DnD Giveaway - Results!

Happy holidays everyone!

Today is the day I announce the winner of the DnD Giveaway!  There were a total of seven entries,I get to roll my trusty d7 (thanks DCCRPG).  The result is a 6!

Looks like Gothridge Manor is our winner!  Congratulations and thanks everyone for entering the contest.  Gothridge Manor please contact me at jasonc1976 (at) gmail (dot) com with your shipping information and I'll get it shipped out when I return from my vacation (some time after 12/24). 

Take care everyone and see you all in the new year!  Happy holidays!

DnD Giveaway!

Heya folks!

So today I have a little something for you all, I mistakenly pre-ordered TWO copies of Xanathar's Guide to Everything for DnD5e.  I was a little excited for it and forgot that I had already pre-ordered it when I placed the second order.  Yes I'm a geek and a fanboy.  In the spirit of the holiday season I am giving away my extra copy to one of my readers.

Make a comment below and I'll enter your name in a random drawing that will be done on Saturday 12/16/2017.  I do not promise that it will be shipped in time for Christmas!  Good luck to you all and I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!

The One Ring - Moria

Cubicle7 recently announced a new product due out in 2018, MORIA - A Deluxe Boxed Set!!  There is little other information availible so far, only this 27 second teaser video from Cubicle7's website:

Keep yours eyes on this space, I'll be posting any new information revealed, I am super stoked for this product!

Laughter of Dragons Cover

Boom!  How's that for a cover!  Today Cubicle7 released the never before seen cover for the upcoming adventure series The Laughter of Dragons for The One Ring RPG.  This book of adventures is the companion to the Erebor source-book and will contain a series of six linked adventures.  The cover was done by Sam Manley and its a beauty!

I will be posting a review of The Oaths of the Riddermark in the next week or two, stay tuned and have a happy holiday everyone!

Bree - A Review

Hey folks,

I'm back with yet ANOTHER The One Ring review!  Bree was recently released in .pdf format and I believe that the dead tree versions are currently being shipped.  I'm hoping mine arrives soon as this is another fantastic Cubicle7 product!  More after the break!

Paladin: Warriors of Charlemagne Kickstarter is live!

Heya folks,

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up, Paladin: Warriors of Charlemagne Kickstarter went live yesterday and was funded 2 1/2 hours after it started!  More after the break!

Game Sale Marchs On!

Heya folks!

The sale continues, more games have been added including a Saga Miniature LOT, Last Night on Earth board game and LOTS of Warhammer 40K RPG books.  Prices have also been dropped on many items, make sure you check it out!

Board-games for Sale:
Last Night On Earth - $20
Warhammer 40,000 Rule book LOT - $200
Force on Force Modern War-gaming Rules LOT - $45
Campaign Manager 2008 - $10
Medieval Warfare - $10

RPG's for Sale:
40K Deathwatch LOT, 11 books - $130
40K Dark Heresy LOT, 10 books - $120
40K Rogue Trader LOT, 8 books - $100
40K Black Crusade LOT, 4 books - $40
40K Only War RPG LOT, 2 books - $20
The Price of Freedom RPG - West End Games - $20
Grimtooth's Ultimate Traps Collection RPG - $15
WWII Operation Whitebox LOT - $5
Low Fantasy Gaming - $5
Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game LOT - $10
Oubliette Fanzine LOT - $10
Cyberspace Lot - $10
GURPS Lot - $25
Hellboy Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game - $10
The One Ring RPG - $8
A Song of Ice and Fire RPG Lot - $35
Tome of Horrors Complete (Pathfinder Edition) - $20
The Wheel of Time Lot - $10

My Favorite Artists - Peter Mullen

 

Heya folks!  I'm back with another artist interview, this time with the amazing Peter Mullen!  His strong black and white and colored pencil work has been included in multiple gaming systems, including DCC RPG and Swords & Wizardry.  He's an amazingly talented artist that has been a big inspiration to me, I'm very proud to introduce to you, Peter Mullen!  More after the break!

Game Sale Continues!

 

Heya folks!

The big game sale continues!  I have reduced the price of some items and added new items.  Make sure you check it out for some great deals, including the YUGE Star Wars RPG Lot!  Have fun shopping!

Board-games for Sale:
Warhammer 40,000 Rule book LOT - $250
Force on Force Modern Wargaming Rules LOT - $50
Campaign Manager 2008 - $10
Cowboys: Way of the Gun - $10
Flash Point: Fire Rescue - $10
Medieval Warfare - $10

RPG's for Sale:
Star Wars RPG - West End Games - LOT - $200
D&D 5e LOT - $180
D&D 2e LOT - $120
The Price of Freedom RPG - West End Games - $30
Chill RPG LOT - $20
Grimtooth's Ultimate Traps Collection RPG - $15
WWII Operation Whitebox LOT - $5
Low Fantasy Gaming - $5
Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game LOT - $10
Oubliette Fanzine LOT - $10
Cyberspace Lot - $15
GURPS Lot - $30
Hellboy Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game - $10
The One Ring RPG - $8
A Song of Ice and Fire RPG Lot - $35
Tome of Horrors Complete (Pathfinder Edition) - $20
The Wheel of Time Lot - $10

Board-games and RPG's for Sale!

Heya folks!

I am selling off a bunch of Board-games and RPG's!  I am selling them through Boadgamegeek and RPGgeek but will link them all below!  Have fun and I hope you see something that catches your eye!

Board-games for Sale:
Black Ops - $8
Boots on the Ground - $15
Campaign Manager 2008 - $15
Cowboys: Way of the Gun - $10
Flash Point: Fire Rescue - $15
Medieval Warfare - $15

RPG's for Sale:
Cyberspace Lot - $15
GURPS Lot - $30
Hellboy Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game - $10
The One Ring RPG - $8
A Song of Ice and Fire RPG Lot - $40
Tome of Horrors Complete (Pathfinder Edition) - $20
The Wheel of Time Lot - $20
The World of Indiana Jones RPG (Box Set) - $30

Have fun!

Oaths of the Ridermark Cover

Heya folks,

Just wanted to pass along the new cover for the latest upcoming The One Ring product, Oaths of the Riddermark.  The beautiful cover is by Sam Manley, check out the suspicious looking character on the right side just behind the king!

From Cubicle7:

Oaths of the Riddermark is a collection of connected adventures that take your company of bold adventurers through events in Rohan, and the trials of Thengel King, the father of Theoden. It’s a rip-roaring set of scenarios, and we’re really excited about it! It is the accompanying volume to Horselords of Rohan.


This sounds like another fantastic looking product to look forward to, I'll have my review up once I have a copy in my hands!

Mutant Crawl Classics Store is up!

Hey folks,

Goodman games Mutant Crawl Classic RPG product page is up!  There are six adventures listed, you can check out the beautiful covers by Doug Kovacs, Stefan Poag and Peter Mullen. All of the covers are fantastic, but the Mullen cover is amazing, what great colors!   Each adventure has a little blurb giving an overview but as of right now you cannot order any of them.  What you CAN pre-order is the MCC RPG core rulebook in one of three versions.  Regular, Green Foil and Leatherbound.  Some great looking stuff I cannot wait to get my grubby hands on!

Check it out here: MCC RPG Product Page

Swordfish Islands: Hexcrawl Adventures on Hot Springs Island - Kickstarter

The Swordfish Islands: Hexcrawl Adventures Kickstarter is done in a little over 24 hours.  Here's a quick overview:

Hot Springs Island is a high fantasy sandbox adventure setting that can be used with any table top role playing game. It's comprised of two books: One for players and one for the game master.

A Field Guide to Hot Springs Island is a fully illustrated, 240 page book for players. It is written "in-character" and can be used by characters in the game world to help identify plants and monsters, translate ancient languages, and as a resource of advice and rumors.

The Dark of Hot Springs Island is the game master's book. It is a fully illustrated 192 page book. Hot Springs Island is a hexcrawl, and the Dark contains all the details needed to run a sandbox game there. There are 75 locations on the island, and 26 maps ranging from ogre villages to a ruined elven city to the volcanic lair of a vain efreet. Seven factions, 87 interconnected non-player characters and 300 problematic treasures are sure to generate plenty of lingering repercussions each time your players make a decision. Finally, 448 random events and encounter motivations help ensure that every play-through of Hot Springs Island can explode into wildly different outcomes from the same basic parameters.

Its system neutral and all of the writing is done.  Kickstarter funds are going towards editing, printing and shipping.  It looks fantastic and you can support it in .pdf or print.  Make sure you jump in before this beautiful looking hex-crawl campaign ends!

Head on over HERE to support this project!

DCC Lankhmar - Kickstarter - 10 hours left!

Heya folks!

I just wanted to get up a quick post for people that are unaware Goodman Games is in the last ten hours of their DCC Lankhmar Kickstarter project.  Head on over here to pledge:

DCC Lankhmar

The campaign is roughly $7,000 away from a DCC Lankhmar themed Judges Screen, which would be a pretty sweet addon.  There are options to support this in both .pdf or print AND there are lots of addon's like a copy of the DCC RPG 4th printing rulebook or your very own copy of Rat-Snake, the Lankhmar inspired dice game that Fritz Leiber's characters play in his stories.

If you a fan of DCC RPG or Lankhmar you need to support this Kickstarter!

Take care folks, more to come soon!

My Favorite Artists - Michael Prescott

I would like to introduce you all Michael Prescott, he's an RPG artist that runs the I'll See It When I Believe It blog and Trilemma Adventures.  He self publishes one, two and three page system agnostic adventures that he beautifully illustrates himself.  His style is clean and sharp and he has a fantastic sense of perspective.  He runs a Patreon campaign here: Michael Prescott is creating adventures!  Head on over and support him for as little as $1.00 per adventure! I really appreciate Michael doing this interview, to learn more about him read on after the break!

Adventurer's Companion - A Review

Jon Hodgson working his magic!  Great cover!

Heya folks,

I'm back again (I can never seem to stay away) with ANOTHER The One Ring product review, this time its the brand new Adventurer's Companion!  It's so new that my copy just arrived today hot off the presses!  This book is 160 pages long and covers everything character related, all of the previous cultures are included as well as several new ones, there are also new rules, new stuff to do during the fellowship phase and a chapter called Curious Diversions which is a lot of fun.  The book closes out with some reference material that should be welcome in any The One Ring group.

Lets get started after the break!

Third Die Dice Bags - A Review

This is the one I purchased and I love it!

Heya folks!

I wanted to do a short review on the new Third Die dice bag I received in the mail a few days ago.  This is the nicest dice bag I have ever owned, its beautifully crafted and is HUGE, it can supposedly hold 150 dice!

I purchased the Light Brown Celtic Tree version for a very fair $19.99.  The Celtic Tree logo on the outside is metal and the interior and exterior of the bag is made with a very soft microfiber material.  It stands open by itself without any propping up and has a draw-sting at the top to close it up.  Prices range from $14.99 to $19.99 depending on the logo, color and size of the bag.  Their large bag, the Bag of Hoarding can hold 450 dice!  Yowza!

Bag of Hoarding, its YUGE!

I highly suggest these dice bags, they're beautifully made and are the perfect size, go get one now!  Bags can be purchased here: https://third-die.com/

Combat Autowerks - New Cars Availible!

Heya folks!  Jason Carter here again with an update to Carter & Sons: Combat Autowerks!  I'm here bringing you the new bad-ass models designed and produced right here in Maryland USA.  All C&S:CA designs are guaranteed to make you a superstar of the arena.  Looking for a low cost entry vehicle to start your auto-dueling career?  We've got you covered!  Looking for a something to chew through the ranks of amateurs that litter the arenas, we've got you covered as well!

C&S:CA produces only the finest dueling vehicles.  Our vehicles are some of the toughest, safest and most comfortable vehicles out there, our customers love them but their adversaries quake in their boots when they see you roll out in a C&S:CA designed vehicle  All of our vehicles are designed by myself and then built and driven in the arena extensively before we offer then for sale.  If I wouldn't drive it in the arena then we wont sell it to you!

Check out our latest offerings;

The Defiant: Compact, Extra-Heavy chassis, Heavy suspension, Med PP w/PC, 4 HD tires, Driver w/SWC and BA, Machine Gun in Turret, RR Front, Plastic Armor: F30, L28, R28, B30, T15, U15, Cargo: [1 space, 524 lbs. @ Top Speed 90], Cost: $9,998, Wgt: 3886 lbs, HC 3, Accel: 5, Top Speed 97.5.

Amelia's Revenge: Mid-sized, Extra-Heavy chassis, Heavy suspension, Large power plant, 4 Puncture-Resistant tires, Driver w/SWC and BA and 5-pt CA, Incendiary Heavy Rockets in Rocket EWPs Left and Right, Anti-Tank Gun Front, Minedropper Back w/10 Mines, Heavy-Duty Brakes, No-Paint Windshield, Plastic Armor: F34, L34, R34, B34, T10, U15, Gear Allocation: [152 lbs. @ Top Speed 82.5], Acceleration 5, Top Speed 85, HC 3, 5608 lbs., $14976

Triangle of Death: Streamlined Extra-Heavy Trike, Extra-Heavy chassis, Heavy Active suspension, 100 cid engine w/VP Turbocharger, 3-gal Economy Tank, 3 Motorcycle Steelbelted Solid tires, Driver w/BA and 4-pt CA, Vulcan Machine Gun in Universal Turret w/20 shots High-Density, Spear 1000 Minedropper Back w/5 Mines, Heavy-Duty Shocks, Heavy-Duty Brakes, Roll Cage, No-Paint Windshield, Radar, Anti-Theft System, Radar Jammer, Radar Detector, Smart Link (SMD, VMG), Plastic Armor: F31, L30, R30, B30, T29, U15, Acceleration 10, Top Speed 72.5, HC 3, 4197 lbs., $34456

Bree Cover Released!

Super sexy cover by C7 staff artist Sam Manley.

Heya folks,

Just a quick update, Cubicle7 released an image of the new upcoming Bree supplement and I had to share it, its got some serious juice!  Sam Manley is the artist and he came up with a stunner.  No other details were released but it was promised by Jon Hodgson that more information would be coming soon.  Check out the thread here: The One Ring - Bree

That's it for now, take care people!

ARMA 3 HAVOC 1-3 Training and Mission 19FEB17 - Afghan Deployment

Heya folks,

The 506th Infantry Regiment had another training session yesterday prior to our first mission in our recent deployment to Afghanistan.  The focus was on team awareness and the rules of engagement as many of the locals have weapons for personal protection.  The video is around 40 minutes long.

Later that same evening I participated in the first mission of Operation Black Adder.  With the 506th deployed to Peregrine Airfield in Afghanistan we needed to start securing the surrounding area of operation.  Alpha Company, 1st Platoon was tasked with marching into the hills to assault, capture and eliminate an enemy encampment that was within six clicks of the airfield.  I was acting as the 1 platoon, 3rd squad, Bravo team (1-3-B) AR gunner under Sgt Richie.  After hiking up into the mountains we were spotted and illuminated by a flare, shortly after we came under fire from an em-placed machine gun which we assaulted into an eliminated.  We took sporadic indirect fire from enemy mortars while we maneuvered towards the encampment, 1-3 was the base of fire team, we provided over-watch and engaged at range while 1-1 and 1-2 assaulted down the hill into the encampment.  We then repulsed enemy a counterattack from over 1000m away.  The mission ended with us digging in and settling down for the night.  Overall it was a pretty successful mission, we had one casualty in the platoon but he is healing up fine.  The video is about one hour and fifteen minutes long, that's with forty five minutes of hiking through the hills cut out!  I hope you enjoy!

Erebor: The Lonely Mountain - A Review

Heya folks!

Its been a little while since I've been around here, life has been busy and keeping up with this blog has been a challenge.  I'm back today with a review of The One Ring supplement Erebor: The Lonely Mountain.  More after the break!

Whats new! ARMA 3 - 506th IR

Heya folks,

It's been a few months since I've been around here so I figured it was time to check in.  Sorry for the lack of posts, real life has been busy and I have been spending what little free time I have playing ARMA3.  For those of you that don't know, ARMA3 is a PC game that strives for military realism.  I joined the 506th Infantry Regiment in January, its a online clan that plays multiplayer coop missions within the game.  I started out with a two hour recruit training course to learn the basics, then four two hour OSUT (One Station Unit Training) courses in which we learned land navigation, fire and maneuver, radio comms and loads of other stuff.  I was then assigned to HAVOC 1-3-B.  We do squad training once a week on Sundays, have company FTX's (Field Training Exercises) every other week and once a month platoon training.  I recorded this last weekends squad training for shits and giggles, I'm glad I did as it was only my second squad training with the 506th and I was suddenly promoted to Bravo Team Squad Leader for the day. Yikes!

I struggled a bit with the comms, running multiple radios and communicating with my Bravo team, Alpha team, and then my squad leader was crazy and hectic and it's easy to see how quickly things can break down, especially in a MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) situation.  I learned a lot and will be better next time!  You can check out the video above, its about one hour and thirty minutes long but includes the briefings, route planning, FRAGO en route to the objective and then our final assault on the target and then debriefing.  Lots of fun, if anyone is interested in joining the 506th come on by to http://www.506thir.net/index.html

I also have two The One Ring product reviews coming up in the next few weeks, I will be reviewing Erebor: The Lonely Mountain and the brand new Adventurer's Companion so keep and eye out for those!  Take care of each other people!