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 […]
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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 […]
Steve Jackson Games offers The Fantasy Trip license and marketplace to other writers
One of the big RPG Kickstarters on the go right now is Steve Jackson Games’ The Fantasy Trip. It’s approaching 2,500 backers and well over US$200,000 in funding. What is it? It’s Steve Jackson’s first ever roleplaying game. It predates GURPS, had a rough time of it and never really had a crack at the […]
Fear the Sea of Leaves: A review of the Summerland RPG
Summerland is the result of a successful Kickstarter by Greg Saunders. Looking back at the campaign I can’t quite pinpoint the moment I decided to back it, I have vague memories of having heard good things about Saunders, and I certainly liked the concept even if it was presented in a remarkably simple pitch. The […]
Redesigned The Witcher TRPG character sheet
A tabletop version of CD Projekt Red’s popular The Witcher roleplaying game is now available for purchase. It’s a dark and deadly game, and when I did my review of it, I noted just how complex it could become with a lot to keep track of. I didn’t have any grumbles about the official The […]
Model painter extraordinaire GMM Studios shares some incredible Warhammer pictures
Geek Native has shared GMM Studios incredible work before. There’s this ‘Warhammer 40K carry on army‘ and AdeptiCon’s ‘Iron Hands army‘ to name but two. Brandon Palmer is GMM Studios and is all about painting models. If you want your model army to look amazing then he takes commissions. Over on his Facebook page Palmer […]
