When you’re designing a tabletop roleplaying campaign (or even just an adventure), you’ll always find yourself sketching or noting something that never makes it to the table. The nature of preparation often means you frankly over-egg the pudding. Even low prep GMs might find, after a while, that they have scraps of paper filled with […]
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TradeCraft Bonus: Monsterously good RPG accessories
TradeCraft Bonus is all about geek designed and geek crafted items for gamers. Readers have used the column to find goodies for themselves and gifts for friends. I think Rawring Crafts challenges the format. You should buy gifts for friends but I suspect you’ll want to shop for yourself! The solution? Go for it; shop […]
Roll20’s gaming report shows Dungeons & Dragons boom
Last October The Orr Group, makers of Roll20, released a report which sparked plenty of healthy conversation. It said that Pathfinder was the single most popular RPG in the system but when you added up the editions that the D&D collective came top. At the time Pathfinder was represented in 27% of games and 44% […]
Deal alert: More than 75% off The One Ring RPG bundle!
Geek Native’s reviewers have been enjoying Cubicle 7’s The One Ring RPG series. Ed’s review of Rivendell is just the latest in a series of positive coverage. So why as it taken me so long to spot this cracking deal? This bundle has “NYNG” in the title, I translate that as “New Year, New Game” […]
Retractable whiteboard for tabletop melee battles
Some gamers use blackboard tablets, plastic covered maps, tiles and other clever adaptations in order to have re-usable surfaces they can draw on and move minis around on. What about an actual whiteboard? Buy at Uncommon Goods. The whiteboard is made from plastic, paper and tyvek and rolls up. The screen is 9.5″ in length […]
Beyond the Next Door: A Review of The Location Crafter
Sometimes, inspiration is not on your side. Irritatingly, this can happen all too often when you have a session coming up that very evening and nothing prepared in advance. For the ill-prepared or creatively blocked, the Internet comes chock full of inspiration in various states. You could try skimming news and current affairs sites for […]
New Year, New Game: Diving into the “mega module” Rise of the Drow
It’s a new year so perhaps it is time to refresh your game library? DriveThruRPG always helps with this by launching a big, 15% off, sale at the start of the month. There are over 200 RPGs in “New Year, New Game” sale and so plenty to pick from. With a huge 15% off which […]
New Year, New Game Exclusive! Endless: Fantasy Tactics
It’s a brand new year and therefore a perfect time to pick up and try a new game. Right? Ah, it’s not so easy. It can be hard to persuade gamers to try something new and this is especially the case if the group is happy with the current game. Thankfully DriveThruRPG does something cool. […]
New Year, New Game: 2300AD
As is tradition, DriveThruRPG has a brand new sale to mark the start of 2015. The “New Year, New Game” sale is a favourite of mine for two reasons; Over 200 RPGs that are 15% off A real push to persuade gamers to try a new game Gamers who are willing to try new games […]
There and Back Again: A Review of Rivendell
The One Ring is a fantastic Middle Earth-based roleplaying game, but there’s one caveat: the corebook only covers Wilderland, the region in which The Hobbit takes place. What happens if you and your game group want to have adventures in Eriador, where much of the actual Lord of the Rings epic happens? Now, with Cubicle 7’s latest release, Rivendell, your group has […]
