Having personally played games with Tim Rodriguez, the mastermind behind Brooklyn Indie Games, I can say first hand that he is a master of freeform games that are more than a little silly and are completely entertaining. Chances are, you’re not going to delve into the depths of human emotion and you’re not going to […]
This week’s Funnybooks is UNCHAINED, as Paul, Aron, and Wayne chat about this week’s new comics, the latest Marvel movie news, some good stuff to watch on TV, and more! This week’s episode of Toy Hunter We talk about some toys, including: Infinite Crisis Vampire Batman Ugly Doll Superman Funko Batman Computer Sitter Arrow Oliver […]
The two most accurate and descriptive statements about I, Zombie and the system that it uses, All Things Zombie, come after the midpoint of the book. The first is that while this started as a zombie game in the core rules, it has turned into a post apocalyptic game that includes zombies. The second statement […]
Gladiator, Spartacus, Rome, and I, Claudius are all pieces of media that play into my fascination with the roman empire. Each one has made me scratch my head and wonder why there wasn’t a roleplaying game based on this interesting era of history. Luckily, Fraser Ronald also had a similar idea. To fill this void, […]
Are Paul and Aron destined to be mortal enemies? Given Paul is due to visit Aron in Texas, could that be when their rivalry begins? Find out in this exciting new episode of Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie! Paulmageddon is coming to Texas! Aron’s internets Lex Luthor and Alfred cast in Batman vs. Superman Adventures […]
If you are a fan of table top role playing games, then you are aware that this is a kind of crazy week. Gen Con, The best four days of gaming, opened for badge registration on Sunday and then the room grab happened on Tuesday. This is a very tense time for those of us […]
Your Funnybooks hosts attended Fear the Con in Missouri this past weekend. It was the sixth year for the annual gaming convention coordinated by the hosts of Fear the Boot (a show about table-top roleplaying games and a little bit more). Fear the Con kicks off with a social event, World Wide Wing Night followed […]
There are surprisingly few things from beyond the realms of our reality in The First Book of Things. For a book which includes monsters to be used in Call of Cthulu games, this is a bit surprising. That’s not to say that there aren’t plenty of things in the book that will horrify players and […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: As detailed earlier this week, we love Shinku by Ron Marz and Lee Moder. In fact we love it so much, we want to enjoy that world a little more. So we asked IoM contributor James from Black Guard Press to give us some campaign tips for a role playing game set in […]
The vision statement here at Ideology of Madness is “If we geek about it, we speak about it.” This week my geek-ness has been all about Gen Con. This week saw pre-registration open up on Sunday and the housing block open up on Tuesday and have all the rooms sold out in about an hour. […]