LARPers accidently summon a succubus. I really hope this is a laugh with the LARPers rather than laugh at the LARPers movie. Okay, sure, given it’s style I think we’ll be laughing at some of the quirky characters.. but, gosh, let’s see how this one plays out. Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones, […]
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Warlock Purple resolves Eldar army court case
Magistrates in Sevenoaks, England, acquitted 28 year old Christopher Kelly from stealing £300 worth of Warhammer 40K miniatures. Kelly had been acused to taking two cases of models from Thomas Gunyon while they travelled back from a tournament in Nottingham. The model carrying cases were supposed to contain an impressive collection; six fire dragons, two […]
Terrain: Lizardmen Pillar ruins
These fantastic terrain enhancements were built for a Warhammer game. The designer, William90, is interested in Nerf and robotics, so he’s clearly quite a creative chap. Instructions for building your own lizardman pillar can be found at Instructables if you fancy having a go. The moss-slicked standing stone, shaped like a gargantuan question mark, stood […]
Commissioned character art for a D&D game goes viral
M.S. Corley is freelance illustrator and graphic artist. He runs at blog at mscorley.blogspot.com.au where he shows some of the quality pieces he’s been working on. This month he showed a collection of character portraits commissioned for a D&D game. These have now been featured on Kotaku and Super Punch. It’s a good thing he’s […]
Twisted Princesses: Disney princesses as RPG encounters
Back in December 2011 Geek Native posted Disney Princesses as RPG monsters by the talented Jeffrey Thomas. This blog suggested they were scary enough to be used as RPG monsters and the post has been popular. Did Jeffrey stop drawing? Nope. Time for an update as we discover more twisted princesses that could be used […]
An exclusive look inside A Gallery of Rogues
A Gallery of Rogues is a project from artist Eric Lofgren and the game designer Jim Pinto. Pinto created the World’s Largest Dungeon which sells on eBay for well over $100, King for a Day as well 7th Sea material and Legend of the Five Rings material. Logfren has worked for the lives of AEG, […]
This is how a gamer would design a secret door
This is a real life, very modern, secret door. I don’t know but my bunch is that the inventor is a gamer. This looks like gamer design to me. Not only is the secret door hard to see it also locks. Have you noticed how many secret doors are left unlocked? Sure, sometimes you need […]
From the Inkwell: Why we run Pinterest boards for the Nights of the Crusades RPG
Nights of the Crusades is an RPG set in a world that blends One Thousand and One Nights, the history of the Crusades, modern and ancient terror. The roleplaying game is free to download from DriveThruRPG. MJ Alishah is the author and artist for Nights of the Crusades and runs a themed collection of Pinterest […]
Wizards without Coats: Bard
I think I’ve travelled with that bard.
Firefly tabletop games on the way
Toy Vault have signed a deal with Twentieth Century Fox to create a number of Firefly table-top games. These games, based on Joss Whedon’s TV show, are expected late Spring 2013. These table-top games will likely be board games rather than card or RPG. In addition to the games, Toy Vault’s license will include plushies […]
