Conned into Having a Good Time: The ApartmentCon! Adventure
Live game demos are a little bit controversial in the gaming industry. A lot of people will tell you that you can not sell a game unless you demo it. On the other side of the fence, however, is the very good advice that…
ConQuest Report
I visited as much as I could, but I'm a role-player at the core, so large blocks of time were spent experiencing new (to me) RPGs. I make no excuses for not spending time on what might have interested other people,…
Contest Runner Up
This review was voted second place in the Wicked Press sponsored "Orkworld Sucks Review Contest."
Contest Winner: Orkworld Review
This was the winner of the "Orkworld Sucks!" review contest. The grand prize was an autographed copy of Orkworld. How appropriate.
Converting Your AD&D Campaign to 3rd Edition
On August 10, many of you are going to walk into your gaming group to run the night's session and pull this brand-new, shiny Player's Handbook from your backpack. Your players will probably be excited at first, flipping…
Cosmogenesis in Your Campaign (or: Playing God for Dummies)
The question does arise from time to time in some FRP games: O Mighty GM, how can my super-powerful PC create his own universe? You know, maybe something with a nice view? And a path!"
Cultured Gaming
After having done my best to tackle heroics last time round I will take a closer look at the second major style of play, culture games.
Cybergeneration: Revolution 2
The year is 2027, and the Edgerunners have all but vanished; most adults have been assimilated, and spend their days working dull, soulless jobs and their nights dreaming of the days when they had s real future. A…
D&D Releases for 2000
A preview of the various products being released for Dungeons & Dragons through the end of this year.
Dak's Origins 2000 Report
The Gaming Outpost's very own Dak gives his thoughts and experiences at this year's Origins gaming conventions. Lots of pictures included.
Dan's Gen Con Report: Top Ten and Bottom Five
I was having a bit of writer's block trying to organize my thoughts on this year's Gen Con experience. So, I came up with this half-baked "Best and Worst" list idea. (Been watching too much Comedy Central, I think.)
DC Universe RPG
When you think hard enough about it, superheroes are probably one of the goofiest concepts to come out of the 20th century.
Deadbeats
This piece of fiction was one of the entries to the Deadlands: Hell On Earth contest.
Deadlands: Men in Black Dusters
This book explores the ins and outs of the Deadlands universe's equivalent of the Men in Black. Granted, they don't have neuralizers (a.k.a. "the flashy thing"), but they do have some neat gadgets at their disposal.
Design Notes: The ORBIT Rpg
A look into the creator's mind of the independent RPG ORBIT . Find out the reasons of the system's mechanics, and more.
Diskwars Preview of Doomtown: Rangewars and Star Trek: Red Alert!
The Salt Lake DiskWarriors give us a sneak peek of Doomtown: RangeWars and Star Trek: Red Alert! --new games based on the popular DiskWars game mechanics...with a few twists.
Domden - or leaving ones broken mind for the vultures of enlightenment
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.
Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition Demo Report
If I had to describe Third Edition in a sentence, Id say that its kind of like some other D&D games youve played in, with extra house rules you may have seen other DMs use to make the system more flexible and give the…
Enchanted Worlds: Starter Kit
If there is one place where the would-be RPG publisher goes wrong, it is when they think like an amateur instead of a professional.
Episode 12: Death, Sex, and Milwaulkee (Part 1)
Sean Jaffe's game design column will now be having a regular weekly spot here on the Gaming Outpost. Look for it every Wednesday.
Episode 12: Death, Sex, and Milwaulkee (Part 2)
I gazed under half-lidded eyes at the bustle of people moving back and forth in front of the booth. The lightning domes and lack of sleep where having a hypnotic effect on me. "Wake up, knucklehead." Gareth rattled my…
Episode 12: Death, Sex, and Milwaulkee (Part 3)
I was looking out the front doors of the Wyndham Milwaukee, waiting for a cab and trying to clear the drunken haze from my spinning skull. Rain spattered the glass in time with the knots in my stomach. Peter was in the…
Episode 13: Soul Food
"You know what you should make a game about?" My father asked in his habitual bemused tone. He asked the question at least twice a week."Whats that?" I asked between chews. "Rather than having the&uh..characters in the…
Episode 14: Dreaming Amidst Dogma
I seem to have returned to Times Square.If youve never been here, I really cant do this justice. Josh dragged me out here at the absurd hour of 3:06 AM, claiming his usual argument. "I cant write anywhere normal."
Episode 15: The Opiate of a Brave New World
I choked on what felt like liquid light. My skin tingled, but the sensation was like when a truly great piece of fiction or music causes goosebumps& multiplied by a thousand. I lost my balance because for a split second…
Episode 16: On Mothers and Missiles
If youre looking for lists of keen powers and stuff, youll have to wait until next week. But I promise I WILL deliver. That said, Ill admit it. Im an equipment goob.
Episode 17: Powers to the People, For Better or Worse
Thats right, I wear a machine-tooled lightsaber handle on my belt. A very expensive one. You know why? Because I am a geek, thats why. A damn proud geek.
Episode 17: There Was Supposed to be an Earth-Shattering Kaboom!
Well, the world didn't end on schedule - God must be an RPG designer - which means I get some more time to develop Orkworld. I've got a ton of stuff to talk about and not a whole lot of space to do it. I've gotta be…
Episode 18: The Massacre at Pier 24
"Uh.... Jesus. Is ...uh... anyone here still alive?"They blinked."Bueller?"They stared and continued to blink.
Episode 18: Three for the Price of One
You get a treat this week. Three columns for the price of one. A lot of people say I ramble, but this week, I'm concise. I got a lot of ground to cover.