PDFs: Who Needs ‘Em?
Some time ago I was invited to a Pathfinder game run by a friend of a friend. I wasn’t certain how things would work out;…
✦ Articles by Shaun
Under the Influence
In his article “The GM’s Influence on Character” in Kobold Quarterly #22, famous actor Monte Cook jumps right on out there and says: Past…
Review: Kobold Quarterly #22
Summer marches onward, scorching us with unrelenting heat. My only relief is the Summer 2012 issue of Kobold Quarterly. It has a pretty wicked…
Review: Midgard Bestiary (Pathfinder Edition)
As you may know from my review of Kobold Quarterly #21, I am out of the loop when it comes to Open Design. I’ve…
Review: Kobold Quarterly #21
I’m a bit late to the game, but I had a chance to read my very first issue of Kobold Quarterly, which provides content…
Doubly Eliminating Expectations
I have played Magic: The Gathering almost as long as I have been playing RPGs. There have been a few long pauses as time,…
Dungeoneering Abroad
I suppose I can’t take full credit for Michael’s post on German RPGs, but I may have been the match to the powder keg!…
Fleeting Moments: RPGs That End
“The best way to plan a chronicle’s size is to come up with a number of sessions or months you’d like to lead it…
Losing Faith in Oghma’s Faithful
Not long ago, Wizards of the Coast released the Neverwinter Campaign Setting. It expands upon the information presented in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide,…
Communication Breakdown: Language in RPGs
The other night I got my hands on a copy of Rogue Trader, one of the Warhammer 40,000 role-playing games released by Fantasy Flight…
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game: The Review
Back in 1998 I was just beginning high school (my apologies to any of you who now feel particularly old), and a friend of…
Review: Alternity
Alternity, by Bill Slavicsek and Richard Baker, is a science-fiction role-playing game released in 1998 by TSR (now Wizards of the Coast). It bills…
Me (of the Dead!)
Hello, I’m Shaun. I live in Maryland, on the east coast of the United States, and I’ve been playing roleplaying games for almost 19…