http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:05:06 -0700 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:40:40 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Review-Mutants--Masterminds-Golden-Age-sourcebook?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner After I decided to run Adventures Into Darkness (the Mutants & Masterminds version) at RinCon '09, I purchased a PDF copy of the Golden Age sourcebook. I didn't end up using it for that one-shot game, but I've been leaning on it heavily for the l... RPG review Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:40:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Review-Mutants--Masterminds-Golden-Age-sourcebook?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Review-Hollow-Earth-Expedition?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner It was over a year ago that I first played a demo game of Hollow Earth Expedition at Ides of Gaming. I enjoyed it greatly and bought the PDF version soon afterward, but didn't give it another look until I recently become involved in a couple of campa... RPG review Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:51:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Review-Hollow-Earth-Expedition?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Follow-Friday-5-RPG-people-to-follow-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner There's a tradition on Twitter called Follow Friday, where you post a hash tag (#followfriday or #ff) and list interesting people you follow and think others should follow. The only problem with Follow Friday is that in 140 characters it's difficult ... Twitter Follow Friday Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:54:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Follow-Friday-5-RPG-people-to-follow-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Boyan-Radakovich-Director-of-RinCon-on?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner Boyan Radakovich (Tucson) is the public face for the Southern Arizona Gamers Association (SAGA), a 501-c (3) non-profit corporation whose charter is to promote a culture of family gaming and to foster a closer relationship between the community at la... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:30:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Boyan-Radakovich-Director-of-RinCon-on?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Review-James-Bond-007-RPG?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner After 25 years, one of my favorite roleplaying games remains James Bond 007. Yet in all that time, I've never written a review. As I'm very likely going to be in a new campaign using the system in the near future, I thought it was time to give it a g... RPG review Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:39:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Review-James-Bond-007-RPG?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Follow-Friday-5-RPG-Bloggers-Network-edition?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner There's a tradition on Twitter called Follow Friday, where you post a hash tag (#followfriday or #ff) and list interesting people you follow and think others should follow. The only problem with Follow Friday is that in 140 characters it's difficult ... Twitter Follow Friday Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:03:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Follow-Friday-5-RPG-Bloggers-Network-edition?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Read-through-Cortex-Role-Playing-Game-System?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner One of the reasons I've put off reviewing Cortex (and the products that use the system, such as the Serenity and Supernatural RPGs) for so long is because it's incredibly similar to Savage Worlds. It's not a matter of game designers ripping each othe... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:54:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Read-through-Cortex-Role-Playing-Game-System?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Profile-Laughing-Moon-Girl-Lessa-Randall?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner Lessa Randall is a "Laughing Moon Girl", one of several players in author Todd VanHooser's roleplaying game set in the world of his fanasy novel. The girls show up at conventions, in costume as their characters, to support Todd, his novels ... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:07:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Profile-Laughing-Moon-Girl-Lessa-Randall?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Profile-Laughing-Moon-Chronicles-author-Todd-VanHooser?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner Todd VanHooser (Phoenix) is an author, educator, and game designer. Examiner.com caught up with him at RinCon '09 (Tucson), and later talked to him about his novel The Barren 12, the first part of the Laughing Moon Chronicles, and the game based on t... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:55:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Profile-Laughing-Moon-Chronicles-author-Todd-VanHooser?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Tunnels--Trolls-is-true-Old-School-style-gaming?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner The highlight of RinCon '09 for me was getting the chance to play Tunnels & Trolls with its creator, Ken St. Andre. For those who aren't in the know, T&T is a fantasy roleplaying game created in 1975, one year after the release of Dungeons &a... RPG review Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:53:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Tunnels--Trolls-is-true-Old-School-style-gaming?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Follow-Friday-5-RPG-people-to-follow-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner There's a tradition on Twitter called Follow Friday, where you post a hash tag (#followfriday or #ff) and list interesting people you follow and think others should follow. The only problem with Follow Friday is that in 140 characters it's difficult ... Twitter Follow Friday Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:38:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Follow-Friday-5-RPG-people-to-follow-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d15-John-Wicks-The-Shotgun-Diaries-being-filmed-in-Hollywood?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner John Wick (Phoenix) announced on his Livejournal yesterday that the zombie survival game he released at GenCon is being filmed in Los Angeles. It's unclear whether The Shotgun Diaries will be a film, a television series, a web series, or what. Wick's... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:27:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d15-John-Wicks-The-Shotgun-Diaries-being-filmed-in-Hollywood?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d15-One-Cool-Thing-at-RinCon-09?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner Ryan Macklin and Paul Tevis asked various RinCon '09 attendees, including Mike Stackpole, Jess Hartley, John Wick, and Wil Wheaton to talk about one cool thing they saw at rinCon. The video makes a nice souveneir for those who attended, and a teaser ... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:50:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d15-One-Cool-Thing-at-RinCon-09?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d14-A-word-about-reviews?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner There has been much discussion over the recent Federal Trade Commission's so-called "crackdown" over paid endorsements of products in blogs and similar online sources, such as Examiner pages. There has also been some controversy as to what ... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:19:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d14-A-word-about-reviews?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Read-Through-Hawgbilly?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner Over the years I've been sent some odd stuff to review, but this ranks among the oddest. Hawgbilly (link shortened, actual domain name NSFW) is a game where you take on the roles of mythical hillbillies with a twist. You're also a pig. This is a... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:31:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Read-Through-Hawgbilly?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Follow-Friday-RinCon-Edition-people-to-follow-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner There's a tradition on Twitter called Follow Friday, where you post a hash tag (#followfriday or #ff) and list interesting people you follow and think others should follow. The only problem with Follow Friday is that in 140 characters it's difficult ... Twitter Follow Friday Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:05:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Follow-Friday-RinCon-Edition-people-to-follow-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Follow-Friday-5-RPG-people-to-follow-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner There's a tradition on Twitter called Follow Friday, where you post a hash tag (#followfriday or #ff) and list interesting people you follow and think others should follow. The only problem with Follow Friday is that in 140 characters it's difficult ... Twitter Follow Friday Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:17:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Follow-Friday-5-RPG-people-to-follow-on-Twitter?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Arizona-RPG-roundup?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner John Wick (Phoenix) is plugging RinCon 09, where he will of course be an honored guest. He's posted video postcards of his trip to Poland (here and here), where he was a guest at PolCon. Act 2 of his epic Call of Cthulhu adventure, Curse of the Yello... RPG Roundup Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:54:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Arizona-RPG-roundup?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Arizona-RPG-roundup?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner The Arizona Ghostbusters will be dropping by Bookmans in Mesa today for 2 to 4 p.m. There's celebrating the 25th anniversary of the original film, and raising awareness for the Step Out to Fight Diabetes walk. The Out of Character podcast (Tucson) ha... RPG Roundup Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:34:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Arizona-RPG-roundup?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Wil-Wheaton-joins-allstar-lineup-at-Rincon-09?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner You're reading it here first: according to Rincon convention manager Boyan Radakovich, Wil Wheaton has officially joined the list of all-star guests at RinCon 09. Southern Arizona's premier gaming convention is Columbus Day weekend, October 9-11, at ... Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:48:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7705-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Wil-Wheaton-joins-allstar-lineup-at-Rincon-09?cid=exrss-Phoenix-RPG-Examiner