Just last year D&D was in 4th place on IcV2’s chart. ICv2’s chart for the top 5 roleplaying games for the spring of 2015 is now out. Given the launch of D&D 5e it might be no surprise to see the iconic title back at the top. Wizards of the Coast will be pleased. Dungeons […]
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Grimmest and Darkest: A Review of Dark Heresy, 2nd Edition
Make no mistake about it: the 41st Millenium, as described in the second edition of Dark Heresy, the flagship roleplaying game of the Warhammer 40k franchise, is one of the darkest, grimmest, most brutal settings ever in a role-playing game. A slowly-dying Imperium fights a losing war against countless, limitless enemies across different planes of existence, thousands […]
Opening Act: A Review of the Fantasy AGE Basic Rulebook
Hot on the heels of the excellent Dragon Age RPG Core Rulebook, publisher Green Ronin de-coupled the setting from the system and released the Fantasy AGE Basic Rulebook. The Fantasy AGE Basic Rulebook is, almost literally, the rules from the Dragon Age RPG, scrubbed of its setting, and presented for use in any fantasy campaign of your […]
What stirs in the Titansgrave: Ashes of Valkana (Part 5)
This post is the fifth part of Geek Native’s commentary on Wil Wheaton’s tabletop RPG broadcast. To read the first four, which is recommended, visit the Titansgrave section of Geek Native and pick up from where you left off. The start to the Titansgrave adventure seems slow and easy in comparison. Now that the group […]
Roll20 signs Monte Cook Games
Monte Cook Games has signed on Roll20 as their official “virtual gaming space” partner. Roll20.net is a cross between a web conference and virtual tabletop which is specially designed for tabletop gamers. Charles Ryan, Chief Operating Officer of Monte Cook Games, said, Roll20’s interface and ‘tabletop’ experience is terrific for Cypher System gamers who can’t […]
New RPG studio offers up Gun-Fu with Purgatoria: City of Angels
It’s not a contradiction to suggest a game can be anime-esq and gritty. Some of the best animes are noirs so Purgatoria: City of Angels caught my attention with their Kickstarter. You can read the campaign page here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1597847626/purgatoria-city-of-angels [Back this Campaign] In the Risks and Challenges section of the Kickstarter the RPGs creators acknowledge; […]
As seen on TV: A review of the Dragon Age RPG core rulebook
Oddly, role-playing games have had a very good streak in bringing franchises to the table. Star Wars and Lord of the Rings both have very popular, remarkably well-done tabletop RPGs, for example. And now, the videogame franchise Dragon Age has its own tabletop role-playing game crossover…and it is every bit as good. Technically, the Dragon Age RPG has been around since about 2009, in […]
Two-thirds of gamers said they’ll make more time for RPGs
Near the start of the year Geek Native teamed up with Wizards of the Coast to giveaway a DM’s screen. To enter the prize draws gamers had to answer one simple question; How much time will you make for RPGs this year? There were only three possible choices; less time, the same amount of time […]
The forgetful GM
The original comic from Jeremy Kaye isn’t called “The Forgetful GM”. That’s just what sprang to mind when I saw it. It doesn’t even make sense. I mean; GMs don’t keep spawn horrors tucked away in their back room. Right? Right?
Dark Souls inspired horror takes miniatures to Kickstarter
[Back this Campaign] Erebus Studios are working on Veil Fall, a miniatures board game from the dark future Veil Fall universe. The game, we’re told, is inspired by the computer games Dark Souls and Bloodborne. This means it’ll be hard. The Coalition has declined into civil war and some of those supporting the return of […]
