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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 293).

Welcome to magical Edinburgh: A look inside the manga Witch of Thistle Castle

June 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The last in a long line of Witches of the Black Wood, Marie Blackwood lives a quiet life in Edinburgh – away from the scrutiny of the Church.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: previews

Penumbra City RPG offers a harrowing setting and a beautiful book

June 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Welcome to Penumbra City. There’s plenty to do, if you don’t mind the dust. Or the smoke. Or the crime. Or the monsters.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

What’s been hot on TV? It’s D&D!

June 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

To catch up, let’s see what’s been hot on streaming platforms last month and then go back in time and look at April too!

Filed Under: TV

Here’s what in Steamforged Games and the Bundle of Holding’s encounters epic

June 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Steamforged Games have some big license RPGs like Dark Souls and have been steadily publishing Epic Encounters for 5e for the traditional Dungeons & Dragons experience.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, Steamforged Games

Does Sneak work? Anime fan reviews Sneak and talks to animator Gustaf Holtenäs

June 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A lot is going on with Sneak energy drink right now. Not to brag, but the long and short of it is;
I got to (e)talk to the award-winning illustrator and animator Gustaf Holtenäs.

Filed Under: Interviews

Patron thank you gift: Dias Ex Machine Games’ Biohazard (5E) – A Modern Zombie Apocalypse

June 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Zombies overrun Happyland, and the characters are special forces sent in to find out why. If possible, find a cure.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chris Dias, Dias Ex Machina Games, Dungeons & Dragons, Patreon, ultramodern5, zombies

Audio EXP Podcast: #199 – It’s not a political statement to be a gay geek

June 10, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s the post-UK Games Expo episode, with free games, including one which the designs suggest you should not play, battles and Battlefields, as communities deal with homophobia. Welcome to Audio EXP.

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

AJ Pickett’s Silicone Battle Mats can be thrown in the washing machine

June 10, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A special offer to the Silicone Battlemats’ first 1,200 backers suggests how many people AJ suspects might respond.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battle mats, kickstarters

Jujutsu Kaisen 2: In combat and emotional training

June 10, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The trailer featuring the show’s opening theme, “Ao no Sumika” from Tatsuya Kitani, gives us a look at frantic combat and some sombre emotions.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Crunchyroll, Jujutsu Kaisen, mappa, trailers

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #208

June 9, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s Geek Native’s news round-up with news from UK Games Expo and news about the huge tabletop convention, about Battlefield Press in a battle, and various definitely not cancelled yet not, well, here RPGs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Battlefield Press, essence20, power rangers, R. Talsorian Games, Renegade Game Studios, routinely itemised, the witcher, uk games expo

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