Pinnacle Entertainment Group have another Kickstarter success on their hands. At the time of writing, there are just three days left on the Savage Worlds: Rippers Resurrected RPG campaign. PEG asked for $5,000 and have over $65,000 in the bank. You can check out the full details on Kickstarter. [Back this Campaign] People are thinking […]
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Learning to RPG: The D&D PowerPoint
Alex Farr made and shared this PowerPoint designed to help players learn D&D. Some important lessons in here, don’t you think?
Can the ninja survive? The Ninja Crusade 2nd edition heads to Kickstarter
The Naruto: Shippuden inspiration, I think, is clear and that’s no bad thing. Third Eye Games have moved the timeline on as the Empire’s army clashes on the battlefield against the allied Ninja villages. There’s more information on the official Kickstarter page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eloylasanta/the-ninja-crusade-2nd-edition [Back this Campaign] The campaign is asking for $12,000 and with 20 […]
The Girl Genius connection for Munchkin Steampunk
Steve Jackson Games have announced the 168 card Munchkin Steampunk. It’ll come with an unique dice and cost around $25.00. This core set is illustrated by Phil Foglio. Foglio is the co-creator and illustrator of Girl Genius. This is good news for me; I found Girl Genius through the books and really enjoy it. I’ve […]
A look at Xtronaut: The Game of Solar System Exploration
This Geek Native post has a look at some of the Gravity Assist cards from the Kickstarting Xtronaut. Xtronaut is designed by Dante Lauretta who actually led NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return. You can find out more about the Kickstarter here. [Back this Campaign] The campaign asked for $15,000 and has over $28,000 in the […]
Pictures from the giant Lord of the Rings LARP at Bitva o Fort
Bitva o Fort is home to a very large LARP that’s loosely based on LoRT and has a special interest in large scale, realistic action, around Minas Morgul. A huge number of LARPs made the event in the Czech Republic and you can read the details and access more pictures over at LARPing.org. Alternatively, skip […]
Multiplying Bizarre by Impossible: a review of anomaly 1
I have always been a sucker for those art books that never seem to surface anymore. Possibly, I’m looking in the wrong place. Amongst my more treasured books and annuals, I have several examples of this phenomenon from the 70s and 80s. Huge, hardback and glossy books packed with pictures of spacecraft or bizarre landscapes. […]
Legends Begin Here: a review of Lone Wolf Adventure Game
Cubicle 7’s Lone Wolf Adventure Game boxed set enters Joe Dever’s world of Magnamund and allows you to take on the role of Kai Initiates. In the face of creeping darkness and scattered pockets of injustice, you have the means to bring light and hope. Packed into an impressively solid and weighty box, LWAG (as […]
Magpie Games takes Masks: A New Generation to Kickstarter
Set in a city which has had a few generations of superheroes and powered by the Apocalypse rules, Magpie Games offer up an RPG where you’re a young super finding your way in life. The game has had a strong start on Kickstarter, already near $7,000 and only asking $4,000. You can check out more […]
Why D&D characters never go to Valhalla
Valhalla is the afterlife of Viking warriors. It is a great hall where the feast and celebrations carry on until the end of the world. This is your reward for a battle death! Except if you’re a D&D character and you’d rather level up! (Via Rock Paper Cynic)
