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Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 350).

Fate/Strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- gives fans nearly 7 minutes of sneak peek

January 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Spinning off from Fate/strange Fake is -Whispers of Dawn- and another Holy Grail War.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: a1-pictures, trailers

Advanced 5E investigates divorcing 5e’s OGL

January 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

EN Publishing’s Level Up: Advanced 5e was a Kickstarter success and well-received by the community. As the name implies, Advanced 5e builds on the core 5e rules for D&D.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, en publishing, level up, woin

Limited edition Resident Evil first aid drink collector’s box scramble begins

January 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Each box has ten 330m first aid spray cans, four ink ribbon cans filled with spice mixes, a spray cap, suitable cocktail recipes, and, importantly for collectors, there is a certificate of authenticity.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: food, resident evil

Monte Cook Games adds to the Cypher System Open License

January 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The update includes new rules, character options, cypher and fantasy creatures. The RPG Godforsaken provides most of the new additions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cypher system, godforsaken, Monte Cook Games

Katsugeki: Touken Ranbu anime update – six years later

January 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s been a year since we last had a Katsugeki: Touken Ranbu trailer, and that trailer was shared to convince fans the project was still being worked on.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: trailers

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) weighs in with an OGL D&D warning

January 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

For most users, accepting this license almost certainly means you have fewer rights to use elements of Dungeons and Dragons than you would otherwise.

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

MCDM announces new RPG as Matt Colville can’t imagine anyone signing OGL 1.1

January 11, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

On a Twitch stream yesterday, popular game designer and personality Matt Colville said he can’t imagine anyone signing the leaked OGL 1.1 from Wizards of the Coast.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, James Introcaso, Matt Colville, mcdm

RPG publishers offer alternatives to 5e: Non-OGL Fantasy bundle

January 10, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As you’d expect, none of the RPGs in the bundle is based on the Open Game License (OGL).

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Advanced Fighting Fantasy, against the darkmaster, bundle of holding, bundles, fantasy age, sword chronicle, the dark eye, warlock, worlds without number

Basic Roleplaying reduced in price as Chaosium welcomes OGL refugees

January 10, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

The PDF is 400 pages long, making the offer attractive, and the Call of Cthulhu publisher will keep it live as long as the New Year, New Game sale persists.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: basic roleplaying, Chaosium, sales

Sad news as break-ups fuel a surge in Christmas parcel returns

January 10, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gadgets, but also jewellery and clothing, are among the most common returns, with £1.5bn worth of items returned according to ParcelHero,

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: christmas, romance, stats

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