Fallout 1&2 lately to prep myself for the release of fallout 3. In my quest to find patches and what not to try and make it a bit more stable (it tends to crash every so often and [...]
I spent some time on the weekend reading through the adventure and it’s quickstart rules both for the players and the DM, and I believe that I am now ready to start running this adventure. I’ve not quite finished reading it in it’s entirety, but I’ve read enough to cover a session or two of [...]
So, before our next session of D&D creeps up on us, it would likely be a good idea to sort out everyone’s schedule so that we’re on top of things before it’s too late. This has come up because Neil’s new job, precludes him from being able to attend our Thursday-night games (I believe). I [...]