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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 381).

Scottish anime company lands giant straw hat in London’s King Cross Station

November 6, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The straw hat? That’s the symbol adopted by Luffy in tribute to the man who raised him, Shanks, and the name of his pirate gang.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: anime limited, one piece, One Piece Film Red

Comic: Cookies versus Evil

November 5, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can read Lunarbaboon over on TinyView, which we’re asked to do to help.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: humour

Audio EXP: #170 – Scotland Loves Anime

November 5, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last-minute scrambles paid off, and Edinburgh’s Scotland Loves Anime happened. Let’s find out about those shows, some RPG news, freebies and bundles in this weekly podcast.

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

Satire, not parody: Gamers push Paranoia Perfect edition beyond %500 funded

November 5, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mongoose and designer WJ MacGuffin are 5 times over the funding goal for the next edition of Paranoia.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, Mongoose Publishing, paranoia

Great British Bake Off artist helps Zavvi with Stranger Things Day

November 5, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Netflix says that companies such as Walmart, Target, Amazon, Lush, and even Carrefour are participating. So is the new official Netflix shop.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff

Are eSports as popular as sports yet?

November 5, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It is JustWatch that has a comparison of League of Legends against traditional sports.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: justwatch, league of legends, stats

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #177

November 4, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

An accessible summary of RPG news from Geek Native and about the web. There are reviews, bundle deals, interviews and headlines from the tabletop community.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, food, handiwork games, role, routinely itemised

Gargantuan Tarrasque: D&D’s most terrifying monster gets an 11″ model

November 3, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In D&D 5e, the Tarasque is a Challenge 30 monster with an incredible array of defences and weapons

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, models, monsters, wizkids

Savagesparrow Studios is crowdfunding a Pathfinder fashion collection

November 3, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are dresses, t-shirts, pins and other goodies in the campaign and add-ons managed by the Kickstarter platform so you can mix and match.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fashion, kickstarters, pathfinder, t-shirts

Wait, what? Nuclear decay-powered D&D dice

November 3, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s not a new video, published close to the start of the year, but it’s new for me. And it’s mind-boggling.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: dice, science

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