When this blog has some freebies to giveaway we run a competition. You can find the latest here and check back through the archives. There’s usually a poll to answer in order to take part and then your input becomes part of a fun analytical exercise. This isn’t great science, the sample sets are small […]
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One of the stories in this collection was written by Andrew Girdwood on 28th October 2017 and was described as "Part one of a series called St. George and the Dragon, a mixed media piece, which we can see from the introduction has already progressed quite far.". It also was tagged with Craft.
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Competition: Buffy the Vampire Slayer – The Official Grimoire Willow Rosenberg
It’s between 20 years since Buffy the Vampire Slayer first appeared on TV. Her fandom is still strong. Andrea Robinson is a New York-based writer, deep into vampire lore, and co-author of Vampire Diaries: Unlocking the Secrets of Mystic Falls. Robinson’s latest book is a collection of all the magic from seven seasons of Buffy. […]
12 Masks of Halloween: #11 They Live
Is the world around us a lie? Are aliens secretly controlling us through commercial messaging? That’s crazy talk… now forget this conversation ever happened and buy something for Halloween. This They Live mask ia available from Trendy Halloween this year for less than $70. Can’t wait until the next mask appearing? Try a a […]
Wizards vs Nuns: A review of A Certain Magical Index II
The subtitle for my review of A Certain Magical Index was easy to come up with: Wizards vs Science. It’s just as easy for the sequel. In this story Kamijo and Index find themselves up against all sort of foes but especially churches and their penguin-esq army of nuns. Yes, nuns. If this doesn’t make […]
The Dream Syndicate and the sculpted dragon head
This polymer clay sculpt in the first video from a new YouTube channel called The Dream Syndicate. The channel offers a chance to watch the crafting process of fantasy creatures and dabble with stop-motion. We just get the dragon’s head in this video. It’s part one of a series called St. George and the Dragon, […]
Flexible or flawed? Oath of the Frozen King review
Absolute Tabletop’s Oath of the Frozen King’s goal is to persuade DMs like me that it solved the pre-written adventure dilemma. I don’t buy pre-written adventures. They’re never written in the same flexible style as my own prep notes and then, once adapted to suit, become an adventure I could have written myself. Does that […]
Short film: Seam
There are a lot of different languages in Seam and some impressive indie special effects. This short film is set in the near future after a war between humanity and Machines. There’s a fragile peace that’s threatened by old sleeper agents, Machines that think they are humans – and look like it – but are […]
Brunel University finds that superheroes keep us sane
Research from Dr James Carney of Brunel University London has shown that modern superheroes have become a mental defence against the scale of modern living. They keep us sane. Carney’s research is published in the Journal of Cognition and Culture. If you’re curious you can take a look at Comic-Book Superheroes and Prosocial Agency: A […]
35 year AD&D game goes viral
Robert Wardhaugh is one thoughtful DM. He wanted to make the best possible game for his friends and now, 35 years later, he has great friends, a great mini collection and even some great tech for remote play. At the time of writing Great Big Story‘s video on the Never-Ending Game of Dungeons & Dragons […]
12 Masks of Halloween: #10 Beautiful Beast
I don’t think this Beautiful Beast mask is good enough for a fursona but it’s certainly a good choice for either a LARP monster or Halloween. This particular Beast will set you back about $70 from Costume Supercenter. What’s going on here? Each Halloween Geek Native counts down the days by showcasing a mask. A […]
