RPG a Day 2015, Days 1-4
Well. I am bit slow on this and wasn't going to do this, but the questions intrigued me. Once again +Dave Chapman of Doctor Who and Conspiracy X fame presents his RPG a Day for 2015. You can find him...
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Day 5: Most Recent RPG Purchase Well fresh off of Gen Con there is a lot. HEX: Revelations of Mars Pathfinder Occult Adventures Victoriana 3rd edition Chill 3rd Edition Beyond the Supernatural...
View ArticleClass Struggles: The Mystic
No. Not the fight between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, but something far more important. "Class Struggle" is a new feature where I take a class from a D&D, OSR or related product and do a...
View ArticleRPG a Day 2015, Day 6
Day 6: Most Recent RPG Played The last RPG I played was at Gen Con and it was Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition. I took my family through Castle Ravenloft. It was an absolute blast!
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Working on some my Kickstarter materials I owe my editors. So nothing to report today. Got some really cool things coming up though!
View ArticleRPG a Day 2015, Day 7
Day 7: Favorite Free RPG It wasn't free when I got into it, but it is free now. CJ Carrella's WitchCraft And you can get it for free at DriveThruRPG!...
View ArticleKickstart Your Weekend: Ernest Gary Gygax Jr.'s Marmoreal Tomb
This was one of the big ones I was reading about at Gen Con last week. Ernest Gary Gygax Jr.'s Marmoreal Tomb Campaign Starter...
View ArticleFriday Night Videos: Happy Birthday Paul Dini and Larry Elmore!
Today is the birthday of writer and producer Paul Dini! If you spend anytime here at the Other Side you know I am a fan of Paul's work going all the way back to his days on "Masters of the Universe"....
View ArticleRPG a Day 2015, Day 8
Day 8: Favorite Appearance of RPGs in the Media I have seen a few and I always find them amusing. Supernatural usually does a nice job. But my favorite still has to be from the X-files. The first...
View ArticleZatannurday: Happy Birthday Paul Dini
Continuing Paul Dini's Birthday. Here are some interviews and other videos with Paul talking about our mutually favorite girl. From 2010, here he is talking about the Zatanna series out then. Here is...
View ArticleRPG a Day 2015, Day 9
Day 9: Favorite Media You Wish Was an RPG Oh. There is so many. I think I would have say Harry Potter. Not only is it a natural fit with a ton of potential, but it would be a great thing for RPGs....
View ArticleRPG a Day 2015, Day 10
Day 10: Favorite RPG Publisher Do I have to choose? In the past I always put all my support behind Eden Studios. Not only do the publish my favorite games, they gave me my start as a "real" RPG...
View ArticleMagic Schools in your Games
I was thinking a bit about Schools of Magic today. Not the schools in the D&D sense, but more in the classical sense of a place to go and learn magic. Have any of you detailed magic schools in...
View ArticleRPG a Day 2015, Day 11
Day 11: Favorite RPG Writer Again, do I have to choose? I think when it gets right down to it Tom Moldvay is still one of my favorites. I love his style and the pulp influences her brought to his...
View ArticleReview: New Class Options
Picked up +Johua De Santo's New Class Options the other day and wanted to spend some time with it. I love new classes, I love trying them out, taking them apart and seeing what makes them tick. I...
View ArticleRPG a Day 2015, Day 12
Day 12: Favorite RPG Illustration Why do I have to choose! Actually this one it pretty easy. I love the cover for WitchCraft by George Vasilakos at Eden Studios. I just love it.
View ArticleClass Struggles & PWWO: The Blood Witch
Yesterday I reviewed the newest book from +Johua De Santo New Class Options. One of the classes in the book, the Blood Witch, struck me as familiar. I remembered I had seen an earlier version of it...
View ArticleRPG a Day 2015, Day 13
Day 13: Favorite RPG Podcast Hmm. Ok. I don't really listen to a lot RPG Podcasts...or podcasts in general. I do like Dr. Lewis "Lew" Pulsipher's Youtube channel +Game Design which is audio only so it...
View ArticleRPG a Day 2015, Day 14
Day 14: Favorite RPG Accessory I have had a lot I have sworn by over the years. Many of those are now forgotten. But there is one that has had staying power due to it's utility. Dice Trays. When you...
View ArticleKickstart Your Weekend - Castles & Crusades Mythos
I LOVE Castles & Crusades. Really. I love the game, the Troll Lord guys are great, and their books are all works of art. I also love how C&C plays. It really feels like AD&D 3rd edition...
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