• io9
  • science
  • overmind
  • kotaku
  • gizmodo
  • Profile logout login

#robotviking

io9

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #observationdeck,
  • #tips,
  • #calendar,
  • etc.

San Francisco, 8:26 AM
Mon Nov 23
10 posts in the last 24 hours

Team

Tip your editors: tips@io9.com

Editor-in-Chief:
Annalee Newitz | Email

News Editor:
Charlie Jane Anders | Email

Associate Editor:
Meredith Woerner | Email

Assistant Editor:
Lauren Davis | Email

Weekend Editor:
Graeme McMillan | Email

Contributors:
Joshua Glenn
Stephen Goldmeier | Email
Ed Grabianowski | Email
Austin Grossman
Paul Hogan | Email
Lauren Davis | Email
Chris Hsiang | Email
Lynn Peril | Email
Ann VanderMeer
Alasdair Wilkins | Email

Graphic Designer:
Stephanie Fox | Email

Interns:
Tim Barribeau | Email
Julia Carusillo | Email
Alex Eichler | Email
Cyriaque Lamar | Email
Caitlin Petrakovitz | Email
Mary Ratliff | Email
Josh Snyder | Email

More:
io9 on Facebook
follow io9 on Twitter

SUBSCRIBE TO io9 RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
1428 Subscribers
io9
  • posts about #robotviking more →

    Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World

    MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot

    Mechwarriors, Starships, Martians and More at the Origins Game Fair

    Mini Vodo Inspires Jedi From Beyond the Grave

    Post-Apocalyptic Cannibal Hobbits For Your Next Game

    Post-Apocalyptic Settings for Games Are Cool Urban Wastelands

    Voltron Mania for Tabletop Gamers

    A Monster Game Even More Addictive Than Pokémon

    Princess Leia, Bounty Hunter!

    Breathe in Space with New Pulp Scifi Game "Slipstream"
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    11/18/09

    In reply to Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World
    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, much less anatomies that would ensure any sort of success should you actually land a blow on an extrusion resembling a head...
     Reply
    Smeagol92055 was starred Smeagol92055 was unstarred
    Image of RexMaximus RexMaximus
    11/18/09

    In reply to Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World
    No Warhammer 40K, Rifts or Shadowrun?

    Especially Warhammer 40k? I mean, zombie robots, soul-eating psychic demons, more aliens than the American Southwest, armored genhanced supermen, and planet-eating bugs? What more could you want?!

    Oh, and pauldrons. Lots and lots of pauldrons.
     Reply
    RexMaximus was starred RexMaximus was unstarred
    Image of daveNYC daveNYC
    11/18/09

    @RexMaximus: Hate to say it, but so far the 40K RPG books have been kind of light on material. Lots of fluff and setting and whatnot, but lacking in the raw amount of information like you'd get in the old Monster Manual.
     Reply
    daveNYC was starred daveNYC was unstarred
    Image of RexMaximus RexMaximus
    11/18/09

    @daveNYC: Guess you're right, though I haven't played 40k since Second Edition and back then you could still find First Edition materials on shelves. Both of them were just treasure troves of stuff on the background, setting, aliens and weapons of the 40k world.

    I can't speak about the current editions, but at least the wikis tell you almost all there is to know.

    Also: I know the profiled books are RPGs, but shouldn't tabletop gaming be included too?
     Reply
    RexMaximus was starred RexMaximus was unstarred
    Image of Idaan Idaan
    11/18/09

    @daveNYC: I'd argue that rows of numbers won't prepare you for an alternate world like fluff and setting will.
     Reply
    Ed Grabianowski promoted this comment Idaan was starred Idaan was unstarred
    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    11/18/09

    In reply to Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World
    I remember Ravenloft. Good times.
     Reply
    FrankenPC was starred FrankenPC was unstarred
    Image of Alessar Alessar
    11/18/09

    @FrankenPC: Ah. You were a GM. >:)
     Reply
    Edited by Alessar at 11/18/09 2:43 PM Alessar was starred Alessar was unstarred
    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    11/18/09

    @Alessar: I tried...my wetware came back with ERROR:Insufficient creativity
     Reply
    Edited by FrankenPC at 11/18/09 2:54 PM FrankenPC was starred FrankenPC was unstarred
    Image of Alessar Alessar
    11/19/09

    @FrankenPC: That's what modules are for. : ) If you're not a writer, direct.
     Reply
    Alessar was starred Alessar was unstarred
    Image of DrLocrian DrLocrian
    11/18/09

    In reply to Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World
    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. Each Old One and monster is portrayed by taking some ordinary object, or famous work of art, and tweaking it collage-style so that the Mythos peeks through and colors your perception of reality just a little bit.
     Reply
    Ed Grabianowski promoted this comment DrLocrian was starred DrLocrian was unstarred
    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    11/18/09

    In reply to Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World
    I'm just loving the fireproof bears. Best setting ever.
     Reply
    ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. was starred ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of RizzRustbolt RizzRustbolt
    11/18/09

    @ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: And the Mad-Max Racoon people.
     Reply
    ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment RizzRustbolt was starred RizzRustbolt was unstarred
    Image of Dunny0 Dunny0
    11/18/09

    In reply to Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World
    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 wanted to express some love for a favorite D&D setting.
     Reply
    Dunny0 was starred Dunny0 was unstarred
    Image of billzbub billzbub
    11/18/09

    @Dunny0: I'm gonna wax nostalgic for a moment myself. I remember my first encounter with D&D, back when it was just basic D&D, in a campaign called Teagle Manor. My 2nd level fighter was killed by a wight. I was hooked ever since. And I think I still have a copy of the Ravenloft guide somewhere. Great times.

    On a side note, anyone remember Cthulhu by Gaslight? That one brings back some chills.....

    Also that first campaign would have been around 1978 or 79, yikes, am I admitting something there about my age?
     Reply
    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment Edited by billzbub at 11/18/09 10:00 AM billzbub was starred billzbub was unstarred
    Image of ShadRS ShadRS
    11/18/09

    Anyone recall the Ravenloft update/alternate setting Masque of the Red Death? I loved the idea of that setting, at the time it sounded so fresh and new. I of coarse didn't have a clue about all the Cthulhu stuff at the time.
     Reply
    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment ShadRS was starred ShadRS was unstarred
    Image of Alessar Alessar
    11/18/09

    @ShadRS: I remember the setting but I thought it was just a Poe ripoff! What a shame.

    You ever check out Castle Forlorn mini-campaign setting? 1 very small Domain, 1 very haunted castle, 1 very cursed antagonist.
     Reply
    Alessar was starred Alessar was unstarred
    Image of Stueymon Stueymon
    07/15/09

    In reply to MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot

    I would Kick pregnant mothers out of the way to get this if it comes out with a similar Giant controller to the one released with Steel Battalion
     Reply
    Stueymon was starred Stueymon was unstarred
    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    07/15/09

    @Stueymon: In the interview, they specifically mentioned the Steel Battalion controller as something they want to avoid as they try to utilize the Xbox 360's controller for a Mech. Sorry man.
     Reply
    Ed Grabianowski was starred Ed Grabianowski was unstarred
    Image of Stueymon Stueymon
    07/16/09

    @Ed Grabianowski: Damnit, and that controller is so awesome. I'm not gonna be immersed in a mech game if i've still got my white plastic 360 controller in my hands. unless mechs in the future are all designed by unimaginative microsoft nerds
     Reply
    Stueymon was starred Stueymon was unstarred
    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    07/15/09

    In reply to MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot
    The dude was in a WarHammer, and he was spooked by a freakin' Jenner? That's like someone in a Mack truck running away from a Yugo.
     Reply
    Cash907Censored was starred Cash907Censored was unstarred
    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    07/15/09

    In reply to MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot
    Along with Ed, I was/am freaking out with GLEE! as my avatar might hint at.
    The "In Game Footage" watermark on the pics is wrong, this was a trailer built in the Unreal 3 engine.

    /Late comment courtesy of borked IE commenting that started today with this post. (Not complaining.)
     Reply
    Edited by Ruthless, If you let me at 07/15/09 4:43 PM Ruthless, If you let me was starred Ruthless, If you let me was unstarred
    Image of Ed Grabianowski Ed Grabianowski
    07/15/09

    In reply to MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot
    It's true, I did actually freak out with glee. I'm still freaking out with glee, as a matter of fact.
     Reply
    Ed Grabianowski was starred Ed Grabianowski was unstarred
    Image of krispykrink krispykrink
    07/15/09

    In reply to MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot
    It's about time!



    Been a BT/MW fan since before there were any computer games for it, just tabletop. When MS bought the rights, they totally destroyed it with the craptastic arcade style.



    I still have my Mechwarrior game discs from the first DOS game too.
     Reply
    krispykrink was starred krispykrink was unstarred
    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    07/15/09

    In reply to MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot
    This is great news. I was such a MechWarrior junkie, I had the torso control foot peddles. I WAS the mech...
     Reply
    FrankenPC was starred FrankenPC was unstarred
    Image of Evdor Evdor
    07/15/09

    @FrankenPC: Virtual World Battletech was the sexiest game EVER.
     Reply
    Evdor was starred Evdor was unstarred
    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    07/15/09

    In reply to MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot
    Yeah, now that's just awesome.
     Reply
    Anekanta - former space marine was starred Anekanta - former space marine was unstarred
    Image of littlewade littlewade
    07/15/09

    In reply to MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot
    so do we get to defend the inner spear from the villainous clans?

    Curse you jade falcon
     Reply
    littlewade was starred littlewade was unstarred
    Image of zerofritz zerofritz
    07/15/09

    @littlewade: Looks like this will take place before then, during the Succession Wars - which will probably be a welcome sight for Original Classic BT (tm) players as well as New Classic BT (tm) players.

    Still won't bring back my beloved pre-lawsuit Marauder.
     Reply
    zerofritz was starred zerofritz was unstarred
    Image of Evdor Evdor
    07/15/09

    @zerofritz: Already answered, my bad, stupid new commenting system!
     Reply
    Edited by Evdor at 07/15/09 3:57 PM Evdor was starred Evdor was unstarred
    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    07/15/09

    In reply to MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot
    No PS3 love? *grumble grumble*
     Reply
    TemporalSword was starred TemporalSword was unstarred
    Image of Evdor Evdor
    07/15/09

    @TemporalSword: They don't even have a PUBLISHER YET.
     Reply
    Evdor was starred Evdor was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or io9 account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.