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Icarus, from Renegade Game Studios unboxing

Icarus from Renegade Games: Unboxing

Icarus came out in Kickstarter in 2018 to be delivered in 2019. I backed it because I am a bit of a sucker for narrative RPGs, but is this game worth the amount of money you have to pay to get your hands on it? I tell you! Icarus is a #ttrpg that comes in…
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The Undercroft 2

The Undercroft 2

The Undercroft 2 clocks in at 21 pages (laid out in 6’’ by 9’’/A5) if you disregard front cover, editorial, etc. I own the print copy, which is stitch-bound, well-made little booklet as far as ‘zines are concerned. Anyhow, important to know: While nominally, the content herein is designed for use with the LotFP (Lamentations…
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Podcast Episode – The RPG Room: Cultures in games

Many people try to portray cultures in their games. Whenever a game has a setting, the description of their cities, countries, societies… they are meant to have cultures. But that is not something most games do well. When you scratch the surface of any setting, there are massive gaps that are not easy to fill…
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Podcast Episode – The RPG Interview Room: Mindjammer with Sarah Newton

By Paco Garcia Jaen Those of you who know me at all, or listen to the podcast, know that I am in love with Mindjammer and its universe. I liked it when I read the novel, I liked it even more when I read the book and the adventure Hearts and Minds consolidated what I…
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Podcast Episode – The RPG Interview Room: Steve Kenson and Blue Rose

In 2005, Green Ronin published a pretty different fantasy game called Blue Rose. It defined itself as a Romantic Fantasy Roleplaying Game and it made a point of having social inclusion and diversity as part of the setting and ethos of the whole game. As oftentimes happen, the game became in need of some updating…
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