Ronin Round Table – Events, Volunteer Programs, and Community Building

Greetings! I’m Donna Prior, the new Events Manager at Green Ronin. I’ve been busy working on a lot of documentation, and I’ve been remiss in introducing myself to you all. So, hello! In my first Ronin Round Table, I’d like to share a bit more about myself and the bits & bobs I’m working on for an official GR volunteer team.

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Mutants & Masterminds Gadget Guide: Robots

Mutants & Masterminds Gadget Guide: RobotsWe’re pleased to introduce the latest series of low-cost PDFs for Mutants & Masterminds Third Edition, the Gadget Guides! Each Gadget Guide takes a look at a particular type of devices in Mutants & Masterminds game terms, putting together the effects and modifiers from the Hero’s Handbook to present different a wide variety of gadgets of that type. It also looks at specific concepts related to creating and using those devices in play. The Guide is a catalog of ready to use toys for your M&M game!

Robots:

As heroes, villains, and legions of minions, robots have been a staple of superheroes since the days of the first comic strips. Although they have become more sophisticated as real-world technology has moved ever closer to the mechanical marvels of comic books, robots remain common technology for both heroes and villains. This Gadget Guide looks at creating robots of all types in M&M game terms, and includes five sample robot archetypes!

Mutants & Masterminds Gadget Guide: Robots

Ronin Round Table: Gateway to Gaming

Evan Sass

Most of us at Green Ronin have a weekly game night, and some have two or three. We got into this business because of our love for the hobby. That love started when somebody shared their own passion for roleplaying, or gave an RPG book as a present, or we found a dusty box with an intriguing cover on a shelf at a shop.

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Dragon Age on TableTop: Part Two

TableTop Episode 19, Pt. 2 is now live. Follow along as the Grey Warden recruits Gorik, Fonzor, Thinli, and Keegan investigate a mysterious tower, and learn the truth about the Blight.

Ronin Round Table: Brand New Gamers

Joe Carriker

Some geeks in social media seem to like to decry the mainstreaming of geek culture. I won’t get into that here, but I will say I’ve noticed a positive benefit: after deriving enjoyment from these movies, big video games and the like, quite a few folks—some of whom I’ve known for years—have expressed interest in trying out some of the other parts of geek culture they’ve heard about but never quite had the chance to try.

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Ronin Round Table: Filming Tabletop, Part 1

Chris Pramas

A little over a year ago Wil Wheaton called to tell me about a show he was hosting for Felicia Day’s new YouTube channel, Geek & Sundry. He described it as Celebrity Poker meets Dinner for 5. He wanted to feature my Dragon Age RPG on the show and was I interested in coming to LA to run it? Oh, and the filming would be in less than two weeks. That was a lot to take in!

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