Guest Writer: Christopher Bishop I must admit, until I started reviewing board games for Multiverse, I generally steered away from party games. It is not that I am a particularly boring guy, It is just that I have two kids and a wife and lead a very simple life. We are fairly quiet as families go, and rip roaring parties …
Born in fire: An interview with Alex Karaczun, CEO & 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 & …
The Internet is for Cats, Games and Cat Games
View PostGuest Article: Encounter Building in OSRIC Part 3
Guest Writer: Dave Johnson Encounter Building in OSRIC v1.4 OSRIC and 1e FRPG doesn’t need encounter-building guidelines, other than the very basic idea that the 1st level of a dungeon should have mostly 1st level monsters in it! – Anonymous In part three “Encounter Building in OSRIC” well will conclude the article with the procedure we use for building encounters. …
Guest Article: Comeliness, it’s just misunderstood
Guest Writer: Dave Johnson Back in November 1982 in Dragon Magazine #67, Gary Gygax talked about a new attribute to reflect how beautiful a person can look. Outward appearance can be important. In my own games, I have had the need to know just how “good looking” a person was. This may or may not be that essential to most …
The Quest For Owlbear: Daikaiju Connection
View PostGuest Review: Immortal Brothers: The Tale of the Green Knight
Guest Writer: Nick Monitto Fred Van Lente- writer Cary Nord -artist This will sound strange, so please bear with me. My first thought as I finished “Immortal Brothers: The Tale of the Green Knight” was… I think I’ve been through a bait and switch, and I loved it! From the cover and summary, I expected a straightforward Arthurian tale. Right …
Guest Article: Dice Hack Debunked
Guest Writer: Tim Myers It couldn’t really be that easy, could it? Bake Regular Dice Into Trick Dice It needed to be debunked eventually, it just doesn’t do what it claims. This link will lead you to a website, obviously. This website claims that you can create a pair of “trick” dice, if you are unscrupulous enough to cheat. …
Guest Review: World War Tank Girl
Guest Writer: Christopher Bishop Alan Martin- writer Brett Parson-artist Tank Girl, everyone’s favorite Post Apocalyptic Australian gal thrust into the middle of World War II. Much like any Tank Girl offering it makes no apologies for little to no back story and simply thrusts you straight into action. Action which has our favorite lady running naked across a battlefield clipping …
Guest Review: Doctor Who, Invasion of the Mindmorphs
Guest Writer: James Boney Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Year Two carries on with issue 15. This issue, Invasion of the Mindmorphs, is a continuation of the story began in issue 14, sees The Twelfth Doctor introducing a comic series artist and writer to the wonders of the universe. Van and Sonny been creating a comic book based on …