Evil Machinations

No scenario survives contact with the PCs … No system survives contact with the GM

Bringing Home the Gold: Review of Gold Strike! Adventure

Jade | December 2, 2009

Abandoned gold mines. Orc raiders. Cave-ins and a dark, mysterious past. Gold Strike! the winner of 6d6 Fireball’s Autumn Adventure Writing Competition brings us that and more.
This d20/D&D 3.x adventure sends three to five 4th – 6th level characters down an abandoned gold mine to rescue a group of miners trapped by a cave-in. But [...]

Taking the Initiative: Review of Paizo’s Combat Pad

Jade | December 1, 2009

This review is part of the Game Cryer Holiday Gift Guide.
Running combat in d2o/3.x systems is no task for the faint-hearted. Multiple characters, each with their own initiative, spells, delayed actions, held actions, potions, magic items … whew! It’s a lot to keep track of and it’s easy to forget who goes after whom … [...]

Check Out Protodimension Magazine

Jade | November 10, 2009

I stumbled across this ‘zine while checking out my stats. They did a very nice write-up of my adventure creation with the 6 W’s post (Thanks!). If you’re looking for all things conspiracy-related, this ‘zine is a must. I love playing with conspiracies (probably too much for my players’ own good ) and [...]

Product Review: Kobold Quarterly #11

Jade | November 2, 2009

I thumbed through my advanced copy of KQ #11 (okay, since it’s a PDF, I didn’t exactly thumb – more paged down through) — the first issue of KQ I’d ever seen, and started to feel the excitement I used to have when looking through early issues of Dragon magazine.
15 articles (counting Maps and Free [...]

From the Basement: In Nomine

Jade | October 2, 2009

Angels and demons. The core of In Nomine. If you’ve ever dreamt of playing one of the Heavenly Host or a Satan spawn from the depths of Hell, this is your game. Even if you haven’t, it’s still worth checking out. In Nomine ranks in the top five of my all-time favorite games.
Excuse My French
In [...]

From the Basement: Everyway

Jade | September 4, 2009

I’m starting a new feature here in this blog. In “From the Basement” posts, I’m going to dig up an older game and review it. Today’s game is Everway.
I have to admit, when it came out, I paid little attention to Everway. Everything I read and heard about it seemed to indicate it was a [...]

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