At Origins I had the Chance to sit down with the guys from Paradigm Concepts and chat with them about Rotted Caps and Witch Hunter. This interview is just full of valuable information.
Visit them at Gen Con and at Paradigm Concepts.
My review of Rotted Capes will come in July!
While at Origins I took some time with TwinFire Production and looked in detail at Folklore the Affliction. Folklore the Affliction is a Kickstarter project scheduled for the fall of 2014. The game is a classic horror storytelling game that uses nuances of table top role playing with board game mechanics. We did this from the Crown with only natural light, I think it kind of adds to the theme of the the game.
I was fortunate enough to sit down with Erik Mona from Paizo and chat about things. I’m not sure where we started but we discuss, The Emerald Spire, Paizo Con, The massive Gen Con Role play session, and more. This interview is packed with juicy information.
With everything Erik has said I really can’t wait for Gen Con 2014 and my first, yet to be determined, trip to Paizo Con.
And check out our Kickstarter The Convention Experience.
At Origins I had a chance to sit down with Twinfire Productions and chat about their game Folklore the Affliction. Folklore the Affliction is a classic horror cooperative RPG story board game that will be on Kickstarter this fall. I even had the chance to see the greens for the miniatures.
Nino and Will spent a great deal of time sharing their prototype with me, make sure you check out the other videos.
You can visit them at Folklore the Affliction, read about the game on Board Game Geek.
In this Flip through Matt Takes a look at the Bastards of Golarion. This book gives you several options to round out your half raced characters. They have everything in here from random charts to a guide on using the half race guide.
You can learn more at Paizo.
Bastards of Golarion
Have you seen the new quick start rules for Valiant Universe RPG? I have. They made me reminisce on some of my early RPG days. In high school we role-played like it was our life. I can’t tell you how much D&D we played. We also played Marvel Super Heroes, Rifts, and even a little bit of DC mingled its way in. We had countless night where we would sneak out of our respective houses and meet up to play in a tent. Yes, I said a tent. Which didn’t do so well in the winter, but we managed to find a barn. There wasn’t any heat at first but we made it work.
I was and I still am very fond of the Marvel Super Heroes Game. It was the first RPG that expanded my vision of what RPG’s could encompass. The game also had a unique flair to it with karma and and power shifts. Valiant is going to be a game that does that same exact thing. Catalyst has introduced some very unique concepts that might just influence the future of story telling games. Two of these are the cue system and the introduction of a lead narrator, at least I have never seen it before.
The Cue system in a nutshell is this; character definition. On each character sheet there is a series of sentences that depict the characters personality. Some of these reflect the hidden identity of the character while others display attitude of the hero, and some exemplify the approach taken in combat. Basically, they are a guideline to influence the players decision making while attempting to stay in character.
In this Flip Through Matt takes a look at some of the highlights offered by the Inner Sea NPC Codex. The Inner sea Codes is produced by Paizo Publishing for the Pathfinder RPG. Unlike the first NPC codex that focuses on the core classes The Inner Sea NPC Codex focuses on the flavor of certain “factions”. For example this book contains templates for The Grey Gardner and the Red Mantis Assassin. Both of which have become an important part of the Pathfinder world.
You can visit Paizo for more details.
PATHFINDER ADVENTURE CARD GAME 2013’S GAME OF THE YEAR
The Best of 2013 Year-End Lists Are In, and the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game is a Universal Hit
REDMOND, WA (January 9, 2014): Paizo Inc., creators of the world’s best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, is pleased to announce today that the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, which debuted in August 2013, topped or charted on many Best of 2013 lists among top-tier gaming media outlets.
“#1 game of 2013.” – Dice Tower listeners and co-host Eric Summerer
“In a year dominated by excellent cooperative games, the Pathfinder card game set itself apart…If you’ve got a gaming group that loves playing story-driven RPGs, but no one to gamemaster your group, the Pathfinder card game is a perfect choice.” – Game Informer, Top 10 Tabletop Games of 2013
Pathfinder Module: Tears at Bitter Manor
$24.99 SRP
A retired cadre of lifelong adventurers meets every year to embark on their latest “one last adventure.” As the aged travelers prepare for their annual reunion, one of them disappears amid signs of foul play. Concerned for their missing friend, the retired adventurers ask the player characters to locate and retrieve him before their anniversary celebration becomes a mournful wake. The challenges before them will test every bit of their mettle as they uncover a deadly secret and fight to rid Cassomir of an insidious evil.
“Tears at Bitter Manor” is an adventure of for 5th-level characters, written for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and compatible with the 3.5 edition of the world’s oldest RPG. In the course of their investigation they’ll solve the mystery of a missing alchemist, encounter a horrifying conspiracy, and unravel the heartbreaking truth behind the abandoned estate known as Bitter Manor.
Pathfinder Modules are 64-page, high-quality, full-color, adventures using the Open Game License to work with both the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and the standard 3.5 fantasy RPG rules set. This Pathfinder Module includes new monsters, treasure, and additional notes on the city of Cassomir that can be used as part of the adventure or in any other game!
Matt takes a quick look at the Mythic Realms book for the Pathfinder RPG from Paizo. It is a small book wit a lot of background so Matt really tries to focus on giving a general overview without spoiling the contents. What he does focus on is the flow of the book and the excellent imagery presented by Paizo.
You can learn more about the Mythic series, Mythic Origin, Mythic Adventures, and Mythic Realms at Paizo
