Review: Cakebread & Walton – Dark Streets (Renaissance)
Dark Streets
Dark Streets is a historical investigative horror RPG, powered by Renaissance, set in the Georgian era, written by Peter Cakebread and Ken Walton and published by Cakebread & Walton.
By Aaron T. Huss
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Dark Streets is a setting guide for the Renaissance system, set in Georgian London with...
Review: Daniel Cruz Chan – The Legerdemain Betrayers
The Legerdemain Betrayers
The Legerdemain Betrayers is a modern fantasy game, written and published by Daniel Cruz Chan.
By Aaron T. Huss
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The Legerdemain Betrayers is a card-based, storytelling RPG with a modern fantasy setting. Its design is based on providing pregenerated characters and jumping in with both feet with only a handful of...
Novel Review: Wizards of the Coast – The Herald (The Sundering)
The Herald
The Herald is an epic fantasy novel from The Sundering series, published by Wizards of the Coast and written by Ed Greenwood.
By Cape Rust
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The last book in the extremely popular Sundering series from Wizards of the Coast has arrived and with it the era of D&D 4th...
Letters from the Editor – The New Roleplayers Chronicle
The New Roleplayers Chronicle
By Aaron T. Huss
Open the door to reveal the New Roleplayers Chronicle!
It’s that time of the year again where I step back and re-evaluate the website to see how I can increase traffic and provide more value to our readers. The last time I did this, we moved to a mostly-submission only format where I would search for news-worthy items and supplement that with release...
Under the Hood – Stay on Target
Stay on Target
By The Warden
PREVIOUSLY: In my quest to build a new system from scratch (and meticulously document it right here), I’ve devised a plan for a fast-paced, easy-to-learn system currently titled “Phoenix Project” where odd numbers on the dice can spell trouble. Last week, I decided to allow players to active defend/oppose any actions taken against their characters and maintain...
Board Game Review: Lock N Load Publishing – All Things Zombie
All Things Zombie
All Things Zombie is a zombie board game, designed by Ed Teixeira and Mark H. Walker and published by Lock N Load Publishing.
By Cape Rust
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I am not a huge fan of the zombie craze that hit our nation these past few years. I’ve seen all of the required movies and read several of the must read zombie books, but I...
Review: Sojourner Games – Sojourner’s Moon
Sojourner’s Moon (Player’s Guide and Journey Master’s Guide)
Sojourner’s Moon is an original sci-fi role-playing game, written by Randall C. Ellis and published by Sojourner Games.
By Aaron T. Huss
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Disclaimer: Roleplayers Chronicle Editor-in-Chief was...
Under the Hood – Active vs. Passive Defence
Active vs. Passive Defence
By The Warden
PREVIOUSLY: One of the key signatures of this game is the use of a bonus action whenever you successfully roll a previous action, though there is a cost. If you roll an even number, the bonus action is yours. No strings attached. If you roll an odd number, you can take that bonus action with a Minor Consequence to complicate matters. With the parameters of...
Novel Review: Wizards of the Coast – The Sentinel (The Sundering, Book IV)
The Sentinel
The Sentinel is an epic fantasy novel in The Sunder series, written by Troy Denning and published by Wizards of the Coast.
By Cape Rust
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Purchase The Sentinel: The Sundering, Book V
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A watchman in a corrupt city that is about to be overrun, notices a strange couple, a beautiful redhead with a weasel of a...
Summer Game Convention Returns to Milwaukee
Summer Game Convention Returns to Milwaukee
Nexus Game Fair Event Registration Begins May 12th, 8:00pm CST
MILWAUKEE, WI – This Sunday is Mother’s Day and Nexus Game Fair is encouraging everyone to spend the day showing their love, respect and appreciation for all mothers. But on Monday, May 12th, Nexus wants you back thinking about summer convention gaming, and to be ready for the start of Event...
Outbreak: Deep Space Sci-Fi Survival Horror Kickstater
Hunters Books has launched a new Kickstarter campaign for a sci-fi follow-up to Outbreak: Undead called Outbreak: Deep Space, throwing the action into a sci-fi setting.
Back the Kickstarter here.
What is “Outbreak: Deep Space?”
Outbreak: Deep Space is a fully stand-alone pen, paper & dice Role Playing Game system made by the creators of Outbreak: Undead, the Zombie Survival Role Playing...
Review: Catalyst Game Labs – Valiant Universe RPG
Valiant Universe RPG
Valiant Universe RPG is a superhero role-playing game, based in the Valiant comic universe, written by Randall N. Bills and Phillip A. Lee and published by Catalyst Game Labs.
By Aaron T. Huss
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Valiant Universe RPG is the latest entry of comic books made...
Letters from the Editor – April Traffic Report
April Traffic Report
By Aaron T. Huss
Greetings everyone! It’s been a good, solid April. Numbers dipped a bit but we posted some pretty good reviews near the end of the month. So, here’s a look at how things went:
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Catalyst Announces Valiant Universe RPG Digital Initiative
In concert with award-winning comic book publisher Valiant Entertainment, Catalyst Game Labs is proud to announce the Valiant Universe RPG Digital Initiative—an all-new, digital-first gaming rollout presenting a red-hot array of select characters and scenarios from the upcoming Valiant Universe RPG before Valiant’s first long-awaited tabletop game goes live on July 5th!
With several releases...
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