Never Unprepared: Game Master’s Guide from Engine Publishing

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Nov 242012
 

Never Unprepared: Game Master’s Guide

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 19.95

Whether you’re new to game mastering or have been running the same campaign since 1974, Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master’s Guide to Session Prep will help you prepare for games faster, avoid common pitfalls, and have more fun in the process. To our knowledge, this is the first book entirely devoted to the process of prepping for tabletop RPGs. Ten years in the making, Never Unprepared is award-winning author Phil Vecchione’s epic rock ballad to game prep. A project manager and veteran game master, he draws on extensive experience to present flexible systems for developing or optimizing your own unique approach to game prep. Phil’s work has previously appeared on GnomeStew.com (silver ENnie Award winner for Best Blog, 2010 and 2011) and in Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters and Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game.

I was looking to start up another RPG and thanks to the stuff from Engine Publishing It might go even smoother this time.

 

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New Source Books for Only War from Fantasy Flight Games

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Nov 072012
 

Only War:  Core Rulebook

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 59.95 

Only War is a standalone Warhammer 40,000 roleplaying game experience in which players take on the roles of soldiers in the Imperial Guard, the galaxy-spanning armies of the God-Emperor. Fully compatible with FFG’s other Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay titles, this comprehensive game system explores a previously unseen side of life in the Imperium of Man. Join the ranks of brave men and women inducted into the God-Emperor’s armies, trained to fight and sent off to far flung stars and systems to hold the line against the coming night. Despite overwhelming opposition, or perhaps because of it, these fearless soldiers are bound to each other by a code of brotherhood and honour. They are the thin line that protects the Imperium from complete and utter destruction. They are the Imperial Guard.

 

Only War: Game Master’s Kit

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 24.95

Guide your squad to success over their mission with The Game Master’s Kit for Only War! This helpful resource features a sturdy Game Master’s screen, which displays eye-­catching Only War art on one side and a wealth of convenient references on the other. In addition, The Game Master’s Kit includes a 32-­page full color booklet with a complete adventure, a selection of useful NPCs, and helpful advice for GMs about managing comrades and more.

You know you always wanted to be a Capt. in that squad of Imp guard on the battle field now play it a little closer to home in a RPG version from Fantasy Flight Games and see what you can really do or will you just run and wet your pants when the Deamon Prince attacks.

Dust Warfare: Campaign Book Hades From Fantasy Flight Games

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Sep 302012
 

Dust Warfare: Campaign Book Hades

$ 19.95 

 Release Date: Oct 2012

      The war for the doomed city of Zverograd heats up in Campaign Book Hades, a supplement for Dust Warfare! The pivotal battle has dragged on for months, and all three factions now seek any means of breaking the stalemate. Campaign Book Hades includes new unit stats, rules for superhuman characters, never-before-seen special abilities, and Tesla weaponry. What’s more, this jam-packed resource features the epic Hades Campaign, a long-term conflict in which players plan their engagements using a detailed overland map of Zverograd.  Key Selling Points • A supplement for Dust Warfare that continues the tense struggle for Zverograd • Includes new unit stats for all three factions, plus rules for superhuman units and new special abilities • Features the epic Hades Campaign, in which players vie for control of a doomed city.

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Deathwatch: The Outer Reach From Fantasy Flight Games

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Sep 302012
 

Deathwatch: The Outer Reach

$ 39.95

 Release Date: Oct 2012

     Evil lurks in the darkness between the stars. Will you face it? The Outer Reach, a supplement for Deathwatch, explores the worlds beyond the grasp of the Achilus Crusade, including those held by the ancient Necrons. Meanwhile, this arcane tome gives players and Game Masters never-before-seen access to the enigmatic Dead Cabal, a mysterious circle of warrior-scholars who have devoted their lives to fathoming the unfathomable. Bring the light of the God-Emperor to the dark corners of the Jericho Reach!  Key Selling Points • A supplement for Deathwatch that explores never-before-seen parts of the setting • Includes details on dozens of dead worlds, home to slumbering Necron armies • Give insight on the enigmatic Dead Cabal, a brotherhood of warrior-scholars sworn to uncover secret plots against mankind • Contains numerous world descriptions, stats on new foes, and engaging plot hooks.

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The GM and His Show

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Dec 132011
 

Being a game master, or a GM, is in many ways like being a director of a motion picture.  Both the GM and the director are responsible for the well being of their show.  Not only must both maintain the integrity of what is unfolding before the cast, but both also moderate the flow of information. Continue reading »

RPG Book Review: Grimtooth’s Traps

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Dec 122011
 

Stats

Paul Ryan O’Connor, ed.
Steven S. Crompton, illus.
Flying Buffalo Inc., pub.
First Printing 1981
Digitally Remastered 2011
55 pages
Ryan’s Rating: 17 out of 20
MSRP 14.95

The Review

I’ve been into D&D 4th Edition for a while now, and while I have been thoroughly enjoying it, one thing that seems to be lacking are traps.  D&D4e is great at tactical combat, but players can become a bit overconfident as they gain levels.  Other systems (notably my favorites: Rifts and Silvervine) seem to have no traps at all! (at least, none detailed and statted out in their publications).

So, if you’re a DM, but you aren’t an incredibly inventive trap-maker, or if your group is getting a little cocky and you want to instill some paranoia, then Grimtooth’s Traps is for you! Continue reading »