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Shiver RPG Review – The 2021 Horror Sandbox Game

Shiver RPG Review – The 2021 Horror Sandbox Game

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A Gateway to Your Favorite Horror Movies Awaits You in this Shiver RPG Review Horror as a genre in the tabletop role-playing community has always been very decisive. To some groups, it is like candy, and they just can’t get enough of it. For others, it is anathema to them, and the notion of horror RPGs fills them with dread. I myself see horror RPGs as a big bar of chocolate; they certainly are delicious and pleasing to the eye. But if you eat too much, they are quick to leave a poor taste in your mouth and leave you feeling horrible. This brings us to the 2021 horror sandbox RPG Shiver, by Parable Games. The game sets itself the ambitious target of allowing players to recreate their favorite horror movie tropes, all in one convenient book. This Shiver RPG review will let you know whether it is the scary Halloween game for you. Shiver RPG Review Straight out of the gate I want to be honest about my feelings

The Walking Dead Universe RPG Review – How Many PC Deaths Await You?

The Walking Dead Universe RPG Review – How Many PC Deaths Await You?

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Walker slaying and gruesome death await you in this Walking Dead Universe RPG review Free league are fast becoming a household name in the RPG community. Have they got another hit? Find out in this Walking Dead Universe RPG review. The Swedish publisher is famous for releasing high quality, easy to learn, quick to table, and most importantly; fun RPG games. Also renown for acquiring big budget IPs, they have done it again with the acquisition of AMC’s The Walking Dead TV series. Free League and AMC’s; The Walking Dead Universe RPG Review Free league have created some big name IPs into great RPGs. The Lord of the Rings, Blade Runner, and Alien to name a few. Their latest attempt is the Walking Dead series from AMC. I was a fan of the show for a long time myself, but fell out of love with it in the later seasons.  In this Walking Dead Universe RPG review, I will be covering only the core rule book in digital format. If

Orbital Blues RPG Review – Space Western Role Playing

Orbital Blues RPG Review – Space Western Role Playing

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If there is one science fiction trope that does not get enough love, it is the space western. Soulmuppet publishing sought to change that, with the release of their RPG, Orbital Blues. Inspired by beloved TV shows like Firefly and Cowboy Bebop, the game aims to create a rules light, narrative focussed system. In my review for the Cowboy Bebop RPG, I felt let down by the obtuse gameplay mechanics, and over reliance on the clock system. In that article I recommended Cowboy Bebop fans to play this game instead, and I will explain why in this Orbital Blues RPG review. Orbital Blues RPG Review In Orbital Blues, players take on the roles of Space Outlaws. They will travel the galaxy, collecting bounties, flouting the law, and all sorts of other shenanigans. The setting is the future, where humanity has colonized the stars. Humanities great success has also led to their downfall. The population is too large to manage, corporations use their power to remain above the law, and capitalism

Don’t Play This Game Review – Actually You Should

Don’t Play This Game Review – Actually You Should

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After receiving my demo copy of Don’t Play This Game for review and reading the rules, I was keen to jump into a solo TTRPG. This would be my first foray into the solo role-playing genre. I had played Fighting Fantasy books when I was younger, and I am not sure if they count. Don’t Play This Game is a found footage solo horror RPG. In the game, you write down your player character’s story in a series of journal entries. As both GM and player, you will be deciding everything that happens to your character, as opposed to traditional RPGs where storytelling is a collaborative experience. You might be asking yourself the same question I did, “Isn’t that just writing a book?” Well, yes, it is, but there’s more to it than that. Don’t Play This Game Rules Review Don’t Play This Game’s rules are very light. So light, in fact, that when I finished reading the rule book, I thought I must have skipped some pages by accident.

Tales of Xadia RPG Review

Tales of Xadia RPG Review

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The Dragon Prince is a Netflix original series, released in 2018 and has an impressive five seasons under its belt. The popularity has led to books, comics and an RPG. Today’s post is for a comprehensive Tales of Xadia RPG review. The game released on March 29, 2022, and as someone who never watched the TV show before, it flew under my radar.  I watched some of the Dragon Prince for this review, and I rather enjoyed it. The game is set in the same world, and takes place alongside the events of the show, where exactly, is up to the Narrator. Xadia is a magical fantasy realm, the denizens of Xadia have a long history of not getting along with one another. The setting features two primary races, Humans and Elves. It is the usual trope, where humans are spreading and “polluting” the old magic, and elves seek to retain their own ways. Not super original, but not poor in its execution. Players take control of a character from

Cowboy Bebop TTRPG Review – Easy Come, Easy Go…

Cowboy Bebop TTRPG Review – Easy Come, Easy Go…

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As a fan of the 1998 critically acclaimed anime series Cowboy Bebop; I was thrilled about the opportunity to review the TTRPG based on the show. A successful Kickstarter campaign preceded the release of this game, and Mana Project Studios raised over 500 thousand dollars for the project. If you don’t know what the Cowboy Bebop TV series is, let me sum it up for you. It is the year 2071, humanity has travelled the stars and colonized the solar system. The show is a space western, which follows the crew of the spaceship Bebop. Our protagonists are bounty hunters, or Cowboys, a nickname and the show’s namesake. They travel the solar system, collecting bounties, and trying to escape their troubled past. This is a very brief explanation, suffice to say, Cowboy Bebop is an amazing TV series and beloved by anime fans across the globe. If you haven’t seen the show, I can guarantee that this TTRPG is not for you. This is one for fans of the TV

Dragonbane TTRPG Adventure Book Review

Dragonbane TTRPG Adventure Book Review

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Dragonbane from Free League Publishing, is set for release later this year. I have already reviewed the Core Set of the Dragonbane TTRPG and gave it a huge recommendation. In that review, I left out details of the Adventure Book that comes with that box. I did this on purpose; because I wanted to give the Dragonbane TTRPG Adventure Book its own review. As the Game Master in our plays of Dragonbane I have no idea what it is like to play Dragonbane as a player. So, I collected feedback from my friends, so you can get a player’s point of view of this adventure. What is The Dragonbane TTRPG Adventure Book? One thing before I proceed with this review of the Dragonbane adventure book. Rest assured, there will be no spoilers for the story or locations in the book. The Adventure Book is a 112-page campaign guide, that consists of 11 short adventures. These adventures can be stand-alone or, as the book suggests, linked together to run a decent

Dragonbane TTRPG Review – Core Set

Dragonbane TTRPG Review – Core Set

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When asked to review the Dragonbane TTRPG, I’m ashamed to admit I was a little disappointed. Another generic fantasy Dungeons and Dragons clone? Oh, the joy. All that anguish disappeared in a flash, once I began to browse the PDF. The image of a Darkwing Duck character leaping through the air, brandishing two mean-looking knives, was the first thing I saw. With that one image, Dragonbane had suckered me in. With my disappointment forgotten, I wasted no time in devouring the rule book. For this review, I only received the PDF version of the Core Set. So while I cannot review the physical version of the Dragonbane TTRPG, I can offer that this is a Free League Publishing product, and they are historically high quality in nature. In 1982, Scandinavia saw the rise of its first-ever tabletop RPG; Drakar och Demoner which is Swedish for Dragons and Demons. Fast-forward to 2021, Free League Publishing bought the rights to Drakar och Demoner. During the game’s 40th anniversary in 2022, Free League

Shire Adventures and Rivendell Compendium Review

Shire Adventures and Rivendell Compendium Review

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This review will cover both the Shire Adventures and the Rivendell Compendium. Upon release, The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5E will have 2 pieces of expansion content. Both of these expansions are available in the original game, The One Ring. This content, like the core rulebook, is a modification of the 5th edition DnD core rule set. These pieces of content are not standalone products. You will need a copy of the Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5E to use this content. The Rivendell Compendium Review With it only being 11 pages long, the Rivendell Compendium is much easier to review. This compendium gives Loremasters the tools they need to host adventures in Rivendell. It contains background lore about Rivendell, two maps, and NPCs your players can meet. Yes, that includes the famous ones from the movies and books. It isn’t all for loremasters though. Players will find an extra culture here they can select during character creation. Selecting the High Elves of Rivendell culture allows you to play

The Lord of the Rings 5E Roleplaying Review

The Lord of the Rings 5E Roleplaying Review

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In 2021, Free League Publishing made Kickstarter history again. They raised over 2 million dollars to produce the second edition of The One Ring RPG. The game was a smashing success, beloved by Tolkien fans and RPG lovers alike. These fans were all of them deceived, for another game was made. In the land of Sweden, in the offices of Stockholm, Free League Publishing forged in secret a 5th edition game. And into this game, they poured the rules for DnD, their ambition, and their will to dominate all RPG tables. The Lord of the Rings 5E Roleplaying was born. As this is a 5E port, it is not a stand-alone product. You need to know how to play 5th edition DnD. Lucky for would-be Loremasters, DnD’s basic rules are available for free online.   What is in the Lord of the Rings 5E Rulebook The Lord of the Rings 5E Roleplaying book comes packed to the brim with content. First of all, there is the artwork. This is a mixture of color paintings,

IKHON Expansion Review for MÖRK BORG TTRPG

IKHON Expansion Review for MÖRK BORG TTRPG

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February 28th, 2023, saw the release of the IKHON expansion for the acclaimed TTRPG MÖRK BORG. If you don’t know what MÖRK BORG is let me be the first to tell you, it is not for the faint of heart. First released in 2020, MÖRK BORG burst its way onto the tabletop roleplaying scene and made a splash immediately. The game designers aim to provide a game that is light on rules but a brutal challenge in every other facet. The game’s core rules fit on one page and character creation should only take a few minutes. This is good because a few minutes is also the average life expectancy of your character. MÖRK BORG takes place in a dying world, where a two-headed Basilisk prophesied the end of the world is on its way. The world is now riddled with apocalyptic calamities for players to contend with. MÖRK BORG went on to win multiple awards at the ENNIES and even picked up silver for the game of the year.