A new edition of the superheroes RPG Icons is on the way and via a partnership between Green Ronin and Ad Infinitum Adventures. Steve Kenson, who created Icons, will write and Dan Houser and Daniel Solis will provide the art. The Assembled Edition of Icons will be brought up to date with everything that’s happened […]
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Daring Comics Role-Playing Game
I like Daring Entertainment’s open and honest pitch for the Daring Comics RPG. They say things like; Keep in mind, a Kickstarter is not a product pre-order. You are pledging money that will go into actual book production so that we can get it into your hands and into retail. Which means that each Backer […]
Blasted Martian Skies: A Review of Rocket Age and Blood Red Mars
Rocket Age embraces the science fiction of a century past and the radio dramas of the 30s, the likes of Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, and John Carter, blended with the pulp action heroics of characters like Doc Savage or Allan Quatermain. Heroes of the new colonial frontier, varied personalities seek to hunt, explorer, unearth and […]
High Rises, Low Morals: A Review of Venture City Stories
The real superheroes of the City have corporate sponsorship… or at least those heroes who have sanctioned powers and the legal teams behind them to cover for claims of massive structural and collateral damage. Superpowers appear to be a natural phenomenon, a potential in the whole of humanity, activated in a lucky few – or […]
Get to know Crone – a tabletop roleplaying card game full of witches
[Back this Campaign] You are a Crone, a wizened old witch of great power and fearsome reputation. Your magic will shake the very foundations of the earth. When Crone launched in open beta Geek Native described it as “female friendly”. I think that was right at the time. The RPG clearly puts female characters at […]
What is the Tianxia RPG and how can you run a better game?
The Kickstarter raised more than x3 the target goal and Tianxia looks stunning. But what is the RPG? The Wuxia flavoured, Fate Core powered, RPG is now available for purchase and you can download it today from DriveThru RPG. Geek Native reached out to Vigilance Press and author Jack Norris. What tips and tricks did […]
Top selling RPGs this winter: D&D slips even lower
Industry watchers ICv2 have released their research on which RPGs sold best in the Winter of 2013. This data is based on interviews with retailers, distributors and manufacturers. It’ll be US-centric too. The result? These charts aren’t bulletproof but still a pretty good indicator. You can see the chart for Summer 2013 here which had […]
Wheels Within Wheels – A Review of Beyond The Edge: Buried Burdens
The townsfolk of Ample Quarry make their livelihood from quartz mining in the Scattered Lands beyond The Beyond. Once part of the Kingdom of Xendalia, that civilisation collapsed millennia ago and what remains jutts awkwardly and mysteriously from the landscape – pillars and pylons of rocks, ceramics or metal. While mining proves might be thankless […]
Skullbowl: Boffer LARPers capture Jugger on crazycam
This footage was taken by the Seattle area boffer LARP group Dargarth. You can find out more about the group from their site. Just what is all this crazy? This is Jugger. Inspired by the movie The Salaute of the Jugger (aka The Blood of Heroes) the game is played with a skull or ball. […]
Useful and funny 7th Sea combat summary
7th Sea is a RPG from Alderac Entertainment Group. It’s a game of pirates, musketeers and high adventure on the seas. Expect political skulduggery, secret societies, cultures and ship-to-ship combat. The game is available at DriveThru RPG (and in the GM’s Day sale; if you’re quick). 7th Sea won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying […]
