This is How I Roll: Vampire: The Masquerade
I was thinking of a Halloween appropriate RPG to review, something to embody all the macabre of the season. To me, the first thing that came to mind was the World of Darkness setting. From its inception, WoD has captured the dark, angst ridden, heroin chic culture of the 90s. And nothing exemplifies 90’s zeitgeist […]
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Critical Insight – What IS a Role Playing Game?
A little while ago I had a discussion with co-editor Trisha about some future projects for this site, and the topic of Role Playing Games came up, as it so often does with me. This discussion made me think about how a person defines a role playing game – is it role playing first, or […]
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This is How I Roll: Free RPG Day
Personally, I’m not a fan of modules. I like putting my heart and soul into a game only to watch to unravel in front of me while I fall to my knees and cry up at an indifferent sky. But modules are a great way to start a game with minimal effort, especially if you […]
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This is How I Roll: Don’t Rest Your Head review
Don’t Rest Your Head Designed by Fred Hicks Published by Evil Hat Productions Gaming accoutrement: a shit ton of D6s (red, white, and black specifically: the sad colors) 2 bowls, one light one dark coins of any denomination a wahmbulance Don’t Rest Your Head, a psychological horror RPG published by Evil Hat Productions, seems 1 […]
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