Posted by Mark on Mar 20, 2012 in
Board Game,
Reviews & Culture
Number of Views :1124 Waterdeep, the City of Splendors – the most resplendent jewel in the Forgotten Realms, and a den of political intrigue and shady back-alley dealings. In this game, the players are powerful lords vying for control of this great city. Its treasures and resources are ripe for the taking, and that which [...]
Number of Views :774 Today, we’ll talk about Specialties and Milestones. Specialties are the Skills of the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game. Every Specialty is listed as either a D8 or a D10. A D8 makes you a Specalist, a D10 makes you a Master. You can roll these with your dice pool when the situation [...]
Number of Views :762 And it continues! Today, we’re talking about Distinctions and Power Sets. Distinctions are key words or phrases that should be familiar to someone who knows about a particular character (Thing’s ‘It’s Clobberin’ Time!’ comes to mind). These are traits that are double-edged swords. A Distinction can be called on at any [...]
Number of Views :993 Ask, and you shall recieve. In the comments of my review of the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game, I was asked by Stephen for more detailed followups, talking about individual aspects to the game. I’ll go over a few of them over the next few posts. First up: Affiliations. Affiliations are [...]
Number of Views :2459 Here it is! The big review of the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game. I was kindly sent a review copy from Margret Weis Productions, and wanted to share my thoughts here. Face front, true believers! The Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game is unlike anything you’ve seen before, while at the same time, [...]
Posted by Mark on Feb 20, 2012 in
Reviews & Culture
Number of Views :489It’s been a little while since Shelly Mazzanoble released her last book, Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress. It’s the book I credit with getting Bridget into D&D, along with the advent of 4e. In that book, Shelly got women (mainly girly-girls) who have never played D&D firmly in her sights, and showed [...]
Posted by Mark on Jan 6, 2012 in
Fantasy,
iOS Games,
Reviews & Culture
Number of Views :2545 With the recent addition to the household of an iPad, I’ve been downloading a lot of games for it; Some free, some not. I’d like to talk about a couple of them over time, to show you what kinds of gaming experiences you can have via the iOS. First of all, [...]