"I got killed by Jonathan Tweet": a look inside Dungeons and Dragons 3rd Edition's lead designer
The first thing you notice about Jonathan Tweet is how nice he is to everyone. The second thing you notice is his incredible resemblance to the WCW pro wrestler Goldberg.
"Murphy" (of Project Morphine)
This character was entered in conjunction with the 'Badass in the Making' contest, sponsored by 6-0 Games. Entrants were cherged with creating a really cool sci-fi character for use in any campaign.
3rd Edition Adventure: Darkest Hearts
This adventure is a short introductory adventure to the 3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons game from Wizards of the Coast, although it can be adapted to any fantasy roleplaying system. This can be set in any geographic…
A Distant Voice
"A Distant Voice" is one of the runners up from the Silent Death Short Story Contest that was held on The Gaming Outpost.
A Place Beyond Shame 10: Meet The Cast!
This week marks production week for Underworld, so things are going to be a little hairy. In light of this, I figured I would provide folks with their upcoming Last Exodus fix by introducing you to a couple of the…
A Place Beyond Shame 11: What to do when the Lines Blur
I remember my first discussion with Nick Van Zandt quite clearly. I hadresponded to an e-mailed invitation from a dummy account. As per hisinstruction, I came alone. It was about 3am on an April night, musky anddamp.
A Place Beyond Shame, Part 5: System of a Clown (part 1 of 2)
We sat on a stoop wearing a mixture of what was formal and what was convenient. Mere hours ago, we had been going about our lives, and now here we were on a cool spring day in Brooklyn at the apartment building where…
A Place Beyond Shame, Part 6: System of a Clown (part 2 of 2)
With special guest star Gareth-Michael Skarka !
A Place Beyond Shame, Part 7: Coop Devils and Live Evil
Hala Winter and I were standing on the corner of Bleeker and Sixth, preparing to make the long trek from the Village to the Lower East Side. She knows The Last Exodus better then I do (by some accounts) and has been a…
A Place Beyond Shame, part 8: Good heavens and Bad beer: Synister at Sea
Josh had been on a fishing kick for some reason and organized the trip with a passion I had rarely seen him use for something other than music, certain women, and tearing through Newark traffic at speeds that can--and…
A Place Beyond Shame, Part 9: Knock, Knock
No human being has ever died at the hands of an implicit villain. The Nazis were very much present at the deaths of the Gypsies, Jews, and other unfortunates. The Serbian Nationalists were RIGHT THERE for every second…
A Review of Hero Wars: Roleplaying in Glorantha
Hero Wars is set at the end of Gloranthas Modern Age. The location featured in the core rules is the Dragon Pass. Located in south central Genertela (Gloranthas northern continent), Dragon Pass is a place where cultures…
A Review of Rascals, Varmits, and Critters II: The Book O' Curses
In this book you'll find descriptions of several things introduced in earlier material. Examples include the Skinwalker as well as the Automatons of Dr. Darius Hellstromme.
A Review of Simply Roleplaying!
The core rules for Simply Roleplaying! are just that- the basic rules for running a game under the SR! system. You're not going to find fantasy spell lists or details on the various alien races that would populate a…
A Review of The Window
A good RPer can pick out any book on the store shelf and build a story in it, while even the most determined min-maxer will have a tricky time blasting his way to omnipotence in something like Call of Cthulhu .
A Short Preview of the SIMPLY ROLEPLAYING! System
"So," you might ask, "Bob, just how simple is Simply Roleplaying! , really?"
Aber Galantonor
This character was entered in conjunction with the 'Badass in the Making' contest, sponsored by 6-0 Games. Entrants were charged with creating a really cool sci-fi character for use in any campaign.
Alien Sex Fiend
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. [ contains language that may be offensive to some ]
AmberCon North
Amber. The one True World, of which all other worlds are but Shadows. Shining. Eternal. And deadly. Ambercon. The one True Amber DRPG convention. Of which all other Ambercons are but Shadows. Or are they?
And The Blind Can See . . .
And The Blind Can See is a fiction piece for the upcoming DreamSide RPG .
Aventurien
Aventurien is the world of Germanys most successful roleplaying game DSA (Das Schwarze Auge - The Dark Eye). There is much more about the world and its inhabitants than can be described here - it is full of flavour and…
Big Eyes, Small Mouth
Big Eyes, Small Mouth accomplishes what a lot of games want to - it's a genre game that's just the right amount of general (as opposed to too general or not general enough).
Blue Planet 2E: Players Handbook
RUN, dont walk, to your nearest game store and pick up this book. Nearly every flaw from the first edition has been fixed. You dont need theModerators Guide to play, and the new Synergy system is a breeze to use and…
Book 'em Danno
Reach up to your nearest bookshelf and take something down. I'd say there's a pretty good chance it's a book. Now look at it very carefully. Can you see it? That's actually quite remarkable, as what you are looking at…
BRAWL
BRAWL is a real-rime card game about quick reflexes and quick thinking, played with different character decks. Each deck represents all the tricks, strengths, and flaws of one character, and each character needs one…
Century Station
I'll be honest, between the Champions' versatility and Aberrant's simple rules, I really hate Heroes Unlimited's limited hero classes and archaic game mechanics. Even so, I like Century Station.
Character Death
Character death is always a delicate issue in any campaign. It rarely appears in most RPGs, but it always has a powerful impact when it shows its ugly face. Below is some advice on how players should deal with the death…
Chat: Steve Long
This is the edited transcript of the Steve Long chat session/open interview held right here on The Gaming Outpost. It's quite lengthy, but there are lots of great questions and just as many answers.
Chez Geek
oday's review deals with a neat card game from Steve Jackson Games entitled Chez Geek--a game where the object is to be the first to reach your personal Slack Goal, so let's see just how it's done.
Confessions of a Rabidly-Hostile Anti-Gamer
I think my earlier problems with D&D stem not with the game itself but with the miasma of nerd-taint surrounding it. Too-fat or too-skinny teenage kids with bad haircuts sitting down in their parents basement drinking…