The Rebel Troopers are dug in behind heavy cover, but have taken some casualties from the intense fire coming from two fast-moving Imperial Speeder Bike units. Fortunately for the rebels, a 2-1B Medical Droid is nearby to aid in the recovery of one of the fallen. With a rebel trooper
For any tabletop RPG group, one of the biggest challenges is getting into a new game. Whether it’s deciding which game the group wants to play, learning a new set of rules, familiarizing oneself with a different setting, or figuring out what the cost of entry would be to
My review of the core rulebook for Legend of the Five Rings was my first experience with the samurai-focused RPG and it was love at first nerd, so when I received Shadowlands and the Mask of the Oni adventure module, I was eager to dive back into the world of
Legend of the Five Rings is set in the fictional world of Rokugan, which draws heavily upon feudal Japan, and the mythology of the oriental world. It is a place of honor, duty, and discipline, where showing even the slightest indication of disrespect can be more dangerous than fighting on
Sometimes a game doesn’t need to have complicated rules to be great. Ticket to Ride gives players three choices each turn. Carcassonne makes players lay a tile down and put down a figure if they like. Love Letter has players take a card and then lay one of their
Comic book characters have no longer been relegated to dingy comic stores and bad made-for-TV movies. Since X-Men and the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies, comic book characters have entered mainstream pop culture. Since then we’ve seen more strategic games based on comic book characters come to the tabletop,
While Fantasy Flight Games’ Genesys system is an excellent ruleset with which to build your own homebrewed, narrative-driven RPG, so far it has largely required savvy game masters to put in extra hours to develop a setting, and create items, adversaries, and adventures. Luckily, for those who might be light
Some of my favorite tabletop experiences over the last couple of years have come to me courtesy of Jamey Stegmaier and Stonemaier Games, with Scythe and its expansions currently holding the top spot on my personal favorites list, so naturally I’ve been curious about how well his earlier games
