Gen Con is Indianapolis Convention Center’s largest customer and brings millions in cash to the city. Created by Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, the convention has grown and grown. It’s a powerhouse. Gen Con isn’t very happy with the Indianapolis Governor Mike Pence’s “religious freedom” bill. The bill, State Bill 101, apparently […]
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Gross first-aid plasters – for larpers?
Yuck! These bandages are quite horrid to look at. Clearly I’m not the type to do well in a medical emergency. I wonder whether this horrible set would be something to take on a LARP, though? Keeps cuts and small scrapes in character and safe? Or just as a way to represent wounds. Since I […]
10 ways to alter your Purple Consciousness
This is a guest post from the author of The Islands of Purple-Haunted Putrescence. If you click on that link and are not signed into DriveThruRPG you’ll hit the adult content warning. Be warned. Venger Satanis here from Venger’s Old School Gaming Blog. Hi. Originally, this piece was going to be called Ten Tips for […]
Explore inside the Neon Sanctum
Grenade Punch Games have just launched their Kickstarteer for the card-based cyberpunk RPG Neon Sanctum. You can read more about the campaign here, watch the pitch video below and scroll down for an interview that explores inside the game. [Back the Campaign] Can you give us a quick description to Neon Sanctum? Neon Sanctum is […]
Competition: Win A Witch RPG spirit board
The Witch RPG is impressing people and the Kickstarter is going well. At the time of writing Angry Hamster Publishing have raised more than twice the money they need for their dark roleplaying game. Geek Native has a rather exclusive competition. This post gives you the chance to win a Witch RPG spirit board. Don’t […]
Magical experimentation: Wizard’s Academy Kickstarter
The 3DTotal team found success with 404: Law Not Found and have now moved on to Wizard’s Academy. You can watch the pitch video below and read more about the Kickstarter on the campaign page. [Back this Project] The Kickstarter campaign launched today, 18th of March, and has nearly £5,000 in the bank already. That’s […]
Exclusive: A return to Paizo’s Giantslayer
At the start of the month Geek Native enjoyed an exclusive look at Giantslayer. It’s ten days later and Geek Native has more art to share. Giantslayer is a 6-part adventure series for Pathfinder. The first in the series is Battle of Bloodmarch Hill and is available from Paizo.com, stores and the web.
Insanely Good: A Review of Silent Legions
Lovecraftian horror RPGs are a dime a dozen, with the venerable Call of Cthulhu leading the pack, young upstart Trail of Cthulhu in a close second, and the rest trailing behind. This has been the way of things for years, and everyone’s been fine with it. Now, there’s a new kid on the block, and he’s looking to change everything. Silent […]
6 insider tips for GMs running a FAITH: the Sci-fi RPG campaign
Looking for improving your GM skills? Tips on running a sci-fi RPG? There are plenty of great advice sites to read and communities like Roleplaying Games on G+ where you can ask for advice. There are ways and means of getting generic sci-fi RPG tips… but perhaps your looking for something special? FAITH: The Sci-Fi […]
Back for the Fourth Time: A Review of Earthdawn, 4th Edition
(Note: this review is based on the Kickstarter release of Earthdawn’s fourth edition, which is not yet commercially available. Links to Earthdawn in this review refer to the first edition of the game, released in 1993). In my high school years, FASA’s Earthdawn was one of the defining games of my roleplaying hobby. An awesome setting that […]
