Here’s a question that DMs of the Forgotten Realms might have to ask themselves every now and then. Besides Drow and Illithids what else might adventurers encounter in the Underdark? It can be quite a challenging terrain to DM. I mean, can you describe the darkness for tunnel after tunnel while keeping the player’s attention? […]
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RPG Inspiration: Ancient Scotland
Are you trying to come up with images and scenery suitable for your RPG? Filmmaker Joh Duncan just shared a film called ‘Ancient Scotland’ that shows twenty-one unusual locations from the air. Here we have ancient wonders, castles and islands. It was a hard film to make, physically demanding and often wrestling with the weather. […]
Legendlore RPG due 2019 from Onyx Path and Caliber Comics
Legendlore and The Realm are comic book series from Caliber Comics. The Realm is the fantasy world of orcs, magic and dragons and in Legendlore four teenagers from our modern day world find themselves plunged into it. Onyx Path Publishing and Caliber Comics have signed a partnership which will bring Legendlore into print and digital […]
This is how you get a world filled with dungeons: the true story of a temple digging compulsion
Dungeons are a big part of Dungeons & Dragons adventures and many other similar roleplaying games. A few years ago Geek Native put together a list of 22 reasons why your fantasy RPG has so many dungeons, but sometimes true stories are stranger than fiction. What if people in your fantasy world just had a […]
Era: The Chosen – An RPG of horror across three time periods
Geek Native has covered Shades of Vengeance Era Kickstarters before and the latest looks to stick closely to the design principles of the previous. Era: The Chosen is a horror RPG in which PCs are from human clans fighting to save the world from The Anonassi. The project has funded already. At the time of […]
Brace yourself for impact: The remarkable Degenesis RPG is coming
SIXMOREVODKA is a conceptual art studio in Berlin. They’re sought after by movie companies, game makers and comic book publishers, and they have a roleplaying game called Degenesis. You can read more about Degenesis the Rebirth Edition over at SIXMOREVODKA’s website, and there’s a short introduction to the game below. Degenesis is set in the […]
A glance inside L’gat’s Tome of Amazing Creatures
Power Up Gamers have a new Kickstarter live, and it’s for the sequel to L’gat’s Tome of Amazing Creatures. Their tagline is Roleplayers for Accessibility and in Power Up Gamers introduction to L’gat’s Tome v1 they thanks the gaming community for being a safe space for all people regardless of their gender, sexuality, physical handicap […]
20% off for the August 20th birthday: Lovecraft turns 128
August 20th is H. P. Lovecraft’s 128th birthday. Despite the writer’s racist views, strong even for his time, he has become a major influence on modern horror. The OneBookShelf family are offering 20% off on a wide range of Cthulhu, Great Old One and Lovecraft flavoured items for the next few days. Let’s take a […]
Cart off the OneDice system with the Bundle of Holding
The OneDice Universal Revised from Cakebread & Walton is designed to be quick and fun. The premise of the books are for those times when you have a cool idea for a roleplaying session but not very much prep time. It’s also a good way to get players more confident in GMing a little. There’s […]
Explore Eberron with the Dungeons & Dragons: Infestation comics
DriveThruComics now has IDW’s Dungeons & Dragons: Infestation II part 1 and part 2. These comics originally came out in 2012, but with the recent re-release of Eberron as a 5e campaign setting it makes sense why they’re being made available again. Shaun Manning of Comic Book Resources once asked Infestation II author Paul Crilley […]
