Guest Writer: Christopher Bishop Red Dragon Inn has been a popular title for quite a while. Even late comers to the product line such as myself find instant value in its clever, satirical homages to various character types played at the table. Battle for Greyport however, while still having a little tongue in cheek involved, is a slightly more serious game. …
Because It’s Cool: A review of Gene Simmons Vault Experience by a man who will NEVER be able to afford it
Guest Writer: Kevin Birge Gene Simmons Vault Experience. Heard of it yet? Ten discs, one hundred and fifty unreleased tracks. This by itself would be a yawn. Why, you will likely be able to Pirate Bay that stuff to your cell phone before the set is even in the stores. Business as usual. Except it isn’t. Gene has a problem …
Born in fire: An interview with Alex Karaczun, CEO and President of Fire Born Games
Guest Writer: Christopher Bishop CB: Tell us your origin story in gaming. What brought you to the table, what have you enjoyed the most in roleplaying and what keeps you there today? AK: When I was in middle school, I think it was 7th grade, my friend Michael got a copy of the 1977 Holmes Basic Edition of Dungeons & …
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go: A Review of Paranoia by Mongoose Games
Guest Writer: Kevin Birge The Jitterbug! (Clap.Clap.Clap.Clap.) The Jitterbug! (Clap.Clap.Clap.Clap.) And as the long forgotten pop earworm bites into the brain of the sleeping clone, the clone thinks “It’s cold. I’m cold. It’s cold.” And sits up, awake, and his Cerebral Coretech is flashing 12:00. His breath fills the room with vapor, a new and terrifying thing. Is the smoke toxic? …
Translating the inner Barbarian: An Interview with Vincent Darlage
Guest Writer: Christopher Bishop I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Vincent Darlage in June of 2017. We sat down and played a few rounds of the Conan Monolith game, and he was kind of enough to show me around his library, which is an impressive array of Robert E. Howard and other authors various collected volumes. His encyclopedic knowledge …
Star Trek Las Vegas – 2017: Star Trek Fandom at a Crossroads
Guest Writer: John J. Zipay Star Trek fandom is at a crossroads. Nowhere was that more evident than between August 2nd and 6th, 2017 at Creation Entertainment’s Official Star Trek 2017 Las Vegas Convention at the Rio Suites Hotel. The theme of this year’s convention was the 30th anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek – The Next Generation. …