The Dice Section #30: ‘New Bedford’
The Dice Section is a podcast about tabletop games and what makes them great. This episode, we take a look at ‘New Bedford’, ‘Sheriff of Nottingham’, and ‘Shadowrun: Crossfire.’
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The Dice Section #29: Let Me Tell You About My ‘Shadowrun’ Character
In this episode, our first after a long summer vacation, we discuss those moments in role-playing games—video and tabletop—that made us stop and think. As young players, the idea of character dilemmas and a satisfying story were the stuff of gaming legend. Now that we’re all growed up, we realize that it can happen, but it takes a special group and a GM willing to let go of a little control.
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Stack Overflow: Winter Wrap-Up
What books helped my family through a long winter of ice and snow and a 5 o’clock dusks? I’m glad you asked.
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Five Gift Ideas for the Geek Who Has Everything
You are currently down to the proverbial wire. You’re in a gift-shopping crunch, and likely the folks remaining on your list aren’t still they’re because they’re your least favorite; they’re likely just difficult to shop for. With that in mind, here are a handful of helpful suggestions.
Continue ReadingFirst Alpha Gameplay Footage of Kickstarter-funded Shadowrun Returns Looks Awesome
After blowing away their funding goals, and 10 months of hard development, the team behind the Kickstarter-favorite videogame project show off the fruits of their magical, cyber-punk labors.
Continue ReadingHelp Cliffhanger Productions Kickstart Shadowrun Online
While the arrival of the Shadowrun Returns Kickstarter (and its subsequent success) did much to galvanize fans of the classic SNES/Genesis video game, it sadly neglected the singular element that we old school pen-and-paper gamers most desired: a genuine multiplayer …
Continue ReadingJordan Weisman Talks Shadowrun Returns
It’s been more than 20 years since a half-dozen friends and I played through an entire first-edition Shadowrun adventure in one awesome overnight session. And while the cyberpunk-meets-magic-and-fantasy role-playing game created by Jordan Weisman back in 1989 has evolved through …
Continue ReadingShadowrun Returns Kickstarter Project Hits $1.5MM Super-Goal
For many of us geeks, Shadowrun was one of the best pen-and-paper RPGs we played as kids. The mix of Lord of the Rings monsters and magic with a Blade Runner dystopian future was rife with amazing stories to tell …
Continue ReadingShadowrun Runner’s Toolkit Packs Critical GMing Tools
I recently bought the Shadowrun Runner’s Toolkit box set by Catalyst Game Labs. I had heard that there was a kickass GM’s screen and since I run an SR game, I wanted to check it out. Before even opening up …
Continue ReadingNew Shadowrun Rulebook Marks The Game’s 20th Anniversary
Last year I reviewed the fantastic Shadowrun 4th Edition roleplaying game. The game posits that in 2012 the Mayan calendar resets, and magic returns to Earth. (FWIW, the calendar thing is also the topic of the new end-of-days movie 2012.) …
Continue ReadingLook To The Future, And See Orks
Before the Internet, successful genres spawned pencil and paper games, not MMORPGs. In the case of cyberpunk, the gritty ’80s dystoptia created by a (then) new breed of science fiction authors, bred a number of fantastic and not-so-fantastic cyberpunk RPGs. …
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