The Labyrinth Worldbook by Kobold Press is a source book for Tales of the Valiant or any DnD 5e variant. This is my review of chapter 3: Factions of the Labyrinth.
First, let's talk about the Loxodon in the room. When Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica was released for 5th edition D&D, it acci...
I backed the Battletech Mercenaries Kickstarter and have [at long last] received the box and add-ons. The box, as sold on the shelf, contains 8 mechs and 4 support vehicles. Because I was a backer, I also got a few bonus support vehicles (some tanks and airplanes), a nice collector coin (which I u...
This is a book review of Only Human, a novel by Gareth Roberts featuring the 9th Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) with Rose Tyler and Captain Jack Harkness. This review contains spoilers.
In this exciting adventure, the TARDIS crew discovers an actual caveman in Southam Hospital (present day). The...
The Labyrinth Worldbook is a source book by Kobold Press for Tales of the Valiant or any DnD 5e variant. This is my review of chapter 2: Worlds of the Labyrinth.
Chapter 2 contains information about the major "worlds" of the Labyrinth, including the hub city known as The Smithy. Well, the na...
Lots of people like big giant fighting robots, at least in gaming. I have vague memories of BattleTech from childhood, and lately I've been playing the Harebrained Schemes video game BattleTech, and I'm a longtime Voltron and Evangelion fan. Basically, I like mechs, and I decided a long while ago...
A few months ago, one of the players in my Sunday night DnD game couldn't make it to the game Normally we'd play any way, but the characters are all very high level and we were nearing the endgame, so we decided not to play without her. Instead, we played HeroQuest with the intent to see how much...
Switching game modes can be fun when it's done judiciously, but it can be a hard rhythm to get right. By game "mode", I'm referring to a design technique that creates a parallel game state that replaces the established mechanics of a game with new mechanics until some condition is met. On the tablet...
I recently got a boxed set of Doctor Who novels, featuring the 9th and 10th Doctors along with Rose Tyler, from a second-hand bookshop. I've been enraptured by them, so I'm reviewing each one. The third book in the set is The Deviant Strain by Justin Richards. This review contains spoilers, so if...
Cards are an integral part of modern game design, and they can be surprisingly effective at mitigating rule overload and assiting with asset management. However, there's a balance to be found in what a card contains. Put too much information on a card, and it becomes a burden to read and retain, but...
Now that Rings of Power is available on TVNZ streaming, I've finally started watching the show. To my great surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed the first season. This is my review of the show in general, with no major spoilers beyond what you'd see in a trailer.
I confess to having a weird relationsh...
It's become a tradition of mine to fly up to Wellington for the annual KapCon RPG convention, and I did that again this year. This is my review of the event and the games I ran and played.
Convention culture
One of the best things about the conference is the people who attend. They make gaming...