On my return from London, the players in the ongoing Hillfolk game wanted a full report on what went down in the one-shot I ran for the Pelgrane crew, pre-Dragonmeet. Who were their alternate universe counterparts, and what did they get up to? As the game moves into outside playtesting, it’s an issue I’ll be […]
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With Kenneth Hite’s GUMSHOE vampire spy thriller Night’s Black Agents now percolating out into the gamer bloodstream, you may be seeking resources for your real-life geopolitical chasing and shooting needs. One site to bookmark is In Moscow’s Shadows, the blog of Mark Galeotti, an expert on Russia’s criminal underworld, its national security apparatus, and the […]
“You lost a good opportunity to shut up.” Upon hearing that Nicholas Sarkozy recently said this to David Cameron, the obvious became evident: the current Euro rescue talks are a Skulduggery play pack waiting to happen. You play leaders of European nations attempting to prevent an implosion of the continental and/or global economy while at […]
Rewatching Zodiac recently, I was struck by the desire to see David Fincher similarly tackle the Mothman incidents of 1966-1967. This is no swipe at Mark Pellington’s The Mothman Prophecies, which I quite like for the way it evokes the enveloping paranoia of paranormal inquiry. It does, however, impose a cinematic structure and sense of […]
10 copies left! This years Dragonmeet was a huge success, our best yet but we did end up with a few copies of the Night’s Black Agents Dragonmeet Special Edition left. So we are making these available for general sale. This is a basic black and white, art-free layout with a full colour cover and […]
Courtesy of Steve Dempsey. In fairness, here is me gurning.
Our first review of Night’s Black Agents, by Rick Neal. If you like scary vampires, if you like espionage games, if you’re looking for a dark, modern game of horror investigation, I heartily recommend you pick up this book
A detailed and insightful review of Dead Rock Seven for Ashen Stars by kafka – 9/10. Dead Rock Seven again demonstrates Pelgrane’s superior skills aptitude with design by creating a truly beautiful product. It brings over some the same similar layout, font and formatting used in the Ashen Stars core book- with but with a […]
This review by Matthew Pook is worth considering if only for the terrible pun of the title, Tome Team. Given the lack of a sourcebook detailing London within the genre of Lovecraftian investigative horror, Bookhounds of London is a much, much needed resource. Although its focus is primarily the book and the booktrade, the information […]
The November issue of See Page XX is out. We have more articles than you can shake a pelgrane at, the Night’s Black Agents pre-order and the release of The Black Book character builder. Check it out here.