Review: Rite Publishing – In The Company of Fey (Pathfinder)

In The Company of Fey In The Company of Fey is an epic fantasy supplement for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, written by Wendall Roy and published by Rite Publishing. By Cape Rust Learn more about In The Company of Fey here Purchase In The Company of Fey here Find other Rite Publishing products here In The Company of Fey is a wonderful sourcebook for those gaming groups that want to really run...

Review: Rite Publishing – Students of Arcanum Archetypes (Convergent Paths)

Convergent Paths: Students of Arcanum Archetypes Students of Arcanum Archetypes is an epic fantasy supplement from the Convergent Paths series of supplement for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, written by Eric Morton and published by Rite Publishing. By Cape Rust Learn more about Students of Arcanum Archetypes here Purchase Students of Arcanum Archetypes here Find other Rite Publishing products...

Tales from the Gazebo – Saying Goodbye to my 1st DM

Saying Goodbye to my 1st DM By Cape Rust Last month the RPG world lost one of its most important assets, and didn’t even realize it. Last month the RPG world lost a gift giver. Last month the RPG world lost a husband, a son, a brother and a friend. Last month my first Dungeon Master died of a sudden and massive stroke. Edward Ames is not a name most of you will know, his isn’t a name that you...

Novel Review: Erin M. Evans – The Adversary (The Sundering)

The Adversary The Adversary is an epic fantasy novel, part of The Sunder series set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, written by Erin M. Evans and published by Wizards of the Coast. By Cape Rust Learn more about The Adversary here Find other Dungeons & Dragons products here Farideh is a Teifling, with horns and all. Not only is she a Teifling, but she is a warlock who has gained her powers...

Review: Creepy Doll Studios – Dude, Run!

Dude, Run! Dude, Run! is a modern horror satire role-playing game, written by Robert Nolan and published by Creepy Doll Studios. By Cape Rust Learn more about Dude, Run! here Purchase Dude, Run! here Find other Creepy Doll Studios products here Dude, Run! is a comedic paranormal RPG (excuse me… competitive storytelling game) by Creepy Doll Studios that places the players in the role of paranormal...

Review: Creepy Doll Studios – One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave One Foot in the Grave is a comedy horror role-playing game written by Robert Nolan and published by Creepy Doll Studios. By Cape Rust Learn more about One Foot in the Grave here Purchase One Foot in the Grave here Find other comedy horror products here One Foot in the Grave is a comedy horror RPG by Creepy Doll Studios and it is far from decaying or even dying, even when the...

Review: Wizards of the Coast – The Godborn (The Sundering, Book II)

The Godborn The Godborn is part of The Sundering series of novels for Forgotten Realms, written by Paul S. Kemp and part of the Dungeons & Dragons upcoming new edition launch. By Cape Rust Godborn is part of The Sundering, a multi-author series that takes place in the The Forgotten Realms. Erevis Cale the chosen of Mask had a son; a son that inherited all of his father’s shadowy traits and...

Review: Rite Publishing – Adventure Quarterly #4 (Pathfinder)

Adventure Quarterly #4 Adventure Quarterly is an epic fantasy magazine for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, written by T.H. Gulliver, Agoston Petz, Bret Boyd, Creighton Broadhurst, Steven D. Russell, and Robert N. Emerson and published by Rite Publishing. By Cape Rust Learn more about Adventure Quarterly #4 here Purchase Adventure Quarterly #4 here Find other Adventure Quarterly products here Adventure...

Review: Rite Publishing – 101 Variant Monsters (Pathfinder)

101 Variant Monsters 101 Variant Monsters is an epic fantasy supplement for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, written by Steven D. Russell and published by Rite Publishing. By Cape Rust Learn more about 101 Variant Monsters here Purchase 101 Variant Monsters here Find other 101 Series products here One of the latest installment of the 101 series from Rite Publishing is an odd combination of elation...

Tales from the Gazebo – CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 9

CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 9 By Cape Rust Here we are again with some variations or themes for the Ranger class. One variation on the class that I have seen get a lot of love is the bounty hunter type Ranger. There are plenty of prestige classes dedicated to this type of Ranger in D&D, but even from level 1 a savvy player can start down this path. Boba Fett was and still is one of the...

Tales from the Gazebo – CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 8

CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 8 By Cape Rust I’ve covered the ”typical” Ranger, now I’ll touch on some variations. The first that comes to mind, and granted this is another obvious one, is the urban ranger. Like his/her wilderness counterpart this ranger excels at the same kinds of things, only in a city setting. The Urban Ranger is fun, if you are in a campaign that mostly takes place...

Tales from the Gazebo – CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 7

CLASSics: Ranger Lead the Way, Part 7 By Cape Rust Now that I’ve gotten finished with the 28 rules, I’m going to start discussing Ranger concepts. Let’s start with the baseline. Well actually, because of the utility of the Ranger, it is just a bit harder to establish a true baseline. So rather than use the word baseline I guess I should talk about the fundamentals of the class. To be frank,...

Review: Wizards of the Coast – Magic Item Compendium (Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 Premium)

Magic Item Compendium Magic Item Compendium is a Premium Edition release for Dungeons & Dragons 3.5, published by Wizards of the Coast. By Cape Rust Learn more about Magic Item Compendium here Purchase Magic Item Compendium here Find other Dungeons & Dragons products here The Premium Magic Item Compendium is a re-print of the original Magic Item Compendium with a new, really sexy cover and...

Tales from the Gazebo – CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 6

CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 6 By Cape Rust Let’s get back into this with the last of the 29 rules Rogers had for Ranging, which is what Rangers do. Rule 23 encourages Rangers to not use the enemies trail when following them, but rather come up with a plan to cut them off and ambush them. The British would say those kinds of tactics were not very cricket, but if it works….. If an adventuring...

Tales from the Gazebo – CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 5

Classics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 5 By Cape Rust Rule 19 recommends avoiding the usual river fords, in case the enemy has discovered them and is waiting in ambush. This seems like it would be common sense, but it ends up making things hard and people don’t always like to take the hard right over the easy wrong. Not using river fords is much easier on lightly armored players; for some reason...

Tales from the Gazebo – CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 4

Classics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 4 By Cape Rust For those of you who have not been following Tales from the Gazebo for the last few weeks, I have been discussing Rangers and I decided to start the discussion with Robert Rogers rules for ranging. These rules were the “doctrine” for his force of Rangers during the French and Indian War. We have finally made it to sweet 16, rule 16, here we...

Tales from the Gazebo – CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 3

Classics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 3 By Cape Rust Who needs preamble when you’ve got rule 8. This one is great; if you make your enemy retreat, be careful when you pursue them, don’t get sloppy and don’t let them get high ground that might make them think they should fight back. As a GM, I have seen plenty of hot pursuits go horribly wrong, because that player with the increased land speed...

A Word in Edgewise… with Andrea “Little Red” Serrioz

with Andrea “Little Red” Serrioz By Cape Rust Andrea, is a good friend and co-worker who is going to attend KantCon in Kansas City this weekend, this is her first time to attend a Con, Cosplay or play a tabletop RPG. I thought it would be a good idea to interview this outstanding woman to get her pre- and post-Con impressions of Kantcon as well as playing an RPG for the first time. I think that...

Tales from the Gazebo – CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 2

Classics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 2 By Cape Rust Last week I opened my coverage of fantasy Rangers by introducing a brief history of Rogers Rangers and posted Robert’s rules for ranging. Yes it was at least twice as long as my normal articles, but I think posting these rules is important for GMs who want to make their players glad they chose to play a ranger. Having served in the military...

Review: Rite Publishing – Ur-Shogga, the All-Consuming Thought (Faces of the Tarnished Souk)

Faces of The Tarnished Souk: Ur-Shogga, the All-Consuming Thought Ur-Shogga, the All-Consuming Thought is a supplement for Coliseum Morpheuon and the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game written by Matt Banach and Justin Sluder and published by Rite Publishing. By Cape Rust Learn more about Ur-Shogga, the All-Consuming Thought here Purchase Ur-Shogga, the All-Consuming Thought here Find other Faces of the...