Shane takes a look at The Forgotten Catacombs of Osipitis, a 5E grimdark campaign for characters of levels 1-15 from J.K. Becker of the Unknown Archives. Why does he like the format so much?
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #290 - 4/30/2026
The second of two interviews with game designer Ken St. Andre, this time focusing on his video game ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #289 - 3/30/2026
The one and only, amazing, science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet, John M. Ford ...
Gameplay of Star Trek Voyager: Across The Unknown.
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #288 - 3/8/2026
Historic RPG designer Ken St. Andre (Tunnels & Trolls, Starfaring, Monsters! Monsters!, Stormbringer, more) joins for this episode. ...
Gameplay of Star Trek Voyager: Across The Unknown.
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ...
Gameplay of Star Trek Voyager: Across The Unknown.
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ...
Gameplay of Star Trek Voyager: Across The Unknown.
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ...
100+ responses on a post asking just this question cover a wide range of advice, with several recurring themes emerging.
One of the clearest themes: it's much more dangerous!
Also, is the DM obligated to balance encounters, gold pieces as XP, hirelings, THAC0, skip the backstory until 3rd level, squad tactics and party ...
Gameplay of the Star Trek Voyager: Across The Unknown Demo.
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring ...