2022 Character Creation Challenge (2022/01 CCC)

Hello readers! My output in the latter portion of 2021 slowed down for all sorts of life reasons, so I’m looking forward to getting back into the groove and bringing you a pile of new reviews, along with a project I meant to get to, and some new features that expand the scope of the …

RPG Reviews – Infinity Player’s Guide

There’s a lot going on in the Infinity game, so having a guidebook for players that summarizes just what they’ll need to know is immensely helpful. It’s also great to have for GMs as a quick refresher and reference guide with a smaller page count! Four paragraphs provide a succinct and through explanation of Infinity …

RPG Reviews – Infinity Faction Books: PanOceania and Yu Jing

The Infinity factions actually pair pretty well together, as I’m discovering through reading them. Previously, I reviewed Ariadna and Haqqislam, both explorers and sort-of middle ground when it comes to the Human Sphere - not the Hyperpowers we’ll look at here and not the fringe cases like the Nomads or Aleph (only in a sense, …

Comics Review – The RPG Connection

Hello dear readers! I’m doing something new with this post: reviewing comics that have a connection to a published tabletop roleplaying game. I think it’s likely that many of us have read some “game fiction” at some point in our time in the hobby. My start was the Dragonlance Chronicles 2: Dragons of Winter Night. …

RPG Reviews – Dune: Adventures in the Imperium (Modiphius)

“A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. This every sister of the Bene Gesserit knows.” —from the Manual of Muad’Dib by the Princess Irulan How does one begin a project like the Dune RPG? What are the discussions like? What goes through everyone’s head as they …

RPG Reviews – Charlie Foxtrot Adventure Compendium (Battlelords of the 23rd Century)

Charlie Foxtrot Adventure Compendium (23rd Century Productions LLC.) When diving into a new game and setting, it can sometimes be overwhelming to plan out adventures and scenarios. Maybe the setting is very expansive, so it can be hard to narrow down just what kind of game to play, or there’s a particular feel the GM …

RPG Reviews – Cyberpunk Red

Cyberpunk Red (R. Talsorian Games) Like with many of us, it started with Neuromancer and a sky the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. My original copy is staring at me from my bookshelf as I type this. When my father handed me the slim paperback and I cracked it’s spine, I entered …

RPG Reviews – Dystopia Rising: Evolution

My gaming history hasn't included a lot of either post-fall or zombie games. I've played one shots of Eden Studios All Flesh Must Be Eaten and one epic game of Tribe 8, but for the most part those aren't genres I've delved deeply into. I like media from both, and enjoyed the two above games, …

RPG Reviews – Battlelords of the 23rd Century

Battlelords of the 23rd Century is the seventh edition of a ‘90s game of military science-fiction adventure, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year! The latest version is a hefty product full of aliens, guns, spaceships, and psionics, all focused on presenting the tools one would need for far future military SF and exploration. Battlelords is …

RPG Reviews – Infinity: Mercenaries Sourcebook

I like playing mercenary factions in miniature wargames. Even though it’s fun to command forces with tight factional themes, I like the diversity of unit options and variance in aesthetics and style - whether my force is composed entirely of them or if I just take one or two units as auxiliaries to another force. …