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Continue reading →: Hearts of Wulin RPG ReviewHearts of Wulin is a Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) system made for romantic wuxia stories (Hero, Condor Heroes, House of Flying Daggers). Characters struggle with issues of status, wealth, safety, and violence, just like most other RPGs. But there’s also a strong emphasis on social issues like how to have an…
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Continue reading →: Shibuyan Knights RPG ReviewShibuyan Knights is an RPG inspired by the Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) and Forged in the Dark systems to play light-hearted wuxia adventures. If you’ve watched or read the original Dragon Ball series, that’s a perfect fit for Shibuyan Knights. The game book lists a few inspirations including One…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 50 – Emma & Maia and YeldplaySomewhere there is a door. Today’s guests are Emma and Maia, the creators of the Yeldplay actual play podcast which was nominated for a 2024 CRIT award. Yeldplay is the official podcast of the Yeld RPG to showcase the system’s unique mechanics and style of play. The Yeld RPG lets…
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Continue reading →: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix PF2E Adventure Path Review Part 3I’ll preface this review by stating that I have only read the Ruby Phoenix adventure path as research for my China RPG endeavor. I have NOT played through the campaign as a DM or as a player. If you’re interested in playing Ruby Phoenix yourself, I will be giving some…
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Continue reading →: Captain America: Brave New World Movie ReviewCaptain America: Brave New World feels like Marvel movies returning to what they’re best at. The Phase 4 and 5 movies have felt hit or miss in quality. A part of that has to do with the giant build up and execution of Infinity War and Endgame. It’s fair to say…
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Continue reading →: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix PF2E Adventure Path Review Part 2I’ll preface this review by stating that I have only read the Ruby Phoenix adventure path as research for my China RPG endeavor. I have NOT played through the campaign as a DM or as a player. If you’re interested in playing Ruby Phoenix yourself, I will be giving some…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 49 – Josh and Last FleetThis episode features one of the other CRIT award nominees from 2024, Josh, who tells us about his game Last Fleet. Josh and his partner, Becky, are the main drivers at Black Armada Games which makes TTRPGs (among other games). Last Fleet is a Powered by the Apocalypse game that…
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Continue reading →: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix PF2E Adventure Path Review Part 1As before, I’ll preface this by stating that I have only read the Ruby Phoenix adventure path as research for my China RPG endeavor. I have NOT played through the campaign as a DM or as a player. If you’re interested in playing Ruby Phoenix yourself, I will be giving…
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Continue reading →: Ruby Phoenix PF1E Adventure ReviewThe folks at Paizo have actually made two Ruby Phoenix adventures for a fairly obvious reason. Within Pathfinder’s world of Golarion, the Ruby Phoenix Tournament occurs every ten years. Time progresses on Golarion at the same rate as Earth. The first adventure was released in early 2012 and the second…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 48 – Udy and PendragonUdy tells us about his experiences with the Seventh Sea TTRPG system, the Scion system, and the focus for this episode, Pendragon! Pendragon is a generational RPG where you play a small noble house in England during the time of Arthurian legends. You play a knight or lady that is…






