Dark Horse’s new Stranger Things comic book series will follow Will Byers as he finds himself in the Upside Down, a dimension of decay and destruction. If that’s not bad enough for the young tabletop roleplayer there’s a Demogorgon hot on his heels and Will will have to work hard to survive. There is only […]
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Looking back to 29th August 2018, Andrew Girdwood filed a report detailed as "Now you can get the core manual, maps, campaigns and supplements worth $270 for peanuts. You can check out the collection at Humble Bundle.". It also was tagged with Lord Of The Rings.
Keep exploring the catalogue of stories authored by Andrew Girdwood.
A first look at Roll20’s sci-fi RPG Burn Bryte
Virtual Tabletops are very popular right now and with good reason. Companies like Roll20 have worked hard to offer value to the roleplaying community, to listen to feedback and evolve. At the same time, the rise of actual play videos on Twitch and YouTube has brought all new audiences to the hobby. You could even […]
Zavvi secures Star Wars and Marvel limited edition collector’s coin advent calendars
It may feel early to be talking about advent calendars and Christmas but if you want to get one of these limited editions you need to know about them now. Every year Geek Native seems the most collectable or geeky advent calendars sell out. Zavvi’s new range is going to go especially quickly with only […]
This handmade DM’s Guide is hundreds of dollars perfect
Imgur user 1DM Magic shared their custom-made Dungen Master’s Guide. It is a book of beauty filled with rules (especially those which are easy to forget), tables, lists and maps. The idea came from 1DM’s wish to have an easy to access and organised lists of names, riddles, magical items that were small enough to […]
The One Ring RPG on Humble Bundle
The One Ring is many people’s favourite Lord of the Rings roleplaying games. We even had a guest review that was laden with praise. Now you can get the core manual, maps, campaigns and supplements worth $270 for peanuts. You can check out the collection at Humble Bundle. A $1 purchase gets you a 30% […]
The 7th Guest: Old skool horror CD-ROM game goes tabletop
The 7th Guest was published in 1993 and was one of the first games to be released only on CD-ROM. It was a hit at the time, selling millions and receiving press attention for its adult content, using pre-rendered 3D graphics (impressive at the time) and making live-action clips part of a tame. In its […]
What was the first RPG?
The first evening of tabletop roleplaying, as we would recognise it today, was run by Dave Arneson in 1971. The campaign setting was Blackmoor, and the game system was a modified version of Chainmail. Gary Gygax and Jeff Perren created Chainmail, both members of the Lake Geneva Tactical Studies Association, after being inspired (in part) […]
Transaction Denied! The geek blocking meme
“Meme” has to be one of my favourite neologisms. Did you know Richard Dawkins coined it in 1976? That’s 42 years ago! Did you also know that in 1904 the biologist Richard Semon suggested “Mneme”, to mean almost the same thing? These memes are far less academic. These are practical memes. The transaction denied meme […]
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica cover artist and two other D&D illustrators banned from entering America
Titus Lunter is an illustrator and concept artist who has worked on Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: the Gathering and for companies like Riot and Valve. Anna Steinbauer is an illustrator who has also worked on Magic: the Gathering. Magali Villeneuve is an artist and fantasy author who’s worked on (no prizes for guessing) Magic: the […]
Gameplay: Sit down and be amazed at the world of Cyberpunk 2077
Mike Pondsmith and CD Projekt Red gave the world the first look at gameplay from their forthcoming Cyberpunk 2077. There are three things they stress throughout the video; this is a game in development, and it might all change, this is a RPG, and your choices will have consequences that ripple throughout the whole game. […]
