(Note: This is a campaign requiring the Catalyst RPG system. Visit http: //www.cherrypickedgames.com/catalyst/ for the base game or to purchase a PDF of Civil Unrest). The Human-Demon War has pushed America to its breaking point. Two new nations have emerged to combat the horde, though their ideological differences fuel strife despite our species' suffering. ""Civil Unrest"" follows the players' journey as neutral mercenaries trying to preserve these fragile alliances. This guide aids game masters in directing a Catalyst campaign. ""Civil Unrest"" takes 3-5 players through a shorter, 4-session campaign.

(Note: This is a campaign requiring the Catalyst RPG system. Visit http: //www.cherrypickedgames.com/catalyst/ for the base game). Seattle may be humanity's last hope against the demon onslaught. However, internal strife between ideological factions may tear the town asunder before the demon siege begins. ""Sins of Seattle"" follows the players' ill-fated migration from Portland and subsequent branding as the Church of Destiny's chosen ones, set to unite the city. This guide aids game masters in directing a Catalyst campaign. ""Sins of Seattle"" takes 3-5 players through a longer, open-ended, 7-session campaign.

(Note: This is a campaign requiring the Catalyst RPG system. Visit http: //www.cherrypickedgames.com/catalyst/ for the base game or to purchase a PDF of Shadow Parliament). Secret societies control the fate of humanity. A select few know magic, demons, and unlimited power exist. Some strive to bring forth these demons; others exist to protect our species. ""Shadow Parliament"" follows the players' induction into the Shadows and their clandestine efforts to prevent the cataclysm. This guide aids game masters in directing a Catalyst campaign. ""Shadow Parliament"" takes 3-5 players through a longer, 7-session campaign.

((Note: This is a campaign requiring the Catalyst RPG system. Visit http: //www.cherrypickedgames.com/catalyst/ for the base game or to purchase a PDF of Fourth World.) In the post-demon world, humanity protects itself in the shells of metropolitan cities connected by rail. The town of Flagstaff hosts brave mercenaries dedicated to protecting these trains and keeping the demons at bay. "Fourth World" follows the players as they arrive in Northern Arizona and become embroiled in local politics, sinister plots, and ancient secrets that may save us once and for all. This guide aids game masters in directing a Catalyst campaign. "Fourth World" takes 3-5 players through a longer, 7-session campaign.

/Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman An absolutely essential book for all role-players. Very appealing to the hundreds of thousands of kids who have read the novels and want to create gaming scenarios of their own. In addition to its value as a gaming tool, Darksword Adventures will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn more about the world of the Darksw

Howling Shadows is a core rulebook for Shadowrun, Fifth Edition, with a wealth of dangerous creatures, sprits, artificial intelligence, and more to add variety and fun to Shadowrun games. The critters were designed with both players and GMs in mind - they can be added as a resource for players to use or obstacles to overcome. The critters also have plot hooks built in to fuel plenty of adventures and campaigns. With full color art, this book displays the bizarre and dangerous critters of the Sixth World in their full glory.

From #Gamergate to the 2016 election, to the daily experiences of marginalized perspectives, gaming is entangled with mainstream cultures of systematic exploitation and oppression. Whether visible in the persistent color line that shapes the production, dissemination, and legitimization of dominant stereotypes within the industry itself, or in the dehumanizing representations often found within game spaces, many video games perpetuate injustice and mirror the inequities and violence that permeate society as a whole. Drawing from groundbreaking research on counter and oppositional gaming and from popular games such as World of Warcraft and Tomb Raider, Woke Gaming examines resistance to problematic spaces of violence, discrimination, and microaggressions in gaming culture. The contributors of these essays seek to identify strategies to detox gaming culture and orient players and gamers toward progressive ends. From Anna Anthropy’s Keep Me Occupied to Momo Pixel’s Hair Nah, video games can reveal the power and potential for marginalized communities to resist, and otherwise challenge dehumanizing representations inside and outside of game spaces. In a moment of #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, and efforts to transform current political realities, Woke Gaming illustrates the power and potential of video games to foster change and become a catalyst for social justice.

How the early Dungeons & Dragons community grappled with the nature of role-playing games, theorizing a new game genre. When Dungeon & Dragons made its debut in the mid-1970s, followed shortly thereafter by other, similar tabletop games, it sparked a renaissance in game design and critical thinking about games. D&D is now popularly considered to be the first role-playing game. But in the original rules, the term "role-playing" is nowhere to be found; D&D was marketed as a war game. In The Elusive Shift, Jon Peterson describes how players and scholars in the D&D community began to apply the term to D&D and similar games--and by doing so, established a new genre of games.

The Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023 provides timely, thorough, and accurate political information, with more in-depth coverage of current political controversies than any other reference guide. The updated 2022-2023 edition continues to be the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country′s governmental and political makeup. Tom Lansford has compiled in one place more than 200 entries on countries and territories throughout the world, this volume is renowned for its extensive coverage of all major and minor political parties and groups in each political system. It also provides names of key ambassadors and international memberships of each country, plus detailed profiles of more than 30 intergovernmental organizations and UN agencies. And this update will aim to include coverage of current events, issues, crises, and controversies from the course of the last two years.

With more in-depth coverage of current political controversies than any other reference guide, 'Political Handbook of the World 2012' is the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country's governmental and political makeup.