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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 ‘Superheroes’

The Supercrew

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

RPGs may have begun their journey with fantasy, but from very early on roleplaying and superheroes have been almost inseparable. After all, roleplaying lets us be like our greatest heroes, and for many of us, comic superheroes are our favorite heroes of all. But as long as there have been superhero RPGs there has been [...]

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 [...]