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Posted by Steve Darlington on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Does setting matter? Many of our tactical, abstracted Euro-gamer friends would disagree. They have a point: Settlers of Catan would be the same if it was about settling a new planet, but had exactly the same mechanics. But on the other hand, would chess be as popular today if instead of imitating warfare, the pieces [...]

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Posts Tagged ‘Black Wyrm Games’

War of Worldcraft

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Ever wondered what would happen if superheroes got trapped in a MMORPG? War of Worldcraft gives HERO System 6th Edition players the opportunity to find out as their characters fight evil (in the form of the villain robot Download) either inside a computerized world or outside in the real one. Coming in at [...]

Foxbat for President

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Foxbat, the world’s most nefarious villain who hates bubble gum, is back in a new caper, and this time the stakes are higher than ever: he is running for the President of the United States of America. (Cue dramatic music.) Actually, presidential mayhem is just the beginning in Foxbat for President, a HERO [...]

Gestalt: The Hero Within

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Characters in comic books have typically been symbols of intangible concepts such as Heroism, Evil and Strength, in addition to mythological concepts like Elements, Seasons and the Sun. Utilizing that idea, Gestalt: The Hero Within by Blackwyrm Games creates a world in which those concepts come to life.  Gestalt, a new supplement to Mutants and [...]