RPGnet Newsletter #179

[RPGnet Forums]( RPGnet Newsletter #179 July 30, 2019 {NAME}, here is this week's RPGnet Newsletter! New Columns Who doesn't like top ten lists? Christopher Cecil of Fuzzy Thinking provides another in gaming form here: [Top Ten Phrases That Scare the Bejeezus Out of Hirelings.]( New Reviews Scott Hall reviewed [Strongholds & Followers,]( a D&D 5e supplement that ably updates high-level AD&D concepts for the new edition. Antonios S journeyed through [Ticket To Ride: Europa 1912,](the kind of expansion that adds to a game's tactical experience without making the learning curve any harder. Antonios also boldly went through [Star Trek Catan (second edition),]( which is just basic Catan with the Helpers of Catan added to it, and with a theme tangentially linking it to Star Trek. The map expansion [Federation Space Map Set]( is also uninspired. Endzeitgeist sailed with [Privateers: A Shared Storytelling Game Of Piracy & Plunder,]( a well-crafted, rules-light pirate RPG with a nominal price. Endzeitgeist also reviewed a couple of 5e products. [The Fall of Mith: Mithos Manor]( is the first installment in a module series, and is beautiful and impressive despite a few bugs. [Verdant Bonds]( is a generic sidetrek adventure with rules-issues. Endzeitgeist then examined [The Lost Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci,]( a Castle Falkenstein (1e) supplement that is an absolutely glorious reading experience. And, the week wrapped up with Endzeitgeist's review of the [Level 1 Creature Generator,]( an inexpensive and quick monster-maker for OSR games. Threads You Might Have Missed This thread is notionally about a specific Vampire: The Masquerade issue, but it has great advice for handling modern visual surveillance in your urban fantasy game: [Does the Nosferatu weakness make them unplayable?]( Are you looking for a place to hide a supervillain lair or general MacGuffin? [Where's an interesting place to find something in a cave?]( And, check out this great new RuneQuest Glorantha Actual Play: [Apple Lane... At Last!]( Sign Off Have a good week, everyone. - Iustum Newsletter Editor [Unsubscribe from mailing list]( [Visit RPGnet Forums](