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Zones of Control
A look at wargaming’s past, present, and future—from digital games to tabletop games—and its use in entertainment, education, and military planning. With examples from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Harpoon, Warhammer 40,000, and more! Games with military themes date back to antiquity, and yet they are curiously neglected in much of the academic and trade literature on games and game history. This volume fills that gap, providing a diverse set of perspectives on wargaming’s past, present, and future. In Zones of Control, contributors consider wargames played for entertainment, education, and military planning, in terms of design, critical analysis, and historical contexts. They consid...
Starfinder: Angels of the Drift #4
In the science-fantasy universe of the bestselling Starfinder roleplaying game, a bold crew of adventurers must race to an isolated world to stop a catastrophic war for faster-than-light technology! In this chapter, the group makes a desperate move as Quig takes center stage in their plan. Only one problem (one big problem) — they didn’t count on the Leviathans being set upon them! Written by Starfinder RPG co-creator JAMES L. SUTTER and artist EDU MENNA, this issue features a stunning trio of covers led by series artist EDU MENNA along with RICHARD PACE and BIAGIO D’ALESSANDRO, and also includes playable character stats and new story-based character options — including a new playable species — all officially sanctioned by the Starfinder Society!
Starfinder: Angels of the Drift #5
A bold crew of adventurers has raced across the galaxy to stop a catastrophic war for faster-than-light technology. Now, in this final issue, the fate of the Drift stands revealed! Written by JAMES L. SUTTER (co-creator of the bestselling Starfinder roleplaying game) and illustrated by EDU MENNA, Starfinder: Angels of the Drift #5 features a stellar trio of covers by BIAGIO D’ALESSANDRO, RICHARD PACE, and MENNA, and also includes playable character stats and new story-based character options — including a new playable species — all officially sanctioned by the Starfinder Society!
Starfinder: Angels of the Drift #3
In the science-fantasy universe of the bestselling Starfinder roleplaying game, five down-on-their-luck mercenaries race across uncharted space on a desperate mission to avert a devastating war over faster-than-light technology. In this chapter, our unlucky heroes find themselves on the wrong end of a pending execution! Can Navasi concoct a plan to save them all? Written by Starfinder RPG co-creator JAMES L. SUTTER (Pathfinder: Runescars) and artist EDU MENNA (Army of Darkness), this issue features three outstanding covers by series artist EDU MENNA, RICHARD PACE (Batman, Second Coming), and BIAGIO D’ALESSANDRO (Pathfinder), and also includes playable character stats and new story-based character options—including a new playable species — all officially sanctioned by the Starfinder Society!
Starfinder: Angels Of The Drift #2
HEADLONG INTO THE VOID! In the science-fantasy universe of the bestselling Starfinder roleplaying game, five down-on-their-luck mercenaries race across uncharted space on a desperate mission to avert a devastating war over faster-than-light technology. In this chapter, our heroes limp through the Drift, discovering strange new settlements and denizens as they navigate the treacherous dimension. Will they find friends or foes? The smart money is on foes! Written by Starfinder RPG co-creator JAMES L. SUTTER (Pathfinder: Runescars) and artist EDU MENNA (Army of Darkness), this issue boasts a stunning trio of fantastic covers led by series artist EDU MENNA along with RICHARD PACE (Batman, Second Coming) and BIAGIO D’ALESSANDRO (Pathfinder), and also includes playable character stats and new story-based character options—including a new playable species — all officially sanctioned by the Starfinder Society!
Expressive Processing
From the complex city-planning game SimCity to the virtual therapist Eliza: how computational processes open possibilities for understanding and creating digital media. What matters in understanding digital media? Is looking at the external appearance and audience experience of software enough—or should we look further? In Expressive Processing, Noah Wardrip-Fruin argues that understanding what goes on beneath the surface, the computational processes that make digital media function, is essential. Wardrip-Fruin looks at “expressive processing” by examining specific works of digital media ranging from the simulated therapist Eliza to the complex city-planning game SimCity. Digital media, he contends, offer particularly intelligible examples of things we need to understand about software in general; if we understand, for instance, the capabilities and histories of artificial intelligence techniques in the context of a computer game, we can use that understanding to judge the use of similar techniques in such higher-stakes social contexts as surveillance.
Starfinder
This book refers to several other Starfinder products, yet these additional supplements are not required to make use of this book. Readers interested in references to Starfinder hardcovers can find the complete rules of these books available for free at paizo.com/sfrd.
Midwives to Death
Against the Rise of Terror The heroes finally have the tools they need to stop the Whispering Tyrant, but the lich-king has not been idle. Why has he devoted so much attention to an isolated border fortress, right when divinity seems to be within his grasp? A quest to discover the tyrant's secrets plunges the heroes into a deadly race through a fecund forest, into fearsome dungeons built long before the Shining Crusade, and between spiteful villains harboring ancient grudges. Old enemies stand in the heroes' way yet again, but unexpected allies can help turn the rising tide of death and despair. If the heroes are victorious, they can seize the only chance to deny the Whispering Tyrant his gr...
Ultimate Intrigue
A sharp sword and a powerful spell are not the answer to every problem an adventurer is bound to face. Ultimate Intrigue, the latest hardcover rules reference for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, arms players with every bit of charm, grace, innuendo, and insult necessary to defeat even the most difficult social encounters. This expansive 256-page hardcover book delves into the shadowy world of intrigue, giving both players and GMs alike plenty of rules to add to their game. Engage in social combat, dueling with words instead of steel. Participate in a heist, working as a team to steal a valuable object or vital piece of information. Curry favor with the local churches, guilds, and royals wit...
