By Carl "CatLord" Rosa II, 28 March 2018 Back in November, a review was done for British vs Pirates. It scored well, with room for improvement. As of this posting, the Kickstarter is coming to a close, but let's take a look at everything being introduced in this edition. Reviewer’s Note: It should be noted that... Continue Reading →
Dungeons: The Dragoning. No, Really.
A few months back, I was talking to a few friends about a hairbrained idea I had for a Fate hack that would take the off-the-wall nature of "It's Not My Fault" and add another totally off-the-rails element to it. Namely, players would literally build a sci-fantasy universe as they create their characters (Mutant Gallifreyan... Continue Reading →
The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Quickstart
Like many tabletop gamers, the film version of The Princess Bride holds a special place in the gaming table of my heart. “Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...” What’s not to love? Outside of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, it is probably the most quoted film at gaming tables... Continue Reading →
Walking the Plank for British vs Pirates
A review of British Versus Pirates, a tabletop game of naval skirmishes
Entering the Unknown: 7th Sea New World
It's been a while since I've done any exploration of Théah in review form, and thanks to backing the 7th Sea 2nd Edition Kickstarter, I now have a new book to jump into. The early peek of the New World book dropped just a few days before the Khitai Kickstarter went live (and cleared the... Continue Reading →
Branching out: 7th Sea Khitai Quickstart
It's been a little while since I've done a 7th Sea post, and with a newly-arrived PDF, why not go back to Theah for at least a short moment? One of the teasers we were given during the 7th Sea 2nd Edition Kickstarter was the psuedo-announcement of a new Eastern-themed RPG that would fit into... Continue Reading →
Riding the Sands: 7th Sea and the Crescent Empire
While the meat of the action of 7th Sea has traditionally taken place in mainland Théah and the open seas, the second edition offered the promise of fleshing out the rest of Terra (Earth), beginning with the Crescent Empire. In the first edition, we only saw information for the Crescent Empire in one book before... Continue Reading →
The Loot: 7th Sea 2nd Edition’s Pirate Booty and More
One of the biggest perks for backing the 7th Sea 2nd Edition Kickstarter at the Pirate level was all of the extras that were included in addition to the leatherbound rulebook, namely in the form of the "Pirate Booty", including poster-sized maps, GM screen, dice, tokens, a Sorte/tarot deck, and the two decks for the... Continue Reading →
Hoisting the Colors: Reviewing Born Under The Black Flag
While I've been grumbling quite a bit about the various problems with 7th Sea Second Edition, especially the metaplot, I have to say that I've always been curious how they would handle the novels. The first novel, Daughter of Fate (which I reviewed here), was thrown to us with little warning beyond the promise of... Continue Reading →