Includes two "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" style comics, both well drawn and with interesting panel breaking choices. I don't want to spoil them but I found them very nostalgic of the kind of spooky stories you'd hear as a kid. My favorite part is probably the full page art in the back, detailed set pieces that tell a story in just one picture. I'm looking forward to any follow-ups.
Publisher: NUELOW Games
Date Added: 12/29/2020 11:52:54
"In an age before the rise of human civilizations, empires ruled by aliens and gods dominated the Earth. Prominent among these was Atlantis. This nation had its roots in a solar system far removed from our own, and they colonized the Sol system through a mixture of technology and magic that was the hallmark of their civilization."
So what exactly is Neulow Games The Love Witch? Well its all about a hybrid of graphic novel or comic book old school Seventies goodness & Miller's game design according to him ; "
The Love Witch contains three exciting tales that mix high fantasy and horror by master comics-scribe Marv Wolfman, with gorgeous art by Ernie Colon, Don Heck, and others. The book also contains an all-new feat and talent-based magic system that can be brought into any d20 System and which is far more flexible than is typical, as it is not tied to any class- or level-based abilities." And its within these abilities & gaming design that Miller...
Publisher: EN Publishing
Date Added: 12/29/2020 07:13:18
Ridiculous price for 4 or 5 pages pdf. no maps included so if you want to buy this to save preparation time...forget that. it is not even a good or full scenario but a short encounter. not what i expected....total waste of money. 5 bucks for just an idea of a scene? a stat block steals at least half a page. google for old judge dredd adventures and buy the old white dwarf issues with jd scenarios. for 2 bucks you get a complete adventure with a damn good story (maps included). you have to imporovise stats from games workshop jd to woin...but that is no problem with the npcs in the rule book....
This is one of my favorite implementations of a Powered by the Apocalypse system. It uses the Weak / Strong / Grand scale of challenge and success that I first encountered in Far Flung. I enjoy this because it enables storytelling in an intuitive way, one that fits the rising arc of escalating danger so common in stories of heroism. The "classes" feel authentic, and when I use the system I strip out the animal-aspects and just let folks assign a combination of +2 / -2 as they see fit. You could play out any number of stories and movies, from Seven Samurai to 13 Assassins to Shogun. It would be easy to file off the serial numbers and play a game of The Lord of the Rings with this; once you understand the system it lends itself to telling those kinds of stories.
Like any new system, it takes a hot minute to understand how the roles fit together. At the begining, the character abilities feel a ittle mechanically indistinct. At first I worried this would be a little borin...
Publisher: EN Publishing
Date Added: 12/27/2020 11:15:29
Ridiculous price for 4 or 5 pages pdf. no maps included so if you want to buy this to save preparation time...forget that. it is not even a good or full scenario but a short encounter. not what i expected....total waste of money. 5 bucks for just an idea of a scene? a stat block steals at least half a page. google for old judge dredd adventures and buy the old white dwarf issues with jd scenarios. for 2 bucks you get a complete adventure with a damn good story (maps included). you have to imporovise stats from games workshop jd to woin...but that is no problem with the npcs in the rule book....
Stunning artwork makes this worth the purchase even if no other gaming interest is involved. The burial mound detail lends itself to easy incorporation into any game and the rules conversions make the process of running the encounters very straightforward for many systems. Conceptually, the structure has been useful to me for solving the riddle of cultural interactions involving burial practices of superceded races in Bronze Age Wales with which I was struggling so I am looking forward to unleashing this on the players!...
Publisher: NUELOW Games
Date Added: 12/12/2020 17:15:16
"Stardust the Super Wizard is a name spoken in hushed whispers throughout the universe, He uses his vast knowledge of interplanetary science and sorcery to monitor all inhabited worlds, and when he finds beings he considers exceptionally evil or vile, he dispenses the justice he feels they deserve. Once you've incurred the wrath of the Super Wizard, you are done for!"
For many now the Nuelow games universe setting has been one that we've been dipping into for many years. A combination of public domain comic book series & supplement the whole book is more then the combination of its parts. This formula is one that allows Nuelow to flesh out characters such as Stardust The Super Wizard; "Stardust the Super Wizard from NUELOW Games collects six tales from the Golden Age of Comics by one or its most eccentric and erratic creators, Fletcher Hanks. Although he only worked in comics for a brief time during 1939 to 1941, the over-the-top nature of his work left...
Blurred use of the Apocalypse system.
Too many different effects based on the roll and no clear MC intervention windows. Also, a lot of paragraphs in the book do not have an ending and they stop middle sentence...
Not new player friendly, you will struggle a lot learning how this game works (and I have read and played as a GM a lot of different RPGs).
On the plus: I discovered the Magnificent Pbta system!!!
The Pbta system is difficult to understand at first because is very innovative but very rewarding and full of action!...
Publisher: David Revoy
Date Added: 11/16/2020 01:00:06
Too many artists let their sketches and concept ideas lie fallow in their notebooks once the finished product is out in the world (assuming it gets to that point). This is unfortunate, as the twists, turns, and dead ends of a project can say a lot about the character thereof. So it is with *The Art of Pepper&Carrot*, as we see through character design what archetypes and personalities characters were curated to have or simply evolved into. So too with locations and magical creatures. All this is presented through well-picked font and graphic choices. I only wish there was yet more (and if you [also feel](https://matrix.to/#/!RNLIIDilczGsGhFHDV:matrix.org/$16- 04318291580918kYIhw:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=grin.h- u&via=chat.weho.st) that the details of the magical world of Hereva are fascinating, they can be perused at a community [wiki](https://peppercarrot.com/en/static8))....
Publisher: Tears of Envy
Date Added: 11/09/2020 23:43:05
A sequel of sorts to Shadow out of Innsmouth, and a good one at that. The art style is fitting to the setting, the pacing is well suited to the story, and the wait till the next issue is released is torturous. I'm eagerly awaiting Issue 2
Publisher: David Revoy
Date Added: 11/09/2020 12:00:54
The art is absolutely gorgeous.
Seeing all the evolution in the lore as well as concept arts around Pepper and the supporting characters makes it a must-have for all fan of Pepper&Carrot.
Publisher: Vault Comics
Date Added: 11/02/2020 03:05:43
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Erfreulicher als die Computerspiel-Umsetzung ist die neue Comic-Reihe. Winter’s Teeth wirkt den erfahrenen Vampire-Kenner*innen sofort vertraut durch seine Gothic-Punk-Optik. Der Zeichenstil von Devmalya Pramanik erinnert an die Werke von Timothy Bradstreet, die der World of Darkness ihre einzigartige Optik verliehen.
Erzählt wird die Geschichte der Cecily Bain, die als untote Gesetzeshüterin tätig ist. Als sie das Recht erhält, eine neue Vampirin zu erschaffen, sieht sie sich mit der moralischen Entscheidung konfrontiert, ob sie ihre alzheimerkranke Schwester mit der Bürde des ewigen Lebens belegen soll oder nicht. Zu allem Überfluss nimmt sie eine rätselhafte junge Bluttrinkerin bei sich auf, die neu und scheinbar verloren durch die Stadt irrt. Damit gerät sie in ein undurchsichtiges Ränkespiel, und ein Dickicht aus Rätseln, Geheimnissen und G...
Abut half of this book (around 14 pages) is actual story. Rest consists of ads, credits pages, dividers, multiple title pages and so on.
I felt that the story did not flow smoothly. It was hard to follow, jumped around without rhyme or reason. There was little progression from cause to effect. Text and images did not always worked together, felt like those were concentrated more on setting a mood, than telling a story. I felt the story didn't take advantage of everything the comicbook have to offer as a visual medium.
Furthermore I feel like hermetic choice of subject matter will not appeal to broader audience not intimately familiar with the broader cultural background.
The black and white heavy ink-style art was decent enough. So that's a plus.
Personally - not my cup of tea....
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