Pencil & Dice

This issue has got some offbeat material for some favorite periods, and I really like it. Highlights include the Russian offensive into Hung...

Every now and then, I think it's fun to really bring some horror elements to a role-playing game. I don't think this is necessarily ...

I have recently added Dr. Phil Hendry's wargames website to my blog lists. I can't even begin to tell you about the all the Roman-...

I tried out my new Scorpion deck from the recent Empire at War release for AEG's Legend of the Five Rings card game . The deck did not ...

I recently launched a Pathfinder RPG campaign. I highly recommend the game if you liked D&D 3.5 - I know that some folks consider it D...

I've added some new gadgets to the blog. Finally, there is a search button - not sure why I waited. Also, I have a popular posts section...

I have  strayed somewhat from my beloved Ancients and Dark Ages periods. One ruleset that I anxious to get more experience with is Warlord G...

John Desch's "Polishing That Old Gem" from WI 276 (the Chariots issue) is absolutely awesome. The article takes us step by ste...

I'm eagerly awaiting my copy of WI 276 with its chariot-era theme. Now I don't collect chariot armies, but I have enjoyed a biblical...

It just occurred to me that me that it's the 10th anniversary of the launch of D&D 3rd Edition (the core rulebooks - Player's Ha...

Paizo gave D&D (and future Pathfinder) players a really great introductory adventure with module D0: Hollow's Last Hope , their offe...

I've mentioned Paizo's great two-sided tabletop accessories before (click on the just-added Flip-Mats label for more) - they are d...

I've talked about some epiphany moments in regards to fantasy role-playing games before on the blog. Today I thought it would be cool to...

I think anyone expecting a standard treatment of the Age of Agincourt/Crecy with WI 275's English Bowman theme will be pleasantly surpri...

OK - I think I have found the perfect sci-fi RPG for Wargame Factory's Shock Troopers (see my post on these retro-futurist soldiers): S...

With all the recent posts on fantasy and sci-fi gaming inspired by works of fiction, let's take a look a classic D&D module, S3: Exp...

Picking up from the last post on taking inspiration from Marvel Comics' adaptations and original series of the Planet of the Apes movie ...

Marvel Comics acquired the rights to publish adaptations  of the popular Planet of the Apes movies in the early 70s. The comic company slott...

Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun series, written around 30 years ago, is a great source of inspiration for anyone wanting to run a fant...

Shock Troops - box cover front I don't have a great idea of what I would do with Wargames Factory' s new plastic shock troops fr...