This story of an RPG encounter gone horribly wrong was shared on the anonymous bulletin board nearly two years ago. Has it been beaten? The text reads; My friend purchased a magic ring for 5gp, which the traveling salesman said had the power to make it look like his finger disappeared when he put it […]
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Why was the Pathfinder Dice Arena cancelled? We ask Luke of Fun to 11
Right from the start the Pathfinder Dice Arena had interest and pledges on Kickstarter. In a surprise announcement Fun to 11, the company who had licensed the Pathfinder name from Paizo Publishing for the project, announced the Kickstarter would be cancelled. But why? Geek Native reached out to Luke Peterschmidt, a partner at Fun to […]
Pathfinder Dice Arena Kickstarter gets cancelled after success
The Pathfinder Dice Arena game from Fun to 11 was fully licensed fro Paizo and had funded in only three days when Geek Native first wrote about it. It has now been cancelled. Why? Feedback from the Pathfinder community. This is feedback that came along with cancelled pledges. In an update, Luke Peterschmidt at the […]
Dungeons & Dragons cartoon with gaming group soundtrack
An oldie – but a goodie. In fact, this video deserves more than the 80,000 or so views it’s had since being uploaded in 2011. The visuals come from the classic and unfortunately never concluded Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. The voice track? Not so much. This is a perfectly timed actual game of D&D as […]
RPG Ideas: Noteboards are perfect for maps
You can see where I’m going wit this suggestion; I hope. Noteboards (US, CA | UK) would be perfect for any gamer group who likes to mock up maps for models to help visualise combat. The noteboards fold away to almost nothing so they will not take up space. Space is so often the reason […]
The Crios RPG
[Back this Campaign] Crios is a Kickstarter pitch from Battlefield Press. At the time of posting they’ve raised $1,500+, asking for $3,000 and have about a week to do it. The pitch is pretty good; a mashup of fantasy and World War I action using the Renaissance Deluxe roleplaying game. I suspect they may be […]
Wizards release The Adversary wallpaper
Written by Erin Evans, The Adversary is the third book of the Sundering series that started with R. A. Salvatore and Drizzt. In the book the tiefling Warlock Farideh faces personal turmoil thanks to that that deal she made with a devil years ago. To help promote the book Wizards of the Coast have released […]
Green Ronin hand out $10 coupons; change Emerald City format
Sometimes there are RPG projects that just smoothly slide through the system from conception, through to creation, production and sales. Green Ronin’s Emerald City sourcebook for Mutants & Masterminds is not such a book. It’s had problems. In a blog post that describes the supplement as “long-awaited” Green Ronin boss Chris Pramas offers up $10 […]
The die portraits of Lee Bretschneider
Dice with their own personality, RPG style and thanks to Lee Bretschneider they also have their own portraits. The illustrations come out of his Role Play series and are available on Redbubble as t-shirts.
A look inside: Cthulhu at War
The Cthulhu at War bundle from Pelgrane Press available at RPGNow is a little different from other bundles. It putss together Cthulhu adventures from two companies; Pelgrane Press and from Modiphius. Pelgrane has their award winning Trail of Cthulhu while Modiphius have their Kickstarter superstar success Achtung! Cthulhu series. The bundle offers a cash saving […]
