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 […]
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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, […]
Spiral notebooks perfect for Game Masters and tabletop RPG
Redbubble have added spiral notebooks to their arsenal of goodies. This is great news as spiral notebooks are my absolute favourite for tabletop RPGs. Spiral notebooks can be laid flat, perfectly, to act as maps and without fear of pages flipping over to reveal notes. Pages can be torn out easily. It’s also easy to […]
A sneak peak into Realms: The Roleplaying Game Art of Tony Diterlizzi
Last year Geek Native pounced on the news that popular RPG artist Tony Diterlizzi would be releasing the first comprehensive collection of it art. The book’s title said it all: The Roleplaying Game Art of Tony Diterlizzi. Diterlizzi is known from key title like Dungeons & Dragons as well as Magic: The Gathering. As a […]
Kickin’ it Old School: A Review of How to Game Master Like a Fucking Boss
In the wonderful world of tabletop role-playing games, there are two separate yet equally-important schools of thought: the “old-school” style of play perpetrated from classic editions of Dungeons & Dragons through the 80s, and the “new-school” style of play coming from the rising indie RPG movement of the late 90s through now. How to Game Master Like a […]
Another Star in the Night: A Review of River of Heaven
The pathway to the stars is paved with the bodies of the fallen. The slow drift from Earth into the cold void has not gone without hitch or sacrifice along the way. Greed, politics, ideology, nationalism – these and more have made the journey along the River of Heaven a hard one – and yet, […]
Hellish weaponry: Shane Hensley chats about the weird west and The Sixth Gun
It’s the story of six legendary weapons that have existed from near the beginning of time and have the ability to warp (maybe even “reset”) reality.
Is your lucky d20 just a badly made off balance dice?
Ever wondered if your special d20 is lucky or whether you needed to check it to see whether it’s off balance? This video from Daniel Fisher should be used for good; not to find dice you may have innocently bought but now know are more likely to roll 20. Daniel’s video doesn’t pull any punches […]
