Following on from the Cubicle 7 and Sophisticated Games co-produced Hobbit Tales, award winning designers Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi have created a storytelling card game inspired by the Cthulhu mythos. The Kickstarter has raised thousands in just a few days. You can see the latest stats at the campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/461807648/cthulhu-tales-storytelling-card-game-of-the-cthulh [Back this Campaign] […]
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Dungeons and Dragons gets virtual reality app
Following on from the news that the latest version of Google Hangouts won’t support apps – a blow for all Roll20 and virtual tabletop gamers – there’s better news from Wizards of the Coast and partners AltspaceVR. AltspaceVR provides virtual reality apps for devices like the Oculus, HTC Vive, Leap Motion and Microsoft Kinect. Their […]
Evil GM alert: A typewriter for the Cthulhu Keeper
Here’s how you can tell when your GM is planning on being a Call of Cthulhu Keeper for the next scenario. This typewriter is a design from Courtney Brown which won first place at the California Sculpture SLAM. Okay, so it wasn’t really created for Evil GMs to write adventures of San Point loss and […]
Suggestions for Safer Larps: Living Games’ Coordinator Offers Tips
This is a guest post by Sarah Lynne Bowman, Ph.D. is a role-playing studies scholar and adjunct professor in English, Communication, and Humanities. Historically, one of the most common worries about role-playing games has involved concerns about their psychological effects. In the past, alarmist parents and other non-gamers have complained that RPGs might negatively impact […]
7th Sea returns; AEG sells rights back to John Wick
John Wick, now at John Wick Presents, part of AEG’s original development team for the “swashbuckling and sorcery” RPG, has secured the publishing rights from the game. The sellers, AEG, are clear these are publication rights and that they will still be publishing a number of products for the title over the next few years. […]
Onyx Path holds course as the World of Darkness’ new owners review all licensing deals
Late last month the news broke that White Wolf publishing was being sold to Paradox Interactive. White Wolf, previously bought by EVE Online owners CCP, own the licenses to World of Darkness games like Vampire, Werewolf and Mage. While plans for a World of Darkness or Vampire: the Masquerade MMO began to run into trouble, progress […]
Would you allow this monstrous d20 in your game?
Let’s talk about the art first! This Kraken d20 from Nvenom8 Designs is impressive. It’s a monster of a dice. Is it balanced? This video showcases the dice rolling around. It certainly seems to roll. Actually, it’s a nippy wee thing that I can imagine rolling under someone’s bare foot just as they’re stepping down. […]
Fantasy survival and horror with miniatures and Pandemonium
Pandemonium is an adventure style board game of survival. No zombies; just classic horror. The Kickstarter is going great guns with, at the time of writing, more than $40,000 banked on a campaign goal of $25,000. You can visit the campaign page for more details. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/809492703/pandemonium-fantasy-survival-horror-and-miniatures [Back this Campaign] At a glance the art in […]
White Wolf sold to Paradox Interactive
Today, Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive has announced they’ve bought White Wolf Publishing from CCP. Fredrik Wester, CEO and President of Paradox Interactive, said; Like Paradox’s games, White Wolf’s properties have dedicated, passionate communities. While there are similarities in spirit, White Wolf’s IPs have very different themes than Paradox’s titles, and deserve their own brand and […]
Villains and Vigilantes legal battle reignites
Back in 2013 Geek Native reported that Jeff Dee and Jack Herman of Monkey House Games had won their legal battle with Fantasy Games United over the ownership of Villains and Vigilantes. Now it seems that the battle will rage on. Villains and Vigilantes was created by Jack Herman and Jeff Dee in 1979 and […]
