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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 1645).

The Spark RPG will Kickstart and challenge us all

March 19, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

[Back this Campaign] This Kickstarter campaign from Jason Pitre and Genesis of Legend has raised $5,300 with 24 days to go (at the time of publishing). That’s enough to push beyond the $4,000 campaign goal. Unless there’s a wave of cancellations this game will Kickstart. This means there’s a bunch of savvy gamers who’ll now […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fantasy, kickstarters, sci-fi

Cut paper art from Patrick Gannon

March 19, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Patrick Gannon makes it art from cut-paper and wood. He’s based in Japan. Cut-paper art comes from China and the oldest surviving piece is a circle from 6th century Xinjiang.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: paper, papercraft

The Wayne Foundation Charity RPG Bundle: $212 for $25

March 19, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Troll in the Corner have released their third annual The Wayne Foundation Charity RPG Bundle. The Wayne Foundation is a charity committed to spreading awareness of the commercial sexual exploitation of children and the rehabilitation of domestic minor sexual trafficking. In essence they work hard to get help to child sex workers. The bundle only […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: edge

British scientists create Red Dwarf’s Holly

March 19, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Read the article on the BBC. This talking head is Zoe. She’s been created by developers in Cambridge. She’s remarkable because she is the most expressive controllable avatar ever created. It’s suggested that Zoe could be used on smartphones or tablets. It’s hard to look at this without thinking of Holly from Red Dwarf. Holly […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: red dwarf, smartphones

The problem with vanishing krakens

March 19, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Turns out every silver lining has a cloud. There might be unexpected bad news just when you thought lady luck had stepped in on your side. This example of a retreating kraken is all too common in the worlds of evil GMs but still a reminder for us all. Shared via Reddit.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humour, monsters

Mushibugyo trailer is packed full of monsters

March 18, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mushibugyo is a TV series set in an Edo-era Tokyo. The shogun createsa new magistrate unit, the Mushibugyo, to protect the people in the heart of the city. Each of the Mushibugyo warriors have their own unique fighting skill. The soundtrack with the trailer is Tomo yo by the punk band GaGaGaSP. Art for the […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: trailers

A clue that you might be studying at Miskatonic University

March 18, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This photo was shared with Reddit with a simple note. The note said that the photograph was taken in the female toilets at University. If you ask me a scene like this is important evidence. This sort of discovery lets you know that you’re studying at the Miskatonic University. Okay, it might not be called […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cthulhu, lovecraft, monsters, photographs

Space station cake is unable to defend itself

March 18, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This rather impressive space station cake has only one defence. It looks too good to eat. If you can overcome that challenge then you should be able to take on the full might of this space station yourself and perhaps with one hand behind your back. Recognise it? It’s a replica of a Gallente Space […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cake, Eve Online, food, sci-fi

Free to Download: Goblins!

March 18, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mega Miniatures have a goblin bundle on today that might help save a GM in a pinch. The team has made a PDF of eight paper minis free to download (PDF). They’re based on their F010 product; a pack of 8 goblins for $12. They’re cast in tin and produced at a 25mm. They’ll ship […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, models

Magic on Facebook and SEALs v Monsters: Weston Ochse talks 666

March 18, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Weston Ochse is a former intelligence officer and a Bram Stoker Award winning author. At the start of this month Geek Native took a look at his SEAL Team 666, enjoyed it and started to ask Weston about roleplaying games, film rights to the book and even about magic rituals on social media. Amazingly, he […]

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: demons, horror, military, SEAL Team 666, Weston Ochse

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