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Continue reading →: Rifts China RPG Quick LookRifts is an absolutely insane TTRPG setting. In the future, humanity has created a utopia on Earth. Medicine for everything. Hunger and war eliminated. Cybernetic implants for everybody to be able to do anything. And then that prefect society gets destroyed by the opening of the Rifts. Millions of leylines…
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Continue reading →: Thunderbolts Movie ReviewThunderbolts is the latest Marvel movie focusing on many of the antihero characters that have appeared in various MCU media over the years. Yelena (Florence Pugh), Black Widow’s sister, is the protagonist, so it’s best to view this movie as a sequel to the Black Widow movie. The other members…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 55 – Ben and MidgardBen tells us about Kobold Press’s fantasy setting, Midgard. Midgard started off as an open design campaign setting in which the main author, Wolfgang Baur, allowed fans to vote on options for what would be included. That project expanded into the Kobold Press company which now has their own TTRPG,…
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Continue reading →: Palladium 1st Edition Mystic China RPG ReviewI looked into the Palladium rules and the Mystic China supplement to see if they’d be a good fit for any Chinese games I plan on playing. I’ve already found some games that are a good fit for what I want but I’m continuing to read more systems just for…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Dwarves Part 5Common Deities It is no surprise that Hephaestus, the god of the forge, is the patron god of the dwarves. Dwarven love for metalwork gives them an equal love for the lame god. Hephaestus is mentioned in a short prayer whenever a dwarf uses an item they crafted themselves. Second…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 54 – Dylan and The Faerun Crystal WarDylan tells us about his campaign, set in the official Forgotten Realms setting! At long last Setting the Stage is covering the big D&D setting. Set sometime in the future of Faerun, Dylan’s campaign focuses on a sentient and malevolent crystal that wants to mind control everyone in the world.…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Dwarves Part 4Location Dwarven subraces are separated by location. The Hill Dwarves are the most commonly seen by other Cimmerians, residing above ground. Hill Dwarves are concentrated in Jord and Balin’s Holt, but there are smaller communities throughout the city-states. Mountain Dwarves live on the surface and inside caves of the Terror…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Dwarves Part 3Subraces There are four subraces of dwarves separated into four kingdoms. The Hill Dwarves, the Mountain Dwarves, the Deep Dwarves, and the Duergar. Each of the four subraces resides primarily within one of the four dwarven kingdoms and is led by one of the descendants of King Cogard. Hill Dwarves:…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 53 – Maia and Pinehurst AcademyMaia is our guest today presenting her actual play campaign, Pinehurst Academy. Maia used the City of Mist system for her game. From the City of Mist website, “In City of Mist you play ordinary individuals with powers that emanate from myths and legends investigating supernatural crimes and mysteries in…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Dwarves Part 2History The dwarves were created alongside the other races of the Conclave. They fought against the goblins in the Goblin War the same as the others. Unlike the others, from the beginning the dwarves were led by Karnafaust, First High King of the Dwarves. As the humans progressed they copied…






