Category Archives: General

Actual Play review of Cthulhu Apolcalypse: Dead White World

There is a review of Graham Wamlsey’s opening chapters of Cthulhu Apocalpyse here on rpg.net (9/10) Everyone was very happy with the scenario at its end. It was bleak, very Lovecraftian, and will be remembered as a gaming highlight by myself for many years to come. A lot of the credit for the excellent series […]

Trail of Cthulhu Review on RPGGeek

Here is an in-depth review of Trail of Cthulhu by Michael Harnish. Mr Harnish understands why GUMSHOE is not “railroady”, too. By now it should be evident that I really love Trail of Cthulhu. I think it manages to capture the feel and style of HPL’s stories, particularly when played in Purist mode, with rules […]

GenCon Wrap-Up

This GenCon was definitely the best I’ve attended in very many respects. First, the con itself was packed, and the atmosphere was very upbeat. I was concerned that the absence of many creator-owned publishers might have affected this, but the residue of their presence (Games on Demand, for example) meant that their good work continues. […]

Investigative RPGs and the GUMSHOE System – GenCon Seminar

This year at GenCon, Pelgrane Press will be hosting a seminar on Investigative Gaming and the GUMSHOE system (SEM1118992). A panel discussion with Kenneth Hite, Robin D Laws and Simon Rogers on the GUMSHOE gaming system, specifically unravelling the mysteries around investigative gaming, tackling the issues of railroading and demystifying the clue-driven RPG. Start Date […]

Ashen Stars Stellar Nursery Edition Update

Edit: The Stellar Pre-Order window is closed. However, you can pre-order Ashen Stars for delivery in August, and get the PDF and Robin Laws fiction now. Read more about the perks available with the Stellar Nursery edition here. Incidentally, if you’ve ordered the Stellar Nursery edition, you might like to know that anyone who spots […]

Skulduggery

Bamboozle! Betray! Backstab! Why go all the way to the dungeon for enemies, when the other players are sitting right next to you? Skulduggery, the Roleplaying Game Of Verbal Fireworks & Sudden Reversals, brings fast and funny innovation to the exciting world of inter-player conflict! Super-speedy character generation• gets your group skeeving and conniving in […]

The Excellent Prismatic Spray

THE EXCELLENT PRISMATIC SPRAY MAGAZINE SERIES The XPS series features adventures, background and words of wisdom for the Dying Earth RPG. It has included articles by such luminaries and regulars as Robin D Laws, Gary Gygax, Phil Masters, Monte Cook, Ed Greenwood, Steve Long, David Thomas, Lynne Hardy & Ian Thomson. It is indispensable to […]

In the Footsteps of Fools…

“In the Footsteps of Fools… only other fools tread” The colloquially-described “Liane-Level” five-publication DERPG adventure series. [‘All’s Fair At Azenomei’, ‘Strangers in Saskervoy’, ‘The Lords of Cil’, ‘Beyond the Mountains of Magnatz’, & ‘And Thence…to Almery’] Welcome to the official page outlining all you need to know about this panoramic creation, which gaming systems of […]

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