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Announcing InnRoads Ministry’s Pathfinder Campaign Recruitment With the InnRoads community growing over the past few months, it seems the time is right to set those bonds in the realm of adventure! As has been hinted at in the Game Store Prophets podcast, we’ve been tinkering with… Continue reading
Play by Post & the Paizo Forums The idea of play by post is often met with doubts, jeers and in some cases the question; “What in the world is play by post?” Let’s start with the last. Play by Post (PbP) is a method of using website forums to… Continue reading
Android Netrunner is about runners. Runners are a breed of elite hackers who make their way through the highways and byways of networks to break into corporations’ servers. Carving up defenses, trashing assets, and swiping the agendas the powers that be seek to bring down on the heads of the… Continue reading
As the new year opened up, I found myself at the Montrose Bible Conference in Montrose, Pennsylvania for a young adults retreat. While the facilities there have been used in some form or another for decades now, this was their first retreat targeted to this demographic and the first time… Continue reading
Our stories are filled with monsters. Whether they are quintessentially monstrous, or more philosophical in nature, they appear as an ever-present trope in the way we communicate. Games are no different, sometimes even creating room for monsters where none exist. The otherwise peaceful castle and field tile game of Carcassonne… Continue reading
The whisper of robes and the gentle scraping of sandals on marbled tiles announces the group’s arrival. Four men enter, three locals escorting the fourth who is dressed in clothing given him in Berea. The three send the foreigner forward to the middle of the Aeropagus. He steps forward, a… Continue reading
I have one rule when it comes to role-playing evil characters. I refuse to play “puppy kickers” – my general name for the sort of person who is evil not out of ambition or self-centered ideals, but just for the sheer joy of being evil. While I’m not naive enough… Continue reading
The gaming market is going at such an intense pace that it seems like hundreds, if not thousands, of new titles are hitting the shelves every day. This sort of environment is both a boon and a danger. Game designers are striving harder than ever to design THE game. The… Continue reading
In a previous article on the site, we gave you some tips for starting a new game group. In that article, we said that you don’t need a vast gaming library in order to run a game night in your house or church. While this statement is true, it is important that… Continue reading
You hear the sirens going off above you. Two YCU patrols in one day? Somebody must be causing trouble. Seems like the fighting’s getting worse. The territory lines have gotten too close. Soon you won’t be able to avoid it. It’ll be on your doorstep. The foreman stands ready with… Continue reading
