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, …

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 – 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. …

RPG Reviews – The Stars Are Fire

The Stars Are Fire is a comprehensive companion to the Cypher System roleplaying game, focusing on science-fiction gaming in all forms. In addition to providing a deep analysis of the genre and how to apply it to Cypher games, it also provides a built-in setting “The Revel”, as a practical example of the book’s content. …

RPG Reviews – Cypher System Rulebook

Cypher System Rulebook The world was first introduced to Monte Cook Games’ Cypher System in the original Numenera game. This far (far!) future science-fantasy world presented combative Glaives (Warriors), inquisitive Nanos (“wizards”), and wily Jacks (Rogue-types), who explored the Ninth World looking for the Numenera - items of legend and the past. These came in …

RPG Reviews – Gamma Quadrant Sourcebook (Star Trek Adventures)

Star Trek Adventures: Gamma Quadrant Sourcebook Though Star Trek: The Next Generation is probably my favorite of the Star Trek series, Deep Space Nine comes a very close second. It expanded and developed actual life in the universe beyond the Federation and told long story arcs about faith, determination, family, and standing up for noble …