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Alea Tools Magnetic Markers - Now Improved!

I have used these markers for years and have been delighted with their versatility and ease of use.  Simply place a marker under your token or miniature to show who is hurt, flying , buffed, stunned…  Now with 4E the idea of bloodied and the various marked conditions make these incredibly useful.  They are also dry and wet erasable so we can number creatures and write ad-hoc- Read more...

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Alea Tools Magnetic Markers - Now Improved!

Pathfinder Beta Print/PDF Review

This is a review of both the free PDF of the Pathfinder Beta and the increasingly hard to find softback print version.

The Beta is Paizo's attempt to breathe some new life into version 3.5 of Dungeons and Dragons, as WotC pushes forward with 4th edition and, in the process, leaves a lot of their fans behind. So if you're interested in the third edition of D&D, Pathfinder is the place to be.- Read more...

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Pathfinder Beta Print/PDF Review

Forgotten Heroes: Fang, Fist, and Song

PUBLISHER: Goodman Games
TYPE: Fantasy, Old School/Classic, Sword and Sorcery, Roleplaying, Character, Class/Clan/Faction, Dungeons & Dragons (4e)
PRICE: $12.99
REVIEWER: Nathan Collins- Read more...

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10
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10
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Bits of the Wilderness: Into the Mountains

PUBLISHER: Tabletop Adventures, LLC
TYPE: Fantasy, Roleplaying, World Settings/Locations, Expansions/Supplements
PRICE: $9.25
REVIEWER: Nathan Collins- Read more...

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10
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10
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Broken Swords & Battered Shields

PUBLISHER: visioNation studios
TYPE: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Roleplaying, Core Rulebooks, All-in-One Rulebooks, Game Master Guides, Player's Guides, Custom Systems
PRICE: $16.00
REVIEWER: Megan Robertson- Read more...

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8
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8
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PC Pearls

PUBLISHER: Goodman Games
TYPE: Fantasy, d20/OGL 3rd Edition, d20 System/OGL 3rd Ed., Roleplaying, Character, Expansions/Supplements
PRICE: $6.99
REVIEWER: Shane O'Connor

I’ve always felt somewhat leery of products that were entirely fluff-based. When I bought an RPG book, I want- Read more...

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Bitter Fruit from the Tree of Woe

PUBLISHER: LPJ Design
TYPE: Fantasy, d20/OGL 3rd Edition, d20 System/OGL 3rd Ed., Roleplaying
PRICE: $3.99
REVIEWER: Nathan Collins

For those not familiar with Urban Music, R-Kelly redefined the word remix in the early 90s. Before him, remixes were often the same old song, sang- Read more...

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Dungeon Tiles - Base Set 1

PUBLISHER: Empty Room Studios Publishing
TYPE: Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Old School/Classic, Horror, Gothic, Other/Generic, d20/OGL 3rd Edition, D&D (older editions), RuneQuest, Savage Worlds, Shadowrun, Storytelling systems, RPG Accessories, 2-D Buildings/Terrain, Maps, Miniature Games, Miniature Tools/Aid- Read more...

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Post-Apocalyptic Dispatch (#19): The Slaver Advanced

PUBLISHER: RPG Objects
TYPE: Modern, Sci-Fi, Post-Apocalypse, d20/OGL 3rd Edition, d20 Modern, Roleplaying, Character, Prestige Class, Darwin's World
PRICE: $1.25
REVIEWER: Shane O'Connor

The flesh trade is one of the most pivotal aspects of making any game grim-n-gritty. It imm- Read more...

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Caverns, Tunnels, and Caves: Battlemaps 3

PUBLISHER: The Fantasy Cartographic
TYPE: Fantasy, RPG Accessories, 2-D Buildings/Terrain, Maps, Dungeons & Dragons (4e)
PRICE: $8.30
REVIEWER: Peter Ingham

Caverns, Tunnels, and Caves: Battlemaps 3 is the latest set of battlemaps from The Fantasy Cartographic. This product is- Read more...

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