It’s all too easy to write off the Dark Ages as a time of superstition and ignorance. It is much harder to try to get into the mindset of the people of that time and try to understand why they believed what they believed. While things like bleeding people to rebalance their humors seem the […]
It can be very hard for a GM to surprise the players in a Call of Cthulu game. After all paranoia is the name of the game. (Actually, Paranoia is the name of a different game, but you know what I mean.) The whole point of most Call of Cthulu games is that there are […]
I introduced you to Jerry D Grayson, creator of HELLAS, yesterday. Today I will tell you about the game itself. HELLAS is an epic space opera whose setting is based on Hellenic Greece. The players take on the roles of heroes striving to fulfill their destinies while avoiding falling into hubris. The juxtaposition of Greek mythology and space opera […]
My first post here on Ideology of Madness was a review of Margaret Weis Productions new game Marvel Heroic Roleplaying. I fell in love with the game as it hit all the marks that I was looking for in a supers game. It allowed me to play a super hero game while utilizing the mechanics […]
The new Judge Dredd movie will be hitting theaters this Friday. I am rather excited to see the movie as I am a fan of Judge Dredd. There has been much debate among my circle of friends as to whether this will be a good movie. I, despite my friends misgivings, will be seeing the movie as I know […]
Who says you need a book thick enough to stop a bullet to have a heavy simulationist game? Nights of the Crusades proves that it can be done in only 106 pages. As may be inferred by the title, Nights of the Crusades is set in the Middle East during Medieval Times. It is a […]
My first memories of Shadowrun involve standing in a local bookstore mesmerized by the cover art on the first edition rulebook. My twelve year old brain was captivated by the images of a cybered elf decker, an Amerind duel-wielding Uzis and, to be fair, the female mage sporting a pump-action shotgun, duster, daisy dukes and […]
Last week, I told you about The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross. It is the first book in the Laundry files. I was pleased to find out that Cubicle 7 had put out a role playing game based on this series entitled aptly enough, The Laundry. In order to capture the feel of the books, the authors […]
Do you Cthulhu? I know I do! Ok, not as much as I used to but that is only because I’m getting old. I hear your old man jokes. Get off my lawn! Where was I…Oh, Do you Cthulhu? If the answer is yes then I may have a book for you. Casting […]
You may have noticed that the Knights of Reignsborough are gearing up for another season. They have released several new Actual Plays for your listening enjoyment. My favorite so far has been Rogues of Reignsborough: Escape from Dauger Island. Listening to the players deal with the prison environs was very entertaining but it […]