In Daemonical you can play as either the demon trying to stop the ritual or get rid of the humans before the sun rises or as one of the four humans trying to finish the ritual. It was the use of procedural that got my attention. Procedural, perhaps made (in)famous by No Man’s Sky, is […]
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A notable highlight from 15th August 2018 by Andrew Girdwood is described as "You play in teams of two; one as a cultist and another body is the Great Old One. The Great Old Onee needs to twist and contort to place appendages on top of various Arkham landmarks.". It also was tagged with Lovecraft.
Keep exploring the catalogue of stories authored by Andrew Girdwood.
A free introduction to Lex Arcana: A RPG set in a magical Roman Empire
Depending on where you are you might already be a big fan of Lex Arcana. It’s a hugely popular game. The Dark Eye is very popular in Germany, for example, and Trudvang Chronicles in Sweden. as Lex Arcana is an alternative history fantasy game in which the powers of divination magic kept the Roman Empire […]
Own your very own Mimmoth
Mimmoths are small, tiny even, mouse-sized creatures that scamper around the world of Phil and Kaja Foglio’s Girl Genius world. While Girl Genius started out as a comic book, I’ve not read any, I’ve only read some of the novels like Agatha H and the Airship City and Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess so […]
Netflix and Mark Millar announce Prodigy as their next comic book series
In 2017 Netflix bought Millarworld and with it Mark Millar’s portfolio of characters and stories. It follows The Magic Order, which was the first comic book series from the two, and which became the biggest selling new comic book franchise is just about two decades. Rafael Albuquerque, the award-winning comic book artist, will illustrate the […]
D&D’s Gary Gygax’s widow is being sued by Hollywood over a dungeon
Urg, this looks messy. Two years ago the movie producer Tom DeSanto (X-Men, Transformers and this summer’s Bumble Bee) struck a deal to ‘oversee the Gygax catalog of published and unpublished works’. Now, according to the widow of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator, she is being used by him and New Myth Entertainment for $30 million. […]
Twister with tentacles! A’Writhe: A game of Eldritch contortions
It’s not April 1st. I don’t think it’s April 1st. It might be the end of the world, though, as we summon Great Old Ones together. WizKids has a new game in American stores today, and it safely described as Twister with a Cthulhu theme. Twister with tentacles? You play in teams of two; one […]
The Battle of Sokovia rebuilt LEGO brick by brick
This impressive LEGO build recreates the huge battle at the end of Avengers Age of Ultron. The MCU Wikia says the final struggle against Ultron was responsible for nearly 200 deaths and over 470 billion dollars in property damage. Look closely and you can see Hulk, Captain America, Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye battle Ultron sentinels […]
Hope clouds observation: There’s a Dune RPG coming
Denis Villeneuve, the filmmaker responsible for Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival, is rebooting Dune. Frank Herbert’s novel has become legendary, lasting beyond his death and first seeing a big picture adaptation by David Lynch in 1984. In the original movie, Kyle MacLachlan played the lead role as Paul Atreides and according to The Hollywood Reporter […]
Chaosium picks up 3 times ENnie winning Harlem Unbound and will publish the second edition
Darker Hue Studios had a cracking ENnies this year. Chris Spivey’s indie Call of Cthulhu (and Gumshoe) supplement Harlem Unbound won three ENnies. It took home gold for Best Setting, Best Writing and Best Art (Cover). That’s not mucking around. The mystery is set in 1920s New York City Harlem, prohibition is in full swing […]
Adeptus Titanicus: Games Workshop is taking recruits to pilot god-engines
Games Workshop’s latest Warhammer themed game is now open for pre-order. Adeptus Titanicus is set during the Horus Heresy which had humankind locked in a civil war across thousands of planets. The greatest of all the Emperor’s war machines, the god-engines of Adeptus Titanicus, were used against the foe. The traitor, the Warmaster, has his […]
