#Pinnacle Entertainment

[vintagerpg]

Is Deadlands (1996) a horror game? I dunno, but it certainly uses enough orange in its trade dress to get a Halloween season post.

It uses the template set out by Shadowrun and dominant for many RPGs in the ‘90s — a single core book with a bunch of interesting classes, each governed by their own unique mechanics, let loose in an unusual world, in this case an alternate version of the mid-1800s. The core mechanics make use of dice, of course (which can explode), but the game also incorporates playing cards, poker chips and a good deal of card-playing nomenclature. Hucksters, my favorite class, use the arcane secrets of Hoyle’s Book of Games to cast spells, which is accomplished at the table by putting together a good poker hand. There are undead and demons trying to drown the world in fear and the Civil War is dragging on and California fell into the sea. There weren’t a ton of Weird West games in 1996, or maybe even any, so Deadlands cornered the market for a good long while (though in typical ‘90s fashion, its handling of both Native American affairs and the Civil War could be better). It’s also one of the first RPGs, along with Castle Falkenstein, that can easily be classified as Steampunk.

It remained pretty popular until publisher Pinnacle accidentally killed it (and itself) by making a D20 version of the game. That’s OK though; that surprising turn of events led to the development of Savage Worlds and, arguably, a superior version of Deadlands using that system, Deadlands: Reloaded.

For more on Deadlands, you can read the chapter dedicated to it in my book, out yesterday! That feels so weird to say!

[krinsbez]

A Question/Poll: Please Help Pick My Next TTRPG Read, 2/22/24 Edition

I'm more'n halfway through the Army of Darkness RPG corebook, so it's time to pick next.

Gonna try streamlining a bit. Instead of my usual series of pulp/not pulp, licensed/not licensed, I'm going to pick a semi-random collection of categories, some of which will produce additional polls, some of which won't.

So, here goes!

(I have purchased so many things I really cannot keep track; I keep thinking of more things I wanted to add)

Gonna try to tag game creators below, but I suspect I'll end up with too many tags, and probably won't include 'em all in the reblogs.

[mcultraman]

Kept you waiting huh?

I am brining this blog back! I am still streaming, I just kind of neglected this place. My current schedule is:

Tuesday 6:30 P.M. EST Castle Crashers

Thursday 6:30 P.M. EST Yakuza 0 with my friend Nanathotep

I also have two once a month TTRPG streams. I run a Pathfinder 2E game using The Abomination Vaults Adventure Path. And I run a game using the Savage Worlds system, using an old setting called Sundered Skies. Both are a lot of fun, and follow me here to learn when those go live!

[smiteworks]

Step into a world of limitless adventure with the latest Fantasy Grounds releases.

🎲This Week's Fantasy Grounds New Releases May 20-26, 2024

Savage Rifts(R): Land of a Thousand Islands from Pinnacle Entertainment Group https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/product.php?id=PEGFGSWRLOATI

D&D Vecna: Eve of Ruin from Wizards of the Coast https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/product.php?id=WOTC5EVEOR

[pharawee]

—KNOCK KNOCK, BOYS! · Episode 4

[gae-bolg-alternative-dot-exe]

Can't wait for Hollywood to think it can do Dungeon Meshi better than Ryoko Kui herself 🙄

[dyingfad]

\^o^/ 600!ヾ( ˃ᴗ˂ )◞ • *✰

[bucephaly]

I ❤️ going on long rambly rants about weird deep culture worldview deep history spirituality esque type shit to my bf at midnight when I Know he does not give a shit enough to really wanna understand the wacky shit I'm saying

[televocation]

@respctlss ( velvette ) / continued.

"Six hours of production time for a better shoot, Velvette, let's not overlook that! We made more fucking money off that line than the four before it combined." Vox tries not to get openly agitated, but only succeeds in coming off slightly less strained than he actually feels.

A better person would probably admit to their own wrongdoings, but Vox is in Hell for a whole host of reasons. That he respects Velvette as a businesswoman and friend doesn't make her arguments any less invalid, nor does it make Vox any more inclined to listen to her when she's talking blatant shit about him.

It's fucking lucky we manage to put up a united front in public with the kind of shit the two of them put me through.

"The animator's a low blow, first of all, and we both know it wouldn't have done much in the grand scheme of things if that contract had been slightly tilted in his favor." Vox had been frayed at the time, too, coming fresh off the replacement of his core processor. His regulation hadn't been working and the change caused him the same full-body itch they always do until he gets used to it. He was agitated; it was just a moment of weakness. "And if you want to play that game, let's revisit all the times I've stopped you from firing models mid-shoot and delaying ads by potential weeks because you can't even fucking think two seconds into the future."

The pixels that make up the corners of his eyes glitch visibly.

[lordsardine]

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[devileaterjaek]

[krinsbez]

TTRPG Question, On SWADE and DCC

For the information of those of you who don't pay attention to me (and why would you?), I enjoy reading TTRPG books for the lore/fluff, even though the rules/crunch makes my eyes glaze over.

Nonetheless, sometimes you can't properly appreciate the former if you don't at least skim the latter. This, combined with my completionist nutjobbery means that I will often purchase Rulebooks...which frequently turns out to have been a mistake, not only due to having spent money I perhaps shouldn't have, but losing time trying to get through said rules/crunch to get to lore/fluff, only to discover there wasn't any, or what there is was not worth it.

Anyways, some whiel ago I purchased the corebook for Savage Worlds Adventure Edition, as I have also purchased tons of SWADE stuff. I have recent months also purchased a bunch of Dungeon Crawl Classics stuff and am tempted to purchase it's rulebook.

Is there benefit to me, as someone who is primarily interested in lore/fluff to read either corebook?

[smiteworks]

New Release The Ashen Monk Uprising Pinnacle Entertainment Group

In the volatile Southern Domain, a mad monk and his students are at work to destabilize the current rulers, and their plans could lead to untold deaths and disruptions of the Underworld. The Ghost Wardens must find this renegade and convince him to change his plans or battle to stop him. Along the way, they must navigate tense political situations, resolve ancient curses, and finally uncover the ancient demon influencing the once incorruptible Ashen Monks.

[1-50thofabuck]

I used to run a Louisiana campaign 🌊💦🚣‍♀️ It ended with an adaptation I wrote of The Beyond which left the characters stranded on the "other side," apparently forever, as we never got to continue the campaign!

Is Deadlands (1996) a horror game? I dunno, but it certainly uses enough orange in its trade dress to get a Halloween season post.

It uses the template set out by Shadowrun and dominant for many RPGs in the ‘90s — a single core book with a bunch of interesting classes, each governed by their own unique mechanics, let loose in an unusual world, in this case an alternate version of the mid-1800s. The core mechanics make use of dice, of course (which can explode), but the game also incorporates playing cards, poker chips and a good deal of card-playing nomenclature. Hucksters, my favorite class, use the arcane secrets of Hoyle’s Book of Games to cast spells, which is accomplished at the table by putting together a good poker hand. There are undead and demons trying to drown the world in fear and the Civil War is dragging on and California fell into the sea. There weren’t a ton of Weird West games in 1996, or maybe even any, so Deadlands cornered the market for a good long while (though in typical ‘90s fashion, its handling of both Native American affairs and the Civil War could be better). It’s also one of the first RPGs, along with Castle Falkenstein, that can easily be classified as Steampunk.

It remained pretty popular until publisher Pinnacle accidentally killed it (and itself) by making a D20 version of the game. That’s OK though; that surprising turn of events led to the development of Savage Worlds and, arguably, a superior version of Deadlands using that system, Deadlands: Reloaded.

For more on Deadlands, you can read the chapter dedicated to it in my book, out yesterday! That feels so weird to say!

[legionofmyth]

Savage Worlds Adventure Edition

🔥⚔️ Dive into endless adventures with Savage Worlds Adventure Edition by Pinnacle Entertainment Group! 🌟 Experience fast-paced action, versatile gameplay, and boundless storytelling possibilities. Perfect for any RPG enthusiast! 🎲🌍 👉 Check out the full overview now and unleash your imagination! #SavageWorlds #RPG #TabletopGaming #PinnacleEntertainment #RolePlayingGames #RPGCommunity #FastPacedAction #AdventureAwaits #GamingLife

Savage Worlds Adventure Edition by Pinnacle Entertainment Group What is it? Savage Worlds Adventure Edition (SWADE) Savage Worlds Adventure Edition (SWADE), published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group, is a versatile tabletop role-playing game system designed to handle a wide range of genres and settings, from fantasy and sci-fi to horror and pulp adventure. SWADE emphasizes fast, fun, and furious…

[griffinsspike]

twice now, I've dropped a track of original music based around speech samples from the game "William Shatner's TekWar" on December 31

check out last year's

reading the lyrics is pretty wild because they're so uneven, here they are

I've got half of city hall clamoring to send you back to cryo, and I'm half-tempted to do it

Send you back to cryo

Half-tempted to do it

Send you back to cryo

Half-tempted to do it

Do I need to remind you your body temperature is riding on this?

Do you wanna end up back in the ice box?

Do you expect me to justify your freedom?

If this weren't important you'd still be in cryo sleep

If the need weren't so great, I'd have you on the next flight back

I've got half of city hall clamoring to

Send you back to cryo

Half-tempted to do it

Send you back to cryo

Half-tempted to do it

Do I need to remind you your body temperature is riding on this?

This isn't some kind of game, people are dying out there

I'm not happy with your methods, but at least you got results

You even managed to bring him in

Without getting anyone killed

Keep this up

And I may be able to keep you out of the freezer

With Janus out of the picture

I can justify my decision to keep you thawed out

And as icing on the cake

Nobody was hurt

But don't plan on any vacations yet

We still haven't solved this case

Janus is out of commission

And we have a better idea of what's going on

I've got half of city hall clamoring to

Send you back to cryo

And I may be able to keep you out of the freezer

Send you back to cryo

Keep you out of the freezer

This isn't some kind of game, people are dying out there

Do I need to remind you your body temperature is riding on this?