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Exploring Invincible #0 – An Introduction
Hello everybody! This is an intro post to what I hope will be a series of posts related to one of my favourite superhero books around: Invincible! Invincible TPB #1 Cover If the only superhero comics...
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Exploring Invincible #0 – Bonus Material!
As we gear up to start talking Invincible, I want to share with you some ideas on how to adapt this Universe to Marvel Heroic Roleplaying. Simply put, Invincible is not your average, kid-friendly...
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Exploring Warpcore: A Scifi Reign Skin
I’m piecing together a dystopic space-punk noir skin for Greg Stolze‘s game Reign. We’re calling it Warpcore and enjoying it immensely so far. I’ve been excited about the One Roll Engine (ORE) for a...
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…INVINCIBLE! THE BEST SUPERHERO COMIC BOOK IN THE UNIVERSE, by THE BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME IN THE UNIVERSE! Welcome to this week’s post on Invincible! I am still exploring formatting posibilities, so...
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Exploring Invincible #2 – Mark’s first team-up (p.1)
Welcome to this week’s post on Invincible! WARNING! This post includes a summary and spoilers for Invincible #2. Go check out that comic book before reading forward, or don’t blame me for spoiling a...
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Exploring Invincible #2 – Mark’s first team-up (p.2)
Welcome to this week’s post on Invincible! WARNING! This post includes a summary and spoilers for Invincible #2. Go check out that comic book before reading forward, or don’t blame me for spoiling a...
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Exploring Invincible #3 – Earth Invasion!
— First of all, allow me to apologize for not really keeping a weekly update. It is actually a hard schedule to follow, with work and family (and other projects) demanding their time. I also regret not...
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Fate Accelerated Edition (FAE) Warhammer 40k Space Marines
The following is an expansion of some posts I made on RPGNet in response to a question about using Fate Accelerated Edition (FAE) for a Warhammer 40K-inspired game. While it would be easy to bring in...
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Fate Accelerated Edition (FAE) Warhammer 40k Tyranids
In a previous post, we used Fate Accelerated Edition (FAE) to stat out some example Space Marines from Warhammer 40k. The Adeptus Astartes need someone to fight, and there are many options; let’s take...
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FAE Warhammer 40k Battles: Space Marines vs Tyranids on Corvalis 6
Cover image from The Death of Integrity: Space Marine Battles by Guy Haley Since we’ve developed the primary components of both Space Marine and Tyranid armies for Warhammer 40k roleplaying using...
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Digging Into Infinity: Monsters & Magic—Old School Fantasy, New School Play
Monsters & Magic Cover Monsters & Magic a new RPG from Sarah J. Newton’s Mindjammer Press hit the shelves last week and is making a well-deserved splash. Sarah sums up the game as “a new take...
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Monsters & Magic—Social Pressure: The Influence of Patrons, Employers,...
The Accolade – Edmund Blair Leighton In a previous post, I introduced Monsters & Magic (M&M) and offered some initial thoughts on some of its systems. This post explores and extends another:...
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Monsters & Magic—Races: Dragonborn
The following is a write-up of a race I enjoy from 4e Dungeons & Dragons written for Mindjammer Press‘s recently published game Monsters & Magic. Dragonborn Dragonborn concept by William...
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Fate Accelerated Edition (FAE) Warhammer 40k Imperial Guard
Imperial Guard in battle from the Warhammer 40k Wiki Following my previous posts about playing Space Marines and Tyranids in FAE, here’s a squad of Imperial Guard to continue your Warhammer...
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Fate Accelerated Edition (FAE) Warhammer 40k Genestealers
Genestealers Attack from the Warhammer 40k Wiki The most formidable foes of the Imperium of Man are not those xenos who raise fist, claw, blade, or bolter and war with the sons of Terra. The most...
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FAE Warhammer 40k Adventures: Imperial Guard vs Genestealers on Holborn III
An Imperial Guard Regiment from the Warhammer 40k Wiki Since we now have Fate Accelerated Edition versions for playing both the Warhammer 40k Imperial Guard and Genestealers, here’s a brief outline for...
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13th Age Adventures – The Burrowing Dead
The following scenario is meant for 2nd level characters using the 13th Age role-playing game. Reference the 13th Age book to balance encounters by number of players. The scenario itself means to be an...
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Sword & Sorcery Heroic Roleplaying – Part 5: Classic Heroines
Join me once more as we return to an age of high adventure! In Parts One and Two of our Cortex Plus Sword & Sorcery hack, we looked at modifying Marvel Heroic Roleplaying character creation for the...
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XCOM 2 as a tabletop RPG?
Firaxis recently announced a fall 2015 release of XCOM 2, a follow-up to XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the expansion Enemy Within. If you haven’t seen the teaser, check it out. It’s enough to get me very...
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Smallville: Firebrands—Rules-Minimal Relationship Drama (with Supers Instead...
Hey look, a post! I will discuss where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to in another post, but for now, inspiration demands expression, so here it is without delay. I would greatly appreciate feedback,...
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