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To Hack Or Not To Hack

Posted: December 28, 2005

That is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the dungeon to suffer the slings and arrows of enraged kobolds or to take arms against a demon prince and his screwball worshippers. Dungeon Crawl Classics #18: Citadel of the Demon Prince lets you ponder this eternal quandary. It's way more fun than a soliloquy. Really.

Guess They Never Got Their Pilot's License

Posted: December 27, 2005

UWO: Unidentified Walking Objects is a card game about aliens called Pnorfs and Gnorfs who live on the planet Znorf and blast the fnord out of each other.

Because Weapons Of Minor Destruction Aren't As Interesting

Posted: December 26, 2005

You look bored. Bored people are not serving the best interests of their friend The Computer. They're sitting around, gathering dust. Dust that their friend The Computer has far better uses for. You could use some excitement. Some nuclear excitement. Paranoia XP: WMD is a lot like placing an antimatter bomb in your underwear. Exciting, isn't it?

Wars! Huuh! Good God, Y'all

Posted: December 25, 2005

What is it good for? Well, roleplaying, for starters. The Wars Roleplaying Game takes you forward about three centuries and drops you face first into a conflict that spans the solar system. If this sounds a little familiar, that's probably because it's the same universe as the Wars collectable card game.

Slavers And Royals And Rules, Oh My!

Posted: December 24, 2005

Cursed Empire: Slavers of Karg is another fine adventure/sourcebook for Cursed Empire. Part scenario, part rules expansion, all action!

The Big Book Of Aiyyeeeee

Posted: December 23, 2005

Beholders and mind flayers don't make very good party guests, but they do make for excellent villains. Dungeons & Dragons: Lords of Madness gives you a plethora of information on these and other horrors. It also mentions how you might fight these creatures, giving players a glimmer of hope before their inevitable, horrific, mind-shattering end.

Roll With The Punches

Posted: December 21, 2005

And kicks. And breath attacks. And . . . well, it goes on like that for a while, but the point here is that Cheapass Games has released a Diceland expansion called Diceland: Dragons. It's fun, it's cheap, and it's got pictures of dragons on it. So it's just about perfect, right?

Slice That Gordian Knot Called Life

Posted: December 20, 2005

Few things can be said about the Something Positive: Rippy the Razor - T-Shirt without sounding snide, cruel, insensitive, or just downright mean. Just the same, it's a very funny shirt, and it's a sure-fire way to frighten your parents.

1dFuzzy

Posted: December 19, 2005

It's fuzzy! It's twenty-sided! It's both! It's the Fuzzy Dice: 20-Sided Plush Die, Black and it's just dying to be rolled by loving hands. Or it would be, were it alive. Which it isn't. We think.

He's Everywhere!

Posted: December 18, 2005

Because you just can't market an evil god enough, it's the Cthulhu Backpack! Just the thing to tote your unspeakable tomes to school, work, or play.

Moth Pride

Posted: December 17, 2005

Godzilla Origins: Plush Rainbow Mothra. Chant it loud and chant it proud: I'm here. I'm Mothra. I don't want any more monsta's.

The Beginning Of The End

Posted: December 16, 2005

The BattleTech universe has had more than its fair share of troubles. The Succession Wars. The Clan invasion. The FedCom civil war. Now, the Word of Blake threatens to shake the very foundations of the galaxy. Steel yourself, MechWarrior, for the Dawn of the Jihad.

Characters Are 100% Recycled Materials

Posted: December 15, 2005

Dungeons & Dragons: Races of the Wild details those races that choose to live in harmony with Mother Nature rather than making an end table out of her. Mind where you step, though. That awful smell is more than just an annoyance, it's a warning.

Hold The Line!

Posted: December 14, 2005

The last alliance of players and GMs stand fast on the brink of . . . being bored. Get out of the dungeon and on to the battlefield with Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of Battle. How else are you ever going to get the chance to have your elf single-handedly scale, fight on, and topple a dire elephant?

It's Alive! Ha Ha Ha Ha!

Posted: December 13, 2005

Mine too! Ha ha ha! As one of Dr. Frankenstein's heirs, it's up to you to make a monster, push it out into the countryside, and have it beat up any fools that get in your way. You don't have to be mad to be one of Frankenstein's Children, but it sure helps.