This post is a debate and an introduction. This post is a debate because the OSR is a groundswell of thought among some gamer communities that was never planned, directed or defined. OSR means different things to different gamers. That is to say, OSR, at least places different emphasis on different issues for different gamers. […]
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Fernando’s Top 5 Reasons Bards are Awesome
Edwin Perez is an actor, dancer and choreographer from Vancouver, Canada. He is an associate producer for Standard Action, plays Fernando the Half-Halfling Bard, and was a costume designer for Season 1. He can be spotted in a variety of TV shows filmed in the Vancouver area, like Fringe, Psych and Hellcats, and teaches Salsa […]
D&D film already in license hell
On Wednesday we had news that Warner Bros had the rights and script for a D&D film and by Friday it had hit problems. Here’s a problem: Hasbro weren’t involved and maintain they own all the D&D licensing rights. Make sense, right? The counter argument, the one used by Warners, is that Courtney Solomon, who […]
How to promote your RPG blog in Google+ communities
Google+ is popular among gamers; console, PC and tabletop. In particular there is a healthy amount of tabletop RPG communities with everything from general RPG interest to specialist ones. Looking for RPG communities to join on Google+? This post for International TableTop Day recommended 10 different ones. A community that Geek Native recommends and co-moderates […]
Review: Better Angels – a supervillain roleplaying game
Better Angels is a RPG in which you get to a play a demon and a superhero. Okay; there are a few twists to consider. Firstly, you’re really playing a super villain rather than a superhero although you really are heroic. It’s the demon who is providing the power to super villain but it also […]
Deluxe Exalted 3rd edition races through Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/deluxe-exalted-3rd-edition [Back this Campaign] Raise your total funding request on the day of your launch? Yes, Exalted 3 has just done that. Not at $20,000, $40,000 or even $50,000 asking price either? The Deluxe Exalted 3rd Ed stepped up to ask for a whopping $60,000 and has already sailed by. The pitch has been up […]
OVA: The Anime Role-Playing game shatters Kickstarter targets
[Back this Campaign] What anime RPG comes to mind? Big Eyes, Small Mouth from Guardians of Order? A superhero RPG? HeartQuest? I think there’s room for more. There is OVA and in fairness it hadn’t hit my radar until their successful Kickstarter. Perhaps I’m not the only one in the same boat because as of […]
Wizards without Coats: Rainman
You might be too young to get this reference. < PreviousWizards without Coats Next > Wow, this new Rainman skill is really handy Wizards without Coats have already featured the powerful weatherman, and now it’s the turn of the intelligent Rainman. Every adventuring party needs one. Reference: Rain Man is a groundbreaking comedy featuring […]
Warner Bros buy the rights to Dungeons & Dragons movie
There’s the Neverwinter MMO just opening, there’s DnD Next in the works, Pathfinder going from strength to strength, the Old School Renaissance and blockbuster movies being made on the back of comic book franchises. The Hobbit and Middle Earth are in the cinemas. Will the movie makers turn some of their attention to Dungeons and […]
The Calamus is an ambitious pitch for the future of roleplaying
The Calamus would like be a hugely valuable companion app for your tabletop experience. It’s being designed for smartphones and desktop. The goal is to take some of the mess out of the tabletop experience and therefore to make it more convenient and easy to do. Whether it’s creating hundreds of different maps, designing PCs […]
