Geek Native first wrote about the Lewisham Role Play Haven back in 2013 when there was drama with the Health Secretary (then and now) Jeremy Hunt and cuts. This year Lewisham are making a positive difference. The club, which has been described as one of London’s best kept gaming secrets, has raised over £1,000 for […]
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Gobblin’: Goblins stranded in a post-apocalyptic Earth
Gobblin’: The Goblin RPG was years in the making and is now going strong on Kickstarter. Drunk and Ugly Games are asking only for a humble $1,500 to fund and, at the time of writing, have more than $1,300 in the pot. There’s still about three weeks left on the project. You can follow progress […]
Will Chill 3e’s Undead sourcebook shamble to life?
Matthew McFarland’s Kickstarter for Undead, the third sourcebook for Chill 3rd Ed, finishes on Halloween. At the time of writing it has more than $13,000 in the pot on a $16,000 goal. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playattentiongames/undead-a-sourcebook-for-chill-3rd-edition-horror-r A pledge of $15 gets you the PDF copy of Undead if the Kickstarter hits targets. $25 means you’ll get both the […]
CATaclysm: Surprise Gen Con hit appears on Kickstarter
CATaclysm: Surprise Gen Con hit appears on Kickstarter Back in Gen Con 49, that’s two years ago, CATaclysm debuted as a oneshot game. The catch? Instant hit. Now the team behind it have formed up as Akinji Entertainment and are asking for CA$ 18,000 on Kickstarter to fund a quality publication. At the time of […]
Why this gaming group gave up minis
Found on Reddit. Origins unknown. Via /r/RPGhumor
Over 8,000 items in DriveThruRPG’s Halloween sale
There’s some 8,000 items in the Halloween sale over at DriveThuRPG. In addition there are three headline bundles offering 70% off. Let’s take a look! If you see any good offers or recommended games then let us know in the comments below. DriveThruRPG Halloween bundles Shadow of the Demon Lord 69% off at $9.95 All […]
Tin Hat’s Urban Heroes RPG
At the time of writing Tin Hat Games’ core rulebook #UrbanHeroes is discounted to $9.99 from $25.00. Urban Heroes is the result of a $16,000 Kickstarter campaign from the Italian company. The fundraising effort went to printing and the manual translation into English and the game clearly has fans as two people pledged over $500 […]
Paizo and Dynamite partner for Pathfinder Twitch charity marathon
The big press release from the two companies says that the Pathfinder, Worldscape and Starfinder marathon kicks off off tomorrow, October 11th, at 11am Pacific Time on the Official Paizo Twitch stream. The only problem with that is tomorrow is the 12th. I’ve taken a peak at Twitch. Right now in Paizo land there’s the […]
Geeknson for gaming tables
Facebook hit me up with an advert for geeky gaming tables. Sometimes people get their targeting spot on. The only catch – these tables aren’t cheap. You’re getting a table built for you. On the other hand, Geeknson say they’re Europe’s top manufactuer (and ship to the US) and I sense can bring some economies […]
RPG Player kits funded
If you’re a DM looking to get a game on then I think these RPF Player Kits from Critical Games are the ticket. At the time of writing the campaign has funded with over $8,000 in the pot and 13 days to go. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/critgames/rpg-player-kits-for-dnd-5e-pathfinder-cthulhu-sava [Back this Campaign] It’s worth paying attention to the pledges. $20 […]
