In this brave new 20th Century the world faces ever more diabolical menaces. To combat them, the Greatest Inventor of the Age has assembled a team of dedicated men and women and equipped them with the most advanced technology. When word comes to Menlo Park that “Big-ass (pardon my French, ma’am) three-legged walkin’ battle machines” have invaded New Mexico territory, it’s time for Edison Force to respond!
In most games, magic-using characters wander around hurling fireballs and teleporting across the globe. Really, though, the 'flash-bang' style of magic found in most RPGs has no precedent in real-world magical tradition. In this panel, Hex Games will tell you how to make magic in your game more subtle, symbolic, frightening, and...well...magical.
Summer’s done, school has started again, and baseball season is almost over. Can things get any worse for Charlie Brown and his friends? Sure they can. An asteroid could hit the Earth, Martians invade, or, heck, the dead could rise and walk the earth. Can our heroes face the challenge of their lives and win the Little League pennant?
Remember when super heroes had muscles upon muscles, highly improbable poses, and grimaced an awful lot? Return to those bygone days of the ‘90s when image was everything. There will be plenty of bad attitudes, big guns, and enough time travel paradoxes to make your brain hurt in this easy to learn role playing game.
In the magic land of Panagonia, ponies romp and play. These are no ordinary ponies–they are Laser Ponies, who can shoot lasers out of their eyes. All is well, until a meteorite lands in the Red Plains. With the meteorite, the evil Cavern Queen will be able to take over the world. Join the fun as the Laser Ponies zap monsters, braid each other's manes, and learn valuable lessons about friendship!
Take a chance! Brave the unknown! At the beginning of this game, the GM will use the Book of Dumb Tables to randomly determine the game’s concept, setting, and plot. Players will be able to create their own characters, though they will randomly roll their characters’ names. The GM will then provide a full, satisfying adventure. No one knows what this game will be about, but it’s sure to be fun.
Monstertown Vice: A Funkadelic Frankenstein Adventure
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The 70’s are over, man. Used to be you couldn’t pay people to go to Monstertown. Now they flock there to see, be seen, and score. Sounds simple, but it’s all thanks to you, ‘cause you’re the ghoul with the badge that keeps the streets safe for human and monster alike.
It’s the 60’s. The cars are fast, the women are faster, and there’s no better cover for an international spy ring than as flamboyant race car drivers. It’s all about beating the clock, whether it’s outrunning motorcycle bandits through the Southwest desert or delivering a vital serum. Speed Racer meets James Bond in this role playing game of grand prix racing and high stakes espionage.
When you left home, you expected this to be like just any other bout: you'd drive to a distant city, compete against the other roller derby team, go to an after-party, and drive back home. Everything was going as planned until the zombies showed up. Now you and your team mates have to take on a hoard of shambling undead corpses with skates, wits, and teamwork.
It’s the 60’s. Everyone is trying not to think about nuclear devastation, women are liberated and wearing leather catsuits, and tracking down a stolen device ahead of enemy agents is a national imperative! Your characters are members of a secret organization for agents with “special” talents. The X-Men meet the Avengers (not those Avengers!) in this role playing game of espionage and superpowers.
Centuries before Atlantis sank beneath the waves, when the Atlanteans were little more than barbarians, proud Valusia was already ancient. The evil serpent men have infiltrated Valusia’s capital and plan to overthrow humankind. Now those who oppose the serpent men must grip their swords and take up the age-old cry, “Ka nama kaa lajerama!” Sword-and-sorcery action in the Robert E. Howard tradition.
The Caliph’s nephew, Jafar, is raising an army to march on Baghdad and wrest the throne from Harun al-Rashid. In order to save the empire, Sindbad and his crew must find the fabled Sword of Kingship and bring it back before it’s too late.
It’s the 60’s. Jacques Cousteau has his SCUBA, Captain Nemo’s most famous invention has been rediscovered, and bikinis are being seen everywhere. It’s a great time to get wet! Join the crew of the Nautilus II as they must protect an undersea peace conference and prevent WWIII. Aquaman meets Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea in this role playing game of underwater adventures and superpowers.
Sword and Planet: The Invincible Sales-Reps of Zarnobia
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Just when you think nothing interesting is ever going to happen to you, you and your co-workers are transported to Zarnobia, an exotic world of adventure. Thanks to this planet’s lower gravity, you have amazing strength. You are a legendary hero. Unfortunately, the Zarnobians now expect you to overthrow the evil emperor Khardak Thrun. Swashbuckling action in the Edgar Rice Burroughs tradition!
A lot of the unnecessary complexity of most game systems can be blamed on one concept: game balance. While game balance is a useful concept on the surface, the truth is that there’s a lot more to it than ensuring equal character point totals. In this panel, we’ll talk about ways to maintain game balance without the crunch.
Spring, 1963. JFK is in the White House, the space race is in full swing, and people flock to Vegas to see the Rat Pack. What most people don't realize is that, after the lights go down, Old Blue Eyes and the crew do black ops work for the U.S. Government. Next stop: Cuba.
Tired of playing dungeon crawlers, spaceship captains, super-heroes, angsty monsters, and all rest? Wouldn’t it be nice to place something different, like a Regency Romance heroine, a monsterploitation private detective, or a laser pony? In this panel the staff of Hex Games will tell you how to mix and match genres, develop strange ideas, and make odd concepts work.
After you died, when you met the Giant Glowing Jesus, he told you your name wasn't in the Book of Life and sent you straight to Hell. Turns out, you don't really like it here, so when the Goddess shows up and and tells you she knows a way you can sneak into Heaven and confront God, you take her up on it. Jack T. Chick meets The Dirty Dozen in this adventure that puts the Fun back in Fundamentalism!
Anyone can map out a dungeon on graph paper, but it takes a lot more to create an interesting, believable game world. In this panel, the Hex staff will tell you how to flesh out your campaign setting, whether it’s a magical fantasy world or modern-day New Jersey. We'll cover everything from basic dramatic rules and setting creation to the little touches that bring a world to life.