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RPG Boxed Set Review: ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Starter Set, Everything you need to play cinematic ALIEN adventures

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Free League Publishing is really nailing it in the licenced RPG scene. First with Tales from the Loop and now with their new ALIEN The Roleplaying Game featuring the world of Ridley Scott's ALIEN movies. The most recent thing to come out for the ALIEN RPG is the ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Starter Set, a new RPG boxed set. 

The ALIEN starter set is designed to give you everything you need to play Cinematic stories in the ALIEN universe. Cinematic adventures are meant to be played in a single session or two, feature pre-generated characters and highly deadly adventures where each character has their own agenda.  [ READ MORE ]

#Unboxing the Tales From The Loop Starter Set, roleplaying in the 80s that never was, RPG Boxed set

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A live unboxing of the Tales From The Loop Starter Set. A beginner box for the Tales From The Loop Roleplaying Game from Free League Publishing, set in the world created by Simon Stålenhag and now made famous by the TV series on Amazon Prime.

This is an RPG where players play kids in an 80s that never was. This boxed set introduces the setting and mechanics of Tales From The Loop the RPG.  [ READ MORE ]

RPG Artifacts and Mementos – Physical items left over long after the game is done – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 105

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 RPG Artifacts and Momentos - A discussion of the physical items that are left over long after the game is done. Along with this discussion we’ve got reviews of Sanctum and the Exotica Expansion for Eminent Domain. We wrap up with some Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion and talk about the board game arena version of Quoridor a classic abstract game.

Episode 105 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded August 30th, 2020. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio, you can also watch/listen to individual segments from this show on YouTube. [ READ MORE ]

A look at RPG Artifacts and Mementos, Items created before or during the game that last after the game is done

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Today I am going to be talking about a variety of RPG artifacts. No, I'm not talking about the various body parts of Vecna, rather I'm going to be talking about physical things that are created before or during play that last long after the game they were created for is done and over with.

This topic is inspired by episode 358 of the Misdirected Mark Gaming Podcast where the hosts also discussed this topic but with a much narrower focus.  Some debate in the chatroom during that show led to one of the hosts challenging us to also cover this topic. So here we are.  [ READ MORE ]

RPG Review Runaway Hirelings, a zero prep dungeon crawling RPG with a unique twist

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It's the end of the dungeon, the adventurers' big boss is dead but so are the adventurers. In this no-prep, single session, roleplaying game, the players are playing the adventurers' hirelings who now have to escape the dungeon on their own.

Runaway Hirelings is a one-shot, high improv, zero-prep, fantasy RPG that started off as a one-page RPG written by Thomas Novosel. [ READ MORE ]

Mermaid Adventures Revised Review, An underwater setting sourcebook for The Pip System Corebook

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The kid-friendly RPG Mermaid Adventures was the first game I introduced to my children at a young age and they absolutely loved it. I loved how it introduced the concepts of more structured imaginative play in an easy to understand way.

Since our plays of Mermaid Adventures, Third Eye Games has published Mermaid Adventured Revised, an updated version of this RPG rulebook that is no longer a stand-alone game but rather an undersea supplement for The Pip System Corebook. This review will look at that new book and compare it to the original.  [ READ MORE ]

RPG Review of the Pip System Corebook, A D6 based generic roleplaying system that’s great for new players or kids

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The first Roleplaying Game that I played with my kids was Mermaid Adventures by Eloy Lasanta. Since I first played that game, Eloy has gone back and taken the basic system for Mermaid Adventures and turned it into a full roleplaying system, a system designed to handle any style and genre of game. That system was published as the Pip System Corebook. 

In this detailed read review, I take you through the Pip System Corebook chapter by chapter to discover why this is such a great system for children or players new to roleplaying. [ READ MORE ]

Shadowrun Sixth World Beginner Box – An Excellent Introduction to Shadowrun Sixth Edition For Players New to the Setting

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I have a soft spot for Role-Playing Game Boxed Sets and today I'm going to deep dive into my most recent acquisition, the Shadowrun Sixth World Beginner Box.

This roleplaying game starter set is meant to be the new introduction to the sixth edition of one of the world's most popular and oldest RPGs: Shadowrun. Shadowrun is a mash-up of cyberpunk dystopian future and fantasy elements, like elves, magic and, of course, dragons.  [ READ MORE ]

RPG Review – Mermaid Adventures a Great RPG for Kids from Third Eye Games

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Finding the right role-playing game to get your kids into roleplaying can be hard. The first RPG I introduced my kids to was Mermaid Adventures by Eloy Lasanta and Third Eye Games.

Mermaid Adventures is a traditional roleplaying game set in an undersea world that is presented in a way that is, and featuring mechanics that are, easily accessible to kids and new gamers alike. [ READ MORE ]