Redbubble have added spiral notebooks to their arsenal of goodies. This is great news as spiral notebooks are my absolute favourite for tabletop RPGs. Spiral notebooks can be laid flat, perfectly, to act as maps and without fear of pages flipping over to reveal notes. Pages can be torn out easily. It’s also easy to […]
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The Frankenstein Wars wants your support
Interactive ebooks are enjoying something of a popularity boost these days. On the heels of Gollancz stepping into the ring with A Land Fit For Heroes we know have Spanish Cubus Games working with Dave Morris (Fabled Lands, Dragon Warriors) and Paul Gresty on The Frankenstein Wars. You can check out the Kickstarter details here. […]
A sneak peak into Realms: The Roleplaying Game Art of Tony Diterlizzi
Last year Geek Native pounced on the news that popular RPG artist Tony Diterlizzi would be releasing the first comprehensive collection of it art. The book’s title said it all: The Roleplaying Game Art of Tony Diterlizzi. Diterlizzi is known from key title like Dungeons & Dragons as well as Magic: The Gathering. As a […]
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma
Ahead of E3 we’ve got the first official trailer for Redacted Studios and Versus Evil’s Afro Samurai 2. The trailer suggests there’s plenty of influence from the original anime and manga roots in the game. The story picks up from where the last game finished as we deal with Kuma on a bloody quest to […]
Kickin’ it Old School: A Review of How to Game Master Like a Fucking Boss
In the wonderful world of tabletop role-playing games, there are two separate yet equally-important schools of thought: the “old-school” style of play perpetrated from classic editions of Dungeons & Dragons through the 80s, and the “new-school” style of play coming from the rising indie RPG movement of the late 90s through now. How to Game Master Like a […]
Another Star in the Night: A Review of River of Heaven
The pathway to the stars is paved with the bodies of the fallen. The slow drift from Earth into the cold void has not gone without hitch or sacrifice along the way. Greed, politics, ideology, nationalism – these and more have made the journey along the River of Heaven a hard one – and yet, […]
Hellish weaponry: Shane Hensley chats about the weird west and The Sixth Gun
It’s the story of six legendary weapons that have existed from near the beginning of time and have the ability to warp (maybe even “reset”) reality.
Dark adult themes for A Land Fit For Heroes game-book app
The indie developer behind the Narborion Saga, Liber Primus Games, has teamed up Gollancz to transform Richard Morgan’s bestselling A Land Fit For Heroes trilogy into a game-book app. The app will be available for a range of platforms; from Apple’s App Store for the iPhone, iPad and even iPod Touch, via Amazon for the […]
Is your lucky d20 just a badly made off balance dice?
Ever wondered if your special d20 is lucky or whether you needed to check it to see whether it’s off balance? This video from Daniel Fisher should be used for good; not to find dice you may have innocently bought but now know are more likely to roll 20. Daniel’s video doesn’t pull any punches […]
Who are the Origins 2015 winners?
The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design (AAGAD) have announced the 2015 Origins Award Winners. The goal of Origins is to reward excellence in game design and takes the top 5 products in various categories into a head-to-head voted on by Academy members. Winners were announced at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio. […]
