This blog took part in the Pottermore speculation. It was fun. When the news was finally announced it felt, at first blush, a bit of an anti-climax. JK would let Harry Potter eBooks be sold from the site. She had some extra Potter mythos to share with the world. We might be able to do […]
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WizKids brings HeroClix online [pictures]
HeroClix is coming to the online world and the paid beta program opens today. WizKids teamed ip with Icarus Studios to create a game in which players take part in matches and tournaments on a virtual 3D tabletop. The paid beta makes use of HeroClix sets like “Hammer of Thor” and the “Fantastic Four starting […]
Paizo and WizKid reveal their new Pathfinder prepainted minis
The first of the prepainted minis from the Paizo and WizKids partnership were released last night. The minis are designed for Paizo’s popular Pathfinder RPG and are due for release in October 2011. The Pathfinder Beginner Box Heroes as a recommend retailers price of $12.99, stand on 1-inch bases and include a female human cleric […]
Wu Xing: The Firebrands review
Last year Third Eye Games released Wu Xing. This was a ninja RPG with fantasy powers and which edged towards the dark and gritty rather than bright cinematic heroics. Wu Xing: The Firebrands is the first sourcebook in the series. It’s a clanbook. The main rules detail a number of clans; the Bamboo Herbalists, the […]
Everyone’s talking about these d20 pillows
Sometimes we can all agree on cool. When Think Geek first published these D20 Velvet Pillows I put them in a queue. This queue gets worked through on slow news days. Plans have had to change. All around the wise wonderful web I can see bloggers going cray over this clever idea. As Geek Native […]
Is Pottermore.com a Harry Potter Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Experience?
Ever wondered what J.K. Rowling thought of all the Harry Potter fanfic and roleplaying forums? Did you imagine she might have seen them as the natural extension of the franchise once the books had finished and the last movie was beginning to air? Right now we’re waiting to see what the next thing in the […]
Mongoose renames the renamed RuneQuest II to Legend
In May Mongoose and Issaries announced a split. This would mean Mongoose parting ways with both the Glorantha RPG and RuneQuest. There was a wriggle though – the core rules to RuneQuest II belonged to Mongoose. Mongoose announced that they’d be releasing a RPG using the RuneQuest II rule set and would be calling it […]
The Diana Jones 2011 shortlist announced
The Diana Jones Award committee has announced their shortlist for the 2011 award. The original list had 22 nominees and the shortlist contains just five. The winner will be announced at Wednesday the 3rd of August at an event that the Diana Jones Award group describe has the “unnoficial start” of Gen Con Indy. The […]
Free to Download: A River Runs up it
A River Runs up it is a free adventure for Glorantha the Second Age. It can be downloaded from Mongoose Publishing or below. The adventure was written by Bruce L. Mason – who also produced the whole PDF. Many thanks Bruce! Author’s summary Caught up in an elf’s quest, can the player characters reach a […]
A peak inside Minions: NAU
Minions: NAU is best described as a “Mini monster manual” for Mutants & Masterminds (3e). The NAU, the North American Union, are the remains of the American military. The NAU is one of the points of light in an otherwise dark and turbulent part of the post-Event world. The NAU are Apoc high-bred genetic super-soldiers. […]
