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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 188).

Barbarians of Lemuria rampage towards a new edition

September 3, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The rules of Barbarians of Lemuria are not changing, but the books are being improved, and printed-bound books are being offered. Hundreds of Kickstarter backers are up for the upgrade.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Dead or alive: On average fantasy authors earn the most from movie adaptations

September 2, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Word Finder X is not like Dragon Ball Z at all. One is about super-powered fights, and the other is about Scrabble-puzzled writes. Go there to cheat at games like Words with Friends or Wordfeud.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: infographics, J. R. R. Tolkien, stats

Sleepy Hollow: Kids in the Attic fund folk horror TTRPG

September 2, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Funding the BackerKit-hosted Sleepy Hollow by new Kids in the Attic took less than a day.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, crowdfunding, horror, Rick Hershey, sleepy hollow

Dice Legenz tackle a D&D question: Can Introverts Play Bards?

September 2, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

In this guest post from Vahid Qualls, we’ll tackle a question that has caused some frustration in the D&D groups I’ve belonged to.

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: rpg tips, twitch

Voting open for the RPG Publisher Spotlight October 2024

September 1, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Our patrons voted Tin Star Games into the Spotlight for October. If you’re a site supporter, you can vote for October in this private poll.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: geek native, Patreon

Audio EXP Podcast: #252 – Chainsaw Man and Potatoes

August 31, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Anime fashion choices, creepypasta TTRPG freebies, virtual and potato D&D and The War of the Rohirrim with other highlights from a nerdy week with Geek Native.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: audio exp, geek native, podcasts

Free to Download: Mazes’ “Return to the Dark Tower” lists on DriveThruRPG

August 31, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Return to Dark Tower Fantasy Roleplaying is a fully developed fantasy RPG, officially authorized and based on the popular board game Return to Dark Tower by Restoration Games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 9th level games, free to download, mazes, Restoration Games

It’s time for a zombie defeating chainsaw in your life?

August 31, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The chainsaw is designed to look like it’s been used in combat, with fake blood splatter. It’s a full-size, wearable replica with sound effects.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: merchoid, replica, shopping, weapons

The Historica Arcanum 5e deal: D&D but the Crusades

August 31, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Bundle of Holding is currently offering the Historica Arcanum Crusades Bundle, their second selection of historical-fantasy campaign settings for D&D 5th Edition from Metis Creative

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, Historica Arcanum, metis media

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #272

August 31, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

This week’s TTRPG news roundup includes details on Abaddon: The Angel of the Void from Robert Schwalb, a free trial for Sigil VTT, the sale of Fat Goblin Games and subsequent formation of Kids in the Attic, a Humble Bundle offering the “Lost Works of Gygax,” and the release of the free second edition of the SCP RPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Adam Koebel, Dungeon World, Luke Crane, routinely itemised

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