Reviews of movies, games, books, and other stuff.
I backed Ben Meadows’ Wiki Articles Are Wizards [Citation Needed] during this year’s zine quest because I like wizards and I like game-like systems for generating RPG stuff (my article about using Tarot cards and IMDB to generate campaign history is probably around here somewhere). The PDF was delivered earlier this week, so I gave it…
Last night when I pulled up Netflix, Smokey & The Bandit was a few rows down on the main screen. I’m pretty sure I’ve watched the movie since I originally saw it as a kid, but it’s been a long time and it’s a classic, so I decided to give it a rewatch. I was…
I’ve been trying to read at least some of the shorter zines I’ve collected over the years. Recently I read Glam Metal Monster Hunters and Pixie Punks on the same night, and it seemed like a good idea to review them together since they kind of have opposite approaches to zine design. Let’s start with…
The Ronin’s Guide to the Sprawl: Street Cred is a supplement for Interface Zero, Savage World’s cyberpunk game that I’m reasonable sure is sitting unread somewhere on my hard drive. I bought it because it was on sale and it’s a system for tracking and handling character reputation, which I’ve never seen done especially well…
As a general rule, I don’t really get journaling games. It seems like they just unnecessarily complicate perfectly good writing prompts. The only ones that really get a second look from me are the ones where you’re creating something other than a story, especially if that thing is something you can actually use in a…
Now that I’ve picked through the D&D 5E rules in way too much detail, it’s time for a general look at the good, the bad, and the Drow Rangers who dual-wield scimitars. There are a lot of possible ways to break it all down, but I’m going to go with three categories: Rules (Do they…
The Greatest Film Series of All Time is ending this Sunday. Since it inspired Sharktoberfest, we decided to celebrate with a 20% off sale on our entire line at Drivethru. Make sure to stock up for the Sharkpocalypse. I’ve finally finished my read-through (minus the spells) of the 5E Player’s Handbook. Here’s what the appendices…
Spells are a very important part of D&D, especially for spell casters. The selection of spells a spell caster has available to him can have a major effect on his or her spelling. I think the most important aspect of spells are their spell like qualities…ok, you got me, I didn’t read the spell section,…
It’s been a while since I’ve shamelessly plugged anything, so let’s start with that. Hex Games co-founder Leighton Connor has just released the latest Ross Fulton, Occult Detective story, The MarmiCon Conundrum, in which I appear as a character. Leighton and I will also be releasing a new Brainfart Press book next week called Pig…
An elf swings his delicate bejewelled sword, puncturing a disbelieving dwarf’s heart with a graceful flourish. A paladin screams “Die Infidel Scum” as he murders orcish children for the glory of his bloodthirsty sun god. A bard inspires his companions with an ancient battle song, masturbating frantically the entire time. A reviewer can’t take much…
