I’m a big fan of post-apocalyptic RPG settings and as a result I must have ended the world in two dozen ways already. There are some common ways of bringing about the apocalypse and some of them are a touch cliché. Let’s just say you wanted to try something different to challenge your group of […]
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Inspired by RTS and MOBA: The Ether Wars board game
Ether Wars is a board game inspired by Real Time Strategy (RTS) and Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) computer games. The Spanish crew behind it are hoping to use Kickstarter to launch the game and perhaps as small studio. I think it’s worth taking a look at the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] This project […]
What stirs in the Titansgrave: Ashes of Valkana (Part 1)
Wil Wheaton of Geek & Sundry is running a tabletop RPG show. The game is his Titansgrave, not yet published by Green Ronin, using the new Fantasy AGE system. There are already three parts to the show, chapters 0, 1 and 2. This post looks at chapter 1 and with the chapter 0 video to […]
4,578 free RPGs and an extra Free RPG Day bonus!
Today is Free RPG Day. Last year we found over 3500 free RPGs on DriveThruRPG. This year the site is doing something different. First up; there’s no an impressive 4,578 free RPGs and related material. Rather suggests the hobby is booming, right? Secondly; the new Free RPG Day Sale is adding more $0.00 ebooks but […]
Combine your deck building skills against monsters in Foe Hunters
Foe Hunters is a new (again) Kickstarter from Spellforge Games for a collaborative deck building game. The heroes use their experience points to buy cards, working together to take on a series of foes. At the time of writing the Kickstarter has raised nearly $10,000 and you can check out the details here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spellforgegames/foe-hunters-a-cooperative-fantasy-deckbuilding-gam [Back […]
Titansgrave and Blue Rose will be first Fantasy AGE games
Fantasy AGE (Adventure Game Engine) is a new RPG system from Green Ronin. Chris Pramas (who’s worked on D&D and Warhammer FRP) has helmed the project. The 144-paged full colour hardcover has art from Svetoslav Petrov, rules for character advancement up to level 20, three different character classes and magic. AGE was first used in […]
Decrypting the Cyphers: A Preview of the Cypher System Rulebook
Sitting down to read – and then review – the Cypher System Rulebook from Monte Cook Games, it had me thinking: what are gamers expecting from this core generic package that they haven’t got in their hands already? The original Numenera setting had a very specific focus and provided the first look at the Cypher […]
Something dangerous brews: The Onyx Path Publishing team lift the lid on Beast
Onyx Path Publishing have had a run of very successful Kickstarters, built up a loyal fan base and developed a reputation for both looking after popular RPGs and innovation. The latest project is a Kickstarter for Beast: The Primordial which is going strong. This is a brand new title, that’s had some controversy and plenty […]
Children of the Dark Mother: Onyx Path lead Beast – The Primordial to Kickstarter
Onyx Path Publishing has done a great job building the new World of Darkness and running very successful Kickstarters. They’re still going. The latest is the tenth book for nWoD and is Beast: The Primordial. [Back this Campaign] At the time of writing, this campaign has funded. There are more than two weeks on the […]
The American legal system and the failed Kickstarter with a $111,793 ghost
Back in 2012 Geek Native covered the Kickstarter project The Doom That Came to Atlantic City. It looked good. The project funded. We’re told artists did work on the game but weren’t paid. The project was then cancelled, backers lost their money and the promised refunds never appeared. The good news first; Cryptozoic stepped in, […]
