tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240Tue, 29 May 2012 02:20:03 +0000RandomDungeons and DragonsBlood AngelsMiniature WargamesChaos DaemonsImperial GuardChaos Space MarinesSpace MarinesRPGEldarDugoutGURPSDark EldarConversionsOrksMadcap Mercenaries CampaignComputer GamesD20 Characters and NPCsBoard GamesWarhammer FantasyDark AngelsTyranidsRiftsNecronsMagic: The GatheringMapsWarhammer 40KRifts Characters and NPCsCCGsToolsGrey KnightsShadow's ApexRifts Wave CampaignD20 ModernEventsDownloadsUnderdark CampaignFictionRifts Campaign 2008Tau4E Characters and NPCsPaintingSpectrum Shockhttp://www.outsydergaming.com/noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)Blogger417125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-4200269640244731117Mon, 21 May 2012 01:31:00 +00002012-05-20T21:31:15.135-04:00Magic: The GatheringCCGs I'm a little late in posting this, but it's still useful info. The Magic Workstation patch for Avacyn Restored can be found here. http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/05/avacyn-restored-patch-for-magic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-7470684360886694542Mon, 21 May 2012 00:32:00 +00002012-05-20T21:26:52.372-04:00 Yeah, it's been almost a month now since my last post. I haven't disappeared... I've just been insanely busy. What little gaming I've gotten in has been Magic: The Gathering... not too many opportunities to play anything else. Things in the works at the moment: Several Magic decks... Junk Depths (Legacy), Wolf Run RUG (Standard), Mimeoplasm (EDH), and Melira Combo (Modern)... each of these http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/05/havent-disappeared-just-been-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-1085349775670689841Tue, 01 May 2012 00:49:00 +00002012-04-30T20:51:56.503-04:00Dungeons and DragonsRPG I've got to admit that I was more than a little disappointed when I read this post by Mike Mearls. Apparently, the playtests will start out with just pregenerated characters. Even though I can't be sure of their reasoning because (to my knowledge, at least) nobody has gone into any detail on why they're doing it this way, I do think I understand. Using pregenerated characters insures that new http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/04/thoughts-on-first-phase-of-public-d.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-566786942064215602Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:24:00 +00002012-04-29T21:21:18.328-04:00Dungeons and DragonsRPG This actually arrived a while back, but I'm just now getting the opportunity to open it. I purchased from A Lots of Good Stuff-Ships FAST!!!!!, and despite having a screen name that implies "unprofessional," this seller is true to his/her word. The item arrived several days sooner than amazon.com predicted, and they even included a Thank You card in the box. How's that for quality service? http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/04/night-below-campaign-setting-has.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-7599733731896817771Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:26:00 +00002012-04-25T22:26:18.646-04:00Dungeons and DragonsRPG The D&D Next playtests, which have been frustratingly limited to a selected elite up to this point, will soon enter phase two and be open to a much wider audience of fans. This news comes from Mike Mearls in today's post on the official D&D website. It also comes with news that Monte Cook has left the design team, and I find that quite unfortunate. In fact, I might have gotten really worried http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/04/mike-mearls-announces-start-of-d-next.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-4939743788507037371Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:08:00 +00002012-04-23T22:08:00.811-04:00Underdark CampaignShadow's ApexDungeons and DragonsRPG Way back in 2009 (the last time I spent any time on the Shadow's Apex campaign setting), I was building the world using a combination of the World Builder's Guidebook and Ray Winninger's Dungeoncraft articles. I created a loose framework for the campaign, including a map and some brief area descriptions, but never got around to many details. At this point, it looks like the possibility of http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/04/shadows-apex-part-25-underdark-campaign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-5197957258474200418Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:39:00 +00002012-04-22T14:03:42.051-04:00Shadow's ApexDungeons and DragonsRPG THE TWYLAR When the Great Upheaval left the gods of light dead or missing, Araleth Latheranil filled their role as protector of the elven people. Araleth teaches moderation in all things but hunting down and ridding the world of evil. The Twylar have taken this teaching one step further. They have dedicated their lives to the eradication of evil wherever it is found, and they know where evil http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/04/shadows-apex-twylar-prestige-class.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-1567817582119573472Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:15:00 +00002012-04-18T19:15:00.235-04:00Computer Games I've been hearing a lot lately that the final game of the Mass Effect trilogy is just terrible, and I'm here to say... yes and no. It's really a mixed bag. Here are my thoughts... I'm trying to avoid spoilers here, but I can't completely, so consider yourself warned. Your decisions in previous games don't seem to make that much difference. Sure, there are some quests that you won't get if http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/04/mass-effect-3-sucks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-35887196648498082Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:06:00 +00002012-04-16T14:06:00.911-04:00Shadow's ApexDungeons and DragonsRPG Way back in 2008, I got this grand idea to go through the World Builder's Guidebook and Ray Winninger's Dungeoncraft articles to create a campaign setting of my own. My intent was to create an outline of this setting and chronicle it all in the same spirit as Ray's articles, revealing a bit of it each week until I felt satisfied with the setting. Unfortunately, after twenty four articles, I http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/04/shadows-apex-campaign-compilation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-2285929564515264863Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:26:00 +00002012-04-11T09:26:00.064-04:00Dungeons and DragonsRPG If there is one thing that has kept me from playing D&D lately, it's that the logistics of running a steady RPG have been seemingly impossible since I started graduate school. I do manage to write some RPG-related stuff on the blog here, usually random NPCs that I decide to stat out and post, and I'm still trying to keep my online Rifts campaign going as steadily as I can. Still, the sad truthhttp://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/04/time-management-and-d.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-1506911780572608815Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:59:00 +00002012-04-09T09:59:00.812-04:00Dungeons and DragonsRPG This is funny stuff... http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/04/red-box-ninjas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-334229505997568203Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:37:00 +00002012-04-11T16:50:41.682-04:00Underdark CampaignDungeons and DragonsRPG I've been brewing about the idea of a sandbox game set in the Underdark for quite some time, but I'm just now getting to the point of gathering info and presenting it to my players. I actually ran something similar back in the 90's when we were playing 2nd edition and were all reading the Drizzt novels. My players and I were all middle and high school students, and all we knew was the http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/04/underdark-sandbox-campaign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-6137165710094478498Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:21:00 +00002012-04-06T11:21:29.684-04:00Dungeons and DragonsRPG Even though I'm a little bummed with D&D 4E and my instinct is to migrate back to 3.5 between now and the release of D&D Next, this bit of news is exciting to me. I don't want to spoil too much with text... I'll let you watch the video first. The drow are invading the surface... and apparently, it isn't just a small group or a city. It would appear that Lolth is coordinating the whole thing, http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/04/rise-of-underdark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-402851327500332930Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:36:00 +00002012-03-25T18:28:21.092-04:00Random Over the last six months (probably more), the man cave has fallen into serious disrepair. Game night has been sporadic at best, and most of the gaming I've done has been at The Dugout rather than at home. Recently, though, my brother and I have started talking about getting game night going again. I knew that it would be pretty tough without a usable man cave, though. Tonight, while taking a "http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/03/man-cave-back-in-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-3501111178120280820Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:59:00 +00002012-03-18T22:59:19.735-04:00Computer Games I have a ton of school work to do, but I just read an email from my brother and had to share this with the world... http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/03/wasteland-2-kickstarter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-4862213940935275578Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:25:00 +00002012-03-15T20:31:39.914-04:00Magic: The GatheringWarhammer 40KDugoutCCGs Almost a year ago, when I first wrote about The Dugout, Tim had a website but wasn't satisfied enough with it that he wanted it publicized. Things have changed. He's still hard at work creating a site that lives up to his expectations, but he's well on his way, and he was okay adding the new site to the Facebook fan page, so I'm going to assume he's okay with me posting about it here. Enough http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/03/dugout-launches-new-website-and-other.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-7679809824616291227Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:21:00 +00002012-03-03T03:24:57.173-05:00Miniature WargamesRiftsRPG BIG NEWS! Over on the Palladium Books website, Kevin is talking about Rifts miniatures... the old ones back in production again, the release of brand new miniatures, and the possibility of a Rifts miniatures game. Specifically, he said: I met with Carmen Bellaire on Monday and Wednesday to discuss the re-release of out of print Rifts® miniatures like the Glitter Boy, Cyborgs and Coalition http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/03/rifts-miniatures-on-horizon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-6849153431294552363Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:26:00 +00002012-02-26T22:28:27.973-05:00Computer Games This aired tonight on Walking Dead, and I just have to share... Words cannot express how excited I am about this game...http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/02/mass-effect-3-live-action-tv-trailer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-7379605303747177769Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:14:00 +00002012-03-10T10:25:56.209-05:00Rifts Characters and NPCsMadcap Mercenaries CampaignRiftsRPG The woman is short and stout, with pale skin, black hair, and black lipstick. She's wearing a set of huntsman armor dyed black, but despite her somber appearance, she also wears a wide grin. She has the sometimes disconcerting habit of making people feel as if she's looking right into their souls, but she doesn't do it on purpose. She just chalks it up to being a psychic and being naturally http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/02/npc-spotlight-rifts-myra-psychic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-5143664876843876793Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:51:00 +00002012-02-19T23:02:00.239-05:00Magic: The GatheringDugoutCCGs The Dugout is the new(ish) hobby shop in town, and I've been ranting about how great this store is since I first discovered them back in May of 2011. Just recently, The Dugout celebrated its one year anniversary, and Julie baked this cake for everybody hanging out at the shop this weekend: Of course, by the time I got across the room to take a picture, the cake looked like this... .http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/02/dugout-news-anniversary-gauntlet-trial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-8812858929886133924Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:10:00 +00002012-02-19T22:57:09.250-05:00Magic: The GatheringDugoutCCGs I remember playing this format one time a long time ago at the Foul Line in Lincolnton, but I hadn't thought much about it until this weekend when alternative formats were being discussed at The Dugout. After briefly explaining the format to the crowd and narrowly losing the vote to the Two Headed Giant Pauper crowd, I said that I'd still explain the format so that it could be voted on again in http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/02/any-standard-alternate-magic-gathering.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-7494338541054310115Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:58:00 +00002012-02-09T10:58:00.177-05:00RPG I've always wanted to create high quality poster maps of my campaign worlds. When I first started playing RPGs, that meant buying poster board and doing all of the artwork by hand. These days, there are a ton of other options, including digital art. I won't go into how to create excellent RPG maps in a digital medium, as it isn't my specialty and others explain it better (this is a good place tohttp://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/02/create-your-own-poster-sized-rpg-maps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-7914761269199372480Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:23:00 +00002012-02-06T10:23:00.068-05:00Dungeons and DragonsRPG Okay, that pic is from Deities & Demigods,which isn't getting a reprint. It's one ofmy better attempts to make my AD&Dbooks look cooler, though. Alright, so WotC is reprinting 1st Edition AD&D books. I've already got the old versions, but I got them when I was so young that I (very stupidly) used them like coloring books before I was old enough to realize that I would someday regret those http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/02/d-reprints.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-7591221781094516664Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:59:00 +00002012-02-05T13:33:31.392-05:00Board GamesPlayed my first two games of this classic last night and had a blast... even though I got blown out the first game and had one of those disappointing "would have won if the player ahead of me hadn't won on her turn" experiences. There seems to be a pretty big internet community of Settlers of Catan fans. I doubt I'll get too involved in it, though, especially from a blogging standpoint. Even http://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/02/settlers-of-catan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0Cullowhee, Cullowhee35.31371 -83.17654tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122479270024132240.post-667769378936044689Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:25:00 +00002012-01-30T22:29:50.751-05:00Dungeons and DragonsRPG As tidbits of news are released by Wizards of the Coast about their D&D Next playtesting and the ideas behind the design, I can't help but be excited. D&D was, after all, the game that got me into gaming. I've played a few other RPGs and plenty of other games, but AD&D got the ball rolling and regardless of the breaks I've taken over the years, I always come back... usually when a new edition ishttp://www.outsydergaming.com/2012/01/balance-and-complexity-in-new-d.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Cornwell)0