Purple Duck releases Monsters Unleashed V.5

Monsters Unleashed V.5 is the fifth release in an exciting line of short monster supplements designed to update a host of third edition monsters to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game rules. The monsters for this series have[...]
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Quick Editing Help Needed

[Update April 14: Thanks very much to the great editors who helped out! The files have all been taken care of now. Stay tuned for more news about the Combat Swipes.] Howdy Roleplaying Tips fan! I’ve just compiled a[...]
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Wizards Watch: Contemplating “The Future of D&D”

Wish as I might, I was not able to attend PAX East 2012 – a combination of bad timing over a holiday weekend and budgeting for Origins and GenCon simply would not allow me to travel to Boston this year.  And given the[...]
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM BASE OF SPIES.

Want to win a copy of Ace of Spies plus some awesome spy gear? READ THIS NOW: Oh, hello there. I didn’t see you come in. Do take a seat, why don’t you? I’ve called you here today to see if you’re [...]
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Review – Monsters of NeoExodus: Harvester of Sorrow

The Harvester of Sorrow fills an interesting niche in the ranks of the undead and can be used in many styles of campaigns.  However, it is a very power-oriented creature, if its abilities (especially the wail) can be ne[...]
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Slightly Interesting

I’m working on a few projects based on Grain Into Gold, including the long awaited Coins of the Road. So I’m trying to make certain that I am consistently using the same prices and reasoning. The list of prices for[...]
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The Prismatic Art Collection Kickstarter

The Prismatic Art Collection is a Kickstarter aiming to create several pieces of high quality fantasy artwork. These pieces will be released as Creative Commons Share-Alike, so that they can be used by anyone in any prod[...]
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Review – the Genius Guide to: the Time Warden

The Time Warden is an interesting take on characters who can manipulate time, while not for every campaign if you have considered using time travelers in a magic setting, this will provide a wealth of ideas and tools for[...]
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Metamorphosis Alpha Kickstarter Launched

(Tip of the hazmat helmet to Needles of Swords & Stitchery for cluing me in on this development!)Signal Fire Studios in collaboration with game guru James Ward has kicked off a Kickstarter campaign to fund and r[...]
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Press Release: WotC announces Rise of the Underdark Campaign!

It may be the D&D 4E is in its twilight, but at least the WotC Development Team is still churning out some pretty awesome material for 4E before D&D Next comes out.  I have to admit I was pretty excited by the[...]
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Friday Knight News – Gaming Edition: 6-APR-2012

Welcome to another installment of weekly link love here at Game Knight Reviews. I managed to go a little overboard collecting links this week since my 5/week posting schedule has gone awry in an attempt to avoid burning [...]
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Fantasy Flight Games Announces Imperial Guard RPG

Fantasy Flight Games revealed their upcoming Warhammer 40,000 RPG product “Only War,” a roleplaying game focusing on the Imperial Guard. A few details can be found here. Fantasy Flight had written in a past p[...]
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Dragonsfoot & the Retro-Clones

Dragonsfoot just opened a new section for Simulacrum Games like OSRIC, Labyrinth Lords, Swords & Wizardry. So if you have anything you want to share contact Steve Yates (steve@dragonsfoot.org). [...]
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The Gassy Gnoll: A Book At Any Price…

This week the Gassy Gnoll had a conversation about the price of a particular PDF and it made me ponder pricing more deeply. As a consumer, how do I gauge a particular product’s worth? Though I’ve looked at it[...]
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Mongoose 2300AD Mini Review

Bought and read the Book. This version of 2300AD is just OK. It biggest issue is that it is not worth $50, maybe $40. The biggest plus is bringing the 2300AD to the Traveller game system. The second biggest plus is that [...]
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Creative Mountain Games releases 30 Things Can Happen

The first product in a new Creative Mountain Games product line, a System-Free Sourcebooks (for Medieval Fantasy RPGs) called “30 Things Can Happen!” It includes thirty tables of random Medieval Fantasy event[...]
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Announcing another great Stronghold Games’ release… Space Cadets

A fun and frantic cooperative game for 3-6 players,designed by Brian, Sydney, and Geoff Engelstein  Space Cadets – more fun than Humans OR Aliens should be allowed to have! It’s your lifelong dream &#[...]
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$20k goal reached! At $22k, mind-melting dungeon art from Jared von Hindman!

We're 1000% funded! That means that we'll be seeing dungeons from Mike Shea, Mike Mornard and Sarah Darkmagic. Let's continue the Backer Reward Bonanza! You're probably familiar with the work of Jared von Hindman. You mi[...]
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Emerald City Comicon

When I decided to go to Emerald City Comicon for the first time this year, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I don’t read many comics or follow the industry at all, and the only other conventions I̵[...]
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Eldritch Enterprises releases

Eldritch Enterprises is a gaming company that partners Frank Mentzer, Jim Ward, Tim Kask, and Christopher Clark. They formed last year and been relatively quiet. Now they have finished their first four product and have r[...]
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If we beat ACKS, we can take its stuff: $20,623 kickstarter goal

When I worked with Tavis Allison for the Gygax Memorial Fund last year, I got a copy of his Adventurer Conqueror King: it's sort of the missing manual for high-level D&D play. Our kickstarter is coming up on what is[...]
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Literary Fire Sales, Blog Closure, Death

You might have been wondering why I haven’t been around at all for the past few weeks, and that’s because the blog is closing forever. I have finally realized the overwhelming futility of all of my creative w[...]
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Urban Development now Available

Hey everyone! Urban Development is now available at RPG Now. Urban Developments does for your cities and towns what Grain Into Gold did for their economies - and it does it in almost the same manner. It starts you out[...]
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The Truth Is Out – Wizards Of The Coast Pulls Back The Curtain On 5th Edition

Early this morning, the crack editors at This Is My Game opened their email to find the following announcement from Wizards of the Coast: – Wizards of the Coast Global... Read more »[...]
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Last Lands?

ShareHello! This was the site for a previous 4e D&D campaign of mine. I also stored a number of character sheets and other accessories here that I used to make before I created theweem.com. As such, there’s no[...]
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April begins, Marching behind

April begins tomorrow with a day of fools, pranks not being my specialty do not expect anything clever from me. The origin of the name of the Roman month Aprilis is unclear, it may refer to the opening (aperire) of buds [...]
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Norwegian Minister of International Development Talks Larp

An interesting news item popped up a couple of days ago – Heikki Holmås, the brand new Minister of International Development in Norway, is a gamer. He also has some interesting views on larp as an instrument of po[...]
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Sarah Darkmagic joins the party

I'm pleased to announce that Tracy Hurley (sarahdarkmagic.com) is helping me out with a new backer reward. If we hit $20k, she'll join Mike Shea and Mike Mornard as DMs who are providing exclusive dungeon adventures to $[...]
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Raging Swan Press releases So What’s For Sale, Anyway? IV

This week, Raging Swan Press is proud to announce the release of So What’s For Sale, Anyway? IV a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game compatible GM’s RESOURCE by Julian Neale Your PCs have emerged from a forgotten dungeon bu[...]
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Friday Knight News – Gaming Edition: 30-MAR-2012

First thing I have to say is that I’m sorry this issue is a bit light (but only a little) on content. I’m exhausted after several days at a software conference and I haven’t had time to peruse the usual[...]
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Short Reviews of short Mutants and Masterminds PDFs

Today, we look at some of the Threat Reports produced by Green Ronin for their Mutants & Masterminds game, each one spotlighting a single villain.  These villains are all part of the Cybertribe, a group of high tec[...]
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From the Ruins of the Labs

As I settle into a new work schedule, I hope to begin integrating time to return to writing and creating stuff for this hobby, so don't delete me from your feeds just yet. I'm re-writing my free Pathfinder RPG online cha[...]
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Review – Emerald City Knights, Chapter 1: The Aftermath

For new heroes, and new game masters, this is a good starting point for a superheroic campaign.  This adventure is nice as it touches on all of the primary types of scenes that can be used and provides a straightforward[...]
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Monday Morning News

Didn't blog much late last week or through the weekend and looks like a lot of stuff has happened.  First off, I power watched the Game of Thrones first season and was impressed.  It look fantastic in blu-ray.&[...]
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Kobold Guide to Board Game Design Nominated for Origins Award

Congratulations to Mike Selinker and all of the talented authors who contributed their insights to the Kobold Guide To Board Game Design: the book has been nominated for the Origins Award for Best Game-Related Publicati[...]
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Slashdot takes note of new Steve Jackson Games releases

I was mildly surprised to see a Slashdot entry on the new Steve Jackson Games releases shown at SXSW. Can't say I recall that site focusing on SJG in the past – but then again, even this "old fashioned" tabletop gamin[...]
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Review – Monk Archetypes

Monk Archetypes is an excellent expansion to the options available for the monk, allowing many of the classic wushu and martial arts characters to be modeled in interesting and dynamic ways.  It does come with a slight [...]
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Raging Swan Press releases Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands

This week, Raging Swan Press is proud to announce the release of Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game compatible adventure for 1st-level characters by Creighton Broadhurst A ruined monument to f[...]
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Friday Knight News – Gaming Edition: 23-MAR-2012

Another week buried in Java code. But I did get some gaming in last Sunday thanks to Jason, Mark, Jonathan, Ben, and Ben! Sure, we were stuck in a sewer for the majority of the evening, but hey… it was a very nice [...]
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State of TheWeem(.com)

Unless you come here at least a few times a month, you will not likely notice it, but I have made some changes here on site last night and today. I wanted to take some time and explain why they (…)Read the rest of [...]
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Review – Genius Guide to: Fire Magic

Not enough fire magic in your campaign?  This genius guide aims to help you with that problem.  A variety of new fire-based spells and class options for all of your magical fire needs are provided within. The Genius Gu[...]
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Batter Up!

Minion #7, leader of the Journeys to the Western Ocean project, has been called up to the big leagues! Yep, I’m pinch-hitting on the Kobold Quarterly magazine staff, batting for Editorial Assistant Christopher Bodan in[...]
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Publisher Interview: Christopher Merwin of BlackStar Games

Back in October 2011, I caught wind of the Shadowlands Epic Fantasy Sci-Fi Mashup project at Kickstarter. When I checked out the project page, I was impressed by the art, the descriptions, and most of all the new approa[...]
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Review – Hope Preparatory School Student Handbook

The Hope Preparatory School Freshman Handbook is a lovely in-game artefact and a useful reference to the workings of the school.  If playing a game in this setting, the Freshman handbook will add verisimilitude to the s[...]
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Yes, I Know: It’s Been Ages Since I Posted Anything

Rest assured, I am still alive. With winter coming to a swift end here in the northeast (80+ today - woohoo!) I hope my spirits will lift and I'll be feeling up to posting new game-related stuff soon. In the meantime:. .[...]
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Gary Games Launches New Expansion for Deck-Building Game, Ascension

The latest expansion, Ascension: Immortal Heroes, will be available Summer 2012 through its website, Ascensiongame.com and select local retailers. The new product developed by Gary Games will retail for $29.99* and is th[...]
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Wizards Watch: Save or Die Spells, Clerics-in-a-Tincan & One-Hour D&D… Really?

For me, reading the official articles and blogs from WotC about D&D Next is like being Dazed (Save Ends) and never rolling a save.  Every time I read a design blog or the Legends & Lore Archive, I end up sitti[...]
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Short Reviews of short Pathfinder products

Just some quick reviews of smaller Pathfinder products: Death Sentence, a Coffee Break Adventure, by War Games South.  A short one-page adventure with a nice full color map and an all too brief encounter.  It is good e[...]
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Review – Mage Noir

Mage Noir takes the mages of World of Darkness into the America of the postwar era in the US, a period of moral grays, the era of noir.  Playing to mood and tone is one of the strengths of the World of Darkness and the [...]
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Pattern Seekers – Episode 9: Dangerous Dogs and Killer Colors

The Complex was once again secured against threats and our heroes had a few days of rest before being called before the Shaper.  She is sending them to help a friend of the Pattern who has been tracking a source of disr[...]
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