RPGnet Newsletter #176

[RPGnet Forums]( RPGnet Newsletter #176 July 2, 2019 {NAME}, here is this week's RPGnet Newsletter! New Columns Christopher Cecil's gaminc comic Fuzzy Thinking is back with more lists: [Top Ten Signs That the DM Is Out to Get Youy]( and [Top Ten Gaming Phrases That Sound Vaguely Obscene, But Aren't.]( Jonathan Hicks makes some confessional Observations From A Gamer's Chair: [My Ego-trip Gaming Period.]( Kirk Johnson-Weider, the Imperfect GM, embarked on a campaign regarding mass combats in [The Art of GMing War Part I.]( Lloyd Brown discussed his experience with online ordering in the Business of Gaming Retail in [TCGplayer at Gamesville Tabletop.]( And last and probably least, Iustum offered some thoughts on running conversational scenes in PbP games in this month's Words on a Screen: [More Talking About Talking.]( New Reviews Edward A Kabara reviewed the [Shadowrun Sixth World Box Set,]( which represents a good start toward streamlining the classic RPG. Scott Hall dealt with the [Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Core Set]( - a great reboot of the game with an unfortunate production issue. Clayton Notestine explored the [Mothership,]( and found it to be of the best horror science fiction games on the market. IdiotSavant reviewed [Burning Orchid,]( an excellent emotional-based larp set in the golden age of Hollywood. Cedric Chin took a look at the [Scytale]( miniature from Galladoria Games, which is a code-inspired easy-to-paint serpent. And, Endzeitgeist returned with some more OSR reviews: - [The Undercroft #2]( is a genius little 'zine full of awesome horror-goodness and almost system neutral. - [Stronghold of the Wood Giant Shaman]( is a well-crafted DCC homage to the classic adventure "Against the Giants." - [Do Not Let Us Die In The Dark Night Of This Cold Winter]( offers a survival mini-game that can be dropped into your fantasy RPG of choice that oozes with flavor. - And, [Advanced Adventures #23: Down the Shadowvein]( is a nice subterranean sandbox adventure. Threads You Might Have Missed Making antagonists plausible and interesting can be tough. For some great advice on a particular type of common sci-fi baddies, check out [Anti-transhumanism as a viable faction?]( There's a whole lot of "Huh!" in this thread: ["Did you know that THIS game is based on the rules/SRD of THAT game?"]( And, sadly, RPG great Lee Garvin has passed. Learn about him and leave thoughts [here](. Sign Off Have a good week, everyone. - Iustum Newsletter Editor [Unsubscribe from mailing list]( [Visit RPGnet Forums](