This year Cubicle 7 picked up the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay license from Games Workshop. Today they’ve shared the front covers for the 4th edition and announced they’ll be publishing the game later than planned. Warhammer FRPG is now expected mid-2018. According to design lead Dominic McDowall; The initial plan was to make some small updates […]
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Flexible or flawed? Oath of the Frozen King review
Absolute Tabletop’s Oath of the Frozen King’s goal is to persuade DMs like me that it solved the pre-written adventure dilemma. I don’t buy pre-written adventures. They’re never written in the same flexible style as my own prep notes and then, once adapted to suit, become an adventure I could have written myself. Does that […]
35 year AD&D game goes viral
Robert Wardhaugh is one thoughtful DM. He wanted to make the best possible game for his friends and now, 35 years later, he has great friends, a great mini collection and even some great tech for remote play. At the time of writing Great Big Story‘s video on the Never-Ending Game of Dungeons & Dragons […]
The Evil Company brings The Silence of Hollowind RPG
The Kickstarter funded in about a day. Mind you, the Italian Evil Company didn’t ask for much – just €5,000. This is a good looking, clever game and the campaign looks professional. I predict The Silence of Hollowind RPG will smash into stretch goals. You can follow on official Kickstarter page. [Back this Campaign] The […]
Break RPG – a game for your radar
Clues that author Reynaldo Madriñan has been working on his anime RPG for many years are all over his Google+ profile. You can see the results as Break looks gorgeous. It’s the art – by the talented illustrator Grey Wizard – and the layout that contributes to the visual appeal. We’ve examples of both coming […]
The sinister touch of Praxis: Black Monk
This Kickstarter from Postworldgames and Jim Pinto is a good one to consider over this Halloween. It’s a shame it won’t be available for Halloween but, at the time of writing, it is approaching 700% funded I think we can be sure it’ll be ready for next year. In fact, Pinto says it’ll be ready […]
London Role Play group buys wheelchairs for local hospital
Geek Native first wrote about the Lewisham Role Play Haven back in 2013 when there was drama with the Health Secretary (then and now) Jeremy Hunt and cuts. This year Lewisham are making a positive difference. The club, which has been described as one of London’s best kept gaming secrets, has raised over £1,000 for […]
Gobblin’: Goblins stranded in a post-apocalyptic Earth
Gobblin’: The Goblin RPG was years in the making and is now going strong on Kickstarter. Drunk and Ugly Games are asking only for a humble $1,500 to fund and, at the time of writing, have more than $1,300 in the pot. There’s still about three weeks left on the project. You can follow progress […]
Will Chill 3e’s Undead sourcebook shamble to life?
Matthew McFarland’s Kickstarter for Undead, the third sourcebook for Chill 3rd Ed, finishes on Halloween. At the time of writing it has more than $13,000 in the pot on a $16,000 goal. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playattentiongames/undead-a-sourcebook-for-chill-3rd-edition-horror-r A pledge of $15 gets you the PDF copy of Undead if the Kickstarter hits targets. $25 means you’ll get both the […]
CATaclysm: Surprise Gen Con hit appears on Kickstarter
CATaclysm: Surprise Gen Con hit appears on Kickstarter Back in Gen Con 49, that’s two years ago, CATaclysm debuted as a oneshot game. The catch? Instant hit. Now the team behind it have formed up as Akinji Entertainment and are asking for CA$ 18,000 on Kickstarter to fund a quality publication. At the time of […]
