Seeking to put women at the forefront of the game, Crone RPG has launched in open beta. Characters in the game are powerful elder witches during the Dark Ages and shortly after the fall of a mighty empire. The RPG takes a card-based approach to combat and encounter building. Tempted? You can join the beta […]
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How to get the exclusive Gaming in the ‘Verse: a Firefly RPG Preview
Update: There’s been a price drop on this preorder. If you’ve bought already; you’ll get credit. Margaret Weis Productions announced an exclusive Gen Con product for their new Firefire license. You can pre-order and pick up at Gen Con or get it delivered to your door. Gen Con will be held some 6,043 klicks from […]
A review of World of Darkness: The God Machine Chronicle
White Wolf’s World of Darkness: The God Machine Chronicle has topped the “Hottest Items” list for the publisher over at DriveThru RPG ever since it came out – so let’s take a look at it. First up, The God Machine Chronicle is not a complete rule set. You still need to have a copy of […]
Eye tyrant? Die tyrant dice bags!
What do you call them? Beholders? For legal reasons; perhaps not, Wizards have legal claims around that term in conjunction to certain images. Eye tyrant? That’ll work for me. Even better, a completely different monster, the handy die tyrant. These beasts hoard dice with jealous zeal but that’s an advantage to any gamer who needs […]
Free to Download: Renaissance D100 SRD, adventure and character sheets
Cakebread & Walton currently have their Renaissance Deluxe d100 system under a big discount at DriveThru RPG. The game is set in the age of sail and piracy, of black powder weapons and religious wars. It’ll serve as a flintlock and steel system for either a historical game, a fantasy game or alternative history setting. […]
Numenera goes on pre-order with big discount
Monte Cook’s latest setting Numenera has the weight of the world on it. The RPG was announced last year, after Cook had quit the DnD Next project. The Kickstarter asked for $20,000 and raised $517,255 from 4,658 backers. Bigger money followed. As a “sequel” to Planescape: Torment, Brian Fargo and inXile, launched Torment: Tides of […]
Review of Cerberus Stock Art: Zero One Three
As a gamer, a GM and an RPG blogger I have one constant challenge – art. I can’t write very well but at least I can write. I can knock out blog posts, curate content and share my opinions in reviews. I can’t draw though. I’d struggle to craft a stickman figure. If I […]
Frighteningly good female orc warrior cosplay
This incredible orc cosplay, a frighteningly good female warrior, was created by Lagueuse. The sisters in arms also manage an etsy store if you wish to join the ranks of the armour clad. It’s worth paying attention to the fine detail in this suit. The pot marks, the scars, the shine and tarnish. The orc […]
Wizards without Coats: Flame Weapon
The Wizards without Coats can escalate bad ideas quickly!. < PreviousWizards without Coats Next > Ummm… tekl me you didn’t give that first level thief a flamed weapon? Every adventure group will tell you it can be a real challenge to travel with a thief. First level thieves are a particular challenge, as their […]
Impressive ogre costume
I’m not sure whether to file this as LARP or cosplay. This ogre costume was created for Halloween and resulted in many prizes for “best costume”. The orgre was created by 6’2″ Scott Carreras who has it on sale at etsy for $2,000 and he reckons a smaller person could wear the suit – but […]
