The Sydney based sound system for tabletop games, Syrinscape, is on a roll. They already offer officially licensed Pathfinder RPG SoundPacks and now look to grow their audience further with the new Syrinscape SoundSet Creator. Syrinscape’s new app lets gamers have movie-style custom sounds, music and events for their RPGs. Today’s open call for beta-testers […]
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Reaching for a knife in a LARPer’s kitchen….
Visiting geeky friends and helping out in the kitchen always has other bonuses. Whether you’re popping into to visit someone into their re-enactment, their LARP or just a gamer boosting the atmosphere of their home you can expect a pleasant surprise or two. For example, imagine reaching for a knife in this kitchen. (Via Imgur)
GM speaks and their player excitement levels
If you’ve sat in the GM seat and peered out over the screen as you narrated the adventure, refereed the game and talked to the players you might have wondered what they were thinking. A GM who can see inside the minds of their players is at a great advantage; they can spring all sorts […]
Ultimum RPG returns
Geek Native has been tracking Ultimum for a while. The art was so good we pushed for a sneak peak inside the book and then followed the first Kickstarter. That project was cancelled. This is the return of the ambitious game. You can read more about it on Kickstarter. [Back this Project] The campaign has […]
From the Inkwell: Tech vs Magic – The Balance of Power
John W. Salvage runs Valhalla Productions, created the game Murder Made Marry, designed the Valhalla Adventure Game and writes fiction. In this From the Inkwell article John shares his thoughts on the tricky issue of getting the balance of power right between technology and magic. This is a struggle many game designers and GMs have […]
When the GM is too good with NPCs…
What happens when your GM is really good at bringing NPCs to life and building those relationships with your characters? That’s all good. Right? Or could the GM get too good at this? The Good Cop, Great Cop team explore this issue in this short little video. Surprisingly, well worth a watch. (Via Reddit)
Undead and Loving It: A Review of End of the World: Zombie Apocalypse
What is it with pop culture and zombies? In the introductory chapter of its new roleplaying game, End of the World: Zombie Apocalypse, Fantasy Flight Games breaks it down for you, plain and simple: Zombies are the perfect manifestation of the end of the world. Inexorable, unstoppable, contagious, and beyond understanding—whatever scares you, whatever you think could destroy the […]
The Wedding Party
This week’s Paeregrine strip is worth a chuckle. Well worth adding the site to your usual web comic visit list too.
D&D’s latest storyline: Elemental Evil
Yesterday, Wizards of the Coast announced the next storyline for D&D. Elemental Evil will be a transdigital campaign with a new downloadable module for the free-to-play Dungeons & Dragon’s MMORPG from Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment. Neverwinter: Elemental Evil offers up a new playable class – the Paladin – and increases the level cap […]
32 finalists in Paizo’s RPG Superstar competition
Paizo announced the 32 geeks who’ve made it through to the next round of their annual, worldwide and open-call game design competition. The winner will get to publish an official Pathfinder RPG module. The first round of RPG Superstar was announced in December. Gamers had to design an original magic item from one of the […]
