Our weekly Wizards without Coats series from V Shane continues with this sombre story of the horrors PCs face when the GM runs out of props. Has this horrible event ever happened to you? Share your experience in the comments below.
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Wizards without Coats: Props

Paizo and Dynamite launch Pathfinder goblins comic book series
Following on Jim Zub’s successful Pathfinder comic book series, now also being offered in a collection called Pathfinder: Dark Waters Rising, Paizo have launched a Pathfinder goblins series too. Erik Mona informed fans; “A goblin horde stormed the offices of Paizo, demanding we chronicle their adventures from a goblin point of view,” “With the threats [...]

A lightshade for your gaming den: twisted woods
Dear gamers, you probably thought you had the lighting for your gaming den sorted. Perhaps you’ve got some custom lightshades with expertly placed fittings that ensure you’ve some atmosphere in the room while still being able to read the character sheets. Perhaps you’ve got candles by the table and you risk character sheets going up [...]

Warhammer 40K: Incredible Blood Angel cosplay
This cosplay pushes the limits. I wonder if we’re talking about a new genre here as this incredible Space Marine must be as much engineering as it is costume design and fandom. The video shows the Blood Angel touring LinCon 2013. The suit took about 400 hours to make, spread over 10 month and weighs [...]

Thousands of free RPGs, sales and updates at DriveThru RPG
It’s a busy time at DriveThru RPG. I flashed past a banner on the site that suggested something about having lots of free products. A few days later, I decided to check it out. They do; 2940 free products according to their advanced search today. That’s great news for gamers. Go download stuff. I can [...]

Paizo release Pathfinder: Dark Waters Rising graphic novel
The large hardback collects the firstin a single compilation. As the comic book series has been including Pathfinder RPG goodies this means Dark Waters Rising has, characters, and world detail which includes a map of the region the adventure takes place in. The hardback features a new front cover by Matteo Scalera and a 10-page [...]

Wizards without Coats: Envy
Dungeon Masters have a unique way of “looking daggers” at people. Mind you, with the right attributes characters are pretty good at disarming too.

Coupon: 15% off 12 of the strongest OSR RPG titles
Are you an OSR fan? The old school renaissance or perhaps the old school retro-clones? DriveThru RPG have compiled the 12 best selling old school rules titles in their collection. Not only can you check out the collection here you can bag yourself 15% off the top 12 with this coupon code. Use; OSRF711F2 That [...]

The debate: what is the OSR?
This post is a debate and an introduction. This post is a debate because the OSR is a groundswell of thought among some gamer communities that was never planned, directed or defined. OSR means different things to different gamers. That is to say, OSR, at least places different emphasis on different issues for different gamers. [...]

Fernando’s Top 5 Reasons Bards are Awesome
Edwin Perez is an actor, dancer and choreographer from Vancouver, Canada. He is an associate producer for Standard Action, plays Fernando the Half-Halfling Bard, and was a costume designer for Season 1. He can be spotted in a variety of TV shows filmed in the Vancouver area, like Fringe, Psych and Hellcats, and teaches Salsa [...]
