Warehouse 23 Blog

Xtreme Dungeon Crawling

Posted: September 17, 2006

No, not hack 'n slashing while drinking certain caffinated, citrus-flavored beverages. It's high-risk, live-on-TV, fabulous-cash-prize filled, undead-slaying action. If you've got the chutzpah to handle the world of Xcrawl, then allow us to say Welcome to Necromerica 4702!

Time To Invest In That Steel Bookshelf

Posted: September 16, 2006

Without a doubt, Ptolus is the most complete, the most detailed, the most expansive, and the biggest darn supplement you will find for the d20 system. It's the kind of supplement you could use to keep your players hip-deep in adventure for many, many moons. You could also use it to stop a charging rhino.

Holy Fluxx!

Posted: September 15, 2006

Fluxx, that ever-changing game of shifting rules, has finally decided to go into the light. Feel the passion with Christian Fluxx and appreciate tradition with Jewish Fluxx. A good game made even gooder? Amen to that!

Freakin' Laser Beams

Posted: September 14, 2006

On their heads, no less. Well, they're all head, so it'd be hard to put the laser elsewhere. We all know and love the big Moai heads of Easter Island, but have you ever stopped to consider how cool they'd be if they shot lasers?

Politics, Intrigue, And Spaceships Blowing Up

Posted: September 13, 2006

Fans of Babylon 5 know that the year 2258 ended with a "bang." But do you know what happened during The Final Flight of Santiago? Now you can finally have the inside track on that fateful tour of the Alliance. Just, uh, make sure you get off at the transfer point on Io. Trust us.

They're Like Kobolds . . . From Hell

Posted: September 12, 2006

Melodramatic, perhaps, but we'll see who's laughing when you're stuck in a cave, surrounded by a gaggle of crazed, bloodthirsty kobolds hopped up on ancient magics. That pleasant mental image and others await you in Dungeon Crawl Classics #31: Transmuter's Last Touch.

Dogs Of War

Posted: September 11, 2006

Sit. Stay. Flank the enemy. Okay, so maybe they're a little smarter than that, but the Off the Wall Armies Semi-Colonials do share one thing with their canine cousins. Let's just say battles are often called on account of rain.

And A Star To Sail Her By

Posted: September 10, 2006

Make your starships as tall (or as heavily armed) as you want with the Babylon 5: Ship Builder's Manual. Now you too can experience the thrill of designing starships that look like fish or plucked chickens.

Supernaturally Icky

Posted: September 09, 2006

We have been assured that it's a book about shapeshifters, so don't let the name of Werewolf: The Forsaken - Skinchangers put you off. Then again, the term "skinthieves" is appropriate for a horror setting, don't you think? That, or a bizarre butcher shop crime wave.

Puff The Magic Devourer Of Souls

Posted: September 08, 2006

Dragons aren't typically as cuddly as some cartoons might lead you to believe. In fact, some of them are downright genocidal. And we can't have that. Fight the good fight (or just try not to get mangled into a small, wet mess) in Dungeon Crawl Classics #30: Vault of the Dragon Kings!

Friends

Posted: September 07, 2006

Some say they're only enemies that don't have the guts to kill you. Give your friends some incentive with Hex Hex (and its expansion, the cleverly titled Hex Hex Next). Remember, it's all fun and games (and beer and pretzels!) until someone flips out and starts killing people.

They Are Everyday People. Yeah.

Posted: September 06, 2006

Not everyone can be exceptional. In fact, if everyone was exceptional, we'd have to redefine exceptional. And then we'd be right back were we started. So, in order to define your heroes, you need a bunch of squishy NPC-types. Enter Champions: Everyman.

Lions And Tigers And Two-Headed Mammoth Poodles From The Abyss

Posted: September 05, 2006

An adventuring party runs on its desire to meet, greet, and annihilate the strange and wonderful creatures they encounter on their travels. From dragons to dragonflies, True20: Bestiary is one-stop-shopping for twenty-sided monsters.

Solar Smackdown

Posted: September 04, 2006

When the Solar Exalted went a liiiiiitle crazy, it was the Terrestrials that put them in their place. Six feet under. Learn more about these fascinating kickers of butt in Exalted: The Manual of Exalted Power - The Dragon-Blooded.

You Have The Wight To Remain Silent

Posted: September 03, 2006

It's tough being a cop. It's even tougher to pretend to be a cop in a world populated by vampires, werewolves, and worse. The World of Darkness: Tales from the 13th Precinct helps. An overactive imagination that borders on psychosis might help more, but the book ought to be enough.