Captain America: Civil War battled its way to a second straight week of box office dominance. The epic story of Cap and Bucky and Spidey, Vizzy, the notorious I-man, Antso, Widsy Blacks, Panthy Blacks, I-man black, Birdy, Witchy, and Birdy 2 has been easily winning audiences. In our version of the Civil War, obscure Marvel…
In the first part of our Dark Heresy adventure, Inquisitor Farael Badus tasked Steve’s veteran Imperial Guardsman Icarus Toughman with unraveling the mystery of a planetary governor’s missing pet. Accompanied by Adeptus Arbites dominatrix Animae Fabuloso, Icarus found hedonism reigning in the upper hive and an imposter of the pet left behind. The governor’s aide,…
It is the 41st Millenium. A time of fire and skulls and, for some reason, orks. The Imperium of Man faces insidious threats from the forces of Chaos. These evil gods live in another realm and corrupt the minds and bodies of mortals who serve them. Only the Holy Inquisition, and roughly 20 different branches…
If there’s one thing you should know by now from playing Star Wars video games and watching Star Wars movies, it’s that everything revolves around the Death Star and its plans. When Lucas said the movie was about the droids, he was counting the Death Star as one big droid. Now the post-Lucas drones are making…
Real life isn’t all about destroying the lich king’s phylactery or blowing up the Matrix. If you’re looking for an evening of pure roleplaying with your gaming group, try giving them nothing to do with one of these pointless adventure hooks. Fantasy UNICORN DEAL: Reports of a unicorn in a nearby forest excite local townspeople,…
Listen up, chummers! Hot on the heels of our look at the art and style of the original Shadowrun, Steve has put together some of his favorite Seattle plot hooks from years of running the shadows. Use these to drop into any Shadowrun campaign for a quick adventure or expand on them and build an…
The year is 2050. William Gibson is rolling over in his grave. It is the dark cyberpunk future. Dragons, elves, orcs, and other fantasy creatures have appeared on the earth and changed it forever. Corporations rule the cities and there are deckers using the Matrix to hack some credsticks, chummer. Also, for some reason, Native Americans have…
Rifts: Chaos Earth is a 2003 offshoot of Palladium’s Rifts Megaverse setting. It takes place right after the rifts appeared all over the earth and players become involved in the ensuing chaos of monsters and magic overrunning the planet. The point of the release seemed to be to make Rifts more palatable for those lame…
We hope your little ones are tucked in their beds with visions of D-Bees and Ley Lines dancing in their heads. It’s almost time for Santa to arrive through a Rift! Celebrate Riftsmas with this traditional Riftsmas song from Steve. The Twelve Days of Riftsmas On the First Day of Riftsmas my true love gave to…
Rumor has it that some Star Wars movie opens this week, exposing the world to a whole new installment in the sci-fi saga that is “about the droids” and also “families” according to George Lucas. To get you prepared for the thrills of J.J. Abrams’ Force Awakens, Steve and Zack have decided to take a…