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Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 348).

Playtest Zero bundle: Showcase of indie games from Thomas Manuel

January 16, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Designers arisia, Caro Asercion, goobernuts, KTPie, Takuma Okada, and Zuhayri Mohamed have all contributed DRM free material to the deal which offers $24 worth of indie content for $15.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, itch.io

The Spark: Patriarchy-smashing fashion brand secures Wednesday Addams collection

January 16, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wednesday Addams spends her time as a student trying to control her developing psychic gift so she can stop and solve the mystery that has her parents, Gomez and Morticia, up in arms.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fashion, wednesday

Free League double whammies with two new OGL alternatives

January 16, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s clear that it is high time for Free League to have an OGL that is fully our own

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragonbane, Free League Publishing, legal, year zero engine

Free to Download: Denizen! The Magonian Edition

January 15, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The RPG is a 282-page full-featured core set. It’s about dungeon crawls and heroics with the usual set of six stats but different rules for character generation and skill testing. 

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, Old School Renaissance, troika

Realms Of Elghrune: Art-rich sci-fi RPG from Super Bloodmoon

January 15, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are no skill points, only dice checks. Do you want to scale the slippery wall? Roll for it. Do you want to convince the jailor they have the wrong man? Roll for it. Instead of taking all the time to roll stats out for your character, you will just roll a check based on how difficult the task would be for your character!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

JustWatch: How did our December TV interests go?

January 15, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Is December surprising? Perhaps! There’s only a whiff of Christmas.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: justwatch, stats

Pole Princess!!: Pole dancing trailer is bold and demure at the same time

January 15, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hinano had loved her grandmother’s planetarium since she was a child and discovered it would have to close down.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: trailers

[Comic] Dangers of dwarven scouts

January 14, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

My evil plan to put the dwarf first and get him killed did not work :(

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: humour

Audio EXP: #180 – The sneaky bit in the OGL 2 tactics

January 14, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Stranger Things took D&D mainstream, but it’s been the OGL that’s taken D&D drama mainstream, and now we’re set for a legal tussle unless the two sides back down.

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

Wizards of the Coast silently edit their latest OGL update

January 14, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A D&D nerd on Twitter, @Maatlock noticed that Wizards of the Coast had edited their Update on the Open Game License post of Friday the 13th.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

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