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Continuing the archive of independent Guest Writer reporting (Archive Page 3).

Who’s helping Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity? Definitely Not Goblins

December 10, 2024 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

The Definitely Not Goblins: Christmas Special is taking place in Blackfriars’ Basement, Glasgow,  on Sunday the 15th December at 6pm (doors 5:30), and tickets are available.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: actual play, Dungeons & Dragons

How Covid and speculative evolution creature design led to a 5e bestiary

November 18, 2024 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

This sort of evolutionary ruleset became a tool for world building like I never experienced.

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

Adapt or Die(?): Musings on book adaptations to the screen

October 7, 2024 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

In which guest author Alex Brandon talks book adaptations to the screen.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff

Entromancy: A Cyberpunk Fantasy (part one)

September 27, 2024 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Geek Native is lucky enough to serialise the first three chapters of M. S. Farzan’s Entromancy: Book One of the Nightpath Trilogy. You can pick that up from DriveThruFiction.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Cyberpunk, entromancy, previews

Taking the ‘V’ Out Of ‘Virtual Tabletop’ and Onto Your Tables

July 29, 2024 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

I will admit that I have always felt conflicted about playing in-person vs being online – each bringing a completely different experience!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cartography, kickstarters

Songs of the Spellbound Sea: Run seafaring campaigns like a breeze

June 20, 2024 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Today we’ve a helpful guest post from designer and author somanyrobots. Robots have a 5e Patreon offering rules, advice and content that’s attracted over 100 subscribers.

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

SAKE RPG tips: My players want to build a Kingdom

April 24, 2024 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Geek Native invited Rainer Kaasik-Aaslav, the author of SAKE, a tabletop RPG currently on Kickstarter, to tackle the situation when players prefer to build kingdoms rather than go on adventures.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarter, kickstarters, rpg tips

Scenario design: The glue that binds mysteries

October 29, 2023 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

I asked game designer Josh Fox whether there was something he would write about mystery games and what makes them tick.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalypse keys, brindlewood bay, Lovecraftesque

The “Dice” Debate Has Got to Die

August 28, 2023 by Guest Writer 1 Comment

“Die” goes back far enough, that we aren’t completely sure of the deepest roots. At least that gives us a clear indication of how long mankind might have been obsessed with odds and gaming.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice

The Straight Way Lost: Making a “Real Person” in an RPG

July 27, 2023 by Guest Writer 1 Comment

Melina Sedó is the main author in the 5e adventure and sourcebook The Straight Way Lost. The Kickstarter is running now, has hundreds of backers and hit the funding goal.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Melina Sedo, The Straight Way Lost

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