Geek Native announced that Things from the Flood the sequel to the hugely successful Tales from the Loop RPG would be hitting Kickstarter at the start of the month. Well, the game is currently funding so let’s take a look at the campaign page and see how we’re doing. [Back this Campaign] We’re only a […]
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Funded in 2 hours: Lex Arcana storms Kickstarter
Lex Arcana is a popular Italian RPG which is due a significant upgrade, English translation and looks very promising. Geek Native reviewed the free Quickstart here and liked it. There’s preview of the game’s fantastic looking over here and if you’re just keen to get to the Kickstarter then jump in. [Back this Campaign] There […]
Vampire the Masquerade 5e on Amazon for twice the recommended price
The fifth edition of Vampire the Masquerade hasn’t had an easy ride but some people are very keen to get it. I’m in that group so I was watching Amazon. The game launched at GenCon on the third of August and, as noted at the time, was hard to get hold off. You can now […]
Enjoy a sneak peek into Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and order at Roll20
The launch date for the forthcoming official campaign Waterdeep: Dragon Heist is September 18th. You can pre-order it on Amazon now. You can get a better look at it on Roll20 today, though! Not only can you also order the virtual table conversion you can glimpse inside various modules and get a good idea of […]
Tickets go on sale for a Dungeons & Dragons speed dating night
Come November, a group of adventurers will gather at a tavern in Birmingham to collectively face a challenge that can intimidate the fiercest barbarian or turn back the most devoted paladin. They’ll be meeting to experience a round of speed dating! Thankfully the cost of a shot and a glass of beer or wine is […]
Genre Police: Look, Up In The Sky!
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No! It’s the wonderful world of superheroes. Easy to discuss Supers, just check out Captain America, right? What do you mean he comes from a different genre to Thor? What about Rorschach? Claire Bennet fits in here somewhere as well, doesn’t she? Now we are in a […]
Bureau 13: Savage Worlds Black scores new RPGs before the Kickstarter is launched
Pinnacle Entertainment Group will take Savage Worlds back to Kickstarter this year. October 16th will see Shane Lacy Hensley’s RPG system, the winner of the 2003 Origin Gamers’ Choice Award, go back to the community to raise funds. The game had the internal codename ‘Savage Worlds Black’ and somehow that leaked, fans started to refer […]
Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game hunters for backers
In the end, I didn’t buy a PlayStation 4 just to play Horizon Zero Dawn. Thanks to this Kickstarter from Steamforged Games I might not need to. There’s a board game coming, smashing goals and knocking down stretch goals. You can follow the progress from the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] At the time of […]
Download for free: Numenera’s Building Tomorrow preview
Building Tomorrow by Bruce R. Cordell and Sean K. Reynolds will be the first supplement for Monte Cook’s Numenera RPG since the release of the new core books. You’ll have to wait until October for the full edition of Building Tomorrow to be released, but you can take a free PDF download of the preview […]
Norse myths inspired Svilland launches on Kickstarter
Geek Native has a free to download Svilland campaign demo which seemed pretty popular. The 5e setting is now live on Kickstarter, and I can see it attracting some big name backers. It’s far too early to tell whether they’ll make their £4,680 target, but you can follow the progress on their campaign page. [Back […]
