[Review] The Book of Unremitting Horror: Gumshoe Edition

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On February 28, 2023

In Review, The Esoterrorists

Please note that this review was originally posted over on RPGGeek almost a decade ago (OMG!) and is mirrored here for completist reasons only!

If there is one genre that draws me more than any other in gaming, then it is horror. From the investigative paradigm of Call of Cthulhu, through the brutality of Kult, and even into the wackiness of Deadlands, the horror genre has always been more than just monsters hiding in the darkness to me. This generic interest in horror was probably what first drew me to The Book of Unremitting Horror, but it is its note-worthy content (which is much more than your typical collection of ghouls and goblins) that inspired me to write this review.

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[Review] Nemesis: The Grey Sourcebook – 1st Edition

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On February 27, 2023

In Conspiracy X, Review

Watch the Skies! For they are ‘The Grey’ and they mean us great harm…

With the successful launch of the Conspiracy X roleplaying game in early 1996, New Millennium Enterprises (the original publishers of game line and the precursors to Eden Studios) quickly realised they were on a winner and had captured an audience wanting to know more of the setting’s mythology and background. Either anticipating this interest or responding rapidly to its demand, Nemesis – The Grey Sourcebook was released a few months later.

This review continues my series of looking back on the various books, supplements and publications that have been released for Conspiracy X over the years, and in the processes looking at what insights this – once extremely popular – roleplaying game might reveal to us here in the 2020s.

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[Review] Conspiracy X Second Edition Introductory Kit

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On August 30, 2022

In Conspiracy X, Review

Project Bluebook lied to you. They are among us, and they have been here for some time.

Those are the first words to greet the reader of the Conspiracy X (Second Edition) Introductory Game Kit; two short sentences that I suspect convey the core conceit of Eden Studio’s popular roleplaying game of modern-day conspiracy and alien invasion more concisely than perhaps a hundred more paragraphs ever could. They invite the reader into a world of mystery, of lies and intrigue, and hint that maybe… just maybe… they can do something about it.

But does the Conspiracy X Second Edition Introductory Game Kit (hereafter noted as simply the Intro Kit) live up to this tempting summons? Does it deliver as a ‘taster’ of things to come, or does it simply leave a foul tang on the tongue? Well, let’s read on and find out…

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[Interview] M. Alexander Jurkat – Founding Owner of Eden Studios

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On April 20, 2022

In Conspiracy X, Interviews

One of the pleasures I have as an ‘archivist’ of some pretty cool, albeit it Out-Of-Print, roleplaying games (see www.stormbringerrpg.com and www.darkconspiracytherpg.info for other sites I run) is the opportunity to interview the creative forces behind the products that now line my (overburdened) shelves. Over the years I’ve interviewed plenty of gamers who have given their time and effort to chat with me about the creation and history of various games and products, but few has given me as much pleasure as this interview with Alex Jurkat – one of Eden’s Studio’s founding editors. Please read on to hear about how Eden rose would rise to become one of the leading lights of tabletop gaming in the late 90s and early 2000s – from saving Conspiracy X from what could have been a very fatal false start, through to the arrival of the Unisystem mechanics and the publication of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG….

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[Scenario] Iahru Four-7 – Coriolis RPG

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On November 22, 2021

In Coriolis, Scenario

In something of a departure for me, I’ve released a scenario (as Pay What You Want) for Free League Publishing’s Coriolis RPG. This is the first thing I’ve every produced under a Community Content Program over at DriveThruRPG, and it was a relatively painless process.

This is what I stated in my facebook announcement a few days ago…

For almost 25 years I’ve released gaming material without asking a penny for it. Well I’ve finally turned my nonsense into something I’m actually selling (well, its a Pay What You Want offering anyway).

Its for Free League’s fantastic Coriolis RPG, and comes complete with 5 pregen characters and their ship, so all you need is a few friends and some dice to play!

Yes, I’m terrified by the thought of typos and errors in the grammar, but thanks to Emma and Luke hopefully these are minimal (and likely come from my constant tinkering at ungodly hours of the night… like right now!) So, if you’ve ever wanted to support my madness (ha ha ha), and can spare a few dollars, you can find this rubbish at: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/377919/Iahru-Four7.

I don’t know if I’ll release anything for more (although I do have a pretty good handle on a Vaesen scenario and there are other sci-fi adventures I have that could easily be rewritten for Coriolis), but given things going on right now, this is about all I can ask for!

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