Are you in on the fidget spinner craze? They’re surprisingly addictive and live up to their name. Any extra energy? Spin the crazy little device and see how long it distracts you for. Light In the Box might be best known as one of the biggest companies to sell cosplay costumes and accessories but it […]
Articles by Andrew Girdwood
In this archive, you'll find Andrew Girdwood's recent work on Geek Stuff, Tabletop & RPGs, and Art.
Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy: The Lost Citadel RPG
Green Ronin’s The Lost Citadel has pushed past 500 backers, raced beyond the $13,000 asked for ($35,000 and counting) and will bring a dark RPG to us. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/504269797/the-lost-citadel-post-apocalyptic-fantasy-roleplay [Back this Campaign] The game will use 5th edition rules of the world’s most popular RPG. That’s legal speak for Dungeons & Dragons. The Lost Citadel’s corebook […]
The cosplay pool party that is Colossalcon
An anime convention held at Kalahari Waterpark in Sandusky Ohio? Yup. It’s Colossalcon and it has been going for years. The cosplay is a challenge there. If you plan to jump into the pool you need to have a costume that’ll survive the splash. You certainly want to avoid the baking heat of dressing up […]
Fantasy Flight Games launch new RPG Genesys
Genesys is a new RPG from Fantasy Flight Games that uses the Narrative Dice System. The system is compatible with any setting and the Genesys Core Rulebook comes with an overview of five different ones. Also in the Core Rules are the mechanics of the game and an introduction to the Narrative Dice System. The […]
Wait? Wut? Sexy C-3PO body paint?
We’ve featured Kay Pike before with her incredible Deadpool. I think it’s because of her that the term ‘cospaint’ is gaining traction along with ‘cosplay’. It’s wrong on so many levels to say ‘sexy’ and ‘C-3PO’ in the same sentence. Kay is performing art here and some incredible art at that! Mind you, cospaint involves […]
Are Destiny’s Exo the most underrated race?
In Destiny 1 there are three PC races – humans and the awakened (who were once human) and the robots who became sentient know as Exo. Disclosure – my spiky purple pineapple of a Titan is an Exo but I can’t put help notice the race isn’t that common. Is that because they lack flesh? […]
The Mask dance cosplay
Have you seen the Mask movie? It has Cameron Diaz and Jim Carry in it and follows the first slice of action from the comics. I have and really enjoyed it. In particular I enjoyed the dancing scenes between the two. Skip forward to Monteal ComicCon 2016 and you can check out Simon Fontaine and […]
LEGO egg bursts into a Facehugger
Daniel Stoeffler’s Facehugger and egg is a LEGO masterpiece. The Facehugger itself is a meter long while the egg is some 50cm high. That feels like about the right size to me. Deadly LEGO. We’ve featured LEGO Facehuggers before on Geek Native like this one from Carlos Valero but hats off in a messy bloody […]
11 illustrations that mock skimpy female armour
Is there a time and a place in RPGs or fantasy novels for chainmail bikinis? It’s a debate. We’re (should be) beyond objectification but if someone wants to dress their character in skimpy armour why shouldn’t they? Wherever there’s a heated debate there’s humour. The following eleven artists have all chipped in and helped contribute […]
Snipe a famous Kickstarter: Amazing Horse, Badger and Narwhal
You’ve probably encountered the Narwhal song, Badger Badger Badger and the Amazing Horse. The band behind those geek legends have a Kickstarter out to make models for each. At the time of writing there’s 70 hours on the clock and £3,000 to go. There’s every chance this Kickstarter will come in over the line and […]
