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 Sa[...]
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 13

Season 03 Episode 13 Your hosts: Stu, CADave, Gammon, Merril and Casey We discuss listener email and talk about Savage Worlds some more. Featured Song: “The Parting Glass” by Celtic Squall.[...]
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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 S[...]
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The one RPG I wholeheartedly recommend to any gamer is …

In my case it’s Savage Worlds. Savage Worlds is a generic roleplaying game that allows you to run games in any genre, the rules are easy to learn but have a certain complexity that will not disappoint more tactically-m[...]
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Review: The Savage World of Solomon Kane

I can’t deny it, I am an avid Savage Worlds fan. I like the rules-light system and the original settings released for it. I think the first time I heard about Solomon Kane was when Pinnacle Entertainment announced “T[...]
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Using The Right Game for Your Game

Once again Banesfinger showed up and inspired me again with his comments on the old Savage Worlds: Whiff & Ping. This got me thinking about the crunchy bits of games and who I choose what rules to use for which campa[...]
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A Few Things I’ve Made

I’ve been writing a lot lately — and on the blog that’s shown up as posting about everything game-related that comes to mind. After Monday’s post about beginning work on Ryllia again, I found myse[...]
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Review: Savage Worlds Starter Kit

Warning: Contents Under Pressure And Considered Extremely AwesomeOne of the things I heard about going into Gencon was this odd little item that contained mostly stuff that I owned. It was announced over at Pinnacle that[...]
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Interview with Reality Blurs President, and author of Realms of Cthulhu, Sean Preston

In my review I asked the community for some good interview questions they would like to see answered by Reality Blurs President, and author of Realms of Cthulhu, Sean Preston. You guys delivered with some fantastic inqu[...]
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The Hellfrost Players Guide

The bards will sing your praises as you battle epic monsters straight out of Norse Myth in The Hellfrost Players Guide by Triple Ace Games. This is the first in a series of books detailing the frozen lands of Rassilon an[...]
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Flash Contest! Win one of three RPG PDFs from Drive Thru RPG worth a total of $50 over the next 2 days

Starting today and ending on tomorrow (12th of August) at noon EST I'll be giving you all the chance to win one of three PDFs from Drive Thru RPG! Qualifying is pretty darned easy and there will be three winners, each r[...]
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What I Didn’t Get At Gen Con

Many people show off their swag piles and purchases after Gen Con, but I’m going to tell you about the ones that got away.Although I was able to pick up more at Gen Con than I’d ever dreamed just a month ago, there w[...]
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On crunch, fluff, and system necromancy

We're starting playing RPGs again this week - and I for one can't wait! It seems I've been handed the reins, although Dave has FantasyCraft ready to roll "whenever," but I've been struck by a thought:My group likes crun[...]
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How I traveled to another world… A Stargazer’s World!

I know I’ve been a contributor to Stargazer’s World for a short time, but it already feels like home. Friends had asked me why I wasn’t blogging before and I usually answered that I wouldn’t. Not because I couldn[...]
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Character Advancement?

Since MK’s post about playing the beginning of a game, but not staying in for a long haul, she and I have talked a lot about character advancement. Character advancement is an oddity of game design. It’s some[...]
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Prepping a Convention Game, Pt 1

Part one of a two-part series on preparing for convention games. In this part, you get a rundown of my prep for the games I ran at KantCon. Related posts:KantCon 2010 – Actual Play SessionsKantCon 2010 – Wh[...]
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Prepping for a Convention Game, Pt 1

Part one of a two-part series on preparing for convention games. In this part, you get a rundown of my prep for the games I ran at KantCon. Related posts:Prepping for a Convention Game, Pt 2KantCon 2010 – Actual [...]
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Please post your questions for Reality Blurs President, Sean Preston!

We really need some good questions posted from you guys to make this work, so please post in the comments! Related posts:Win a Signed Copy of Realms of Cthulhu from Reality Blurs!Got questions, thoughts, suggestions or[...]
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Realms of Cthulhu, Savage Lovecraft

The 1920’s pulp style comes through in spades, while presenting a real feeling of towering terror beyond comprehension, particularly the full page pieces and monster artwork. The tone was set for Savage Lovecraft. R[...]
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Cthulhu has claimed another victim! Er… we have a winner!

Congratulations are in order, as Neil Knauth has won a signed copy of Realms of Cthulhu from Reality Blurs! Thanks to the awesome folks at Reality Blurs for providing a signed copy of their book as a prize. Also a big [...]
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Today is the last day to enter the signed Realms of Cthulhu book give away!

Look, as far as the real world goes, we're not big on promoting ancient evil, vicious cults and things that make you go insane. Put us in the realm of gaming though and we're behind Realms of Cthulhu 100%! Our editor Tra[...]
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Return to RPG-dom?

Multipurpose purchase possibility: Battlestations!Originally spotted when I was looking around for a board to play Starmada on, which it has, Battlestations is a pulp sci-fi RPG/boardgame hybrid that actually looks like [...]
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Interview with Savage Worlds Core Rules Brand Manager, Clint Black

After serving up an appetizer of a dish with my Intro to Savage Worlds last week, I’d like to now present you with the main course, an interview with Clint Black, the Savage Worlds Core Rules Brand Manager. Related p[...]
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Legends of Steel: Savage Worlds Edition [Review]

Let me start by saying that Legends of Steel gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.  I love the tone and style, which are right on.  The cover drew me in from the start, and the illustrations maintained a consistent feel thro[...]
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Reminder! Win a signed copy of Realms of Cthulhu!

Look, as far as the real world goes, we're not big on promoting ancient evil, vicious cults and things that make you go insane. Put us in the realm of gaming though and we're behind Realms of Cthulhu 100%! Our editor Tra[...]
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KantCon 2010 – Retrospective

A long, detailed rundown of my time at KantCon 2010. Excerpt: It was awesome. Related posts:Official Aruneus campaign premiering at KantCon!KantCon 2010 – Actual Play SessionsKantCon – for those who canR[...]
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Review: Legends of Steel – Savage Worlds Edition

There are campaign settings for Savage World for almost every genre. One genre I’ve been missing for some time was Swords & Sorcery. But luckily Jeff Mejia aka EvilDM released Legends of Steel in a Savage Worlds ed[...]
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The stars are right… For a winner! The results of the Realms of Cthulhu Giveaway Contest

Following the post for the Realms of Cthulhu giveaway, many of our loyal readers sent in their submissions and once the contest closed we sat down to give each one good read. After much consideration and difficult delibe[...]
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 06

Season 03 Episode 06 Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Bill, Bruce and Kimi. Happy Jack’s Game Day at Gateway 2010 Labor Day Weekend Sep 3 – Sep 6, 2010 Radisson LAX $35 for a 4-day pass (with our pre-registration group discou[...]
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Win a Signed Copy of Realms of Cthulhu from Reality Blurs!

Look, as far as the real world goes, we're not big on promoting ancient evil, vicious cults and things that make you go insane. Put us in the realm of gaming though and we're behind Realms of Cthulhu 100%! Our editor T[...]
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A Day Trip to Origins: Part 3 – Demoing HackMaster Basic and Savage Worlds

I made good use of my day pass and played quite a few games in the Exhibit Hall.  The first  game I tried was HackMaster Basic by Kenzer and Company.  I’m a sucker for Dwarven Forge setups, and their dem[...]
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A Day Trip to Origins 2010: Part 3 – Demoing HackMaster Basic and Savage Worlds

I made good use of my day pass and played quite a few games in the Exhibit Hall.  The first  game I tried was HackMaster Basic by Kenzer and Company.  I’m a sucker for Dwarven Forge setups, and their dem[...]
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Campaigns I’d Love to Play: July 2010 Edition

As a pen & paper rpg enthusiast that’s often saddled with GMing duties, it’s probably not really all that surprising to see me put up a post now and then about games or campaigns I’d love to play in[...]
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An Introduction to Savage Worlds

I have no doubt that this will be my most difficult article to write, because I am a fan of this system to the point of religious zealotry. Related posts:Origins 2010 Expanded Coverage – Realms of CthulhuKantCon [...]
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Origins 2010 Expanded Coverage – Realms of Cthulhu

My session of Realms of Cthulhu at Origins 2010 Related posts:Origins 2010 Expanded Coverage – Call of CthulhuOrigins 2010 Expanded Coverage – CthulhutechOrigins 2010 Expanded Coverage – Delta Green[...]
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Realms of Cthulhu Giveaway Contest

I promised you another giveaway contest and here it is! I still have one PDF copy of Reality Blurs’ excellent “Realms of Cthulhu” to give away. Realms of Cthulhu is a game inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft an[...]
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Savage Worlds Combat: Whiff & Ping

It’s been so long since I blogged anything about Savage Worlds. So, I figured it was time to go back and revisit my old friend. This time I want to rant a little about Whiff & Ping. For those not up on the loca[...]
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[Savage Worlds Shaintar] Two Battles in One Night!

The Monday Rangers entered their first mass battle this week, the forces of the Southern Kingdoms allying to push into the dark nation of Shaya Nor. Two major battles were fought in the space of a few hours! How did we d[...]
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Falling Scales…

One of the most of inventive settings of the last year is Ken Hite’s The Day After Ragnarok, which describes a world devastated after the Serpentfall, an event caused by the detonation of the Trinity Device within the [...]
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[Savage Worlds Shaintar] Trial by Combat

The Monday Rangers continued their quest to destroy the Items Three and prevent the return of the dark god Osset. Game Highlights: * The session began with Koraa having escaped from the dungeon and on the loose and the G[...]
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Origins Game Fair Day 2 – It Got Busier

A whole lotta stuff happened today, and there's more to come. Related posts:Origins Game Fair Day 2 – IntroOrigins Game Fair Day 1 – Cthulhutech and FluxxOrigins Game Fair – Day 2.57893 +3[...]
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The Week In Geek (supper serving)…

A final serving for the day of geeky news you might have otherwise missed...I Am Nancy Preview from Some Pig Productions on Vimeo.(1) Shoot For The Moon: Philip Reeve has unveiled the title of his next book, Scrivener's [...]
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June Solstice Giveaway contest

To celebrate the first day of summer (or winter if you are living on the southern hemisphere) we’re giving away more RPG PDFs in collaboration with the nice guys at RPGNow/DriveThruRPG! This time you can win the follow[...]
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The Week In Geek…

A round-up of geeky news you might have otherwise missed...(1) Monsters Seeking Desperate Housewives: Check out the first 17 minutes of new "wife-friendly" supernatural drama, The Gates, about a gated community with more[...]
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[Savage Worlds Shaintar] Unexpected Werewolves, a War Council and the Oracle of a Dead Goddess

The Monday Rangers have played three games since my last AP. I’ve been bad. Much has happened, most of it was quite fun! Game Highlights: * Scar, the dwarven fighter was beaten up pretty badly when the party went t[...]
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The Week In Geek…

A round-up of geeky news you might have otherwise missed...(1) Star Trek Gets Clicky: Wizkids/NECA has acquired a license to produce official Star Trek-themed HeroClix. The first products should be out this Christmas.(2)[...]
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Rise Of The Super-Pods!

Two new podcasts have recently launched that have caught my attention as they both focus on superheroes - in comics and roleplaying games.First out the gate is Zenith Comics Presents, a monthly show that has so far relea[...]
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Let’s Make a Monster!

“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architect[...]
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Mini-Campaigns I’m Looking Forward to Running

I’ve been blabbering on and on about Mini-Campaigns and their benefits. I know, I know. “Move on!” you say, “we get it.” But I thought I’d share some mini-campaigns I’m looking f[...]
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Superhero RPGs soar into print

There's been a bunch of good news on the superhero role-playing front lately. Green Ronin has announced Mutants & Masterminds 3rd Edition and DC Adventures, which is a DC Comics-based superhero RPG. The first DC Co[...]
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