Tag Archive | "Role Playing Games"

Reminder! Enter the international Savage Worlds give away by tomorrow!

Thursday, September 2, 2010

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Reminder! Enter the international Savage Worlds give away by tomorrow!

To celebrate another wonderful game system, Savage Worlds, we've gotten together with the fine folks at Pinnacle Entertainment Group to give away a few Savage Worlds books. Since the PEG folks graciously provided the Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition and the Deadlands Player's Guide, I'll be happy to ship them off to one lucky winner anywhere I can via the USPS.

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Enter the Singularity – Eclipse Phase Book Review

Monday, August 30, 2010

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Enter the Singularity – Eclipse Phase Book Review

The Earth has experienced a great Fall, transhumanity is hanging on by many thin threads, and is scattered around the solar system. When your body can change and your mind is immortal, what choices will you make to help shape your future?

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The International Savage Worlds contest: Win the Explorer’s Edition and Deadlands Player’s Guide!

Friday, August 27, 2010

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The International Savage Worlds contest: Win the Explorer’s Edition and Deadlands Player’s Guide!

To celebrate another wonderful game system, Savage Worlds, we've gotten together with the fine folks at Pinnacle Entertainment Group to give away a few Savage Worlds books. Since the PEG folks graciously provided the Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition and the Deadlands Player's Guide, I'll be happy to ship them off to one lucky winner anywhere I can via the USPS.

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Old-School Unboxing: Dark Sun

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Old-School Unboxing: Dark Sun

Take a trip back in time with me. Follow me to the inception of a burnt land, devoid of gods, where the powers of the mind rule the day. Take a look at the original Dark Sun as I unbox this classic setting.

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Quick Review: Green Ronin’s Freeport Companion for Pathfinder. Pirates, guns and madness!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Quick Review: Green Ronin’s Freeport Companion for Pathfinder. Pirates, guns and madness!

For a decade now Freeport has stood as one of fantasy gaming's most distinctive cities. Home to pirates, foul cults, terrifying monsters, vicious gangs, crime lords, and corrupt politicians, Freeport is a dynamic setting that offers a unique blend of high adventure and cosmic horror. Now the City of Adventure returns to its roots with the Freeport Companion: Pathfinder RPG Edition, a rules supplement for the Pirate's Guide to Freeport. Its 160 pages are packed with all the support you need to run a Freeport campaign with the Pathfinder RPG. In addition to giving game stats for all the city's major characters, the Freeport Companion provides new core classes like the corsair and monster hunter, new prestige classes like the musketeer and witch hunter, famous magic items, an insanity system, new spells and incantations, and an introductory adventure. Celebrate 10 years of the City of Adventure with the Freeport Companion: Pathfinder RPG Edition!

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Not Quite Taking Care of Business – Globalization Reviewed

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Not Quite Taking Care of Business – Globalization Reviewed

It must be rough to be a high-powered international businessman. I mean, you've got meetings to attend, golf to play, and companies to buy. That last part is the the main focus of an upcoming game from Closet Nerd and Sandstorm Productions. Globalization puts you in the role of a business-owner, and you've got companies to buy. Think Monopoly, but on a global scale. I picked up a copy of the game at GenCon and put it through its paces with my group of board-gaming friends. Want to find out what we thought? Well, keep reading.

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GenCon 2010 Expanded Coverage – Candid Keith Baker

Saturday, August 21, 2010

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GenCon 2010 Expanded Coverage – Candid Keith Baker

Have you ever wanted to have a chance to sit down with a great game developer and just talk to him or her? Well, take some time and live vicariously through me as I talk to Keith Baker.

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Zombie cards and my absence from the site

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

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Zombie cards and my absence from the site

Hey folks! To get some business out of the way, you won't be seeing much of me on Troll in the Corner for a few weeks. I'm set to go in to Surgery tomorrow and am expecting it to take a few weeks for me to recover. That's the not so good news. The good news is, late last night Eric dropped off the reformatted Zombie Cards!

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Get Ready to Throw Some S*#t – Poo Reviewed

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

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Get Ready to Throw Some S*#t – Poo Reviewed

Who flung Poo? It will have been you if you pick up this excellent game.

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In which we team up with Gamer’s Haven and I get interviewed

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

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In which we team up with Gamer’s Haven and I get interviewed

It’s been a busy couple of days that have led to a very cool partnership!  Gamer’s Haven have graciously set aside a chunk of forum space for us here at Troll in the Corner!  Ethan from Gamer’s Haven and I have been talking a bit about combining forces on various projects and this represents the [...]

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