game reflection

Rotted Capes Review – A Second Look

After an excellent experience playing Rotted Capes at Origins, it appears the Fandible crew needs to eat some crow. Billy falls on his sword and makes a second attempt at reviewing Paradigm Concept’s zombies versus superheroes RPG.

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Origins 2014 Con Report

On a rainy Thursday evening, four members of Fandible embarked on an intrepid road trip back to the old stomping grounds of one of our members. The Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio is five days of board gaming, LARPs, and, of course, tabletop role playing games you can win real money through playing with. We…

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The True Faceless Heroes

NPCs are the name of the game this week on the Fandiblog. We love them, you love them, so shouldn’t they be given an article that shows our admiration for them? Also we hint at a special announcement tomorrow!

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Shifting Gears

Since we started Fandible, we have prided ourselves on playing numerous games. From the new indies to more establish properties, we have wanted to try a bit of everything. After two years of this though, it has begun to take its toll. A toll no one, for a long time, had been willing to acknowledge….

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Consider The Source

A friend of mine once said to me “I’m thinking of running a Cthulhu game but I’ve never read any H.P. Lovecraft. Do you think that’s important?” The look on my face must have given him some sort of answer, because he dropped the topic with a simple “Oh.” The question, however, is a valid…

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Rogue Trader: Season 1 review and the future.

The following post contains spoilers for season one of our Rogue Trader game, which consists of episodes 1 – 10. Rogue Trader has become one of the longest running campaigns I have ever run. A mixture of the grimdark of Warhammer, the sense of exploration of Star Trek, and the usual silliness of our group….

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Using player input in your game: Behind the scenes of Supernatural If These Walls Could Talk

I’ve been sitting on the basic story for Fandible’s latest game since May, when Billy and I visited Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. It’s an eerie place, perfect for setting a ghost story. And as described at the end of the podcast, there was a plaque in the prison that took a starring role for…

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August RPG Blog Carnival: What’s in your backpack?

The Gassy Gnoll is hosting a blog carnival this month! A variety of RPG bloggers are all asking the question “What’s in your backpack?” Here’s the answers from the Fandible crew. David The matter of my backpack and its contents has not been a subject of discussion until this very moment, but now that I…

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