Discworld RPG – System Mastery 69
Today is good day for somebody else to die! We almost like Discworld TOO much, so we start by trying our hardest to review GURPS Lite. After that, it’s a […]
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Bunnies & Burrows – System Mastery 68
This game has achieved a sort of fame because the name implies that it might be sort of friendly and cuddly. It’s been referenced in other games as the RPG […]
7th Sea – System Mastery 67
No really, it’s genuine this time! An actual review of the first edition of the famous swashbuckling RPG 7th Sea. An interesting blend of very familiar mechanics, curious ideas for […]
Not Exactly 7th Sea – System Mastery 66
April Fools! This is really more about an hour of digressions. People keep asking what the point is, so here’s the point of that. Actually have you ever seen the […]
The Great War of Magellan- System Mastery 65
So… this one didn’t really have any art assets large enough to use for the rotating display thing. Please enjoy a fine Magellanic Penguin. It’s as relevant as anything else […]
Dragonball Z Anime Adventure Game – System Mastery 64
It took us a long time to get to this book because we were gathering power. This week we present our in-depth analysis of this RPG about gathering balls. It’s […]
Synnibarr 3rd Edition – System Mastery 63
We stop by the realms of Raven “Combat Spanking” McCracken once more to see if there’s still the fires of mad genius behind his eyes. Will we find more incredible […]
Dinosaur Planet: Broncosaurus Rex – System Mastery 62
It’s become apparent over time that there are a few archetypes of bad games. You’ve got Vision of a Madman, as seen in Synnibarr or Skyrealms of Jorune. Fun-Hating Deathslog, […]
Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards – System Mastery 61
Someone must have really liked our review of the movie, because the demand for this was pretty high. Today we present Wizards: the RPG. The game that finally tells us […]
Gamma World – System Mastery 60
Today we’re thrilled to bring you a game where you can play as a swarm of tiny yetis hanging around with a robot hawk and have an amazing, basically balanced […]
Immortal: The Invisible War Pt. 2 – System Mastery 59
We discussed the rules, now let’s talk about the fluff in the second episode of Immortal: The Invisible War. Just what is a Darkle, and what Femmes it? And shouldn’t […]
Immortal: The Invisible War Pt. 1 – System Mastery 58
It’s been a while since we’ve hit such a rich, dense vein of crazy that we had to slow the pace down and take two episodes to really tease out […]
Legacy: War of Ages – System Mastery 57
You ever get the urge to take the Highlander movies and William Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy and just artlessly mush them together like Playdough? This book does exactly that, and then […]
Panty Explosion – System Mastery 56
Man, just look at that title. How terrifying is this going to be? Well, we don’t want to spoil anything, so here’s Panty Explosion, a game that is verifiably about […]
The World of Tales from the Crypt – System Mastery 55
After recording two episodes about this book, I’m just out of death-related puns. Sorry about that. But hey, there’s a bunch in the episode if that’s what you were hoping […]
Aberrant D20 – System Mastery 54
Let’s discuss the early aughts and their explosion of rapid-release D20 adaptations of older games! Here’s a White Wolf one that turns everything about superheroes in every way into a […]
Fireborn – System Mastery 53
Have you ever felt like you weren’t just this shell you are now? That perhaps within you lurks something ancient, something fierce and fiery? Well, it’s true! Also, you should […]
Fantasy Wargaming: The Highest Level of All – System Mastery 52
Two weeks ago, the phrase “British Nerd” was relatively pleasant to me. I’d picture David Tennant, or Richard Ayoade, or even Hermione Granger, and everything was fine. “Oh,” I’d think, […]
Micro RPGs – System Mastery 51
This episode was so very refreshing. Five tiny, lovely RPGs made recently by designers that had fun in mind. It’s really not our wheelhouse to cover good stuff, but we […]
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons – System Mastery 50
Fifty episodes in and it’s time to be confused by the grand pasture where every weird sacred cow in this industry was calved. We go looking for answers to the […]
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