Flames Rising - Deadlands Player's Guide

Here's a review of one of my favorite RPGs in it's newest form, Deadlands Reloaded. Some of you can probably already hear the first guitar riffs of "It's A Dark Night".

Shadowrun - Shadowrun 2050

This is the "historical" setting for Shadowrun using the current rules set in the original time period. Writing about things I read as a pre-teen was a trip. I got to do two sections in this book:

KA-POW KA-POWER List 2050: Most of the freelancers were excited to write in the voices of their favorite commenters. I was excited to explore elements of Shadowrun history. Sure, names like Neil the Ork Barbarian and Concrete Dreams are mentioned in passing. But who were they. Turns out I got to say a bit about some of those names I grew up with, which is so, so cool.

The Neo-Anarchist's Guide To Pissing Off The Star: Lone Star used to be the Big Bad that made all the runners shake. The earliest editions concentrated on the chrome gutterpunks striving to steal their way to a good life. This was a tribute to the NA Guides that I spent hours devouring for that lived in Shadowrun feel.

Shadowrun:2050 is currently available through Catalyst directly. It's also most likely going to be at Gen Con. If you pick up a copy and see me I'll be glad to sign it!

Flames Rising - Emerald Empire Review

My reviews of l5r's excellent 4th edition continue with my pick of the line, the excellent Emerald Empire.

AV Club - Festival Film Festival

I love scouring Netflix for films to watch. This list contains ones that work as either companions or replacements for the many ethnic festivals held in Milwaukee. Thanks to Bastille Days, I get to pimp my favorite version of The Three Musketeers again.

Flames Rising - Streets of Bedlam

Here's a review of Jason Blair's newest game, Streets of Bedlam. The elevator pitch? Sin City: the RPG. It's probably my favorite noir game ever.

Cosmic Patrol - Into The Cosmos

I got a chance to work on Catalyst's retro sci-fi game's release this year. This book features over a dozen missions written by yours truly. I got into this style of sci-fi through many hours spent watch Mystery Science Fiction 3000 and the last page offers a fun little surprise for those fans.

Collider - Woman In Black Review

Here's a review of a decent little spookshow starring Harry Potter, er, Daniel Radcliffe.