Interview: Raven Mimura
I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. And I look and dress like I do the kinds of illustrations I do. I like making chocolate chip cookies, but hardly ever…
Interview: Robert "Doc" Cross
I'm Robert "Doc" Cross: Gamer, Game Writer, Husband & Witty Fellow. (not necessarily in that order) I'm a native born Californian and darned smug about it.
Interview: Scott Haring
My name is Scott Haring. I'm the editor of Pyramid Magazine, columnist and reporter for Comics Retailer Magazine, a former staff writer/editor/developer at Steve Jackson Games and TSR, former owner/editor of The Gamer,…
Interview: Steve Kenson
Four novels and over forty game products. I'm best known for my work on Shadowrun, things like Magic in the Shadows, the Underworld Sourcebook, and work on the Shadowrun, 3rd edition, magic rules.
Interview: Steven Marsh
I was the subject of the "Special Steven Marsh Issue" of Shadis Magazine (#35). After that I wrote articles that appeared in Shadis #42 and #44. I was -supposed- to write an adventure for the Xena game (WEG), but then…
Interview: STUPERPOWERS! Team
STUPERPOWERS! is the First-Rate RPG for Third-Rate Heroes, a cross between an RPG and a drinking game where players get useless, silly or downright rude superpowers and are sent out to do battle with the only slightly…
Interview: Tom Jolly
Wiz-War, GOOTMU, Knots, Programmer's Nightmare, Villages, playtester for Roborally, ran a few conventions (with others, of course), and, of course, lots of games that haven't been published yet. But those don't count,…
It Always Has To Happen To Me
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 some strong language]
Just Another Day
This piece of fiction was one of the entries to the Deadlands: Hell On Earth contest.
Just Another Day...
Not much was happening in Haven these days; a body was found in the harbor, Mayor Wright still denying the charges, there was another building fire in Rome Island. It was just another sleepy day for Haven City.
Kobolds Ate My Baby!
Designed for 'cheap laughs'... Still, not bad if the players sniff a lot of glue before playing.
Krik
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.
Lord of the Fries De-Lux Edition
Oh joy! Another Cheapass Multiplayer card game!" Pause. Silence. (ahem) "I said OH JOY! ANOTHER CHEAPASS MULTIPLAYER CARD GAME!!!! If it worked once, it'll work again in color... won't it?
Maelstrom/Story Engine Review
Christian Aldridge presented one of the first owner-owned, owner-published RPGs to break into the business at the high-end of production and distribution. Few solos make that step straight from design into national…
Make Them Beg
The title of this section is inspired by a book I once read. I know what you're thinking--reading is for pansies. Well, most of the time I would agree. But I ordered this book from the back of JUGS magazine, so it's…
Mein Zombie
A preview of Eden Studio's Mein Zombie.
Messiah Jam Interview
Josh: I've been gaming 14 years now, reaching 15. It seems that through every family tragedy Me and Sean endured,it became apparent we needed to do something. Well, we started forming this concept for a game. I've…
Modern Mythology: A Delta Green/Unknown Armies Freak-out
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 some strong language]
More Excuses to Kill Things
This unassuming booklet, the cover of which is adorned only with a quartet of bikini-clad, gun-toting babes and a giant happy-face killer robot, is an extension of the Macho Women with Guns tradition. It's not quite as…
Narcissist 0.5
The Gaming Outpost has received permission to publish a sneak peak of NaRCISSIST v.0.5 for you all to read. The teaser, a glossary of terms and concepts used in the final product, is available for download in PDF…
Narrator's Screen Review
Like folders full of NPC profiles, special narrators-only sections in the rulebooks, and buttons which say ‘The Dice Are Not God...I AM!!!”, screens are one of those little status symbols which set GMs apart from their…
Net Running: An Exploration of Online Role-playing
It is probably not surprising that there is a fairly large overlap of people who enjoy role- playing games and people who use the Internet. What may be surprising, however, are the number of ways that Internet use and…
Night Terrors
The winning entry in our Deadlands Fiction Contest is written by Seth Gilbert, who gets a leatherbound edition of the Deadlands: Hell On Earth RPG!
Obsidian, the age of Judgement (or is it Judgment?)
Obsidian, the Age of Judgment is a roleplaying game set in the far future, where cybernetics and magic coexist. And humanity needs every advantage they can get, because Hell is quickly taking over Earth!
One World Dominon Review
I must say that the addition of special powers printed on the cards certainly added a new element to an otherwise drab game.
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.
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,…