[Mage: the Awakening Japan] Themes: Dark Night of the Soul

Despite being a Christian concept, I find the idea of the Dark Night of the Soul to be a strangely fitting one for the Mage: the Awakening Campaign that I’m going to be running. For those unfamiliar with the term, it is often used to describe a spiritual crisis, or spiritual dryness where the faithful [...]

[Mage: the Awakening Japan] Themes: Shackled by the World

The modern world is one stuck in a state of confusion. We are pulled in a thousand different directions, a myriad of things all clamoring for our time and attention in the guise of urgency and importance. With all of this going on, it is little wonder then that people are often in a state [...]

[Review] Legend of the Five Rings: Imperial Histories

Imperial Histories is one of those products that is good for both old fans of an established setting while being great for new fans who are just getting into it. Given the fact that the setting for Legend of the Five Rings has been around for 15 years, it can be downright intimidating for people [...]

[L5R - Never a Dull Blade] Actual Play 19 – The Tsuno Invasion

Say what you will about the Lion, but they really know how to fight a war. Yesterday’s session for Never a Dull Blade was the climax of the campaign and by far the most difficult challenge that the players had encountered, and yet the team managed to pull off a victory nonetheless. Fall had arrived [...]

[Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game] Sample Datafile: Nightwing from DC Comics

I told you guys this would be addictive. Alright, I’ve been fiddling with the MHRPG a little more today and I decided I wanted to try making another character. I’ll readily confess that I’m actually more of a DC guy than a Marvel guy, so the first character that came to my head was Dick [...]