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 […]
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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.
Paizo Publishing sponsors Gen Con for the next three years
Gen Con has secured sponsorship for the next three years, ending with Gen Con Indy 2015 in a deal with Pazio Publishing. The Pathfinder publisher will boost their Gen Con presence by about 30% this year. This means growing from Booth #203 to supporting events hosted in the Sagamore Ballroom of the Indiana Covention Center. […]
Evil Hat announce Dresden Files Accelerated RPG
Evil Hat Productions have announced a new Dresden Files RPG. The new game is set to launch in 2014 and will be called Dresden Files Accelerated. They initial projection is for a 160 to 240 paged, 6″ x9″ full colour softcover. It’s going to be a slimmer form factor factor than the original Dresden Files. […]
Official Dungeons & Dragons Classics site launches
Wizards of the Coast and DriveThruRPG have today launched DnDClassics.com. This is a new online store for D&D material. There are 80 titles available today, for launch, and it is expected that additional batches of titles will be added to the store starting in February. Dungeons and Dragons PDF downloads have been made available previously […]
Cartography: Maps of the Unknowne Lands
This stunning map was created by Ramah, an established and popular member of the Cartographer’s Guild. It depicts a magical land, similar to Shangri-la or Brigadoon. Time and death have no meaning on this land. It is an land that will float through the seas until the remaining three warrior kings cast down their differences, […]
Why did Purple Duck Games buy 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming?
Purple Duck Games and 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming have just announced an acquisition; Purple Duck will be buying 4 Winds Fantasy. In a press release, Mark Gedak, owner of Purple Duck, made it clear that the 4 Winds brand would remain, as would all 4 Winds products and any in-the-works projects that get published will […]
Behind the scenes at the impressive Cyberpunk 2077 movie
Last week we had the first Cyberpunk 2077 trailer. This is the computer roleplaying game behind created by CD Projekt RED in conjunction with Cyberpunk 2077 creator Mike Pondsmith. Here’s a reminder of the teaser The 3D CG imagery studio Platige Image, based in Poland along with CD Projekt RED, have shared a huge number […]
