Gaming reviews for RPGs, LARPs, board games, cards games, and more. http://www.rpg.net/reviews 2010-02-09 RPGnet Copyright 2010 Skotos Tech Inc. http://www.rpg.net/images/logo-rpgnet.gif http://www.rpg.net/reviews Capsule Review by Jon (4/5): Codex Martialis adds optional rules for improving melee combat in D&D 3.5. It does so by adding rules and options that makes combat more dynamic, forcing players to make more choices. All the optional rules are historically based. 2010-02-08 Jon Copyright 2010 Jon http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14657.phtml 4 5 14657 RPG Capsule Review by Ben McFarland (4/4): Why wait for a Wizards' treatment of dwarves? Open Design has your heroic, crunchtastic rockcrusher fix right here! 2010-02-08 Ben McFarland Copyright 2010 Ben McFarland http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14684.phtml 4 4 14684 RPG Playtest Review by Jonathan Hicks (4/5): It's Grim. It's Perilous. It's also the only book you'll need for a complete and comprehensive dark fantasy roleplaying game. 2010-02-08 Jonathan Hicks Copyright 2010 Jonathan Hicks http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14688.phtml 4 5 14688 RPG Capsule Review by Darren MacLennan (2/2): Pretty much the Monster Manual, except rewritten with a new system. Why use what's free when you can pay $12 for somebody else's card-based system? 2010-02-05 Darren MacLennan Copyright 2010 Darren MacLennan http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14687.phtml 2 2 14687 RPG Capsule Review by Ben McFarland (4/5): Pour a stout, grab your axe and tuck in your beard! We're headed for dwarf country, and there's gold in those pages! 2010-02-05 Ben McFarland Copyright 2010 Ben McFarland http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14686.phtml 4 5 14686 RPG Capsule Review by Tommy Brownell (3/4): If you want a little more variation in your D&D characters, or even a unique group or two for your own fantasy game, you could do far worse than Martial Flavor. 2010-02-05 Tommy Brownell Copyright 2010 Tommy Brownell http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14683.phtml 3 4 14683 RPG Playtest Review by Shannon Appelcline (5/4): A solid expansion to Small World that adds several female races and a couple of special powers to the game. 2010-02-03 Shannon Appelcline Copyright 2010 Shannon Appelcline http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14673.phtml 5 4 14673 Board/Tactical Game Playtest Review by Shannon Appelcline (5/4): A solid expansion to Small World that adds two tiny races and several special powers to the game. 2010-02-03 Shannon Appelcline Copyright 2010 Shannon Appelcline http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14674.phtml 5 4 14674 Board/Tactical Game Capsule Review by Richard Cowen (2/3): I don't want to hate this game, but I'm struggling for nice things to say about it. It's not awful, provided you squint a lot and ignore the setting. 2010-02-01 Richard Cowen Copyright 2010 Richard Cowen http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14681.phtml 2 3 14681 RPG Capsule Review by Ben McFarland (4/5): A great trip through some Ravenloft-esque surface domains followed by a detailed dive into the Empire of the Ghouls. This is a vacation your characters will be happy to survive! 2010-02-01 Ben McFarland Copyright 2010 Ben McFarland http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14682.phtml 4 5 14682 RPG Capsule Review by James Gillen (4/4): The true successor to You-Know-Who. 2010-02-01 James Gillen Copyright 2010 James Gillen http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14679.phtml 4 4 14679 RPG Capsule Review by Wes Johnson (4/3): Alpha Chronicles is an ambitious generic RPG that tries to be different. For the most part it delivers a fresh take on role playing games. 2010-01-29 Wes Johnson Copyright 2010 Wes Johnson http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14678.phtml 4 3 14678 RPG Capsule Review by JustiN Taylor (3/4): A boxed campaign setting set from back in the days of boxed campaign setting sets. Adds elements of gothic horror to the AD&D 2nd Edition game. 2010-01-29 JustiN Taylor Copyright 2010 JustiN Taylor http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14677.phtml 3 4 14677 RPG Playtest Review by Shannon Appelcline (5/5): An excellent resource-management game with fun western themings that's all around a fun play. 2010-01-27 Shannon Appelcline Copyright 2010 Shannon Appelcline http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14672.phtml 5 5 14672 Board/Tactical Game Playtest Review by Shannon Appelcline (2/5): A well-designed and well-considered set of small craft for Traveller, with some graphical issues. 2010-01-27 Shannon Appelcline Copyright 2010 Shannon Appelcline http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14676.phtml 2 5 14676 RPG