The Damocles Sanction (Review)

 

The Damocles Sanction

The Damocles Sanction is a very different book than I was expecting (honestly, I thought I was reading the story of Redemption Rites, but that was my fault for grabbing the wrong book). Instead, I got a very tense political drama set against the backdrop of the Federated Suns military campaign to retake the worlds occupied by House Kurita. The tension starts during the liberation of New Avalon and ratchets towards an uncertain future. This was written by Michael J. Ciaravella and clocks in at 319 pages.  

A Question of Survival (Review)

 

A Question of Survival

Another entry from the Ilclan era, A Question of Survival focuses on the struggles of Khan Jiyi Chiusti to revitalize the remnants of his shattered clan in the aftermath of Terra.  

D & D Beyond (Part 2)

Hey game fans, we’re back with a second look at the D & D Beyond digital tools for Dungeons and Dragons 5^th edition.  If you dig way back into our archives from a couple of years back, you’ll notice that we reviewed D & D Beyond and weren’t real happy with it.  Since we are looking at getting into online games and playing over the internet, it was time to take a second look at the tool kit. 

Mystery Box Friday (Last Flickering Light)

Hey Folks, we’re putting together a first for our mystery box series.  Today we’re looking at a DM’s Guild adventure created by a community member.  This adventure, written by Wes Cordell, features a quintessential dungeon crawl full of traps, treasures, and a pile of spooky magic.  Let’s dive into Last Flickering Light, and see what new and inventive ways we can die.

First thoughts on DND Beyond Beta

Now i typically try to find the positives in every situation, and i don’t think i’ve ever written an especially harsh or critical review.  Well, that’s probably going to change today because my first experience with Beyond has been pretty bad.  Read on to see where and why my confusion is shifting to irritation.

Mystery Box Review

Hey Folks, we’re putting together a first for our mystery box series.  Today we’re looking at a DM’s Guild adventure created by a community member.  This adventure, written by Jeff C. Stevens, features citizens in distress, a tavern bigger than it seems, and a pile of monsters.  Let’s dive into Dragon’s Breath Tavern, and see what sort of mischief we can find.

The Rise of Tiamat (Review for D & D)

Hey Game Fans, today we’re going to cover the last component of the Tyranny of Dragons story arc for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition.  We’ve dealt with the Hoard of The Dragon Queen, and we’ve taken hard looks at the entire 1st season of the Adventurer’s League organized play campaign.  The last book in this arc is a doozy, The Rise of Tiamat.  It picks up where Hoard of the Dragon Queen left off, and i think it would be very possible if you had played the entire way through the Adventurer’s League season 1 to be able to take that character and start Rise without being under leveled compared to the book’s expectations.  Let’s dig in and see what we find, shall we?

 

Crescent Hawks (Shining a light)

I’ve heard rumors for several months now about unit specific force briefings coming down the road for Battletech.  The first one of these, Spotlight on: Crescent Hawks released earlier this week and i have to say, it hits a lot of good buttons but misses a few as well.  Let’s take a closer look at this new product, and show off one of the most famous units in Battletech’s history.