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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 264).

It’s not just you: Fantasy books are getting longer

September 26, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’ve wondered whether it’s a trick of your own increasingly wise perception or whether fantasy adventure novels are getting longer, then, well, it’s not just you.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: fantasy, infographics, stats

Society of Rafa: Heal and deal with moral dilemmas

September 25, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rachel Atwood, Jonathan Davidson and the Society of Rafa team have hit their funding goal for the heartfelt RPG of healing and spirits. There’s time for stretch goals.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Flying Circus: Aviation-fantasy RPG bundle

September 25, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We have until October 16th to join the Flying Circus with this ttRPG offer from Newstand and the Bundle of Holding

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalypse engine, bundle of holding, powered by the apocalypse

Dungeons & Dragons: Adventurer – Hatchette launches new and official D&D series

September 25, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hatchette Partworks is behind the D&D offer to explain the rules, deliver an exclusive adventure and learn how to play. There are dice, minis, booklets, maps and tokens all part of the package.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, magazines

Feud: A supernatural dark-age RPG adventure of revenge

September 24, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Feud must go in Jonathan Denham’s 60-page zine RPG set in a low fantasy dark age that’s very different to typical worlds.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Toymaker: The BBC gives us a trailer for Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary Special

September 24, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Neil Patrick Harris looks amazing as the Toymaker, a character last seen in 1966.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: bbc, David Tennant, doctor who, Neil Patrick Harris, Russell T Davies, sci-fi, trailers

Vynestra: Five books, 1,000+ pages and 5e for high-fantasy ancient Venice

September 24, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I met the switched-on Vynestra team at the UK Games Expo, learned a little about their plans and saw the quality of their work. Hundreds have joined their Kickstarter, pushing towards £50,000 in support in the opening days.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters

Audio EXP Podcast: #211 – Could the new Unity license impact VTTs?

September 23, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The tabletop license gods have spoken, and we’re finding out which RPGs will continue and which are on the way out. With the Unity drama this week, computer game publishers are planning to delete their games. Welcome to Audio EXP.

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

Gremlins and Friday the 13th: Fashionably cut secret horror jackets for coat season!

September 23, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fun are tempting me! At first I thought the Friday the 13th blazer was perfect but then I noticed the Gremlins blazer. Let’s take a closer look.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fashion, Friday the 13th, gremlins, halloween, horror, shopping

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #223

September 23, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is Geek Native’s weekly RPG news roundup, delivered to your inbox every Friday night. It’s your one-stop shop for all the latest RPG news, reviews, discoveries, tips, and interviews.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragons, final fantasy, final fantasy xiv, Mongoose Publishing, paranoia, routinely itemised, Square Enix

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