RPGnet Newsletter #169

[RPGnet Forums]( RPGnet Newsletter #169 April 16, 2019 {NAME}, here is this week's RPGnet Newsletter! New Columns Two new Fuzzy Thinking gaming comics from Christopher Cecil are here and ready to tickle your funny bone: [Saving the Ship]( and [Verboten Characters.]( Fred Furtado of Superseeds offers up an idea for how superpowered types with low-usability powers can find work in [Ms. Nighthawkís Agency for Superpowered People.]( And, Sandy Antunes sent out a call from atop Sandy's Soapbox: [So, any PhDs Out There Looking for Work?]( New Reviews Let's start things off with some RPG product reviews Antonios S: - [Kult: Divinity Lost]( is a gorgeous and fascinating book about some dark and disturbing material. - The [Vampire: The Masquerade Storyteller's Toolkit]( are going to pay back their money for all conscious V:tM players out there. - The [Vampire: The Masquerade Notebook]( is a similarly useful accessory. Endzeitgeist also provided a bunch of RPG product reviews: - [Attack of the Frawgs]( is a nice, if linear DCC funnel. - [Beyond the Black Gate]( is a challenging, brutal and rewarding DCC module, though not Goodman Games' best. - [The 13th Skull](, another DCC module, has a great premise, a cool, small complex to explore and some evocative ideas, it does fall short in a very crucial encounter. - [TM1: The Ogress of Anubis]( doesn't reinvent the wheel - this is essentially a go-play easy to use module that is nigh perfect for the instances when you need a module, but don't have one prepared. - [Bastion Ein Sof ZERO]( is an Into the Odd OSR booklet that offers a setting brimming with strangeness. - [AA#20: The Riddle of Anadi]( is thematically consistent and feels plausible, makes sense in many ways, and it's a HARD, challenging dungeon to master. - [Stonehell Dungeon #1: Down Night-Haunted Halls]( is a massive, high-quality half of a megadungeon for a low price. - [Stonehell Dungeon Supplement #1: The Brigand Caves]( is a free expansion that doesn't do the actual product justice. - [Stonehell Dungeon Supplement #2: Buried Secrets]( adds another sublevel to the dungeon that is strongly themed and well-crafted. Clayton reviewed [Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage]( and found it to be nothing much more than a collection of maps with hack-and-slash monsters and assorted stuff to steal. Edward A Kabara spent some time with [Fine Country Folk,]( a Shadow of the Demon Lord adventure that is a great work of dark vile fantasy that deserves a content warning. Paul StJohn Mackintosh reviewed [Bluebeard's Bride,]( the well-received new RPG from Magpie Games that offers a short, tightly focused, yet supremely evocative and well-constructed gem of investigative feminine horror. BattleBear reviewed [Silent Legions,]( an OSR take on mythos gaming, and found it to be an excellent tool to invent an original mythos horror campaign and adventures, or to inspire new ideas for an existing game universe. Sldniaq explored [The Giant Book of Sci-Fi Battle Mats,]( which is a great resource for your game table. And, let's wrap things up with some non-RPG reviews from Antonios S: - The new edition of the classic [Condottiere]( is a thematically abstract, bidding and hand management card game that punches way above its weight. - [Carcassonne Expansion 9: Hills & Sheep]( is a weak expansion, with added options that feel like game bloat. - [Carcassonne Expansion 10: Under the Big Top]( is only worthwhile as a novelty - it isn't modular and doesn't play well with other expansions. - The [Rumbleslam Starter Box]( debuts a light-hearted, luck-based fantasy wrestling miniatures game with some fun tactical elements and cool minis. - The [Star Wars: Legion Imperial Expansions: Stormtroopers Unit Expansion, 74-Z Unit Expansion, Emperor Palpatine Commander Expansion, General Veers Commander Expansion]( offer cool, if oversized, models and simple new rules. Threads You Might Have Missed This is a fairly specific setting element, but led to some very cool discussion: [A underwater computer for squid-people?]( If you're looking for something for the math-averse, or even just something a little different in terms of play experience, check out [Mathfree RPGs?]( And, for a thread that may inspire you to see a piece of old media in a new way: [Opinions on Batman 1960's Television Series?]( Sign Off Have a good week, everyone. - Iustum Newsletter Editor [Unsubscribe from mailing list]( [Visit RPGnet Forums](