Evil Machinations

Bringing Home the Gold: Review of Go...

Posted on Dec 02 2009 | No Comments

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 as is often... Read More »

Taking the Initiative: Review of Pai...

Posted on Dec 01 2009 | 5 Comments

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,... Read More »

Check Out Protodimension Magazine

Posted on Nov 10 2009 | 2 Comments

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 I’ll definitely be using... Read More »

Product Review: Kobold Quarterly #11

Posted on Nov 02 2009 | 4 Comments

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 City), 9 of which I could immediately... Read More »

From the Basement: In Nomine

Posted on Oct 02 2009 | 3 Comments

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... Read More »

From the Basement: Everyway

Posted on Sep 04 2009 | 4 Comments

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... Read More »