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• Locations, Locations: Fort Tusken

  
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  A crucial element to just about any roleplaying game is the setting. For me, I fell in love with the loud music in the Cantina in Mos Eisley, the frigidness of Echo Base, and everything in between in the Star Wars universe. When roleplaying within it, the entire galaxy is at your disposal. This column will show both ...
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• Supplement Review: The Stealer of Children by Peter Spahn from Small Niche Games

  
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  Of late, I’ve had the opportunity to review several quality books from small publishers and seen how well a product can be produced even on a budget. That said, occasionally I come across a product with a great concept where something fails to grab my attention and hold it the whole time. The Stealer of Children ( ...
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• The Gaming Philosopher Post 4: Personal Identity

  
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  Issues of identity arise in all sorts of contexts. Let’s say I’m playing a Star Wars game and my PCs are piloting an old YT-2400 light freighter. After the first session, the hyperdrive’s shot, and they have to replace it. Then, in the next session, the shield generators go. Session after session parts of ...
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• From the Front Lines: On Military and Gaming

  
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  Hi there.  I would like to take a few minutes and address the Gamer Nation on an issue I have been facing for over three years (hopefully others have had better luck).  In those years and experience while serving in the military, I have noticed a recurring issue when trying to join a gaming group. I understand that ...
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• DrunkQuest & The 90 Proof Seas

  
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  So here’s something interesting for our older gamers. DrunkQuest is a drinking game, that’s actually a game! DrunkQuest is a fantasy RPG-type game where you’re actually drinking as you play. They claim is the nerdiest way to get drunk. The production values look superb, and the art on the cards is pretty ...
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• Heroes on Demand: Riswynn Stonekeep, Dwarven War Cleric

  
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  Welcome once more to Heroes on Demand, your leading source for ready-to-play characters for a number of different role-playing games.  For this week, we’ll be taking a look at where the cleric currently stands in the wake of its long history in Dungeons & Dragons , evolving and changing through the editions ...
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• Conflict Over Rights for New Dungeons & Dragons Movie

  
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  Deadline.com reported Tuesday that Warner Bros. was developing a movie based on the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game . Thursday though, the website quoted a Hasbro spokesman as denying that Warner Bros. had any rights to do so . The Warner Bros. project is apparently well underway and being treated as a ...
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• RPG Thursday: Recent Play

  
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  I’ve been trying to play more games this year, so this week is a quick rundown of my recent table game adventures. Grey Ranks It’s 1944. You’re child soldiers, members of the Grey Ranks ( Szare Szeregi ). Designed by Jason Morningstar, Grey Ranks casts your table as members of the Polish partisans, and ...
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• Threat Assessment: Gossamer Dragonet

  
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  There are a number of dangerous creatures out there, and any one of them could pose a threat to your hero when they least expect it. However, the gossamer dragonet is probably not one of these. Named for the transparent insect-like wings, the animal makes an unusual & charming pet, but can also be found in the ...
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• Equipment Labs: Exploring the Galactic Fringe – YT-1930 Transport

  
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  There are a multitude of planets to be found in the Star Wars galaxy, even just amongst the Outer Rim where Fantasy Flight Games ’ upcoming Edge of the Empire RPG is set.  And though the YT-1300 remains something of a measuring stick by which all other light transports are measured, the Corellian Engineering ...
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• The Gassy Gnoll: A Summer Campaign (RPG Blog Carnival)

  
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  This month’s RPG Blog Carnival topic is “Campaigns I’d Like to Run,” hosted by Lowell Francis over at Age of Ravens . If you haven’t checked out his site, I’d encourage you to do so. He’s written about his own campaigns, other sites, and even long series of posts focusing on the history of particular ...
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• Game Bandit

  
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  AEG is holding a Spring Sale . For enough likes and follows, Noble Valerian will give away copies of HP and Pillow Fight . A special promotional card will be available from participating retailers for Cryptozoic’s soon-to-be-released Batman: Arkham City Escape . UGeek Media is giving away Munchkin Quest ...
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• Quick impressions: Talisman: Prologue

  
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    Talisman: Prologue is a recently released Android/iOS adaptation of an old board game (which I have not played), Games Workshop’s Talisman . TP is a solitaire game in which the player controls a single high fantasy adventurer (a warrior, troll, assassin, etc), who moves around a board, attempting to solve a ...
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• Day #268 Roxy

  
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  I haven’t posted anything in a little while so here comes more art work! I’ve been working on a series of drawings this past weekend that I am super excited to include on the blog this week. I enjoy creating drawings outside of working, it keeps me sane and it also keeps me from not wanting to draw anymore xD ...
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• Fantasy Gaming Figures

  
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  Setup by Gamelyn Games, Fantasy Gaming Figures is a Kickstarter project for exactly what you think it would be for. Back at the $20 level, and get 30 wooden, fantasy meeples. These aren’t your ordinary meeples, though. These figures range from 19mm to 30mm, and are extremely sturdy and strong. There’s a good mix ...
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• We’re Hiring! Seeking Dating Profile Writer, Blogger, Geek Dating Coach

  
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  You heard right — Geek’s Dream Girl is hiring for a three month freelance contract position (June – August) with the possibility of extension for the right candidate. If chosen, your duties will include: 1-2 weekly blog posts on subjects like: online dating, writing a dating profile, improving your dating ...
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• Obligometer- Blackmail

  
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  We all have obligations. To family, friends, work or even just ourselves. Big or small, we all owe someone something, even if that someone is ourselves or our own desires. Obligation is a part of life. Our heroic adventurers have arrived on an Outer Rim world and are greeted as heroes. They recently answered a ...
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• Supplement Review: Shadowlands: The Gates of Tarina Adventure Module by Jaye Sonia and Ben Cacchione from BlackStar Studios

  
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  Have you noticed how memorable movies and television programs use catchphrases to sometimes drive home key points? For example, in Star Wars , C-3PO says “I have a bad feeling about this” and we hear the phrase come up in a variety of ways over all six films. Or in The Princess Bride , Vizzini uses the word ...
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• Tabletop Design Deathmatch

  
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  A new game design contest has been announced for Gen Con 2013. Sponsored by Cards Against Humanity and Gen Con, among others, the Tabletop Design Deathmatch is open to unpublished designers and welcomes all types of games with physical components. Entries are being accepted now, with 16 to be selected for live ...
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• Fire Emblem Fans, Things You Probably Want To Know About Shin Megami Tensei

  
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  Well, I did claim that I would not be writing any more about the Shin Megami Tensei series since I lack any knowledge about the franchise unless I met someone who does know just what they’re talking about. Well guess what, I found someone who does! Aayai knows a bunch about the franchise, so this is your chance, ...
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