https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/504288855/corporia-the-rpg-where-camelot-meets-corporate [Back this Campaign] This is an interesting looking RPG. I mean that literally as the Kickstarter pitch shows the book will use photographs and photo manipulation rather than the traditional illustration. That’s quite unusual. We’re told that the photo art will include heroes of both sexes and multiple races. The knights in shining Armani […]
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Supernatural Collective Nouns
This collection of collective nouns (a murder of ravens, a pod of whales) applies to all sorts of supernatural creatures. Okay, supernatural types, a few extras and Jedi. It’s a jake of Jedi. A skynet of cyborgs. It’s also like a liberty of mummies. This image comes to my attention via Imgur via Reddit. However, […]
Wizards without Coats: Great Guardian
Who feeds these things? < PreviousWizards without CoatsNext > You’ve crawled through tiny tunnels. You’ve used a rope to climb up through a narrow hole in the cave ceiling. You’ve ducked under swinging axe blades, jumped skilfully across the trapped, puzzled floor and edged along a narrow ledge over the lava of doom. How […]
Dragon guards a d20 birthday cake for one lucky DM
DM Adam’s a lucky guy. The picture was shared by u/Nateosis to Reddit. Did they bake the cake? Nope; their sister did. Nevertheless, thanks to Nateosis the rest of us can enjoy the visual feast. As you can see it’s more than just a d20 birthday cake. The whole thing, dragon and all, is cake.
BlackWyrm’s erasable tabletop gaming maps
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackwyrm/erasable-gaming-maps/ [Back this Campaign] I found this pitch for a set of erasable tabletop gaming maps from a post on Hero Games’ Facebook page. It was described simply as “Hero System veterans Blackwyrm Publishing have an interesting and useful Kickstarter going on for Erasable Gaming Maps!”. I think it’s a good idea. If you’re using […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Beware the Smiling Dungeon Master
Do you DM from your laptop? Why not use that to add to the mood of your tabletop adventures? Why not use the laptop lid for something kind and generous – like reminding your players when they need to be worried. This laptop vinyl comes from Walls of Text on Etsy and ships worldwide. Tempted? […]
Creativity Kills: Interesting ways to slay your foes in D&D
Warning; NSFW language in places. This is a year old video from CrossPlatform ActionSquad in which they reminisce on murderous adventures, lucky dice rolls and players hacking through the zombie threat in unexpected ways. This is the first CrossPlatform ActionQuad video I found and it’s worthy of the share. I’ve hit the subscribe button. There’s […]
Delicious Destruction, now with Xtra Cheez: A Review of Foreign Elements
Sometimes, when you see the cover of a book, you not only find yourself unable to judge it, you also find yourself intrigued enough to pick it up simply to fathom what it might be about. When I saw the cover of Foreign Element – with gun-toting futuristic soldiers surrounded by a swarm of indistinct […]
Nostalgia in gaming: A review of Talisman Digital Edition
I had a complete set of Talisman Second Edition. It took hours to play. My memories of the game are clear; the skill is to manage the risk. That’s to say there’s very little skill involved. Cards came randomly. Dice rolls gave you a few options. You generally rolled one dice which meant you had […]
The argument for Chronos: The Universal LARP System
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eschatonmedia/chronos-the-universal-larp-system/ [Back this Campaign] The Kickstarter for Chronos has, at the time of posting, a few days on the clock. It’s funded; currently about $1,000 in pledges more than target. Are you a LARPer? LARP-curious? Geek Native spoke to Ashley Zdeb, putting some hard questions forward, to make sure the argument for Chronos was clear. […]
