FFG’s Elder Sign News – What Lurks Beyond the Gate

Fantasy Flight Games [News] – What Lurks Beyond the Gate The nightmare corpse-city of R’lyeh was built in measureless aeons behind history by the vast, loathsome shapes that seeped down from the dark stars. There lay great Cthulhu and his hordes, hidden in green slimy vaults…

Elder Sign – Fantasy Flight Games [News]

Arkham Horror with just cards, playable in 1-2 hours and designed by Richard Launius and Kevin Wilson. Could be interesting. But then what would I do with my cupboard full of Arkham?? More here… Fantasy Flight Games [News] – The Time Has Come to Seal the Portals, Quickly!

DOTR – One Paladin (and all of his Companions) Against The World

I’d been told that a solo hero could not Defend the Realm, so I set out to prove this to be true.  One slightly cowardly Paladin set out on a one way mission into war and hell.  The following is from another play-test of the forthcoming Companions & Catacombs expansion using a single hero: The sunlight glistened on the spears, polearms and helmets of the orc battalion as they scoured the forest for their elusive quarry.  The weight of their numbers was terrifying – the earth seemed to shake as they stormed about, grunting and barking at each other.  Amongst... View Article

Defenders of the Realm – Companions and Catacombs

The following is a collection of three session reports using the upcoming Companions and Catacombs supplement for Richard Launius’ kick-arse game Defenders of the Realm… GAME 1: WIZARD + DWARFUpon hearing that they were not alone in the Realm, and that there were other eager young adventurers around willing to help them take on the malicious Generals, the Wizard headed to the Inn early, realising how valuable that help would be.  At the Gryphon Inn, his tales of the approaching generals and the inexorable spread of their armies enthralled all those present, and from a shadowy corner next to the... View Article

Defenders of the Realm – first play session report

Okay, so I’m pretty late to the bandwagon with this one.  But we’ve had trouble getting Defenders of the Realm in the UK: first it took ages to land on our shores, then it apparently sold out on pre-orders, and shipping from abroad was horrendous.  Then when it did arrive the cost was much higher than we’d anticipated. But we’ve finally managed to bag a brand new copy and might I just say: thank heavens for that! We played through our first two games at the weekend – 2 two-player games. First game I was the Ranger and Mmzomba was... View Article