While this isn't an essential item for the Savage Worlds game system it adds an irreplacable elemnt to your game. The mechanic adds the option for players to be more heroic. You can do this by using a benie to soak the damage or by using the ability you drew at the start of the game. I thought it was silly at first, but some of the abilities are just that good.

I have had this product for some time now. I have always liked it, but I never realized how valuable it was until my most recent campaign. In our current game the players have discovered an old abandoned mine. It is rich with raw minerals, gems and ores. The Gemerator has made my life so much easier as a GM in this campaign it's not funny. It is an excellent product for the gamers who want more flavor.

Have you seen the new quick start rules for Valiant Universe RPG? I have. They made me reminisce on some of my early RPG days. In high school we role-played like it was our life. I can't tell you how much D&D we played. We also played Marvel Super Heroes, Rifts, and even a little bit of DC mingled its way in. We had countless night where we would sneak out of our respective houses and meet up to play in a tent. Yes, I said a tent. Which didn't do so well in the winter, but we managed to find a barn. There wasn't any heat at first but we made it work.

Valiant Universe RPG isn't storytelling, it's more like dating the story.

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Forged in Fire takes the path of Perfect Storm. It contains an intense amount of history about the South while bringing you a great amount of graphics and blue prints. The Vehicle compendium makes it easy to upgrade your standard load outs for any vehicle or gear; it displays a picture for each. The army builder section displays each unit the way you will need to build it - right down to picturing the number of infantry that belong on each base. The only draw back to the pdf is that the rich graphics slow down my processor a little bit. If that is the price of a job well done I'll take it. You can read my full review at http://gamer-goggles.com/?p=6095.

I have to admit that the art of this comic book isn't on the same level as Marvel and DC, but I thoroughly enjoyed the read. This issue sets the stage for the rest of the story. That is it is almost all plot that is staging you for the dynamic character development that you would expect from a comic book. So While I am not happy with the fact that this issue was primarily plot, I see the character development right around the corner.

Judge Dredd is an RPG System that is fairly straight forward. It has only a couple modifications to the Traveller system. It does assume that you know how to play Traveller. What you get in this 274 page book? An in depth look at Mega City One followed by a very extensive character creation system. This book focuses on Judges giving you a complete package; everything from training to gear to the justice system. So is it worth your nickel? Yes, if you are interested in Judge Dredd. If you play Traveller and are looking for an alternate world this would be an easy conversion.

This was my first Heavy Gear field guide. You can exxpect the usual pleasantries of background, new history, characters and the force list restrictions. So, what makes the field guide different. It is the first field guide to display visuals of the units. Page 88 of the guid ahs an exellent example of what I am talking about. It is the Sampson armored infantry platoon. When you look at a squad you see waht you are supposed to see on the table. Each possible build has 1 Sampson pictured and 2 rows of infantry. look closely at the infantry. They are broken up by their allocation for their bases with each row being one combined model. I love this it has made building forces for every faction a lot easier.

HG Blitz is the basic rule book for Heavy Gear. You will need the Heavy Gear Field Manual to go a long with this if you purchase the book. The book is laid out fairly well with a lot of diagrams and pictures for you to reference. The rules section has been replaced by the field manual. But that is OK most of this book contains the background information on Terra Nova. It also hosts the information you need to build most of the armies you are allowed to play in Heavy Gear. If I didn't purchase this product I would not have found a new miniatures game to play.

HG has some unique approaches to their game mechanics. The first is Margin of Success (MoS). Basically players roll a number of dice equal to their skill level and take the highest die roll. Then they compare the roll and subtract to get the difference. The difference determines failure or success. I think it is one of the best dice mechanics out there.

The second, is it is an action point system. That is each model or combined model has x actions. Actions can be used at any time during your movement. It requires one action to move at top speed.

The third, is it is a game of combined arms. Your choices vary from list to list but you get to choose from infantry, gears, and tanks.

The final unique item is command points. Command points add a whole new element to the game that I am yet to experience.

What I really like about Heavy Gear is that the game is truly about the tactics you employ. You do need to have a good understanding of what is in play and what the terrain allows for, but the good news about that is it is the same for everyone.

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Mistborn is an RPG that is set in an already defined world, as many of you already know. I will not spend a lot of time going over the world details. I will focus more on the game mechanics here. You will be able to read my full review at gamer-goggles.com.

Crafty games has managed to create a completely new RPG system for this fantasy steampunk genre. The system is a d6 system that uses a pool of dice. The roll that a player makes can be augmented by various traits and skills. As with almost all RPG's the task you are trying to accomplish determines the difficulty as defined by the narrator (GM).

Another cool aspect in the Mistborn Game is that you are encouraged to describe what ever you want in great detail. This is something that should be done in the fashion that each group of gamers accepts with in their session.

The Magic system is truly unique and is very detailed. There is a complete, history, methodology, and mechanic system for each “school” of magic. This allows players to truly explore them and develop characters in several different ways, giving each a lot of flavor.

Character creation is well dummy proof. I do not believe I have seen a system that has so much detail on character creation. There is in fact so much detail you actually have to try and make a mistake. The methodology is not that different from other systems. That is powers and attributes. Of course you can focus on a certain area, doing this will weaken other areas. The character generation system kind of has the role of a character built in to it.

I like Mistborn. I think crafty did a darn good job creating a system that that is unique. The draw back I see is that it is unique. By creating a unique system role players will not just be able to pick it up and play a game. Again you can read the full review at http://gamer-goggles.com/?p=3861