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Short film: The Storybook Killer

March 13, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a cheesy short horror film. It follows the rules of budget horror production and remains fun while doing so. Ten years ago a young boy goes missing while playing in a theme park and now, driven by guilt, his older brother tries to hunt down the kidnapper. No prizes for guessing the ending. […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: horror, short film

Cool Mini Or Not push past $17m in revenue

March 13, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cool Mini Or Not started publishing board games five years ago. They’ve made heavy use of Kickstarter and produced some great games. The result? The company now employs 30 people and broke the $17m revenue line in 2015. On the Kickstarter front; Zombicide raised more than $4m, Blood Rage raised more than $900,000, and Arcadia […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cmon

The amazing wooden art of Thomas Dambo would transform your LARP

March 13, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Thomas Dambo is an artist and designer who makes sculptures out of trash and recycled materials. Dambo and team will make minor designs like furniture but I reckon he’s best known for his large wooden constructions. Projects like Olav the Wolf seem to be commissioned by fairs and music festivals. I […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: larp

Batman tights! Bruce Wayne knees?

March 12, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

[I want these] These black tights from HotTopic come in S/M or M/L and are 80% nylon with 20% spandex. Spandex is the material superheroes usually go for, right? They’re a chance to get your Batman on, or, depending on fit, position a Bruce Wayne at each of your knees.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: batman, fashion, superheroes

God-level RPG Godbound promises divine heroes and threats

March 12, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Kevin Crawford of Sine Nomine Publishing specialises in Kickstarters. He even has a free to download Sandbox Guide on his techniques. There seems little reason to doubt his confidence as his latest project, Godbound: A Game of Divine Heroes, is doing well on Kickstarter. At the time of writing there are 18 days still to […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: godbound, kevin crawford, kickstarters, sine nomine publishing

Faeries change how writers think about Sherlock Holmes

March 12, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Arthur Conan Doyle, the Scottish writer who created Sherlock Holmes, was a spiritualist who believed in fairies. Did you know that? Last year Geek Native had a copy of Queen of the Dark Things to giveaway . Since C. Robert Cargill’s book features two boys spirited away into a dark world of myth and folklore […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Sherlock Holmes, stats

Game Guardians’ Falkor the Luck Dragon

March 12, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’re very lucky you can buy this Falkor from the Game Guardians store on Etsy. The challenge? 1500 people want one and Laura Hosler, who runs the store and makes the products, can make about 15 a month. She’s too kind-hearted to put the price up and only serve the rich geeks. The good […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: dragons, Etsy

Indie RPG publishers create TableTopLibrary.com

March 12, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Where do you do you go for your RPG ebooks or print on demand services? The chances are you’ll visit a OneBookShelf property in the form of DriveThruRPG or RPGNow. Alternatively you might go straight to the publisher’s site; especially a trip to Paizo for Pathfinder fans. As of today there’s a new option in […]

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: dms guild, drivethrurpg, Far Future Enterprises, frog god games, green ronin, Hero Games, kobold press, onebookshelf, Pacesetter Games and Simulations, Troll Lord Games, wizards of the coast

The perfect cabinet for a roleplayer

March 11, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

You’re deep into a computer RPG and run by some barrels. What do you do? Smash ’em and look inside! In a tabletop RPG encounter the GM mentions some wine barrels in the corner of the room. What do you? Check ’em out! [Show me more] This might be the perfect cabinet for any gaming […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: household

Harley Quinn a Gun Diva cosplay

March 11, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Italian cosplayer Daisy D. Isley took inspiration from Axel Alonso’s fan art Harley Quinn a gun Diva for this cosplay. You can keep up with Daisy through her Facebook page where she posts her latest creations.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cosplay, Harley Quinn

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