Mixed Signals

Straight-forward gaming

I played the What Lies Within DLC for Mansions of Madness, and this is my review of it. My short spoiler-free summary is that What Lies Within is an intriguing investigative adventure with a highly engaging story. This review contains no spoilers beyond the prologue.

One nice thing about Wh...

I backed the Labyrinth setting for Tales of the Valiant from Kobold Press on Kickstarter. Along with the worldbook and the campaign book, I purchased the supplemental game material by Beadle & Grimm. I'd heard of Beadle & Grimm when they were doing bespoke kits for popular D&D 5e modules, and I...

How many times can one band of misfit heroes save the galaxy? How many times can the fate of the very universe be threatened? These are questions that every fan of science fiction and fantasy eventually must face, because in most speculative fiction series the stakes are always increasing. Defeat a...

The concept of "terrain" in wargames, and many roleplaying games, includes not just the ground beneath a character's feet but also surrounding objects and structures. Setting up terrain for combat encounters is helpful to players because it defines what space they have to work with, and what physica...