Father's Day recap
Happy belated Father's Day to all the fathers, step-fathers, teachers, mentors, and other people who identify as male and have chosen to take on the role of caring and nurturing children.
My own children were very sweet and generous this year. My son bought me Teen Titans: The Silver Age Vol. 1
which I'm enjoying reading for all the campy, hip teen drama.
Speaking of superhero nostalgia, I also decided over the weekend to back the Hero Games Kickstarter for Champions Now, which basically looks to be a "Champions Ed. 3.5" where they update the game but don't take it all the way to being the universal system that was the Big Blue Book. Unfortunately with just a few days to go and only barely past the halfway mark, I'm not sure this one is going to come to pass. I've super-curious about it looks should it make it. I liked the earlier editions of Champions, and there were whole swaths of the Hero System that largely went untouched in most Champions games.
What is a solid lock though is Goblin Games' Advanced Labyrinth Lord Kickstarter. It's a good price for a hardcover book (or books, which are even cheaper) and a classic OSR game. Plus it is already funded.
Finally, I'm taking a long, hard look at Evil Hat Productions Blades In The Dark Tabletop Roleplaying Game
which looks to be a Ocean's 11/Dishonored/FATE mashup of an RPG that is getting great reviews, but also looks to be a serious disconnect in playing style from my current group. At less than thirty dollars for over 300 pages of game material, including a super-detailed campaign location, it might just be good to read for the articles, as they say.
So many games, so little time...
My own children were very sweet and generous this year. My son bought me Teen Titans: The Silver Age Vol. 1
which I'm enjoying reading for all the campy, hip teen drama.
Speaking of superhero nostalgia, I also decided over the weekend to back the Hero Games Kickstarter for Champions Now, which basically looks to be a "Champions Ed. 3.5" where they update the game but don't take it all the way to being the universal system that was the Big Blue Book. Unfortunately with just a few days to go and only barely past the halfway mark, I'm not sure this one is going to come to pass. I've super-curious about it looks should it make it. I liked the earlier editions of Champions, and there were whole swaths of the Hero System that largely went untouched in most Champions games.
What is a solid lock though is Goblin Games' Advanced Labyrinth Lord Kickstarter. It's a good price for a hardcover book (or books, which are even cheaper) and a classic OSR game. Plus it is already funded.
Finally, I'm taking a long, hard look at Evil Hat Productions Blades In The Dark Tabletop Roleplaying Game
which looks to be a Ocean's 11/Dishonored/FATE mashup of an RPG that is getting great reviews, but also looks to be a serious disconnect in playing style from my current group. At less than thirty dollars for over 300 pages of game material, including a super-detailed campaign location, it might just be good to read for the articles, as they say.
So many games, so little time...
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