I came at this book with a vague distaste for its premise. One of the major conceits for Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse is that it compiles a lot of content from both Volo’s Guide to Monsters and Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes into a sleek, single book. Don’t try to trick people into buying a [...]
I don't regret buying this book. I'm ashamed of myself. But I don't regret it. "The Tingleverse: The Official Chuck Tingle Role-Playing Game" is a kind of Schroedinger-esque creation. Once you hear about it, you're simultaneously surprised and unsurprised at its existence. I had a copy of the core rules on the way to my [...]
Power Rangers RPG from Renegade Games Studios Episode Introduction Brandon pretty much goes full nerd in this one. He doesn't get a ton of opportunities to talk about Power Rangers and Super Sentai, though, so give him a break. This week he and Josh review Renegade Games Studios' new "Power Rangers Roleplaying Game" which, if [...]
Episode Introduction Happy Valentine's Day. Brandon + Gabe = Review of episodes 7-9 of "The Legend of Vox Machina" from Critical Role and Prime Video. We're in the stride. Everything feels cohesive (except for Pike's story) and our episode notes are suffering from us being engrossed in the plot. By the end of this batch [...]
Episode Introduction Brandon and Gabe are back with a review of episodes 4-6 of "The Legend of Vox Machina" from Critical Role and Prime Video. This batch of episodes feels so much more cohesive than episodes 1, 2 and 3. The story gets rolling kept us engaged through all three 24-minute installments. After the somewhat-bumpy [...]
Episode Introduction Josh was busy this weekend, so Brandon and Gabe hijacked the podcast to do a review of the new “Critical Role” animated series, “The Legend of Vox Machina.” Gabe is a casual fan of “Critical Role” who fell out of regular listening because of the episode length. Brandon actually has never seen or [...]
Hey, Goblins. We have some hot spy action this week! Josh and Brandon enter a world of espionage, intrigue, and dice-rolling, with Victory Games’ 1980s TTRPG “Role Playing in Her Majesty’s Secret Service." Contents A brief news item about Wizards of the Coast rebooting and retconning in their latest Errata to eliminate more insensitive portrayals [...]
We celebrated capping our long running 2020 Mörk Borg campaign with an interview with the Artist and Designer behind the Award Winning Indie TTRPG, Johan Nohr. The campaign, which raised thousands of dollars for food banks, covid relief charities and civil right's bail funds, was run by professional cosplayer, Artist & Photographer, @TheVikingMedia and cast [...]
Possibly the simplest way to get your child interested in Dungeons and Dragons Compared to some earlier editions, Fifth Edition lowered the Dungeons & Dragons barrier to entry tremendously and made the game far more accessible to newer players. But Wizards of the Coast and writers, Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler asked: Can […]
Publisher: IDW Publishing Writer: B. Dave Walters Artist: Tess Fowler Cover Price: $3.99 YES/NO/MAYBE? Give it a go! The story seems to be building to something interesting and it’s just five issues. Plus, there’s a Kenku. STORY The story begins in media res with most of the story’s protagonists surveying the field from a tower […]