Yesterday I tackled the big system chapters of 7th Sea Second Edition. Today I’m going to dive into the chapters that cover specifics of dueling, sorcery, sailing, and secret societies.
A Day’s Work The second edition of 7th Sea opens with what has become traditional for certain RPGs: a short story set in the fictional world of the game. Written by Jennifer Mahr, “A Day’s Work” has everything you want … Continue reading
The third episode of season 2, “Always Two There Are“, gives us the first horror story in Star Wars Rebels. We got a few scary stories in The Clone Wars with zombie Geonosians. The exploration of fear has long been a … Continue reading
Last week’s episode, The Lost Commanders, was mostly spent setting up conflicts for the second season of Rebels. It was a bit light on action but measured in its pace. It took time to let the characters simply exist in … Continue reading
I was lucky enough to get a preview copy of Don’t Turn Your Back, the third board game being published by Evil Hat Productions. It’s currently on Kickstarter with a week or so to go as of this writing. Don’t … Continue reading
Star Wars: Imperial Assault is a board game of tactical missions that can be played in an asymmetrical campaign mode that will remind you of dungeon crawling RPGs and a skirmish mode that a more traditional miniatures war game. I’ve had … Continue reading
We now have access to all three Star Wars RPGs from Fantasy Flight Games – Edge of the Empire (Edge), Age of Rebellion (Age), and Force & Destiny (F&D). All are set in the time period of the original trilogy … Continue reading
I don’t play many video games anymore but once in a while I find one that’s worthwhile. My go to games are tactical RPGs, Lego games, and I’ve discovered 4x games with Civ V. The latest to catch my fancy … Continue reading
Every once in a while I come across something that is worthwhile even if I find it distasteful. Brazil was one such film; I didn’t like it, certainly didn’t enjoy it, but I recognized what made it a good film … Continue reading
As you’ve no doubt surmised from the preceding few posts, I picked up the new Marvel Heroic RPG by Margaret Weis Productions. It’s the latest in a line of licensed products by MWP and continues the trend of ever more … Continue reading
