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I LOVE MINECRAFT DUNGEONS SO MUCH

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"World of Warcraft Chronicle Vol. IV" Drops July 2024

The fourth volume of Blizzard Entertainment and Dark Horse's World of Warcraft Chronicle is releasing in bookstores on July 17, 2024, and in comic shops on July 18, 2024. Volume IV will encompass lore from the expansions Mists of Pandaria, Warlords of Draenor, Legion, Battle for Azeroth, and Shadowlands as well from cinematics, novels, short stories, comics, and ancillary world-building. The compendium hails from writers Matt Burns, Matt Forbeck, Marty Forbeck, and Christie Golden and artists Olivier Dubard, Joseph Lacroix, Stacey Lee, Ognjen Sporin, Bayard Wu, Byeongwoo Yoo, and Brush Sauce Studio. The cover are is by Bayard Wu.

World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume IV "continues in the wake of the Cataclysm, as Horde and Alliance join forces to defeat both Warchief Garrosh Hellscream and the demonic Burning Legion. These victories are short lived, however, as the world’s factions are soon baited into war with each other, unknowingly empowering a cosmic threat waiting in the realms of Death. Held together by a fragile peace treaty, Azeroth’s weary denizens must band together and fight—or fall as one." (Dark Horse)

(Image via Dark Horse - Bayard Wu's Cover of World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume IV)

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Take on Kang in the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game: The Cataclysm of Kang!

Take on Kang in the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game: The Cataclysm of Kang! #ttrpg #comics #marvel #marvelcomics

Kang the Conqueror crosses the Multiverse to find the greatest weapon in any reality, and only your Super Heroes can stop him! Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game: The Cataclysm of Kang is the first adventure book for the game system. The book also includes dozens of brand-new character profiles for use in your game. Y By Matt Forbeck Gets yours! AmazonBookshopMiniature MarketGame Nerdz This…

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Halo: Legacy of Onyx by Matt Forbeck

Halo: Legacy of Onyx by Marr Forbeck is a young adult science fiction novel set in the Halo universe. It is related to Halo 5: Guardians, but it is not necessary to play Halo to enjoy the novels set in the Halo universe. Molly Patel is a surviving on the glassing of Paris IV. She was seven years old when the Covenant destroyed her home planet. She is one of the very few survivors and is adopted…

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Gdi I can't believe I'm listening to new blood

I hate this book but I need Jun content

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fuck you fuck you matt forbeck. if Parker had to cosplay as a Star Wars character for thief stuff/con purposes at a fan convention the costume she’d pick would be AHSOKA sorry not sorry I’m right 😌💋

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System Spotlight: Marvel Multiverse RPG

Hello everyone, and welcome to another System Spotlight! We’re talking about superheroes in this issue, so time to don our spandex and kick some badguy butt as we take a look at the official Marvel Multiverse RPG, written by Matt Forbeck and illustrated by Mike Bowden! So, I’ll get to the system itself in a minute, but first I want to ramble a bit because I have a history with superhero RPGs. My…

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Matt Forbeck the NYT bestselling, award-winning author/game designer who currently works on the Marvel multiverse RPG says Captain Britain-Betsy is planned for the X-Men book!

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rules: answer + tag some people you want to get know better and/or catch up with!

Tagged by: @poxathepixa

Favourite color:

shades of red, purple, orange, gray, brown

Last song: 

Time and Emotion - Nik Kershaw

Currently reading: 

Still reading: The Day It Rained Blood by Anonymous

Recently finished: Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins by Matt Forbeck

Currently watching:

Spy x Family

The Legend of Vox Machina

Currently craving:

Momos - I could eat them everyday ngl.

Energy Drinks as per usual

Coffee or tea:

Both is good but I prefer coffee.

Tagging:

@caktoz @knuspermaul @artist-mallow

(I kinda cheated with the rules here but whatever adfasdf. Also just if you want to do it)

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Dans les bas-fonds d'Eauprofonde - Donjons et Dragons Matt Forbeck Livre audio interactif, Lunii, 2024

Jeune reporter en quête d’histoires fabuleuses à dévoiler au grand public, tu as peut-être été un peu loin cette fois… Et ta rédactrice en chef te le fait savoir : 10 jours de mise à pied ! Voilà une journée qui aurait pu mieux commencer… Mais alors que tu ranges ton bureau, tu entends courir une nouvelle rumeur… Un nouveau scoop ? Comme tu n’as rien d’autre à faire, tu te mets en quête d’indices dans la bonne ville d’Eauprofonde. Mais une scène sordide t’arrête dans ton élan : deux agents du Guet maltraitent une jeune fille, en pleine rue ! Que faire ? Seras-tu hors la loi aux côtés du Zhentarim, ou préfères-tu aller enquêter pour le compte des Griseforces dans la cité pirate de Port-Crâne ? Ce qui est sûr, c’est qu’une aventure sans précédent t’attend ! Aux côtés des mercenaires les plus impitoyables d’Eauprofonde ou au nom de la Justice et du Bien sous les ordres de la grande magicienne Vajra Safahr, tu devras crocheter des serrures, affronter des monstres inquiétants, et mettre tes talents de journaliste au service de la vérité !

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Preparing for Protospiel Madison

MADBINGO PRIZES:

We've got a huge pile of items to give away for MadBingo this year. These are just the things that have arrived so far. Plus many publishers are bringing prizes with them.

Thanks to AEG, Noble Knight, The Game Crafter, Thunderworks, Atlas, Prolific Games, Nauvoo, Paverson, Renegade, and Play to Z for the donations!

CHECK OUT THE GAMES:

Some designers have added over 60 games to the Prototypes List already, and most designers haven't even listed their prototypes at all. Be sure to check out the list so you can spot games you definitely want to check out while you're attending. Also, now would be a good time to get your games listed if you haven't already.

SPEAKING OF GAMES:

Get your prototypes ready! We're only 2 weeks away, so get your games into their tip top shape. And remember, if you need help making your prototype The Game Crafter is offering free Will Call pickup at the show.

SUPPLIES:

Be sure to bring stuff with you so you can make modifications on the fly. But if you forget anything, we've got you covered thanks to The Game Crafter's Smorgasbord, which will include thousands of blank cards, board, tiles, and parts for you to update your games.

We'll also have a small supply of sharpies and scissors on hand should you need them.

SPECIAL GUEST:

We're also pleased to let you know that Matt Forbeck, prolific author and game designer will be in attendance to give you feedback on your games.

We'll see you in 2 short weeks! (November 1-3, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin) Everything else you need to know is at http://protospiel-madison.org

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Create your own stories in the Marvel Universe with the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Core Rulebook

Create your own stories in the Marvel Universe with the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Core Rulebook #ttrpg #marvel #marvelcomics

The Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Core Rulebook is everything you need to dive into roleplaying games set in the Marvel Universe. From the basic rules to creating characters, the book is THE place to start your own adventures. By Matt Forbeck Gets yours! AmazonBookshopMiniature Market This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a…

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Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game Character Profiles

Want a breakdown of the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game character sheets? I've got you covered!

Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game by Matt Forbeck Marvel Multivers Role-Playing Game character profiles are essential to understand if you want to play the game. In this post, we’ll go over what they are, how to use them and why they are so important. If you want to follow along, you can download a character sheet for free right here. If you want to see more about how to play the game,…

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A brief review of the Marvel Multiverse ttrpg core book.

The mechanics: pretty good, really, if crunchy. It uses what they call a d616, that being two regular d6 plus a differently colored d6. Roll all three, the 1 on the different die counts as a 6 or a crit or other special, add the ability modifier, compare to a set DC or the target's defense, 10 plus modifier. It fits and it works. If attacking, the special die also counts as the base damage. You can benefit from one or more edges, favorable factors, that allow you to reroll individual dice, or can be hindered by troubles that have an opposite effect. The Karma system makes a return, allowing a heroic character to invoke multiple edges per session and earn them back through noble actions, good RP, and playing up their idiom. I dig the system overall. Again, kinda crunchy.

The capabilities/powers: come up short. Not everything is represented here. I tried out this system by trying to port my favorite OC, Nick Chapel, Psychic Detective and Nick doesn't have to do much: investigate, know the occult, strong telepathy, ESP, a psychic touch attack equivalent to Magik's soul sword or Psylocke's psychic blades, psychometry, and premonitions. Fairly unilateral and not asking for too much. Psychometry and premonitions were not represented at all (though to be fair those are not common powers in Marvel) and I had to find a lackluster backdoor to the psychic punch. The bulk of the powers are grouped into categories so you can build by theme and get a little more out of your buck but it doesn't always make sense. There's a whole block of Spider powers that could have been categorized more broadly. There are some things you can only unlock mechanically if armed or if unarmed and those didn't always need to be mutually exclusive. So in the end, fairly well covered but they didn't get everything and some bits fit poorly.

Advancement/Experience: almost totally lacking. There are only a handful of rank levels representing different tiers of play (local vs national vs planetary, etc.) The GM gets to declare when you as a party go up a rank. That's it, that's the whole system. There are so many powers to choose from but you only actually get to command a handful of them. There needs to additionally be an experience system that lets you at least gradually increase your abilities and climb your power trees. I hold that gradual increases work better than receiving new powers in a bundle; getting increases one at a time allows for a learning curve. I would have to homebrew and fix this lack.

Art: excellent! All taken from actual published comics. Looks fine.

Profiles: about 40% of the core book is character profiles and as a big Marvel nerd of course I'm going to disagree with the bulk of them. They made T'challa weak on brains and made Blade a higher rank than Black Widow. I'm going to abstain because I would pick these to pieces and I can tell from the other writing that this Mister Matt Forbeck is also a high level Marvel nerd and would disagree with my takes with an equal zeal.

Final Rating: would play, but definitely need to patch it up, most especially the lack of an advancement system. I see on the whole what the creator was aiming for and he didn't miss the mark by too much.

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Based on this, I'd say starting with the earliest ones is probably a good idea for you! If you're really interested in going through everything, it's a huge undertaking to hit everything but going in the order it came out feels pretty natural.

That said I can give some specific sources:

If you're interested in Thel: The Cole Protocol by Tobias S. Buckell heavily features him as he was when he was younger, which is a huge contrast to who he becomes later.

If you're looking for a good source on Spartan-IVs: New Blood by Matt Forbeck is a short book (I think it might even count as a novella) where Buck from ODST describes the process of becoming a Spartan-IV. (There's also a comic, Initiation, that follows Palmer through the process too.)

My Switch just stopped working and I have a 4hr flight tomorrow, got any recommendations for read order of the halo books? and/or just one I should read randomly for the hell of it?

It depends on what you like!

If you like Chief, you really can just go ahead and start with The Fall of Reach and First Strike imo. Fall of Reach is an origin story, First Strike is what happens between the first two games to explain how Chief and Cortana got back to Earth at all.

Are there particular characters or subjects you are curious about?

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Reading and Rolling

Do you consider yourself a nerd? Are you a Dungeons & Dragons player or dungeon master? Or are you perhaps a fan of the lore or fantasy stories? Maybe you're just a fan of Stranger Things and you're generally curious about the game.

Well, if you've answered 'Yes' to any of those, then this selection of books just might catch your fancy.

Some you might be familiar with; others might be something completely unexpected. Read them to inspire your DnD campaign, or maybe just entertain yourself!

Not sure what to pick? Well, why not decide with the roll of an 8-sided die? Happy reading!

(All of these are of course available at your library, assuming your library is LCPL. Yes, even the official manuals!)

1. Endless Quest: Into the Jungle by @mattforbeck

Get ready! As a Dwarf-cleric, you've been given a task to rescue an adventurer who holds a very important artifact. Can you survive the jungles of Chult? Trust me: in this land, everything's a danger to you, and even victory might not feel so sweet, either. I love choosing my path in these stories, but these ones feel heavy. Good luck! *Only available in audiobook format.

2. ORCS! (Vol. 1) by Christine Larsen

A fun, somewhat juvenile, little trade paperback (without the paper if you get the Hoopla version) featuring a family of orcs banished because of a squirrel-related incident following a frustrating adventure. They'll cross paths with monsters and humanoid races common in fantasy adventures, while winding up on new adventure tying in with another ongoing story.

3. Goblin Quest by @jimhines

Now this is a fun alternative to the classic D&D-esque tropes we're all familiar with. Here we've got a klutzy, near-sighted goblin named Jig who's essentially the runt of his community... a community of cannon-fodder for adventurers! Naturally, you'd think he'd be dead when living with these bullies (especially after crossing paths with a team of adventurers). Instead, he's now their “guide” on a mission that's all too likely to get him killed.

4. The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins by Clint McElroy & @careydraws

If you want some laughs, good art, a surprisingly well-thought-out story, and a even a little bit of seriousness, this might be the book for you. You've got a human warrior, a dwarf cleric, and an elf wizard being guided by the dungeon master on an adventure based on a particularly popular podcast. Too bad this trio is so incompetent! Think they can manage some basic “gerblins” before things get really challenging? See for yourself.

(Editor's note: More titles under the cut to save your dash, you're welcome)

5. Volo's Guide To Monsters

Want to learn about monster lore in the latest edition of D&D? Maybe create a community or dungeon? Perhaps you want to play as a monster? That's right! You can! This book is the perfect supplement for players and dungeon masters or a fun read fans of the fantasy genre.

6. The Monsters Know What They're Doing by Keith Ammann

Are you a new dungeon master setting up your first campaign or maybe a veteran DM looking for ideas to spice up your latest campaign? Do you want to make your enemy encounters more than just a hack 'n slash? Then this book just might be for you. You don't have to figure out how to get inside the monsters' heads; Keith Ammann does it for you!

7. Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons by Patrick Rothfuss

Were you expecting this? I know I wasn't! You're gonna get a lot of laughs and maybe learn a bit about the history of D&D and its past versions in this graphic novel. It might even give you some campaign ideas, or perhaps just an appreciation for how different players play the game.

8. Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

Do you have a character that doesn't quite fit standard D&D mechanics? Are you player or dungeon master who perhaps favors more homebrew-styles in your campaigns? Then this might be for you. It's a more recent entry in the franchise that offers optional, reasonable variations of rules for playing, including stat bonuses, class features, and a campaign.

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