It’s worth watching this Kickstarter pitch for Enter the Shadowside: Destiny just to hear the concept of Heirogamy discussed and what it means for gamers. Lean more on Kickstarter. [Back this Campaign] Enter the Shadowside: Destiny looks like a done deal. The team are looking for just $1,000 for their Kicsktarter and with 11 days […]
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Fantasy Flight Games merges into Asmodee
In August I wrote about Asmodee, a French group, landing in America by buying Days of Wonder. We can now safely say that was just the beginning of the plan. Yesterday it was announced that Fantasy Flight Games would be merging into Asmodee. “Merging into” is a fan-friendly way of saying that Asmodee has bought […]
Evil GMs have all the best chairs
Geek Native has shared a small collection of chairs suitable for evil GMs over the years. Perhaps it’s a whole industry in of itself. We’ve seen the scorpion chair, the evil shadow chair and a comfy skull chair. So let’s mix some of those up; lets go for a black as shadow skull chair! This […]
Riders: A Game About Cheating Doomsday
[Back this Campaign] In Riders, players take on the role of servants to the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – and they do it riding around on motorbikes. Neat, huh? Essentially, the end of times looms large and not everyone’s as keen about it as the Horsemen. A few entities – the Shepherds – like […]
Return Man to Dust: A Review of The Dark Spiral
Every game hopes to bring something new to the table, but as a reader you don’t necessarily grok the setting or the promise from the outset. Sometimes you’re left to your own devices. Other times, the publisher kindly serves up an introductory adventure or – even better – a whole campaign. By offering a set […]
Night’s Black Agents: Dracula Dossier
[Back this Campaign] In this history Dracula isn’ta novel. It’s a censored version of British Intelligence’s attempts to recruit a vampire. In Night’s Black Agents from Pelgrane Press players are secret agents going up against the forces of darkness. It won two silver ENnie awards (best Game and Best Writing) and picked up additional nominations […]
Who stole Trapdoor’s tools?
You might know Trapdoor Technologies as the company who had been working on the digital toolkit for Dungeons & Dragons 5. They’re not working on that project any more; last month they broke up with Wizards of the Coast. Today, Trapdoor have posted the mystery of the MorningStar. Here’s a quote; Early this morning, when […]
Crafty Games release the last digital titles for Spycraft 2.0
Crafty Games have released Spookbusters and Stone Sentinels. These are described by the company as the last digital titles for Spycraft 2.0. Why? Spycraft Third Edition is due soon. In Spookbusters players hunt down all sorts of strange creatures, helping to defend the city from the terrors of the dead. Mad scientists supply cutting-edge technology […]
Ad Nauseum: A Review of the Kromore RPG
Tired of new role playing games trying to reinvent the genre with modern design concepts? Are you frustrated with role playing games that are trying to bring the hobby in new directions, or modernized for contemporary audiences? Well, have I got a game for you. The Kromore Role-playing Game feels like a game that wilfully and […]
A clear success: Flat Plastic Miniatures
Arcknight’s Kickstarter is over x5 times funded and they’ve 15 days to go (at the time of writing). What’s got roleplayers so interested? Flat plastic miniatures. [Back this Campaign] Flat Plastic Miniatures; just in case it wasn’t clear from the pitch video. The attractions are pretty clear; they’re cheaper, more robust and edge higher up […]
