Creatures born of man and beast fill legends and contemporary media alike with monsters of rampant ferocity or unexpected champions of surprising character (often with something of a Red Shirt mentality about their prospects of surviving until the end of the book / movie). You can see examples all over the place – whether Mr […]
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Khorne’s Daemons – The Bloodtide
Warhammer fans will recognise these demons. This scary lot are from the blood god’s realm and part of Khorne’s army. If you fight for or fight against Chaos then these are some of the horrors that may join you on the battlefield. These figures are the work of model artist Isotope99 who has a fantastic […]
Check out the Mazaki No Fantaji Role-Playing Game
[Back this Campaign] The Mazaki No Fantaji RPG has set itself an ambitious goal in Kickstarter. The cinematic game is asking for $16,000 to fund and that’s more than some of the big name publishers have done. There’s still just about two weeks left and they’ve raised $7,000. Can they do it? This will require […]
Crypt Kicker One-shot: A Review of Fire in the Darkness
One of the key things I, as a Gamemaster, appreciate are those little nuggets that make improvising a session easier. I realise that every GM probably handles these situations in their own way, some with greater ease than others. I personally find that if I have a solid idea, the adventure sort of forms around […]
First authors confirmed for Dragonmeet 2013
Dragonmeet is the one day London based RPG convention run by British publisher Cubicle 7. Dragonmeet 2013 will be held at the Kensington Town Hall again, on Saturday the 7th of December with doors opening at 10am. Geek Native has confirmed that guest authors for the convention this year already include Kenneth Hite and Robin […]
Wizards without Coats: Uber Coffee
The King commands! < PreviousWizards without CoatsNext > We need you to take out the hulking beast devouring our Java bean fields! Your saying an umber hulk on 3000 cups of coffee? Uh-oh! Sometimes, there are subtle details in a mission briefing that suggest potential complications. Thankfully, Umber Hulks are yet to develop […]
Tall Tales of the Wee Folk
I have been playing Dungeons & Dragons for almost 25 years. In that time I have seen many supplements and adventures. If I had to choose my favorite then without a doubt it would be Tall Tales of the Wee Folk. This supplement was the first of four designed to allow players to select monsters […]
The pitch for the Accursed RPG: monsters as heroes
Authors John Dunn, Jason Marker and Ross Watson have teamed up to work on the Accursed RPG. This is a Savage Worlds game in which darkness has won and the only ones left to fight back are monsters.
Wizards without Coats: Trick or Treat
Happy Halloween! < PreviousWizards without CoatsNext > … um yeah, let me check my backpack and I’ll see what I got… Um, yeah! There are many reasons we should be thankful that monster races don’t get involved in Halloween. Lots. That said, can you imagine the knock on the door and a monstrous […]
404: Law Not Found – 3DTotal take robot madness to Kickstarter
A Kickstarter from the UK with free shipping to the US and the EU. Publisher 3DTotal has raised thousands on their first day on Kickstarter with 404: Law Not Found and are halfway to making their goal.
