Please Help Rick Hershey's Kids
Many of you, like me, are fans of artist Rick Hershey, who does most of the illustration for The Fantasy Trip. Recently his family was touched by disaster that could easily have become tragedy. All four of his kids were in a car which was struck head-on by a median-crossing...
Shoot For The Stars And Save BIG On Galactic Treasures!
Happy National Space Day! Today we honor all things in the solar system, and possibly beyond. Initially established by Lockheed Martin in the late 1990s, Space Day was formalized by astronaut and Senator John Glenn. It's now recognized and celebrated internationally! We at Steve Jackson Games have always been fascinated...
Dungeon Slimes . . . Fun In A Can!
Philip J. Reed is one of SJ Games' most distinguished alumni, and since he went freelance he has continued to produce Cool Stuff. His latest, Dungeon Slimes, is a Kickstarter project closing today. Don't miss out! It's a soda can, with green bubbly stuff on the inside (you could drink...
The Classics Are Always Chic, With GURPS Magical Styles: Traditional Styles
GURPS Thaumatology: Magical Styles makes the core GURPS magic system even more flexible and flavorful with the addition of thematic collections of spells – including secret spells. Expand those possibilities with GURPS Magical Styles: Traditional Styles. Written by GURPS mastermind Phil Masters (co-author of the Discworld Roleplaying Game, GURPS Thaumatology,...
Drawing A Blank?
If you ever want your own blank card for a beloved card game (say, for making a custom card, "popping the question," etc.), you can usually take an extra card from the set and rub it lightly with nail-polish remover to remove the ink. Make sure not to be too...
Can I Pet The Mayhem? You Can Try . . . With Munchkin Warm Fuzzies!
We warned you they were coming, and now they're here! The cuddly carnage of Munchkin Warm Fuzzies has arrived – ready to augment your Munchkin games with 56 new cards that put the "cut" in "cute": new gear like Bunchucks, new threats like the Dust Bunnies, and new curses like...
How My Brain Works – A Cautionary Tale
There are a lot of pieces I'm putting together here for a long anecdote. You have been warned. I recently had reason to sort through a number of comics I've purchased in the past several months. Some of those comics included the Crisis on Infinite Earths "Facsimile Editions," reprinting the...
In Pod We Trust?
I just had an idea for GMs of modern-day or near-future roleplaying games. Actually two ideas. First idea: It's always fun to make players sift through clues. But making up clues is often boring. Who's got time to create a fake newspaper — or even a convincing newspaper article? If...