James Introcaso recently reached out to me to ask if I wanted to take a look at the upcoming Fantastic Lairs product coming to Kickstarter. This is a 5e OGL product that is a collection of climactic encounters and boss fights designed by James, Micheal Shea, and Scott Fitzgerald Gray. You can find...
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This is a rare review for me. I used to do them all the time on another site, but have fallen away from doing them very often. Anyway, today I bring to you the ShadowMyths decks from artist, writer, and gamer, Doug Hoppes. Each deck runs $20.00 retail, and at the time of this writing, it appears...
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Given how small and confined the world feels these days, I thought it might be appropriate to take a look at an RPG supplement about endless worlds and infinite alternate Earths. Somewhere out there, I’m sure we just skipped 2020! What is this setting full of potential? Today I’m going to look at...
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Political corruption. Disease running rampant. Empty city neighborhoods. Duplicitous allies turning on you at the worst possible moment. Nope, I’m not talking about 2020, I’m talking about Dishonored. Modiphius Entertainment has released the latest game in the 2d20 line, the Dishonored Roleplaying...
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In late February I posted my review of the Tom Bihn Synik bag, and in that review I showed my GMing kit, which was in my Peak Design Tech Pouch. So today I am going to review the Tech Pouch and show you how I have my GMing kit packed out. Disclaimer – The Peak Design Tech Pouch was not...
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Today’s review is going to be a little different than my regular reviews. This time around I’m taking a look at Tactical Tokens, blank tokens that can be written on and used for games that benefit from tactical representation. Tactical Tokens currently has a Kickstarter going for a new...
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Well friends, we’re in this physical distancing for the long haul, aren’t we? We’ve talked about the basics of taking your game online (https://gnomestew.com/social-distancing-and-getting-to-game/, or...
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Even when the popularity of the game line was gaining momentum in the early nineties, I didn’t jump on the World of Darkness trend. When I looked at the lines produced by White Wolf, the game that appealed to me the most was Werewolf The Apocalypse. I didn’t really want to play a vampire preying...
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Now that the Kickstarter for Pasión de las Pasiones is upon us, I thought it might be a good time to revisit the playthrough that my home group did for this game. We were all very excited to get this game to the table. If you would like to see the original version of this article, you can swing by...
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For those who know me, aside from TTRPG’s my other big obsession is bags. I have a modest collection of various backpacks, sling bags, messengers, and satchels from a number of designers. I also have a large collection of pouches and other bag accessories. When I am not coming up with new games to...
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