Kevin Stacy

About Kevin Stacy

Kevin is a long-time tabletop roleplaying games, comic books, and film enthusiast with a background in writing and theater. He is the Host of the Game Knight Heroes podcast, where he narratively tells stories using dice. He also includes being a father and a husband as his greatest achievements.

Posts by Kevin Stacy:

February 9, 2023

Nightfell D&D 5E TTRPG Setting Review – Welcome to the Lunar Age

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Mana Project Studio has traveled into the dark to illuminate you with the Nightfell D&D 5E TTRPG Setting, a grimdark Horror using the rules of the world’s most well-known game of heroes battling monsters. Gloom, death, and decay are apparent with every page turn, and the art is beautiful. Never before has a world of doomed fantasy felt so enticing; with a host of new options and a richly tailored game world, Nightfell beams in its execution.

October 29, 2022

Ink TTRPG Review – Innovative Combat System Built Upon Playing a Dual-faced Character

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Have you ever wondered what happens after your tabletop roleplaying game character dies? Now, with the Ink TTRPG by Snowbright Studio, you can tell that tale – and the experience is a lesson in acceptance, healing, and community, all classic staples of Snowbright’s mission statement.

October 22, 2022

Shiver: Double Feature TTRPG Review

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The chill of mist-filled night. The howl of distant wolves. The leer of hungry, ravenous undead. Welcome to the world of Shiver, the tabletop roleplaying game by Parable Games! Shiver and Shiver: Double Feature are created by Charlie and Barney Menzies and is a full, setting-agnostic TTRPG designed to emulate your favorite horror movies. With a fast, exciting, and creative narrative combat system and killer art from Ben Alexader, the game will surely slay your RPG lull.

October 19, 2022

Rule of Chaos Review – Demonic 5e Setting

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Rule of Chaos has created a new setting and ruleset for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition. Published by Alexander Amstler, it is a new way to play your favorite ttrpg by focusing play onto powerful demons of various shapes and sizes. Rule of Chaos – Demonic 5E features 6 new playable demon races, 10 re-imagined classes, and hundreds of new magic item, subclass, and template combinations that will never make the same game!

September 21, 2022

Oddfish Games’s Radiance Adventure Engine lights the way for Solo TTRPG Play

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We’ve all been there: You’ve got the urge to play your favorite tabletop roleplaying game. You want the thrill of telling a great story, tossing some dice, and making instant memories. The only problem: your gaming group’s on hiatus, or you’re travelling for a work trip, or – in today’s pandemic world of self-isolation – you’re not able to meet with friends. The only option before was to simply pine over our lost hobby and dream if the good ol’ days. But now, there’s hope: A light that shines at the end of this proverbial tunnel: The Radiance Adventure Engine.

August 24, 2022

Wicked Ones TTRPG Review

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The Wicked Ones TTRPG by Bandit Camp Games is a new tabletop roleplaying game being funded on Kickstarter along with its new expansion, Undead Awakening. In both books, Player Characters play as monsters building a dungeon together and slaying adventurers – it’s heavily inspired by the PC game Dungeon Keeper. Both games are currently on Kickstarter in a high-quality print run of the successful 2019 Kickstarter of the original (digital-only) Wicked Ones campaign.

August 19, 2022

D&D Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Starter Set Review – Dungeons and Dragons

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The newest Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Starter Set from Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro showcases a tutorial-style approach mixed with a classic adventure style to bring brand-new players into the fold. The starter set features everything you need to explore your first campaign – but its emphasis on new players may leave experienced players looking for another plot hook.