Review: Alderac Entertainment Group – The Book of Air (Legend of the Five Rings)

The Book of Air The Book of Air is a supplement for the Asian epic fantasy Legend of the Five Rings written by Shawn Carman, Robert Hobart, Brian Yoon, Kevin Blake, Dave Laderoute, Max Lemaire, Seth Mason, and Ryan Reese and published by Alderac Entertainment Group. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski Learn more about The Book of Air here Purchase The Book of Air here Find other Legend...

Books for Role-players: R.A. Salvatore – Charon’s Claw

Charon’s Claw Charon’s Claw is an epic fantasy novel written by R.A. Salvatore and published by Wizards of the Coast. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski Learn more about Charon’s Claw here Purchase Charon’s Claw (Neverwinter Saga #3) Charon’s Claw is the third book in the Neverwinter Saga, by R.A. Salvatore. It follows Patient Zero himself, Drizzt Do’Urden, on...

Books for Role-players: R.A. Salvatore – War of the Spider Queen, Volume II

War of the Spider Queen, Volume II War of the Spider Queen, Volume II is an anthology of three books from the original War of the Spider Queen series, with lead development by R.A. Salvatore and published by Wizards of the Coast. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski Before I dive into the second half of The War of the Spider Queen, let me first say that Savage Insider Premium 3, http://mysticalthrone-ent.com/?p=723,...

Online RPG Tool Review: Vorpal Software – Dungeon Builder

Dungeon Builder Dungeon Builder, http://www.vorpalsoftware.com, is a website designed to facilitate playing RPGs, specifically ones that use grid maps. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski Providing a short overview of what Dungeon Builder has to offer would be difficult, because it does a lot. I will instead go over the major features and touch on what I liked or didn’t like about...

Books for Role-players: R.A. Salvatore – War of the Spider Queen, Volume I

War of the Spider Queen, Volume I War of the Spider Queen is a series of epic fantasy novels written under R.A. Salvatore. A compilation of these novels has been published by Wizards of the Coast. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski War of the Spider Queen is a six book series written under the R.A. Salvatore brand. Although he didn’t write the books, he was involved in the brainstorming...

Review: Alderac Entertainment Group – Strongholds of the Empire (Legend of the Five Rings)

Legend of the Five Rings: Strongholds of the Empire Strongholds of the Empire is a sourcebook for the Asian epic fantasy system Legend of the Five Rings written by Shawn Carman, Robert Hobart, Brian Yoon, Brian Bates, Jess Heinig, Sean Holland, Mike Knabusch, Dave Laderoute, Ryan Reese, Jacob Ross, Todd Stiles, and Doug Sun and published by Alderac Entertainment Group. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh”...

Review: Alderac Entertainment Group – Imperial Histories (Legend of the Five Rings)

Legend of the Five Rings: Imperial Histories Imperial Histories is a supplement for the Asian epic fantasy, martial arts system Legend of the Five Rings published by Alderac Entertainment Group. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski Imperial Histories details various historical eras of play for Legend of the Five Rings, including two that were selected as part of a writing contest. I have heard...

A Word in Edgewise with… Rucht Lilavivat about Gothic Earth Eternal

Rucht Lilavivat of Gothic Earth Eternal By Lawrence “darth_kwan-doh” Grabowski Hello everyone! This is Rucht Lilavivat. Since this interview is about the Gothic Earth Eternal project, I thought I might give people a bit of background on GEE. Gothic Earth Eternal is a modern horror game. The game is an update of the Masque of the Red Death game which came out in 1994. The original Masque...

Websites Worth Highlighting: Obsidian Portal

Obsidian Portal By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski Obsidian Portal is a website that assists in many (all?) aspects of running an RPG in a huge variety of systems. You can locate other people or groups, keep track of the development and running of your game, and save it all for posterity. Additionally they have a blog, a monthly caption contest, and a variety of other features, such as a...

Review: Alderac Entertainment Group – The Great Clans (Legend of the Five Rings)

Legend of the Five Rings: The Great Clans The Great Clans is a supplement for the Asian epic fantasy system Legend of the Five Rings written by Shawn Carman, Rob Hobart, Brian Yoon; Kevin Blake, Nancy Sauer, Ryan Reese, Jacob Ross, Max Lemaire, Dave Laderoute, Rusty Priske, Mike Brodu, Daniel Briscoe and published by Alderac Entertainment Group. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski The Great...

Review: Raging Swan Press – So What’s the Hoard Like, Anyway? (Pathfinder)

So What’s the Hoard Like, Anyway? So What’s the Hoard Like, Anyway? is an epic fantasy supplement from the GM’s Resource series for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game written by Thomas King and Chad Perrin and published by Raging Swan Press. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski A glistening silver chalice, delicately crafted and possessing an airy lightness, lies within a frayed hempen...

Review: Open Design – Your Whispering Homunculus (Pathfinder)

Your Whispering Homunculus Your Whispering Homunculus is an epic fantasy reference book for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game written by Richard Pett and published by Open Design. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski Your Whispering Homunculus is a compilation of articles from Kobold Quarterly by the same name. It is 169 pages of charts and game ideas for Pathfinder. At the beginning of each...

Review: Raging Swan Press – So What’s the Human Called, Anyway? I & II (GM’s Resource)

So What’s the Human Called, Anyway? I & II So What’s the Human Called, Anyway? I and II are supplements from the GM’s Resource series of supplements for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (although usable universally) written by Creighton Broadhurst and published by Raging Swan Press. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski Ithmar Adlard, Emmi Keto, Cassander the Gentle,...

Review: John Wick Presents – Digging for a Dead God (Call of Cthulhu, Curse of the Yellow Sign)

Digging for a Dead God Digging for a Dead God is Act 1 of the modern horror campaign Curse of the Yellow Sign for Call of Cthulhu written by John Wick and published by John Wick Presents. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski Digging for a Dead God is a story module for Call of Cthulhu set in Africa just before the outbreak of World War II. I say story module in echo of John Wick’s own words....

Review: Alderac Entertainment Group – Legend of the Five Rings

Legend of the Five Rings Legend of the Five Rings (Fourth Edition) is an Asian epic fantasy, martial arts system written by Shawn Carman, Robert Hobart, Jim Pinto, and Brian Yoon and published by Alderac Entertainment Group. By Lawrence “darth_kwan_doh” Grabowski Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) [Fourth Edition] takes place in a setting heavily influenced by feudal Japan, liberally sprinkled with...