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Saturday, September 10, 2022

Bundle of Holding - Heroes Unlimited

My history with the various Palladium RPGs is a bit mixed. My first pick-up was Mechanoids - never played but full of inspirational ideas. Then Recon, which I could NEVER convince my group to play. Palladium Fantasy was huge for a while though, and we played Rifts for years. Heck, I even grabbed TMNT. Go figure, I know ;)

I think the only Palladium RPG we never tried, or at least read, back in the 80s and 90s was Heroes Unlimited.

The Heroes Unlimited Starter Collection is 14.95. The Bonus Collection is approximately 30 bucks as I type this.

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Friday, September 9, 2022

Humble Bundle - Doctor Who RPG (Cubicle 7)


I was a passing fan of Doctor Who in my teen years and used to watch the show on PBS over summers spent in the Poconos. As an adult, I've observed from afar, but fans of Doctor Who are, quite often I have found, HUGE fans of Doctor Who and the lore attached to it.

The Doctor Who RPG Bundle from Humble Bundle appears, to my untrained eyes, to cover ALL (most?) of the seasons of the series, including the ones I watched in my younger days. 18 bucks get you 28 titles. I may have to start binge-watching the Good Doctor...

Time Lords across all time and space, rejoice! The Doctor Who RPG bundle by Cubicle 7 is here for adventurers of all ages. Grab two six-sided dice and you’ll be traveling to the corners of the universe, ancient Rome, the far future, and any point between. With the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game Rulebook (Twelfth Doctor Edition) you’ll get the foundation for your travels, and The Time Traveler’s Companion will help you round out your crew. With material like The Tenth Doctor Sourcebook and dozens more books, you’ll have incredible references to relive some of your favorite Doctor Who stories—all while supporting BBC Children in Need.



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Thursday, September 8, 2022

Deal of the Day - Old School Solo (OSE)

Matt Jackson, old-school mapper extraordinaire, has been talking up solo gaming using old-school and/or simple RPG rules for months now. With Old School Solo, priced at 1.98 until tomorrow at 11 AM Eastern, I think I will take the plunge.

This solo roleplaying supplement is written specifically to feel like natural OSR RPG rules. If you are comfortable with rolling to see if you encounter a wandering monster and then rolling to see what it is, then you can work these rules!

Most of the rules in this add-on rulebook condense down into just four tables, the rest of the content is all supporting content to help you get the most out of solo roleplaying.

Topics covered include:

  • Closed Questions
  • Best/Worst Scenarios
  • Fortunately/Unfortunately
  • The Oracle
  • Open Questions
  • Specialist Tools
  • Three Things
  • Plot Twists
  • Time
  • Partys and NPCs
  • Chaos Dice
  • World-Building
  • Saving Throws and Hit Points

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Kickstarter - Drakar och Demoner / Dragonbane


The original Scandinavian tabletop RPG reimagined 40 years after its original launch – now also in English.

I had never heard of Drakar och Demoner until a few years ago when I heard rumors of an English translation in the works. Everything I heard at the time made it sound like a hugely fun setting and RPG. Now is the time of truth I guess, with the Drakar och Demoner / Dragonbane RPG coming in at $37 USD for the Core Boxed Set with PDFs. Yep, at that price, backing it was a no-brainer. Its a gamble I'm willing to take.



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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

If You Were the Victim of a Data Breach, and the Company Never Told You, Would You be Upset?



Fact: TSR Games/DHSM sent, apparently unsolicited, via email, billing, and Credit Card information, that was NOT encrypted, to Wizard Tower Games/Don Semora.

Fact: Don Semora went public with the apparent improper receiving of said data, after compiling a bunch of screenshots, files, emails, and such under subpoena from WotC.

Fact: Don Semora offered to confirm with those that were potentially at risk of having their data improperly shared if their information was part of an apparent "data leak."

Upon Information and Belief, I DO NOT believe that said data was requested by Don Semora/WTG. Don Semora has told me directly that he did not request said data, and DHSM/TSR Games has only stated that CC was not shared with Don Semora/WTG.

Fact: TSR Games/DHSM claims that CC information was not shared with WTG/Don Semora

Upon Information and Belief, Don Semora has told me that nearly a dozen have contacted him to confirm they are on the data breach and that he has their CC or Paypal information, along with billing address, etc.

Fact: I have a "straw buyer" that has yet to receive the items ordered back in February of 2022. I personally confirmed with Don Semora that their information was included in the unsolicited sharing of data. The information included their method of payment, along with account identifiers. 

Everyone here is an adult. I would recommend that you use your common sense in ensuring that your billing information is not misused.



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Monday, September 5, 2022

Bundle of Holding - True20 RPG

When I started my slow crawl back into RPGs, a few years into the new century, I stumbled across the True20 RPG. Based on the 3.0 SRD, but taking it in a different direction, it was the game I dreamed of playing at the time. Not because the rules were amazing (they were certainly good), but because the setting material got my imagination going strong. It made me want to create, and that is no small thing.

For the next 12 days or so, True20 is available on Bundle of Holding. 7.95 gets you the core material and then some. 

I may need to snag this myself.

Adventurer! This all-new True20 Bundle presents True20, the streamlined d20-based tabletop roleplaying game from Green Ronin Publishing. Using modifications derived from the First Editions of Green Ronin's Mutants & Masterminds (2002) and Blue Rose (2005), True20 introduces new character, combat, and experience systems that simplify the d20 System that powers Dungeons & Dragons 3.x and Pathfinder. See why True20 holds respect as one of the most interesting variants to emerge from the d20 System boom.

For just US$7.95 you get all three titles in our Core Collection (retail value $40) as DRM-free ebooks, including the complete True20 Revised Corebook from 2008, its Campaign Planner, and the True20 Bestiary.

True Sorcery supplement for True TwentyAnd if you pay more than the threshold price of $19.58, you'll level up and also get our entire Bonus Collection with six more supplements worth an additional $61, including all three "role book" rules expansions – the Expert's Handbook, Adept's Handbook, and Warrior's Handbook – plus Fantasy Paths, True Sorcery, and Cybernetics.


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Sunday, September 4, 2022

It's a me.....Jumpman!

It's a me.....Jumpman!
I'm definitely a child of the 80's like so many of us that enjoy the OSR. Sometime between when I first picked up the PHB and the time I got to play my 1st game of the Magenta Box, I had discovered the fun that was video games. At first it was seeing a friend of the family having an Atari, and if I was good getting a turn at Missile Command. Then it was the rich kid down the block owning an Intellivision, which I never got to touch.

I also didn't get to really play the Defender arcade game when the local pizza joint got it, because the big kids would hog the machine. I swear one guy could play that thing for an hour straight on one quarter.

Then in sixth grade, which is when I finally got to play in a "proper" D&D game (what I did before was very seat-of-the-pants fumbling around the rules), a small video arcade opened up over by my old school. They had a few pinball games and some iffy video games, BUT they had Donkey Kong, which I enjoyed...well kind of. I have always sucked at Donkey Kong, but it's been a special game for me.

These days I have an Xbox and plenty of cool AAA games, but I still love my old-school, quarter-eating, standup arcade machine. For a couple years now I've been collecting ROMs and I've picked up Launchbox. I've also been picking up joysticks, buttons, and basically everything else I need to create an arcade machine. Now that I have my own place I have the space and (soon) the facilities to create my arcade machine. Have you ever looked at the process for building one of those things? That's a lot of work, and I'm assuming a bunch of money for something that I might not be able to pull off.....

This last week I was screwing around of Facebook and found out about a large video game collection being auctioned off in Tulsa. There were a few non-functioning cabs and I thought maybe I could pick up one that had nothing inside of it, and was in bad shape to begin with, just to take apart and use as a template to cut out my own. Hell, I'd drive 6 hours and pay $50 to get a solid template if it saves me hundreds in wood.....and probably a couple of hours of trying to accurately measure out the plans I have. Basically I know my limitations, and "measure twice & cut once" doesn't always work for me.

Jamma IV Cab (not mine)

Anyway I discovered they had a non-working Pony IV machine and that could save me the entire process of building jack squat. It's a Jamma cab, which is a wiring standard, so all I'd need to do is get a proper connection to my computer and maybe replace the CRT with a LED TV and I'd be good to go. 

Well I did win the auction and Wednesday I drove up to Tulsa to bring back my new cabs. Yes, plural......I managed to also pick up my very own Donkey Kong! There is some damage to the back edge of the sides, probably from loading it in/off of a truck (I'm sure I did some of that) and the back was replaced poorly, but it works, save the coin door. I also have the original (English language) owner's manual, and who we all call Mario is always referred to as "jumpman".

Donkey Kong Cab (This one is mine)
Sans my reflection


I was able to clean it up a bit, properly secure the back and replace the monitor's matting. I also took the effort to install aluminum angle "iron" along the top, bottom, and both sides of the back to cover up the minimal damage and protect it from further damage. I figured this was cheaper than replacing both sides and this way the machine is as close to original as I can reasonably manage.

The machine is hanging out in my kitchen until I get the space I'm going to keep it squared away. The Pony IV is in the garage until I can get to working on it (when the weather gets nicer, most likely).

......BTW, I still totally suck at Donkey Kong, but I have the opportunity to get better.

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