Role-Playing Games
Carnagecast 35: 24 Hour Charity Gaming Marathon at Quarterstaff Games
By Tyler on October 8, 2012
In episode thirty-five of Carnagecast, Jeff Durochia and Brennan Martin tell us about the charity gaming event Extra Life and the 24 gaming marathon they’re hosting at Quarterstaff Games in Burlington, Vermont to raise money for the local Children’s Miracle Network hospital, Fletcher Allen Health Care. This October, Quarterstaff opens its doors from 8:00am Saturday […]
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Download the 2012 Carnage Noir Convention Book
By Tyler on September 25, 2012
Note: this is the 2012 convention book! For the current year’s convention book, which traditionally publishes in early fall, visit the news page. All right, you mugs. The big score’s less than two months away. It’s a three day job and I don’t want anything to go wrong. So we’ve got it all planned out, […]
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Field Marshal Reports, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged Board Games, carnage noir, ccgs, convention book, conventions, miniatures, Role-Playing Games
Carnagecast 33: Council of 5 Nations XXXV
By Tyler on September 17, 2012
In episode thirty-three of Carnagecast, Dave Cheng of the Schenectady Wargamers Association brings news of Council of 5 Nations XXXV, coming up this October 5-7 at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York. Historical miniatures are a showcase of gaming and craft at Council. Among other miniatures is a stellar Starfleet Battles tournament that outdraws Origins […]
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Carnagecast Extrasode 8: Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok
By Tyler on September 12, 2012
In extrasode 8 of Carnagecast, Andrew Valkauskas joins us to share his role-playing game Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok, now celebrating its twentieth anniversary with a third edition on Kickstarter. In Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok, players delve into the grim fantasy of a world without the sun or moon, when Fimbulwinter lays heavy on […]
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Carnagecast 32: Nik Palmer and Iron GM 2012
By Tyler on September 10, 2012
In episode 32 of Carnagecast, Dr. Nik joins us, fresh from his travels to GenCon 2012. Nik tells us about Iron GM, an event which turns gamemastering into a competitive sport, and his experiences competing on the regional level — having become an Iron Contender at TotalCon — and the national at GenCon. Iron GM […]
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Carnagecast 31: Carrion Crown: The Haunting of Harrowstone
By Tyler on September 3, 2012
In episode 31 of Carnagecast, Dan, Hunter, Toby and Tyler talk about their experiences playing the Pathfinder role-playing module The Haunting of Harrowstone, first part of the overarching Carrion Crown adventure path. Filled with horror tropes, from the Gothic to the Hammeresque, Carrion Crown kicks off a tour of the Pathfinder campaign world’s Transylvania analogue, […]
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Carnagecast 29: Carnage Noir Update
By Tyler on July 16, 2012
In episode 29 of Carnagecast, we bring news of Carnage Noir. The convention’s coming up the first weekend of November in Fairlee, Vermont. Game submissions are rolling in, but the deadline looms at the end of July for submissions to be included in the convention book. Rod brings news of CCGs and board games, including special […]
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Carnagecast 28: Ben T. Matchstick and Library Gaming
By Tyler on July 2, 2012
In episode 28 of Carnagecast, Ben T. Matchstick, Dungeon Master at large, comes on the show to tell us about founding a tradition of gaming in the local public library, and bringing the tabletop hobby to the next generation. At Montpelier, Vermont’s Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Ben brought comic books and tabletop games into the mix. In […]
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Carnagecast 27: Companions of the Firmament and Geek Industrial Complex
By Tyler on June 25, 2012
In episode 27 of Carnagecast, we talk with Neil Carr of Geek Industrial Complex, based in Barre, Vermont. Neil’s raising funds via Kickstarter for his first role-playing publication, Companions of the Firmament, which brings flying characters, mount options and expanded aerial rules to the Pathfinder role-playing system. Neil tells us about his goals for Companions […]
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Carnagecast 26: Tales from the Fallen Empire
By Tyler on June 4, 2012
In episode 26 of Carnagecast, James Carpio of Chapter 13 Press returns to tell us about his latest endeavor, Tales from the Fallen Empire, a sword and sorcery campaign setting for Goodman Games’ Dungeon Crawl Classics role-playing game. James tells about the world of Leviathan, formed from the carcass of a primordial dragon, and the […]
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