As a long time fan of roleplaying games who is also a parent, I've tried to share my love of RPGs with my kids. Hasbro recently released a new board game that could be perfect for getting kids into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, the world's most popular roleplaying game.
In this detailed RPG review, I will be taking a chapter by chapter look at White Star White Box Science Fiction Roleplaying Galaxy Edition. This is a generic OSR sci-fi RPG designed to let you play rules-light games in any sci-fi setting.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
