Evil Machinations

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

From the Basement: Tales from the Floating Vagabond

Jade | March 5, 2010

Sam the Bartender: Okay, you’re facing a small horde of Disgustingly Cute Furry Things and behind them are a handful of space NAZIs who seem to be driving the DCFT directly at you.
Rufus: Hey Guys! I’m not really seeing a choice here: I think we’re going to have to get through the DCFTs to get [...]

Goolies and Ghosties and Things That Go Bump in the Night

Jade | October 27, 2009

In keeping with the Halloween spirit, here’s a list of horror RPGs to check out:

All Flesh Must Be Eaten. An award-winning zombie survival game. Try to keep your brains intact .
Call of Cthulhu. The granddaddy of horror RPGs. Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s world. Remember, once your sanity score reaches 0, you no longer [...]

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
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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 [...]

Reader’s Choice: The Final List of Lesser-Known Roleplaying Games

Jade | August 7, 2009

I know I’ve said it a couple of times already, but thanks to everyone who’s commented on this thread. I hope you’ve had as much fun exploring this topic as I have.
Today is reader’s choice day. I’ve put together a small list of recommendations from readers for games they thought should’ve been included but weren’t. [...]

An A-to-Z List of Lesser-Known Roleplaying Games: Part 5

Jade | August 6, 2009

Here we are at the end of the list — almost. What do I mean by “almost”? Check the end of this post and you’ll find out . Meanwhile, here’s our final five:

Villians and Vigilantes: Like several of the games in this list, this is probably well-known to you if you were gaming [...]

An A-to-Z List of Lesser-Known Roleplaying Games: Part 4

Jade | August 5, 2009

We’re coming into the home stretch of the list. Today we’ll cover Q – U

Qin: A game that looks like it does for China what Legend of the Five Rings did for Japan. It’s set in China’s Warring States period. I love China as an RPG setting and can’t wait to get my hands on [...]

An A-to-Z List of Lesser-Known Roleplaying Games: Part 3

Jade | August 4, 2009

I’m really glad people are enjoying my list. Here’s the next part:

Lace and Steel: A game set in a fantasy version of the 17th century which uses a card-based combat system. You can even play a centaur without pesky level penalties . BTW — if anyone’s looking to get rid of a copy [...]

An A-to-Z List of Lesser-Known Roleplaying Games: Part 2

Jade | August 3, 2009

Here’s the second part of the A-to-Z list of games:

Gangbusters: Another of TSR’s non-D&D game systems. Published in 1982, it’s an RPG set in Prohibition-era America.
HoL (Human Occupied Landfill): Not a family-friendly system. The players play characters who’re trapped in a penal colony located on the Confederation of World’s trash dump planet. While it’s playable [...]

Top 10 Most Popular Posts Countdown

Jade | August 3, 2009

Here’s a count down of the 10 most popular posts and pages since Evil Machinations went live April 2009
10. What D&D Character Are You?
9. “I hit him with a BoAF*… I mean Fireball!”
8. Edition Wars
7. GM Tools: Story Worksheet
6. “You Want to Do What?”
5. D&D: the Future
4. Character Questionnaire
3. Wormy’s Back!!!
2. An [...]

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