Fictional Reality Issue 13
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Campaign 7 / Games Unplugged 25 44 NON D20 PRODUCT REVIEWS Review by: Mark Theurer From the Editors 2 Devil Player’s Guide 45 Kryomek USA Review by: Mark Theurer www.kryomek.com d20 Modern Miniature Options 3 Games Unplugged 26 / Campaign 8 45 Kryomek & Hivestone 60 by: Mark Theurer Review by: Mark Theurer Review by: Mark Theurer Encyclopedia of Prestige Classes 46 Confrontation Game Example 6 Review by: Christopher Carr Heresy Gaming by: J Michael Tisdel www.osseum.com RPG Objects Victoriana 62 MINIATURE REVIEWS www.rpgobjects.com Review by: J Michael Tisdel Blood and Fist 46 Devil Dog Design 16 Review by: Mark Theurer Louis J Porter Designs www.devildogdesign.com www.ljpdesigns.com Review by: Mark Theurer Mythic Design Studios Haven, City of Violence 64 Kryomek 17 www.mythicdreams.com Review by: Mark Theurer www.kryomek.com Dark Inheritance 47 Bulletproof Screen 65 Review by: Mark Theurer/J Michael Tisdel Review by: Mark Theurer Review by: Mark Theurer Tactical Miniatures 21 www.tacticalminiatures.com Mystic Eye Games FANPRO / WK Games Review by: Mark Theurer www.mysticeyegames.com www.classicbattletech.com Excalibur Miniaturen 22 Behind The Gates 48 Battletech Maps Comp 65 www.exalibur-miniaturen.de Review by: J Michael Tisdel Review by: Gabe Ratliff Review by: Mark Theurer/J Michael Tisdel Heart of the Machine 48 MechWarrior Record Sheets 66 100 Kingdoms 24 Review by: Graham Platt Review by: Mark Theurer www.100kingdoms.com Artificier’s Handbook 49 3060 Technical Readout 66 Review by: Mark Theurer/J Michael Tisdel Review by: J Michael Tisdel Review by: Gabe Ratliff Maidenhead Miniatures 26 Classic Battletech Companion 67 Review by: Joe Jeandervin www.maidenheadminiatures.com Green Ronin Publishing Review by: Mark Theurer/J Michael Tisdel www.greenronin.com Fast Forward Entertainment The Assault Group 27 Character Record Folio 3.5 50 www.fastforwardgames.com www.theassaultgroup.com Review by: Mark Theurer Demon Dice 68 Review by: Mark Theurer/J Michael Tisdel Unholy Warrior’s Handbook 50 Review by: Mark Theurer Games-Workshop 29 Review by: Mark Theurer Fang & Fury 51 www.games-workshop.com FANPRO / WK Games Review by: J Michael Tisdel Review by: Mark Theurer www.shadowrunrpg.com Reaper Miniatures 30 Tales of Freeport 51 Dragons of the 6th World 69 www.reaperminiatures.com Review by: Mark Theurer Testament 52 Review by: Duffy Carter Review by: Mark Theurer Review by: J Michael Tisdel Sprawl Survival Guide 69 Dark Age 35 Review by: Duffy Carter www.dark-age.com Living Imagination Review by: Mark Theurer www.livingimagination.com Mystic Eye Games Pirates! 53 www.mysticeyegames.com D20 PRODUCT REVIEWS Review by: Mark Theurer Giant Monster Rampage II, World War 70 Review by: Mark Theurer Sovereign Stone Bastion Press www.sovstone.com www.bastionpress.com Games Workshop Marauders of the Wolf 40 Into the Green 53 www.games-workshop.com Review by: J Michael Tisdel Review by: Larry Naeyaert Sword & Flame 70 Torn Asunder 54 Review by: Mark Theurer Eden Studios Review by: Mark Theurer Warhammer General’s Compendium 71 www.edenstudios.com Wrack and Ruin 54 Review by: J Michael Tisdel Secrets of the Ancients 40 Review by: J Michael Tisdel Review by: J Michael Tisdel Pinnacle Entertainment Group Bard’s Productions www.peginc.com Fast Forward Entertainment www.bardsproductions.com Evernight 72 www.fastforwardgames.com Review by: J Michael Tisdel Epic Tales: Race for Retribution 55 Sundered Reaches 41 Review by: Adam Brooks Review by: Mark Theurer Reaper Miniatures Dungeon World: Catacombs 42 ADVENTURE www.reapermini.com Review by: Clay Richmond CAV: Journal of Recognition 2 73 Treasure Quests: Secrets of Ra 43 Savage Worlds Review by: J Michael Tisdel Review by: Mark Theurer www.peginc.com Paint Set 2 73 Devilish Devices 43 Review by: Christopher Carr Review by: J Michael Tisdel Dangerous Dealing and Marvelous Demonwars 44 Maidens 56 Review by: Larry Naeyaert Written by: J Michael Tisdel 1 FICTION Hello, and welcome to the lucky thirteenth issue of Fictional Reality. Okay, since we started with issue 0, this is actually the fourteenth issue, but being this close to October, Enjoying Retirement 75 we'll go with Lucky Thirteen! And, what an issue it is - not only do we have our usual Written by: Robert J. Santa collection of game, miniature, and RPG supplement reviews, but we've also got a few BATTLE REPORT special articles. Reaper Miniatures The first these special articles is one for whic a lot of people have been asking. Here at FR, www.reapermini.com we have often published articles and battle reports for Rackham's Confrontation. This Warlord 79 time we're publishing a complete example of play. The Confrontation game mechanics Written by: Mark Theurer/J Michael Tisdel are vastly different from most other miniature games and this causes quite a bit of GAME PREVIEW confusion. We hope that this article helps new players (and maybe old hands) understand the game a little bit better. Excelsior Entertainment www.excelsiorentertainment.com Hot off the presses from Excelsior, we've got the Ultimate Warzone Primer - so you can Ultimate Warzone Preview 86 get ready to take your Megacorp troops out to face the forces of the Dark Apostles. Me? Written by: Excelsior Entertainment Staff My Brotherhood army is ready to see some action again after an extended R&R. As CONCEPT ARTWORK Gunny R. Lee Ermy says, "Oo-rah!" Excelsior Entertainment The d20 Modern RPG brought orcs to New York in a way we've not seen before. So, www.excelsiorentertainment.com what to do for miniatures? Where can you find a roller-blading gnoll? We've got the Ultimate Warzone and Chronopia 89 answer in a little article on figures for d20 modern. [Ok, maybe not a roller-blading gnoll. Written by: Excelsior Entertainment Staff Mark] GAME BACKGROUND Before you read any further, go find a deck of cards - because you'll need 'em. No, not Excelsior Entertainment collectable cards or even oil change discount cards, I mean playing cards - you know, the www.excelsiorentertainment.com ones with spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. You'll need 'em for two of our featured Ultimate Warzone Background 91 articles. First off we have part one of an adventure for Pinnacle's Savage Worlds RPG. Written by: Excelsior Entertainment Staff Dangerous Dealings and Marvelous Maidens is an adventure in the style of the 1930's movie serials - that borrows heavily from both Flash Gordon and Sam Spade. The other featured article is a battle report for Reaper's new fantasy miniatures skirmish game Warlord. Mark and I played in a 3-way game of Warlord with Ed Pugh and Anne Foerster of Reaper. This is a brand new game for Reaper - and we had the opportunity to play on the table Reaper used for the pictures in the rule book. Who won? Was it the Reaper home team or the visitors from FR? Read the BatRep to find out! Now, I bet your wondering what a deck of playing cards has to do with Savage Worlds and Warlord? Well, both systems use decks of cards to determine who moves when during the round. These games didn't invent this mechanic, heck it's as old as miniature games themselves. I wouldn't be surprised if H.G. Wells used it in his Little Wars book ADVERTISER INDEX waaaay back when. Personally, I like the mechanic. It's much better than rolling a die - you get randomness without the you-go-I-go monotony of other systems. Great Canadian Miniatures IFC, 74 WarZone GTS 14, 16, 28, 84 I won't take up any more of you time - I'm sure you're anxious to see what all we've Tactical Miniatures 14 crammed into this collection of bits and bytes. Take a good look at what we've brought Privateer Press 15 Kryomek USA 20 you - and then take a moment to let us know what you liked and what you didn't like. We Pinnacle Entertainment Group 23, 57 take that kind of input and use it to make a better magazine. Excalibur Miniaturen 23 100 Kingdoms 25, 71 And remember, while you're reading this magazine, those of us here in the FR cloister are Dark Basement Miniatures 29 already hard at work on the December issue. I won't say what we have in store for issue 14 Reaper Miniatures 32, 78 - you'll just have to look at the previews page on the Fictional Reality web site. Fantization 34, 82 Dark Age Games 37 Excelsior Entertainment 39, 87 So, until next time, have a safe and happy Fall - and try to get in a few games between RPG Objects 49, 55 now and December . 8) Brok’s Armory 61 Zombiesmith 63 RPG Now.com 64 Bring Your Miniatures to Life 67 Michael Tisdel Charon Productions 72 2 In this article I’ll be talking about and showing you my picks for the most of this column) will usable miniatures in a d20 Modern game. None of them are Wizards of the set you back about Coast figures as they do not produce a line of miniatures for that game. I do $17.50 USD and hope that this changes in the future though. Ok, so without further ado we’ll comes painted to a get started with the least, in my opinion, usable of the most usable figures. very respectable Ok, maybe I need to clarify that last statement a bit. I think that all of the level. They are figures presented in this article are perfectly acceptable for use in a d20 certainly worthy of Modern game, but this will be sort of a countdown to what I consider the most being used in a usable line of figures for that game.