One of the best parts of Savage Worlds, in my opinion, is that it is a truly genre free system. Though there is a bit of an implied play style (namely pulpy Fast! Furious! Fun!) the world in which that play takes place is almost entirely up to the Game Master and Players. There is […]
It is one year after the horrifying events in the tomb of the Black Pharaoh, Khantukh. Things have returned to normal for the staff of the New York Historical Society’s museum, and excitement is building around a new expedition. The museum will be sending a team of scholars to the Colorado Territory. A group of […]
As open and evocative as the title A Body Was Found is, the game lives up to it. Based in Pinebox, Texas, the fictional rural town that is also the setting for Savage Worlds new East Texas University game, A Body Was Found can be used to tell stories in that setting but is not […]
The idea of lines and veils is one that is relatively new to me. From the beginning of my role-playing experience I have always played with people that I knew well. My fellow players and I have always had a good feel of what was too extreme for each other and we were able to […]
I’ve recently finished reading two very different systems dealing with the science fiction genre. The first was Harp SF, a very dense, very simulationist game. I’ll be reviewing that one, soon. The other was the Savage Worlds Science Fiction Companion and, as you might guess if you know Savage Worlds, it was far less dense […]
Over the holidays, I recommended picking up the 5th Edition D&D Player’s Handbook. I failed to realize that I hadn’t really talked about the book here on Ideology of Madness. Allow me to remedy that mistake. Let’s start with the book itself. The Player’s Handbook is a 316 page full color hardback book. The book […]
The Rat Queens series is either a commentary on what it means to be a modern feminist woman or a commentary on the breakdown in communications in the post modern world. No matter what its philosophic or sociopolitical message might be, it is exceptionally entertaining and fun to read. It also makes me insanely jealous […]
Yes, Funnybooks Fans…there is a Santa Claus. And this year, tied up in a nice pretty bow, is our first ever, officially official Reignsborough Christmas Special, Saints of Reignsborough! In Saints of Reignsborough, we flashback years before the Knights united to save the city, to a time where a young Catholic priest, Dominic Argento, struggles between […]
In a bit of a departure from prior recordings, AND A LITTLE CHILD SHALL EAT THEM 2014 is set entirely on the night children the world over turned on their parents, devouring their nurturers. They are predators our children. Cunning. Deadly. Which makes this year’s setting, a church youth group lock-in, a whole lot of […]
Reignsborough has been restored, but at what cost? We’d love to hear from you! We’re busily preparing for the Season 3 Feedback Show. So, give us a call at 972-763-5903 and share your comments, questions, and suggestions. If we use your voicemail in the show, you’ll win an Ideology of Madness SurPrize! GM’s note: Knights […]