A while ago, Paizo decided to continue what TSR started with Dungeon magazine and publish dedicated Adventure Path’s which are essentially 6 installments of a campaign that would take you from first level to around 15th level (give or take some levels depending on how it goes). From the outside looking in, it looks like . . . → Read More: Playing in my Sandbox 
The Gassy Gnoll is in full holiday insanity mode here at Gnoll Central, which means he’s thinking about what gifts to pick up for his fuzzy loved ones, what’s on his wish list, and who the heck he should “give” the business end of a polearm, axe, or sword the next time he sees them. . . . → Read More: The Gassy Gnoll: Top 10 Quick Gift Ideas for Gamers Yes, I’m more than a bit behind on reviews, but I keep chugging along. This past weekend I had an opportunity to check out A0: Crow’s Rest island from Adventure A Week (AdventureAWeek.com). I’ve been meaning to check their stuff out for nearly a year now, but didn’t have a chance until I received this . . . → Read More: Supplement Review: A0: Crow’s Rest Island from AdventureAWeek.com Happy Mayan Apocalypse Day! Or if you rather, Happy Winter Solstice Day! If neither of those work, we can go with a simple Happy Holidays and leave it at that. 🙂 If the world hasn’t ended yet, you might be interested in a few Kickstarters bouncing around these days. 1. Caveat Emptor, Kickstarter-style and A . . . → Read More: Ten Links in the Chain: Kickstarter (21-DEC-2012)  Leave a comment  Announcements, Baba Yaga, Chaotic Shiny Productions, Contest, Dice, Evil Hat, Fantasy Flight Games, Kickstarter, Links, News, Opinions, Paizo Publishing, Playing, Publishers, Shadows of Esteren, Ten Links, White Wolf  apocalypse, Board game, cards, Chaotic Shiny, David Miller, dice, EN World, game, ICONS, Kickstarter, Maya, mummy, Paizo, Pathfinder, Raging Swan Press, RPG, Shadows of Esteren, Tavern, White Wolf What is it about winter and lands of eternal ice and snow that makes them so compelling for role-playing games? Beyond “The Wall” in George R.R. Martin‘s Game of Thrones, evil things once again stalk the land as winter comes on… Paizo is coming out with a new adventure path in January 2013 set in . . . → Read More: Supplement Review: Illfrost Campaign Guide by Don Pritchett & Tom Flowers from Illusionary Press One comment 4e, Illfrost, Illusionary Press, Opinions, PDF, Products, Publishers 4E, Chris Quilliams, D&D, Don Pritchett, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Illfrost, Illusionary Press, Jonathan Roberts, Midgard, Paizo, Robert Jordan, Tabletop role-playing game, Thor, Tom Flowers, Westeros, Wheel of Time, Wolfgang Baur So you’re a GM thinking about starting a new campaign. No doubt, you’ve got some cool ideas and are champing at the bit to get started, but how do you know your players will enjoy what you’ve planned? Better yet, wouldn’t it be cool to know what your players enjoy about gaming before spending hours . . . → Read More: Creighton’s Corner: Know Your Players Yes, I know this is a game review blog for the most part, but The Hole Behind Midnight would have far-reaching game potential even if it hadn’t been written by someone who’s been writing, making short films, and working in the RPG industry for a while. But let’s back up for a moment. What the . . . → Read More: Fiction Review: The Hole Behind Midnight by Clinton J. Boomer Druids. I tried to play one in the last D&D 3.5e campaign I was in, but it never clicked with me. I couldn’t shake the feeling that a druid should be more of a solitary “keeper of the grove” kind of character for some reason. But recently I was introduced to the Iron Druid series . . . → Read More: Supplement Review: Divine Favor: The Druid by Stefen Styrsky from Open Design Leave a comment Open Design, Paizo Publishing, PDF, Playing, Products, Publishers, Stefen Styrsky animal companions, archetype, Atticus O'Sullivan, D&D, Divine Favor, domains, feats, Games, gaming, Iron Druid, Kevin Hearne, Nature, Non-player character, Open Design, Paizo, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder RPG, PDF, review, roleplaying game, RPG, Stefen Styrsky, supplement, The Druid When I received the latest Kobold Quarterly, I have to say I had to take a good hard look at the cover. There’s a lot going on in this painting by Allison Theus. The first question that came to mind was “What the heck *IS* that thing?” It’s impossible not to notice that the warrior . . . → Read More: Magazine Review: Kobold Quarterly, Spring 2011 Issue 17 One comment 4e, Articles, Dragon Age, Interview, Midgard, Open Design, PDF, Publishers articles, Dragon Age RPG, James Bond, Kobold Quarterly Spring 2011 Issue 17, KQ17, Midgard, Non-player character, Paizo, Pathfinder, Role-playing game, roleplaying game, RPG, Sherlock Holmes, Trail of Cthulhu, Villain My how product sizes have changed. When this Gassy Gnoll started gaming, all the books were huge hardcovers. Yes, they were from TSR and cost a pretty penny even in the 1980s, but they could be used to do some serious damage in hand to hand combat and that was something. These days it’s rare . . . → Read More: The Gassy Gnoll: Adventures in Product Size |