(Pre)Convention Report: KantCon
KantCon
By Cape Rust
This weekend will mark the beginning of my second trip to Kansas City’s premier Gaming Convention KantCon. For those who have never heard of it, KantCon was founded by Ethan Parker in 2009 in Shawnee Kansas. Mr. Parker was depressed/upset/pissed off that he wouldn’t be able to attend Gen Con. As with most conventions, it started out small, but with folks like Parker and his...
Tales from the Gazebo – CLASSics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 1
Classics: Rangers Lead the Way, Part 1
By Cape Rust
We have found our way to the Ranger. That wilderness warrior, who shoots things with a bow or enters combat lightly, armored wielding two weapons, the woodsman, the tracker, the scout. My first recollection of the Fantasy ranger was Strider (Aragorn) in the Lord of the Rings. I remember thinking how cool he was in the books and animated movies....
Review: Rite Publishing – Vhulgus Sangrevorro, the Endless Dandy (Faces of the Tarnished Souk)
Faces of The Tarnished Souk: Vhulgus Sangrevorro, the Endless Dandy
Vhulgus Sangrevorro, the Endless Dandy 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
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Tales from the Gazebo – Mile Wide, Inch Deep: Bards, Part 5
Mile Wide, Inch Deep: Bards, Part 5
By Cape Rust
Wow, it has only taken me 5 weeks to finish my discussion of the beloved/dreaded bard. I’m going to wrap this series up with a discussion of performances, role-playing performances and the magic of music. For all of the areas that bards are an inch deep, performances are a major exception. Bards perform, and as a GM you have to remember this. Depending...
Review: Rite Publishing – Zara, the Girl Who Died Dreaming (Faces of the Tarnished Souk)
Faces of the Tarnished Souk: Zara, the Girl Who Died Dreaming
Zara, the Girl Who Died Dreaming 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
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Tales from the Gazebo – Mile Wide, Inch Deep: Bards, Part 4
Mile Wide, Inch Deep: Bards, Part 4
By Cape Rust
No foreplay for you; last week sneaky, sneaky Bards and Seekers of the Song, this week, other types. Next I’ll look at the dilettante; this is the type of bard that I think most people have encountered at their gaming table. This is the dabbler, who really doesn’t care about anyone but themselves. Yes a player can have a bard that dabbles and cares...
Tales From the Gazebo – Mile Wide, Inch Deep: Bards, Part 3
Mile Wide, Inch Deep: Bards, Part 3
By Cape Rust
We have spent the last few weeks discussing bards, and yes I have gotten long winded as bards are apt to do, but I figure we might as well do this right. Last week we discussed the “type” of party that a bard might fit into. OK, I mostly went into using PC bards in that role that you, as a GM, normally reserve for that one NPC who knows things...
Review: Bedrock Games – Arrows of Indra
Arrows of Indra
Arrows of Indra is an classic fantasy RPG written by RPGPundit and published by Bedrock Games via Avalon Games.
By Cape Rust
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Bollywood beware. Arrows of Indra takes the often heard of but not well known (to westerners) legends of the subcontinent and breathes life into them...
Tales From the Gazebo – Mile Wide Inch Deep: Bards, Part 2
Mile Wide Inch Deep: Bards, Part 2
Cape Rust
Ah the bard… Yea… That guy… They guy who does that thing, where he well you know….. As a class, bards are confusing. It is hard to gauge where they fit into a party or even what type of party they fit best in. Sometimes the type of bard a player chooses to play will answer the question above, but sometimes the answer isn’t quite clear. When you...
Review: Wizards of the Coast – Spell Compendium (Dungeons & Dragons 3.5, Premium Edition)
Spell Compendium (Premium)
Spell Compendium is a Premium Edition supplement for Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 published by Wizards of the Coast.
By Cape Rust
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Player: I want to play a magic user.
DM: OK what kind of magic user?
Player: I don’t know; I want to play a magic user who...
Tales from the Gazebo – Mile Wide, Inch Deep; Bards, Part 1
Mile Wide, Inch Deep… Bards, Part 1
By Cape Rust
Of all of the core classes presented in fantasy games, I think I have seen and heard the most debate about bards. They are polarizing; people seem to love them or hate them and I think it is as much about the class as it is about the folks who tend to play them. I have heard the bard called everything from overpowered to useless, thus the mile...
A Word in Edgewise… with Michael Tumey of Rite Publishing
with Michael Tumey of Rite Publishing
By Cape Rust
The following is a Q&A interview. Roleplayers Chronicle correspondent Cape Rust, shown below with the prefix RPC, is speaking with Michael Tumey of Rite Publishing, shown below with the prefix MT.
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RPC: Please tell us about yourself.
MT: I am a graphic designer and run my own design and digital print studio...
Tales from the Gazebo – Head First: Barbarians, Part 3
Head First: Barbarians, Part 3
By Cape Rust
Here we are, week 3, dedicated to barbarians, and the hits just keep coming. Last week I discussed a few barbarian concepts and the introduction of a code to drive barbarians. This week I will get back on track and discuss some interesting multi-classing options and barbarians without borders.
I will use the term multi-classing because, let’s face it,...
Tales from the Gazebo – Head First: Barbarians, Part 2
Head First: Barbarians, Part 2
By Cape Rust
Last week was the genesis of my discussion on barbarians and how to incorporate them into your game, this week I’ll wrap up discussing different barbarian concepts and how GMs can integrate them into their game. I finished up last week’s article with some tips for your typical barbarian, so here I go with a few more concepts.
There is always the beastmaster....
Tales From the Gazebo – Head First: Barbarians, Part 1
Head First: Barbarians, Part 1
By Cape Rust
“Mogra smash bad guys! Mogra eat, Mogra drink, Mogra rut with males!” For some players and GMs this is all the barbarian is good for and it tends to be all that some barbarians will ever do. If Mogra is the only type of barbarian you’ve ever played or seen played, then you have been missing out. Remember, one person’s barbarian is another...
Review: Rite Publishing – Autumn Moon Bath House (Kaidan)
Haiku of Horror: Autumn Moon Bath House
Haiku of Horror: Autumn Moon Bath house is a supplement for the Kaidan Asian dark fantasy setting and Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, written by Michael K. Tumey and published by Rite Publishing.
By Cape Rust
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Tales From the Gazebo – CLASSics: Fighter, Part 2
CLASSics: Fighter, Part 2
By Cape Rust
Last week I started this series with the fighter and as usual I got long winded, so here we are with yet another part 2. Writing last week’s installment was actually quite easy. Most of the advice I gave my epic readers had to do with suggestions for making combat better in your games for fighters. This week I’m going to touch on the somewhat difficult subject...
Review: Rite Publishing – Khufusiris the Crooked Sleuth of Unfathered Sin (Faces of the Tarnished Souk)
Faces of the Tarnished Souk: Khufusiris, the Crooked Sleuth of Unfathered Sin
Khufusiris the Crooked Sleuth of Unfathered Sin is an epic fantasy supplement for Colisem Morpheuon and the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, written by Matt Banach and Justin Sluder and published by Rite Publishing.
By Cape Rust
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Tales From the Gazebo – CLASSics: Fighter… I Don’t Even Know Her!
CLASSics: Fighter… I Don’t Even Know Her!
By Cape Rust
Hanging behind the bar in the small tavern is a battered shield and a well used, well maintained sword. The bar keeper sees you eying the hardware and tells your character not to get any ideas. As a player you know that these “relics” belong to the bar keep, because let’s face it, every grizzled old bar keeper has a past. But...
Tales from the Gazebo – CLASSic Introduction
CLASSic Introduction
By Cape Rust
For the next few weeks I’ve decided to delve into some of the staple classes encountered in fantasy role playing games. Because the focus of Tales from the Gazebo is on GMs, I’m going to pass along some tips to make playing these classes more interesting to your players and ensuring that each class gets enough of the spotlight. Most people running games have...
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