Review: 4 Color Cheeze-Puff Productions – Heroes & Heels (Dungeons & Dragons)

Heroes & Heels Heroes & Heels is a rules supplement/rulebook for superhero playing using the Dungeons & Dragons 5E mechanics, written and published by 4 Color Cheeze-Puff Productions. By Aaron T. Huss Purchase Heroes & Heels here (paid link) Find other Heroes & Heels posts here Heroes & Heels is a rules supplement compatible with 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons that takes...

Introducing KAPOW! A Fast and Furious Buildable Dice Superhero Game!

Introducing KAPOW! A Fast and Furious Buildable Dice Superhero Game Today, we are thrilled to announce at the Essen Spiel game fair that White Wizard Games has signed KAPOW!, a superhero game with buildable dice!   White Wizard Games will now sell and distribute KAPOW! worldwide. We will be launching KAPOW! as a White Wizard...

Cryptozoic and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Announce Release of DC Deck-Building Game: Rebirth

Cryptozoic and Warner Bros. Consumer Products Announce Release of DC Deck-Building Game: Rebirth Newest Entry in Popular DC Deck-Building Series Breaks Fresh Ground with Campaign Scenarios, Character Progressions, Movement, and Other Innovations Lake Forest, CA – July 22, 2019 – Cryptozoic Entertainment, leading creator of tabletop games, trading cards, and physical and digital collectibles,...

Review: Catalyst Game Labs – Transcendent’s Edge (Valiant Universe RPG)

Transcendent’s Edge Transcendent’s Edge is a superheroic supplement for the Valiant Universe Roleplaying Game, written by Randall N. Bills, Aaron Cahall, Joel Bancroft-Connors, Kevin Killiany, Philip A. Lee, and Craig Reed and published by Catalyst Game Labs. By Aaron T. Huss Purchase Transcendent’s Edge here Find other Valiant Universe RPG posts here Transcendent’s Edge...

Guest Article: Blackfall Press – Rogues Gallery (Cold Steel Wardens)

Cold Steel Wardens: Rogues Gallery By: A.P. Klosky I’m an unabashed comic book fan. Even as I was in grade school, I spent my free time reading through my uncle’s collection of Worlds’ Finest, Justice League of America, Spider-Man, and Fantastic-Four. In a strange twist of fate, though, the first comic I ever read was Justice League of America, Vol. 1, #65…the issue in which time-travelling...

A Word in Edgewise… with Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Games

with Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Games By Aaron T. Huss Roleplayers Chronicle touches base with Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Games as part of his AMP: Year One promotional week. This interview wraps-up our three part series consisting of a review, designer’s diary, and interview all regarding the first book of the new AMP series, powered by DGS-Combo. Today, Editor-in-Chief Aaron T. Huss, depicted...

Designer’s Diary: Third Eye Games – Year One (AMP)

AMP: Year One AMP: Year One is a complete RPG published by Third Eye Games. By Eloy Lasanta Learn more about AMP: Year One here Purchase the AMP: Year One here Welcome to the latest Designer’s Diary, a column where designers are given the opportunity to take readers on an in-depth ride through the design and development process of their system, setting, or product. If you’d like to share your...

Review: Third Eye Games – Year One (AMP)

Year One Year One is a core rulebook for the AMP roleplaying game, written by Eloy Lasanta and published by Third Eye Games. By Cape Rust Learn more about AMP here Purchase AMP: Year One here Find other AMP posts here AMP stands for people with Accelerated Mutant Potential. The year is 2015 and there is an emerging group of people exhibiting strange powers. These powers stem from experimentation...

Review: Catalyst Game Labs – Valiant Universe: The Roleplaying Game

Valiant Universe: The Roleplaying Game Valiant Universe: The Roleplaying Game is a complete superhero role-playing game set in the Valiant comic book universe, written by Randall N. Bills, Joel Bancroft-Connors, Aaron Cahall, Ken’ Horner, Kevin Killiany, Philip A. Lee, Craig Reed, and Geoff Swift and published by Catalyst Game Labs. By Aaron T. Huss Learn more about Valiant Universe: The Roleplaying...

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 Learn more about Valiant Universe RPG here Purchase Valiant Universe RPG here Find other Valiant Universe RPG products here Valiant Universe RPG is the latest entry of comic books made...

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...

Super-powered FATE in the Daring Comics RPG Kickstarter

Daring Entertainment has launched a Kickstarter campaign for their all-new Daring Comics RPG, powered by FATE. Back the Kickstarter here. The Daring Comics Role-Playing Game Kickstarter is now live! Heroes battle villains through the streets and skies. From megalomaniacs who dream of ruling the world, to dictators who wish to shape the future course of humanity, only the heroes stand in their way. Heroes...

AMP: Year One Modern Supers RPG Kickstarter from Third Eye Games

Third Eye Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their latest project – AMP: Year One, powered by a new version of the Dynamic Gaming System. Back the Kickstarter here. Our newest RPG chronicling the first year people gain super powers in the year 2015. No heroes or villains, only hard choices. Short Pitch: AMP: Year One is a Modern Age, Generation One RPG. Players become the first...

Featured Product: Better Angels – Final Thoughts (Part 3)

Better Angels – Final Thoughts (Part 3) By Aaron T. Huss Welcome to Part 3 of the Featured Product series for Better Angels RPG, powered by the One-Roll Engine and published by Arc Dream Publishing. Part 3, Final Thoughts, takes a look at the characters and game-play. CHARACTERS So after creating characters that mimic the comic books I enjoyed, how does Better Angels rate? In terms of characters,...

Featured Product: Better Angels – How Does it Look? (Part 2)

Better Angels – How Does it Look? (Part 2) By Aaron T. Huss Welcome to Part 2 of the Featured Product series for Better Angels RPG, powered by the One-Roll Engine and published by Arc Dream Publishing. Part 2, How Does it Look, discusses the ins and outs of the core rulebook. THE BOOK Arc Dream Publishing is obviously familiar with layout and formatting of a book to make it look good. So it...

Featured Product: Better Angels – First Impressions (Part 1)

Better Angels – First Look (Part 1) By Aaron T. Huss Find out more about Better Angels here Purchase Better Angels here Welcome to Part 1 of the Featured Product series for Better Angels RPG, powered by the One-Roll Engine and published by Arc Dream Publishing. Part 1, First Impressions, discusses the initial details of the setting and system. ANOTHER? I’ll be honest. When I first saw...

Books for Role-players: Disney – Marvel Super Heroes Magazine #1

Marvel Super Heroes Magazine #1 Marvel Superhero Heroes Magazine is a superhero magazine supporting the Marvel line of comic books published by Disney. By Aaron T. Huss Children recognize superheroes, and with the recent release of Marvel Heroic Roleplaying from Margaret Weis Productions (you can read the review here), now is a great time to introduce those children to the hobby of tabletop role-playing...

Review: Margaret Weis Productions – Basic Game (Marvel Heroic Roleplaying)

Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game The long-awaited return of roleplaying superheroes in the Marvel Universe (powered by Cortex Plus) written by Cam Banks, Rob Donoghue, Jack Norris, Jesse Scoble, Aaron Sullivan, and Chad Underkoffler and published by Margaret Weis Productions. By The Warden Learn more about Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game here. Purchase Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game...

Review: Melior Via – Substitute (Hope Preparatory School)

Hope Preparatory School: Substitute Substitute is an adventure for the superhero setting Hope Preparatory School (powered by ICONS) written by Scott Schletz and published by Melior Via. By Aaron T. Huss Substitute is the first adventure module for the Hope Preparatory School (HPS) setting for ICONS, depicting teenage super-beings and their life as students at HPS. Following in the footsteps of the...

Review: Melior Via – Orientation (Hope Preparatory School)

Hope Preparatory School: Orientation Orientation is a superhero adventure module for Hope Preparatory School (powered by Icons) written by John Dunn and published by Melior Via. By Aaron T. Huss Orientation is an introductory adventure module for the Hope Preparatory School (HPS) setting for ICONS. HPS is a school dedicated to the gifted and filled with high-school age kids who attend school just...