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Online Discounters: How It Affects Publishers, Distributors, Retailers, And Consumers
In what will hopefully become a regular feature on the Gaming Outpost, two people face off in a new format to discuss important issues in the industry. Today, M.J and Ian discuss the impact of online retailing.
Opinion Piece #1
Mythusmage insults The Gaming Outpost.
Ordinary Gods
Want a chance to become a god? Alex Knapik hits us with the first massively multi-player live-action continual role-playing game (MMLACRPG) that allows you to do just that.
Origins Awards
The Origins Awards 1999 are right around the corner and Mike Mearls gives his opinions on which nominees should get your votes.
Origins: The Only Game in Town?
This week, Skara discusses why he thinks Origins will be the only convention worth attending in the coming years and what gamers and manufacturers can be doing about it now.
Over My Shoulder
We look back on looking back by looking back, and so prepare to look forward.
Paladin
This little piece of fiction takes its inspiration from M. J. Young's "Game Ideas UnLimited: Freedom." A young paladin wrestles with a difficult decision that she's made.
Parable of the Sower
Apocalyptic gaming has remained the red-headed stepchild of gaming genres: it's been there since the beginning, but it has never had a successful title as has fantasy, SF, or cyberpunk.
Part 1: Impetus
The lights were a bit too bright, the floor a little too sticky, and the breasts on the dancer in front of me a bit too …pneumatic. She smiled at me in an almost maternal way and I paid a dollar for the bizarre version…
Part 2: The Plot Thickens
Okay, lemme get this straight… The players play Jesus? Jesus Christ?' 'Yeah. Well, Prodigal Children, one step removed from God, yeah.' 'Or they can be Antichrists?' 'Yeah. That’s also a possibility.' 'You can PLAY the…
Part 3: More Recent Hijinx
I enjoy spending quality time with my dog and pornography too, but I don’t necessarily want to enjoy them together.
Part 4: Jesus wouldn't put up with this sh*t, and neither will we.
"If we hadnt had to rescue you, none of this would have happened. We wouldnt have been in a pit full of military-grade genetic waste and six foot Caco-demons, we wouldnt have fought a jumbo-jet sized severed demon head,…
Part I: Welcome to the Beginning!
The most basic aspect of any role-playing game is the persona that we take on to play it, in the form of a character. The most basic aspect of a character is the attributes that comprise that character. They usually…
Pay Attention
The author reminds us that if you want to create stories and worlds, you have to notice what you see.
Paying the Price
This week, a look at real heroism as compared to its flippant use in gaming. And Seth makes a decision on the dedication of Alyria.
Personal Knowledge Can Enhance Your Game
Sometimes it's a good idea to mix player and character knowldege. The key is to know how and when.
Pieces Of My Cluttered Mind
A general introduction to myself, this series of articles and a group of NPCs for a Supers genre game
Pipeline
With the 21st century right around the corner, what does the future hold for our little hobby?
Points in Space: GO Exclusive Free Preview!
On a recent outing with Cumberland Games owner S. John Ross, I had the wonderful opportunity to talk with him about where I would like to see the Gaming Outpost in the future and how I would like to get there. I asked…
Printing
Printing is one of those mysterious processes that are so essential to any publishing endeavour (like roleplaying games!) but one which is shrouded in mystery. This can often be partly due to the printers themselves.
Prohibition
Elf, Orc, Gnome, and Dwarven sorcerers possessed by spirits mash their way into 1920's Prohibition Chicago.
Providence Main Rule Book
The world known as Providence is a jungle realm spread across the interior of a sphere but geological instabilities have cracked the jungle floor, flooding the land with an ever-increasing amount of water.
Puppetland/Power Kill
Welcome to Puppetland, where you assume the role of a puppet. This puppet can be one of the following: Finger Puppet, Hand Puppet, Shadow Puppet, or Marionette Puppet. Each has certain things they can and cannot do...
Questing for New Players
Learn how to begin the fruitful journey toward the discovery of new players for your gaming group. Treasure and exciting adventure lay waiting....
Random Character Concepts
This week, Gareth-Michael Skarka gives us a technique for random character creation and shares some of the interesting results.
Rasmalarthim
This is a follow up to an article I wrote a long time ago for the Demonground fanzine. The article is Innsmouth, based on the work by HP Lovecraft. It is based on the game Dark Conspiracy, but is easly adapted to other…
Rattler
This short fiction piece was submitted in conjunction with the Unknown Green Armies of the Delta contest, which we ran in conjuntion with Atlas Games.
Religious Deception
In place of my normal installment of Seeds is this. This is an idea that I've had for a world which I am creating. I wanted to share it with all of you because I'm sure that I am not the only one that can use this idea.
Remember Me
A verser's attempt to say goodbye to her old life.
Remember Me, Part 2
The continuing adventures of the verser spy. This time, she travels to the Sahara to help pick up a new arrival to the world.