Mixed Signals

Straight-forward gaming

I've been watching the Hammer and Bolter animated series on Warhammer+, and I'm reviewing each episode as I watch it. There may be very minor spoilers, but ideally no more than you'd get from the episode description.

Fang

Three high-ranking space marines sit around a gaming table deep within...

I picked up the Horror Realms Pathfinder source book in a Humble Bundle, and have been reading it cover to cover. This is my review of the book, chapter by chapter. Chapter 2 is called Strange far places and it's about seven different regions on Golarion that are prone to some type of horror, so...

When I started reading Warhammer 40,000 novels, it was nearly without any context for what I was getting into. I knew I wanted something sci fi, but also something I could play. I'd grown weary of the constant disappointment from Star Trek and Star Wars. Dune is pretty reliable and has gaming option...

I love Lego. Sadly, I've moved far away (in the physical sense) from the Lego collection of my youth, and shipping a closet full of classic Lego sets all the way around the world is an expensive proposal. Recently I discovered Goxel, a shockingly easy 3D modeling application that makes no conceit...

I picked up the Horror Realms Pathfinder source book in a Humble Bundle, and have been reading it cover to cover. This is my review of the book, chapter by chapter. Chapter 2 is called Strange far places and it's about seven different regions on Golarion that are prone to some type of horror, so...

I'm reading through the published adventures available for Cubicle 7's Wrath and Glory Warhammer RPG. On the wings of Valkyries is the second part of a quartet of adventures, including Bloody Gates, Lord of the Spire, and Affliction Ascendant. Each adventure occurs during the same military...

I picked up Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and have been reading it cover to cover. This is my review of the book, chapter by chapter. Chapter 3 covered over 30 domains, but in its final section it discusses those within Raveloft who brave the Mists.

The section Travelers in the Mists is a f...

Tales of the Valiant (ToV) is a tabletop roleplaying game developed by Kobold Press, replacing Dungeons & Dragons 5e. The game is fully compatible with 5e, meaning that you can use content from any 5e book in a Tales of the Valiant game. It doesn’t mean everything in ToV is suitable as a one-fo...

I picked up Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and have been reading it cover to cover. This is my review of the book, chapter by chapter. The first part of chapter 3 covered 17 domains or so, and this second part dedicates two paragraphs to each one of the other ones. Having read through the feat...

Blacktalon is an Age of Sigmar show, focusing on Stormcast Eternals. Its lead character is Neave Blacktalon. It seems like the previous episode just got released, but now the fifth (and final?) episode is out, and I've eagerly watched it. This review contains spoilers, so don't read on if you hav...

Tales of the Valiant is a new tabletop roleplaying game, developed by Kobold Press, to replace Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (5e). Back in December 2022 until January 2023, it was urgent that somebody replaced 5e, because Wizards of the Coast was claiming it had the right to control who could...

I picked up Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and have been reading it cover to cover. This is my review of the book, chapter by chapter. Chapter 3 covers over 30 domains, so I'm posting about it as I work my way through the different domains.

This is the final featured domain in the book, meanin...

In response to Wizards of the Coast's morbid efforts to erode the stability of fantasy roleplaying games, there's a (successfully funded) Kickstarter for Tales of the Valiant. Inspired by the D&D system reference document (SRD), Tales of the Valiant is a project by Kobold Press that improv...

Wrath & Glory is a tabletop RPG system for Warhammer 40,000. I found it through a Humble Bundle sale, and recently I read through the book and ran a test game. I enjoy the system and intend to run more games, but I know that building a character can often be intimidating for new players. In this po...

Blacktalon is an Age of Sigmar show, focusing on Stormcast Eternals. Its lead character is Neave Blacktalon. The fourth episode just got released, and I've eagerly watched it. This review contains spoilers, so don't read on if you haven't seen the episode yet.

The series is ostensibly about Nea...

Warhammer 40,000 is, first and foremost, a tabletop war game. It's also the catch-all name given to a vast fictional universe that includes Space Marines, several species of aliens ("xenos"), independent Rogue Traders, and more, all of which are explored through books, video games, animated series,...