An Annoucement for our female readers (if they exist)

For you fantastic looking females that frequent this blog, we present a PSA from the folks at Nerd Machine. It stars the Kaley Cuoco from The Big Bang Theory and contains sage advice to avoid the Slave Leia problem so prevalent at conventions and costume parties.


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A public service announcement from Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion is the lead in such shows as Castle, Firefly, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. As a leading man in touch with his inner nerd, he often gives back to the geek community. We are proud to present his latest PSA.


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Review: Savage Worlds Deluxe - First Glance

Savage Worlds Deluxe

by Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Publisher:  Studio 2 Publishing, Inc.

Price: $29.99 (Hardbound), $19.95 (.pdf on Studio 2)

Pages: 160

A Deluxe treatment of the Savage Worlds Core rules brings a few new elements without alienating the throngs of Savages that hold their SW Explorer's Editions as the best RPG they've ever bought. Or, at least the best value and definitively lives up to it's Fast, Furious, and Fun pulpy play goodness.

2011 Ennie Nominees Announced

Everyone go to the ENnie nominee site and vote for your favorite game. The polls for the 2011 ENnies open on July 15th closing on July 24th. Here's a list of the Nominees. Remember, vote early and vote often.

Best Adventure

• Delta Green: Targets of Opportunity (Arc Dream Publishing/Pagan Publishing)
• Monsters and Other Childish Things: Road Trip (Cubicle 7/Arc Dream Publishing)
• Pathfinder Adventure Path #43: The Haunting of Harrowstone (Paizo Publishing)
• Perils of the Surface World: Miracle Stone of the Amazon (Exile Game Studio)
• Saturday Night Delves #1: Revenge of the Iron Lich (Save Versus Death)
• Honorable Mention: The Dance in the Blood (Pelgrane Press/Graham Walmsley)

Best Aid/Accessory

• D&D Essentials: Dungeon Tiles Master Set – The Dungeon (Wizards of the Coast)
• Eclipse Phase Gamemaster Pack (Posthuman Studios)
• Gaming Paper Adventure Maps (Gaming Paper)
• Hero Lab (Lone Wolf Development)
• The Unspeakable Oath (Arc Dream Publishing)
• Honorable Mention: Vornheim: The Complete City Kit (Lamentations of the Flame Princess)

Best Art, Cover

• A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide (Green Ronin Publishing)
• Eoris Essence (Visions of Essence LLC)
• Mutants & Masterminds Hero’s Handbook (Green Ronin Publishing)
• Shadowrun: Attitude (Catalyst Game Labs)
• The Laundry (Cubicle 7)
• Honorable Mention: The Danse Macabre (White Wolf Publishing)

Best Art, Interior

• Dark Sun Campaign Setting (Wizards of the Coast)
• DC Adventures Hero’s Handbook (Green Ronin Publishing)
• Eoris Essence (Visions of Essence LLC)
• Legend of the Five Rings, Fourth Edition (Alderac Entertainment Group)
• Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea World Guide (Paizo Publishing)

Best Blog

• At-Will
• Critical Hits
• Gnome Stew
• Sarah Darkmagic
• Thistle Games

Best Cartography

• Bookhounds of London (Pelgrane Press)
• Deep Vistas Map Set I – III (Maps of Mastery)
• Gaming Paper Adventure Maps (Gaming Paper)
• Heavenring Village – Virtual Boxed Set (0One Games)
• Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Poster Map Folio (Paizo Publishing)
• Honorable Mention: Shadowrun: Sixth World Almanac (Catalyst Game Labs)

Best Electronic Book

• Cerulean Seas Campaign Setting (Alluria Publishing)
• Continuity (Posthuman Studios)
• Shanghai Vampocalypse (Savage Mojo)
• Temporal Probability Agency: To Predict and Serve (Apathy Games)
• The Running Death (Terminal Studios)

Best Free Product

• A Time of War: The BattleTech RPG Quick-Start Rules (Catalyst Game Labs)
• Hell for Leather – Free Edition (Cobweb Games)
• Old School Hack – Basic Game (Kirin Robinson)
• Saturday Night Delves #1: Revenge of the Iron Lich (Save Versus Death)
• The Running Death (Terminal Studios)
• Honorable Mention: Ultimate Combat Playtesting PDF (Paizo Publishing)

Best Game

• Happy Birthday, Robot! (Evil Hat Productions)
• Icons Superpowered Roleplaying (Adamant Entertainment/Cubicle 7)
• Legends of Anglerre (Cubicle 7)
• Mutants & Masterminds Hero’s Handbook (Green Ronin Publishing)
• The Dresden Files RPG (Evil Hat Productions )
• Honorable Mention: The Laundry (Cubicle 7)

Best Miniatures Product

• BattleTech 25th Anniversary Introductory Boxed Set (Catalyst Game Labs)
• Deep Vistas Map Set I – III (Maps of Mastery)
• Mousling Heroes (Reaper Miniatures)
• USCR – Commissar (MERCS Miniatures)
• WARMACHINE Khador Gun Carriage (Privateer Press)
• Honorable Mention: Gaming Paper Adventure Maps (Gaming Paper)

Best Monster/Adversary

• Doctor Who: Aliens & Creatures (Cubicle 7)
• Fey Folio: Clans of the Fey (Alluria Publishing)
• Monster Vault (Wizards of the Coast)
• Mythic Menagerie: The Kingdom of Graves (Super Genius Games)
• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 2 (Paizo Publishing)

Best New Game (published for the first time ever)

• A Taste for Murder (Graham Walmsley)
• Happy Birthday, Robot! (Evil Hat Productions)
• Icons Superpowered Roleplaying (Adamant Entertainment/Cubicle 7)
• The Dresden Files RPG (Evil Hat Productions )
• The Laundry (Cubicle 7)
• Honorable Mention: Stars Without Number (Sine Nominee Publishing)

Best Podcast

• Atomic Array
• Chronicles: Pathfinder Podcast
• Flagons and Dragons
• The Dungeon Master Guys Podcast
• Yog-Sothoth
• Honorable Mention: Kicked In The DiceBags

Best Production Values

• Gatecrashing (Posthuman Studios)
• Happy Birthday, Robot! (Evil Hat Productions)
• Legend of the Five Rings, Fourth Edition (Alderac Entertainment Group)
• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 2 (Paizo Publishing)
• The Dresden Files RPG (Evil Hat Productions )

Best RPG Related Product

• BattleTech 25th Anniversary Introductory Boxed Set (Catalyst Game Labs)
• Castle Ravenloft Boardgame (Wizards of the Coast)
• Hamlet’s Hit Points (Gamplaywright Press)
• Tall Pencil Strap Dragon Chow Dice Bag (Dragon Chow Dice Bags)
• The Bones – Us and Our Dice (Gameplaywright Press/Atomic Overmind Press)

Best Rules

• D&D Rules Compendium (Wizards of the Coast)
• Icons Superpowered Roleplaying (Adamant Entertainment/Cubicle 7)
• Legends of Anglerre (Cubicle 7)
• Mutants & Masterminds Hero’s Handbook (Green Ronin Publishing)
• The Dresden Files RPG (Evil Hat Productions )
• Honorable Mention: D&D Gamma World Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast)

Best Setting

• A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide (Green Ronin Publishing)
• Dark Sun Campaign Setting (Wizards of the Coast)
• Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea World Guide (Paizo Publishing)
• Progenitor (Arc Dream Publishing)
• Space 1889: Red Sands (Savage Worlds) (Pinnacle Entertainment Group)
• Honorable Mention: Bookhounds of London (Pelgrane Press)

Best Supplement

• Block by Bloody Block (Print Version) (White Wolf Publishing)
• Gatecrashing (Posthuman Studios)
• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player’s Guide (Paizo Publishing)
• Shadowrun: Attitude (Catalyst Game Labs)
• Space 1889: Red Sands (Savage Worlds) (Pinnacle Entertainment Group)
• Honorable Mention: The Danse Macabre (White Wolf Publishing)

Best Website

• d20pfsrd.com
• Obsidian Portal
• RPG Geek
• The Escapist
• UK Role Players

Best Writing

• The Danse Macabre (White Wolf Publishing)
• Delta Green: Targets of Opportunity (Arc Dream Publishing/Pagan Publishing)
• Gatecrashing (Posthuman Studios)
• The Dance in the Blood (Pelgrane Press/Graham Walmsley)
• The Dresden Files RPG (Evil Hat Productions )

Product of the Year

• A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide (Green Ronin Publishing)
• DC Adventures Hero’s Handbook (Green Ronin Publishing)
• D&D Gamma World Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast)
• Gatecrashing (Posthuman Studios)
• Happy Birthday, Robot! (Evil Hat Productions)
• Legend of the Five Rings, Fourth Edition (Alderac Entertainment Group)
• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player’s Guide (Paizo Publishing)
• Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea World Guide (Paizo Publishing)
• The Dresden Files RPG (Evil Hat Productions )
• The Stork (DreamPunk Productions)
• Honorable Mention:Legends of Anglerre (Cubicle 7)