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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 1666).

Clever sci-fi Valentine’s Day cards: This Wookie wants nookie!

February 11, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Forgot to get a Valentine’s Day card for your partner? Looking for an e-card you can send via a complex series of relay accounts to that guy you secretly crush on? As it happens the gadget superstore ebuyer has a collection! You can download the PDFs from source or just marvel at the ones below.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cards, chewbacca, doctor who, star trek, star wars

Tweet RPG and Grim Tree Games put £20 bounty on logo hunt

February 11, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sam Richard’s TweetRPG is just as it sounds – roleplaying by Twitter. Sam chatted to Geek Native back in May 2012 and discussed the concept. I asked; “Can anyone rock up and join the game? Yes. There are no subscription, no monthly fees, no extra content that you have to pay for to get the […]

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: competitions

The Elite RPG: Elite Encounters

February 11, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Elite: Dangerous was one of the biggest Kickstarters yet. It asked for the highest target cash total for its generation and was successful. It’s not surprising to see spin-off projects. Step forward gamer Dave Hughes, of Daftworks, Derby, UK. Daftworks being the web company he works in. [Back this RPG] A number of things are […]

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: elite, elite: dangerous, kickstarters

Fallen Angel

February 10, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This rather striking fallen angel is the creation of Korean artist Inshoo.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: demons, monsters

Free RPG Day NeoExodus Adventures for Pathfinder Kickstarts

February 10, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

[Back this Campaign] Free RPG Day is a good idea. It’s goal is to get gamers to try something new. This supports the industry as a whole. Organised by Impressions the event makes use of local stores to offer quality free RPGs to gamers as a starting off point. This year Free RPG Day is […]

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free rpg day, kickstarters, pathfinder

A review of Girl Genius: Agatha H and the Airship City

February 10, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The mad science of Fringe meets steampunk. Fringe at its most zany meets a pre-Victorian Europe with steampunk inspired tendencies, at least. The promise of Agatha H and the Airship City was strong from the outset. However, the geek heritage of Girl Genius is richer than just a clever idea. Girl Genius is already a […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Girl Genius, Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, reviews

50 Years of Doctor Who: Cubicle 7 offer a subscription deal

February 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

British publisher Cubicle 7 have the Doctor Who RPG license. Their game is Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space which will do nicely when the BBC air Doctor Who: Adventures in Space and Time to mark the 50th anniversary of the iconic show. Cubicle 7 have their own plans for the 50th birthday day; […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, doctor who, eighth doctor, Eleventh Doctor, fifth doctor, first doctor, Ninth Doctor, Second Doctor, Seventh Doctor, sixth doctor, Tenth Doctor, third doctor

6 Snake warriors for the Year of the Snake

February 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What’s special about 10th of February in 2013? It’s the Chinese New Year. Last year was the Year of the Dragon and this year is the Year of the Snake. On the very last day of 2012 Geek Native shared 5 fantasty snakes to mark the year and help GMs plan snake encounters for their […]

Filed Under: Art, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: monsters, rpg ideas

$50K Megadungeon ensnares backers and publisher in legal woes

February 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The question “Is the $50K Dwimmermount RPG Megadungeon doomed? was asked about a month ago. It seemed the designer of the dungeon, the person who collected almost $50K worth of Kickstarter funds, had dropped off the grid. Kickstarter makes it clear that sometimes projects, even if backed, don’t happen. That’s the risk you take as […]

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Autarch, James Maliszewski, kickstarters, labyrinth lord, legal

A killer Dead Space Competition!

February 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 8 Comments

Lots of Dead Space prizes to be one for one lucky geek native. Dead Space: Liberation is a brand new graphic novel that acts as a prequel to the events in Dead Space 3. Award-winning artist Christopher Shy and writer Ian Edginton team up for this fast-paced adventure on the planet Uxor. Titan Books are […]

Filed Under: Books, Comics Tagged With: competitions, dead space, Titan Books, zombies

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