The concept is simple but effective. There will be times when you need to whisk up a foe – it doesn’t matter which game you’re running; you’ll need to terrorise the players with something! The keyword there might be “terrorise”. Although the Instant Antagonist series tries to be system neutral they do play for modern […]
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Azagar’s Book of Rituals – 50% price drop
Goodman Games continues to try and explore alternative pricing and sale options. We’ve seen them already in a 3e trade-in deal and now we’re looking at some pretty huge price drops. How huge; 50% To put this into the harsh light of day – Goodman Games’ latest book; Azagar’s Book of Rituals can be picked […]
Cubicle 7 release character sheet preview for new Dr Who RPG
It seems like Cubicle 7 have been working on their Dr Who RPG for aaaaages. Mind you; it might seem worse to me since I won the right for a signed copy of the game at Edinburgh’s Compulsion RPG event a few years back. In that time Cubicle 7 have joined forces with Heresy Games […]
RPGNow in Movie Mayham sale
Making the most of the end of the world – or, at least, the 2012 disaster movie, the good folks over at RPGNow have announced a Movie Mayham sale. It’ll only last the weekend so at the time of this post going live you’ve just over a day to cash in. The ad says; “20% […]
Fantasy Flight’s Warhammer premier to snub Britain, Europe, pretty much everywhere?
Warhammer has been with me for almost as long as I’ve been gaming. This British born game once took up all my weekends. I’m hopeful and positive about the treatment Fantasy Flight will give the next generation. They’ll have to do a lot to improve on the Black Industries / Green Ronin turn at the […]
Press Release: Paizo Launches Pathfinder Advanced Player’s Guide Open Playtest
Six New 20-Level Classes to Debut Free Online November 13, 2009 (REDMOND, Wash.) – Paizo Publishing today announced the beginning of a free online playtest of their flagship 2010 tabletop RPG product, the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Advanced Player’s Guide, scheduled for an August release. The playtest will cover six complete 20-level “base classes” created specifically […]
Win a signed copy of Mecha & Manga
Here’s a good competition – a chance to win a signed copy of Mecha & Manga. Mecha & Manga is a new Mutants & Masterminds sourcebook from Green Ronin. It’s been authored by Alejandro Melchor. Melchor is an accomplished artist himself and I think this means a lot for any manga book. Alejandro also writes […]
Sale: Halloween Sale – 12 to Midnight
The horror specialists 12 to Midnight have put together a sale in time for Halloween. If you’re a d20 Modern or a Savage Worlds player/GM then you’ve got up to 50% off. Their shelf on RPGNow also contains some free previews so you can try before you buy. The biggest deal is perhaps is their […]
Pretending to be an elf
Thanks to a post from Hakuro over at NKDS and a useful post about painting and gaming I’ve stumbled across a D&D ad I’ve never seen before. This cheeky poster may have been come in the States but this Scottish hermit hasn’t seen it before and wanted to share. The text reads; If you’re going […]
DnD 4e played on Microsoft’s Surface. The future today.
Folks – this is why there is a Geek Native. This is awesome. The Surfacescapes team at the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University could become gods among geeks if they’re able to push on and complete this project. What we have here is a proof of concept; a DnD 4e game (I could […]
