• more about #gammaworld
    DraconisXC: Monster themes aside, Shadowrun 2nd ed sourcebooks were some of the crunchiest, most satisfying RPG materials I've ever had the satisfaction of passin... more »
    the stealth m.c.: An excellent and highly entertaining alternate-world manual from back in the day is Transdimensional TMNT. I loved reading and re-reading their time ... more »
    Smeagol92055: So... I'm supposed to bop the eldritch horrors from beyond space and time in the head with the book, then? I mean, half of them don't even have heads... more »
    Project Thanatos: Mmm Ravenloft... beware the fog! Also.. why wasn't Shadowrun included in here? Old races emerging, corporations taking over the world and it's gover... more »
    Jarerex: Ravenloft was simply the best setting. Faced with a slew of worlds where good was always the best way to go, it was the tiny pocket realm that actuall... more »
    RexMaximus: No Warhammer 40K, Rifts or Shadowrun? Especially Warhammer 40k? I mean, zombie robots, soul-eating psychic demons, more aliens than the American Sout... more »
    FakingThroughLife: Ha! Gamma World! I haven't thought of that game in ages! more »
    Kishi: The Van Richten's Guides, in general, were pretty entertaining reading. I don't play AD&D, but I've bought most of them anyway. more »
    FrankenPC: I remember Ravenloft. Good times. more »
    mordicai: Planescape, Spelljammer, & Dark Sun are all better settings than Ravenloft, for my money. more »
    mordicai: TEKUMEL: Empire of the Petal Throne. [www.amazon.com] I am a huge fan of the very under-rated Professor MAR Barker-- he's like Tolkien, but with Sou... more »
    DrLocrian: I love the Malleus Monstrorum! It's more than just a critter collection--the artwork is pure genius and will inspire scenarios all by themselves. Ea... more »
    ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: I'm just loving the fireproof bears. Best setting ever. more »
    Dunny0: The Ravenloft setting was all sorts of awesome. It, and all the creatures, even got a brief update near the end of 3.5 Sure, I have no point... Just ... more »
  • #booklists

    Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World

    You can't wander into the speculative future (or alternative past) blindly – you need a guide to show you the way. These five game manuals are the best at explaining aliens, mutants, angry robots and even non-sparkly vampires. More »
  • #triviagasm

    Return to the Future Past of "Gamma World"

  • #triviagasm

    The Scifi Obsession Of Dungeons and Dragons Creator Gary Gygax

    Gary Gygax, co-inventor of Dungeons and Dragons, will probably be best remembered as the man who brought role playing games into the lives of millions of teenagers in the 1970s, and who helped spawn an entire industry. If you've ever rolled an eight-sided dice in a game, it's thanks to him. While his bread and butter was swords and sworcery, he was also an avid science fiction fan (he even designed a scifi D&D module, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, whose artwork is pictured here). He worked on several scifi games, as well as writing several science fiction stories. With the sad news today that Gary passed away in his home, we take a long, triviatastic look at his love for gaming and science fiction. More »