I really liked Mutant Year Zero. Characters are mutants who’ve grown up in an Ark of mutants in the middle of a dangerous wilderness. Everything around them is dying. Their Elder is dying. The land is dying. They’re going to die. The game is about making a difference despite the likely fate, about exploring the […]
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An unholy epic for your eyes: A review of Elric of Melnibone
Geek Native’s looked at the new releases of Elric of Melnibone and liked them. The Michael Moorcock Library Vol.1 – Elric of Melnibone is different insofar as it brings together the original 1980 comic adaptation into a hardback. The story is the same. At least, that’s the theory. In reality, this Elric of Melnibone feels […]
8 Harry Potter Valentine’s cards to snort at
A few years back the Harry Potter RPG site Vault 713 released some Harry Potter Valentine’s Day cards. There’s something about Valentine’s Day cards that bring out the puns in creative minds. These Harry Potter cards are no exception. I bet at least one of them makes you snort so keep that in mind if […]
8 Far East adventure RPGs battle it out for Year of the Monkey honours
February 8th 2016 is the Chinese New Year. It’ll be the Year of the Monkey, in fact, it’ll be the year of the Fire Monkey. As a rule of thumb the Chinese New Year follows the second new moon after the winter solstice. That’s the tradition. It’s less traditional to pick 8 Far East RPGs, […]
Short film: Soar
Soar’s described as a cross between Miyazaki and Pixar. We certainly have a beautiful CGI animation style and a story that develops as a young girl discovers a strange fantasy world. The short animation is an award winner, holding the 2015 Gold Winner of the 42nd Student Oscars, Best Student Animation Winner at the Palm […]
Geeky gift idea: Killer GM!
[Get the t-shirt] “Killer” is one of those words that’ll confuse computer powered sentiment analysis. A “killer idea” is a very different sentiment from a “killer bear”, an “iPhone killer” is not the same thing as a “cop killer”. What about a killer dungeon master? Or a killer GM? Would that be a good person […]
Star Wars: She Protect Them
I think Sven’s Star Wars panels make a great point. You can check out more of her work over at Svenglia at Tumblr. Okay, true, there weren’t many female characters beside Leia in the first three films but that doesn’t stop Leia from being one badass hero. In all three Star Wars eras so far […]
Urban fantasy meets Savage Worlds: Olympus Inc
Olympus Inc is an urban campaign setting for Savage Lands and it’ll be available if Fabled Environments are able to hit their $8,500 goal on Kickstarter. There’s more than two weeks left on the clock, at the time of writing, and they’re more than halfway there. For the latest stats check the campaign page. [Back […]
Creepily good: A review of Mira Nikki – Future Diary
We’ve taken a dip into the Future Diary before on Geek Native. Years before a UK release, international reviewer L. Meridian offered us a glimpse inside. We were warned of impending horror despite appearances. This review looks at Collection 1, that’s episodes 1 to 13, and takes us into that horror. Our “hero” is an […]
Competition: The Dime Museum Murders
Imagine a young Harry Houdini struggling to make ends meet, finding the world of entertainment to be cruel and challenging when detectives come calling with a strange request. The year in 1897 and there’s been a murder in New York City. Houdini, never one to back away from the challenge, steps forwards and begins to […]
