Chronica Feudalis is a historical roleplaying game set in the Medieval period (but non-fantasy). The game is an interesting combination of traditional and indie, using step-die mechanics like Savage Worlds and aspects like Spirit of the Century. The rules treat skills, tools, conditions, etc., consistently. Character creation and development focus on the selection of mentors. The result is an approach that makes character background meaningful and lends risk to both combat and non-combat situations.

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Simple and clever (and probably centuries old), Across the Board is a simple and clever horse racing game.

Each horse represents a roll on two dice, with the horses with more frequently rolled numbers requiring more rolls to cross the finish line. Ans a pretty wooden board.

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Rocky Mount, NC: Man comes up to card game with a baseball bat and hits another man with it. (source)

Warren, MI: Police raid social club and take $26,000. The owner is a deacon of the Holy apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East. Some patrons claimed that no gambling was occurring. (source)

Rock Hill, SC: Armed thieves rob a card game for $830, phones, and credit cards. (source)

St Petersburg, FL: Yet another chess club to get embroiled in litigation over who’s on the board. (source)

Palestine, TX: House burglarized, and stolen items include “board game worth $20″. (source)

Salt Lake City, UT: Woman throws shot-glasses at her husband and daughter and her friend, threatens to stab husband with a cane, and then beats him with a baseball bat, over a card game. (source)

Slidell, LA: One man shoots and kills someone at a dice game. (source)

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Several months ago I brought you a story about a book that promised “glory and riches while working with roleplaying games.” Today, there’s competition of a sort from something called Gamer Lifestyle. No, it doesn’t promise riches. Rather, it offers a coaching program to help you “create a steady, reliable income” from professional work in the RPG industry. On the other hand, instead of $30 for the book, this one is $447 for a “5 months course + lifetime membership.”

I’m familiar with the internet marketing hype and have read a lot of advice on product launches and membership sites, so consider me skeptical. Still, to be fair, let’s give the guys a chance to justify their fee with their own words.  Read the rest of this entry »

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