Geek Native checked in with Chris Pramas, the President of Green Ronin, to talk about their Kickstarter for Advanced Bestiary for the Pathfinder RPG. Here’s the pitch. [Back the Campaign] This will fund. There are 4 days left on the clock, when this post went live, and 700+ backers have taken the fund total to […]
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Wizards without Coats: Graffiti
Graffiti artists would have a harder time in a fantasy world. < PreviousWizards without CoatsNext > Next time you want to leave graffiti on a wall, make sure its not from the Wizards book. The pen is mightier than the sword. That’s not always true in RPGs, especially when looking at damage bonuses. However, […]
Pirate World readies for sail
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2041872302/pirate-world-the-explosive-dungeon-world-fate-sour/ [Back this Campaign] I discovered this Kickstarter at 1am last night. At the time this blog post goes up Pirate World still has 14 hours left of funding to run – so hop on if you can. This will be a successful campaign having beaten the £1,300 ask with over £7,000 so far. Pirate […]
RPG Ideas: Weird fashion helmets
This is a real helmet. It’s part of a display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Arms and Armory Collection. A 16th century knight in what is now Germany wore this once. Here’s what the museum site has to say; This helmet is remarkable for the three-dimensional figure of a rooster’s head in the center […]
Short film: Song of the Knight
Really pleased with your new +3 magic sword? I wonder if that’s easy. It has a personality. Does that come into play often? What if this was a famous singing sword… would that have any drawbacks? Steven Ray explores these issues in a short animation made at the Ringling College of Art and Design. Time […]
A look inside: Sertorius
We’re lucky to be able to present a look inside Bedrock Games’ forthcoming Sertorius RPG. This content is from the unfinished book and so may change but the following is a generous quota of artwork from the game plus a hunk of the book’s opening text. RPGs often don’t publish according to schedule but if […]
Triple Ace Games’ fantastic Hellfrost maps
Last year we examined whether you could could make giant maps from commercial banners and it turned out that you could. This year Triple Ace Games shows us what you can get by buying professional maps. Hellfrost Al-Shirkuh canvas map This is a special collectors map made with archival quality canvas and eco-solvent ink. It’s […]
Is this the ultimate GM kit bag? Chester!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/731983185/dont-starve-chester-plush/ [Back this Campaign] I don’t know the game Don’t Starve but a scan of interesting toys brought Chester to my attention. Look at him. What a striking fellow. In game he’s a walking chest, a cute creature that will follow you around and act like a treasure chest on legs. Hence; Chester. The Kickstarter […]
What’s my motivation?: A Review of The Fire Within
It isn’t just a question posed by pretentious, budding actors everywhere, but also something often heard across the table at role playing sessions. Whether you create a character yourself or get handed one the GM pre-generated for you, often you want something a little more colourful that a bunch of skills and numbers. The Fire […]
The Pathfinder Dice Arena rolls towards Kickstarter funding
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1225737959/pathfinder-dice-arena/ [Back this Campaign] The team up of Paizo and FunTo11 on Kickstarter for the Pathfinder Dice Arena lets you play the iconic Pathfinder characters in a tournament. The area-tournament is there to explain why these characters might be fighting in the first place and avoids the damage dealing or luck aspects of some dice […]
