Dungeon Dressing Dice are a Kickstarter from Incognito Solutions. The idea is simple but effective; rather than using tables to conjure up descriptions for your dungeon why not read straight off the die themselves? This Kickstarter has funded, at the time of writing there are 22 days still go and the campaign is racing towards […]
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Genre Police: Gothpunk: The Learnering
When we suffix -punk to a word and create a genre, often it’s about a scientific development and it’s effect on the individual or the status quo. ‘Cyber’, ‘Steam’ or ‘Diesel’ punk have easily identifiable technologies and timeframes that divide them. But when we a cultural ideal instead we have a difficult job in working […]
22 ideas for a spellbook that isn’t a book
Many tabletop RPGs have a spellbook as a necessary in-game item for wizards and spellcasters. The spellbook is generally used as a mechanical means to both limit and explain the spells the character has access to. However, some GMs might allow characters to use an item that has the same mechanical effect while giving off […]
EN Publishing tease The Possessed – For We Are Many
EN Publishing’s ‘WOIN Studios’ is working on new content for What’s OLD is NEW. The toolkit-orientated tabletop from Russ Morrissey. In particular the imprint is producing supplements showcasing the best of a parallel universe of film and TV. These are shows and movies that might feel familiar but never actually broadcast. In ‘The Possessed – […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Download instant spell books and scroll props
Are you running a tabletop RPG tomorrow and in desperate need to make a player handout look good? There are various designs on the arts and crafts site Etsy that you can download and use to enhance your game. This issue of TradeCraft Bonus compiles some of the best candidates for spell books and scroll […]
How do you handle players who don’t act within their alignment?
Many games have alignments as mechanics or character sheet attributes. The alignment of the character should determine how they act and might impact the game in what abilities they have access to. It might also be important in systems with ‘detect evil’ and similar spells. What’s a DM to do if a character acts outside […]
Genre Police: Getting Steamy
Now, calm down. It’s not as bad as you think. Last time, we took a look at the Cyberpunk genre. Since its inception, it has spawned a massive selection of often odd sub genres (stonepunk, anyone?). While I don’t intend to dissect every ‘-punk genre’ a few of them are worth taking a detour into […]
Harry Potter Miniatures Adventure Game teaser looks impressive!
Knight Models have are planning a Kickstarter and it could be a big one. The license is Harry Potter, they’ve got the license to do a board game complete with miniatures and the teaser trailer looks incredible. Don’t take my word for it; There’s less than a minute of footage there but we can see […]
Most satisfying dice tower ever? Blackfire Crystal Twister
Last year YouTuber Rich Koeppen posted this video of a crystal dice tower in action on his kitchen table. The question is; is this the most satisfying dice tower ever? It works as a dice tower as you’re sure the dice are truly random and they don’t scatter too far across the table. Yeah, true, […]
47 gamers answer, “What are some humorous, yet wise, words of advice your characters would say to a new party of adventurers?”
Over in the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Facebook Group Carol Cox asked this killer question. Here are some of the highlights! Every Chest is both a mimic and not a mimic… until you open it. If you find a deck of cards, throw it in the nearest volcano. Stab everything. Stab a table. Stab […]
