In the Warhammer Fantasy universe the dark elves are known as the Druchii. They’re pale skinned and live above ground. The cosplayer is Cyberdream and the photographer is Kish Hobbit. This post comes from Cosplay blog’s Warhammer Week.
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Continuing the archive (Page 759). This section features historical reporting and reviews.
Mongoose Publishing report “miserable RPG market”; print never to recover
Mongoose Publishing is a British RPG publisher. They grew quickly and cleverly during the d20 and OGL era and has been wise with license deals since. I get the feeling unpleasant staffing decisions are taken bravely as and when they’re needed. Despite all this savvy, Matthew Sprange, the owner, has reported a pretty bleak picture […]
Magical and unusual RPG weapon art
A few days ago on reddit shrcat asked; I’m looking to do some practice/honing of my illustration skill — I was hoping to get a couple interesting ideas out there that someone would enjoy seeing my interpretation of – particularly items like weapons or magical items, etc. Anyone interested? And as a (former) pen & […]
Paizo Publishing launches RPG Superstar 2013
This will be the 6th RPG Superstar contest from Pathfinder publisher Paizo. The goal is to find fresh talent in game design and represents a chance for game designers to have their work scrutinised by industry leads. Sign up at paizo.com/rpgsuperstar if you’re interested. What challenges do you face? There will be five RPG Superstar […]
Evil Hat’s Fate Core Kickstarter blows away targets
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/evilhat/fate-core/ [Pledge Support] “That looks good. I should blog about that tomorrow.” That’s what I thought when this Kickstarter launched late yesterday. A few hours later and here’s the blog post with one little twist. The project already has over 700 backers and has already beaten the campaign goal 7 times over. Evil Hat did […]
Warhammer 40K Cosplay: Sister of Battle
The cosplayer is SelenaDin, who you’ll find on deviant art, and the photographer is Anton Timofeev. Via Cosplay blog as part of their Warhammer Week.
Fund the Museum of Dungeons & Dragons?
[Back this Campaign] This is an Indiegogo campaign launched under the flexible funding rules. That means all the funds contributed will go to Jim and Debbie Hunton to support the D&D Museum whether they reach their $150,000 goal or not. There are some interesting conflicts in this pitch. The opening line is; D&D is an […]
Post-Apocalyptic Blues – free player’s guide with the GM’s edition
Bards and Sages have released Post-Apocalyptic Blues. Designed for use with Modern OGL RPGs, Post-Apocalyptic Blues puts characters right at the heart of New Orleans as mankind begins to rebuild civilization after a nuclear war. This is 50 years after World War III. The GM Edition costs about $15 and comes with four free copies […]
Kuro review
It’s rare for me to be as excited about a RPG when it is initially announced as I was about Kuro. The promise of Japanese style horror blended darkly into a cyberpunk aesthetic was a strong one. From the outset, Kuro had an expectations battle for this review – I was expecting a lot from […]
Do RPG designers need to rethink archery mechanics?
In fantasy roleplaying games there are some common themes when it comes to the use of the bow and arrow. It tends to be the case that bows are useful because of their range but rather slow. In fact, the trade-off keeps games balanced. The reason you’re a swordsman rather than an archer is because […]
