Unloved Games – RPGs that could use a little more attention – Part 3

Here’s the third (and probably last) part of my list of RPGs that could use a little more love - Rockalypse, Pew Pew!, and Cavaliers of Mars Rockalypse I was lucky enough to playtest this one at a Metatopia (NJ playtesting con) a few years back and have liked it ever since. This is a FATE-based … Continue reading Unloved Games – RPGs that could use a little more attention – Part 3

Weird Books for Gamers VIII: High Weirdness – Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experiences in the Seventies

This is the eighth in my series of capsule reviews of non-fiction books from my library that would be useful or inspiring in RPGs – Weird Books for Gamers High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experiences in the Seventies by Erik Davis (Goodreads) It's a study of three figures - Robert Anton Wilson, Phillip K. Dick, … Continue reading Weird Books for Gamers VIII: High Weirdness – Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experiences in the Seventies

Unloved Games – RPGs that could use a little more attention – Part 2

Here's the second part of my list of RPGs that could use a little more love. Golgotha At the edge of human space, scavengers venture to forbidden worlds to recover ancient technology from the ruins of long-dead alien civilizations. The alien ruins are known as Golgotha. Golgotha is a science fiction RPG by Greg Saunders … Continue reading Unloved Games – RPGs that could use a little more attention – Part 2

Dark Sun for Sword of Cepheus: Part IX – Fire Spells for Elemental Clerics

I'm continuing work on my conversion of the AD&D Dark Sun setting to the Sword of Cepheus system. My last post was the Elemental Cleric class. I'm now putting together a list of spells for each type of Elemental Cleric - Fire, Air, Earth, and Water. Here's my list of Sword of Cepheus spells for … Continue reading Dark Sun for Sword of Cepheus: Part IX – Fire Spells for Elemental Clerics