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| Art from the Dragon Strike board |
"Are you feeling brave tonight ...?"
No, really. Are you?
Sunday, 30 January 2011
Dragon Quest and Dragon Strike Revisited
"Are you feeling brave tonight ...?"
No, really. Are you?
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game (Chris Gonnerman)
- This is cross-posted, amended and expanded from my review of the spiral bound copy on Lulu -
One day I'll write a proper review worthy of this game. But for now this will have to do! Being a "retro-clone" and bound by various licenses, the author is probably not allowed to mention which boxed sets from the 80's this game emulates. This is a lovely rules-set not only because Dungeoneering characters can reach Level 20 (a level at which Dragons are easier to slay) but the rules are selected for fans of Basic and Expert play.
Combat also benefits from a d20-style revision to armour class allowing for instant reckoning of To-Hit rolls without the need for tables. This rulebook is an absolute bargain and there's plenty of downloads to go with these rules (not to mention a friendly online community). Even the font is well chosen for it's nostalgic effect. The black and white illustrations are perfectly evocative of "old-school" games.
Buy the books from Lulu Basic Fantasy Store: http://stores.lulu.com/basicfantasy
The author, Chris Gonnerman, keeps the cost of the hard copies of this product to a minimum and even encourages people to download the PDF first from his Downloads Page.
http://www.basicfantasy.org/downloads.html
The Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game Site is choc-a-bloc with free goodies and expansions as is the forum on the same site.
Did I also mention that you can play halfing thieves? You can play goblins as well if you download the supplemental rules.
You can even buy the T-shirt! But I'm not posting the link to that because it's just silly.
What? You want to see one?
Here's the link:
http://www.cafepress.co.uk/basicfantasy
- quality cotton, I'm telling you. ;)
Make Mine Basic! :)
One day I'll write a proper review worthy of this game. But for now this will have to do! Being a "retro-clone" and bound by various licenses, the author is probably not allowed to mention which boxed sets from the 80's this game emulates. This is a lovely rules-set not only because Dungeoneering characters can reach Level 20 (a level at which Dragons are easier to slay) but the rules are selected for fans of Basic and Expert play.
Combat also benefits from a d20-style revision to armour class allowing for instant reckoning of To-Hit rolls without the need for tables. This rulebook is an absolute bargain and there's plenty of downloads to go with these rules (not to mention a friendly online community). Even the font is well chosen for it's nostalgic effect. The black and white illustrations are perfectly evocative of "old-school" games.
Buy the books from Lulu Basic Fantasy Store: http://stores.lulu.com/basicfantasy
The author, Chris Gonnerman, keeps the cost of the hard copies of this product to a minimum and even encourages people to download the PDF first from his Downloads Page.
http://www.basicfantasy.org/downloads.html
The Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game Site is choc-a-bloc with free goodies and expansions as is the forum on the same site.
Did I also mention that you can play halfing thieves? You can play goblins as well if you download the supplemental rules.
You can even buy the T-shirt! But I'm not posting the link to that because it's just silly.
What? You want to see one?
Here's the link:
http://www.cafepress.co.uk/basicfantasy
- quality cotton, I'm telling you. ;)
Make Mine Basic! :)
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Survival Horror Set 6: Unstoppable - Darkmook Paper Miniatures
*Makes zombie noises*
BLAM! BLAM! click-click .. click-click.
Oh-dear-God-No!!!
The room diorama brings a really nice touch to the set. This set makes me want to invent table-top versions of House of the Dead and Resident Evil – or just start playing one of the several survival horror zombie shooter games. I really like the crisp style graphics.
Most of the figures could also be used in sci-fi scenarios – the mercenary figures have a generic tech-swat look.
Summary: Ace. Check it out! Darkmook's Survival Horror Set 6: Unstoppable on DriveThruRPG.
Watch out for the half zombie floor-“crawlers”! :o
BLAM! BLAM! click-click .. click-click.
Oh-dear-God-No!!!
The room diorama brings a really nice touch to the set. This set makes me want to invent table-top versions of House of the Dead and Resident Evil – or just start playing one of the several survival horror zombie shooter games. I really like the crisp style graphics. Most of the figures could also be used in sci-fi scenarios – the mercenary figures have a generic tech-swat look.
Summary: Ace. Check it out! Darkmook's Survival Horror Set 6: Unstoppable on DriveThruRPG.
Watch out for the half zombie floor-“crawlers”! :o
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