RPGnet Newsletter #190

[RPGnet Forums]( RPGnet Newsletter #190 November 19, 2019 {NAME}, here is this week's RPGnet Newsletter! New Columns Another week, another gaming comic top 10 list from Fuzzy Thinking artist Christopher Cecil: [Top Ten Signs Your DM is Making It Up as He Goes.]( And, Lloyd Brown projects expenses for those in the The Business of Gaming Retail: [How Much Do I Need in 2020?]( New Reviews Do you like gaming accessories? Fancy dice, dice bags, dice wallets, terrain, and other bits of flair for your gaming experience? If so, Antonios S has some reviews for you: - [Vampire: The Masquerade Dice Set;]( - [Star Trek: Ascendancy Dice Packs: Federation, Klingon, Romulan, Cardassian, Ferenci, Vulcan, Orion;]( - [Divinity: Original Sin II Dice Set;]( - [Cyberpunk Red RPG Dice Set;]( - [Leather Dice Wallets (Beige & Brown, Black, Green & Black, Lavender & Black, Magenda & Black, Red & Black);]( - [Elvish Dice Pouch (beige & black);]( - [Dwarven Black & Blue Unusual Dice Bag;]( - [RuneQuest Dice Set (Red & Gold), RuneQuest Expansion Dice (Red & Gold);]( - [Metal Svetovid Dice Set;]( - [Classic Runic Dice Sets (Beige & Blue, Black & Green, Black & Red, Blue & Yellow, Blue & Red, Glacier & Black, Glacier & Pink, Glacier & White, Green & Yellow, Purple & Green, Puprle & Yellow, Purple & White, Red & Blue, Red & Yellow, White & Red);]( - [Battlefield in a Box: Large Hill / Sacrificial Rocks;]( - [Battlefield in a Box: Citrine Crystals / Energon Crystals.]( Antonios also checked out a pair miniatures for [Descent Into Avernus: Zariel, and Lulu the Hollyphant,]( useful minis for just about any fantasy game. Antonios then reviewed a handful of board game products: - [Commands & Colors: Ancients - Expansions 2 & 3 Barbarians & Civil Wars]( are by far the line's meatiest expansions, if scenarios is what you care for. - [Crusader Kings The Board Game - The Royal Bundle]( offers a game that doesn't communicate well what it does, but is a good time once you understand how to tackle it. - [The Pursuit of Happiness KS Promos 3]( offers a surprising amount of tweaks and new content. - [The Pursuit of Happiness: Experiences]( offers a couple of nice new interlocking mechanisms, a more strategic view of the game, as well as an interesting way to gather LTH (kids). And, Endzeitgeist reviewed a whole bundle of OSR RPG products: - [A Blessing and a Curse]( is a little design essay of sorts on magical items that is hurt by being system neutral, but has some nice ideas. - [Crypt of the Science-Wizard (OSR)]( is an immaculately-designed, problem-solving focused roleplaying adventure for the discerning connoisseur. [The 5e conversion]( gets the system and uses it to enhance an already excellent module. - [The Bogey of Brindle (OSR)]( is a charming, truly well-spirited, classic fantasy adventuring. slightly tarnished by formal issues. [The 5e conversion]( shares the charm, but suffers from a sloppy rules conversion. - [The Undercroft #5]( is a thoroughly enjoyable 'zine of twisted magic items with serious drawbacks, but also amazing flavor and cool effects. - [The Price of Evil]( is a brilliant haunted house generator/adventure toolkit with huge replay value and genius expansion options. Threads You Might Have Missed This is one of those innocuous questions that can spark a whole campaign frame: [Are there fossils in your D&D world?]( Oh, and here's another one: [How do you care for a living castle?]( Sign Off Have a good week, everyone. - Iustum Newsletter Editor [Unsubscribe from mailing list]( [Visit RPGnet Forums](