As a DM I don’t tend to use minis that much as I prefer the theatre of the mind. There are times when miniatures do help out the game, though, like helping to visualise a complicated melee fought over new terrain. Player handouts play a similar role. You may not use them very often but […]
What is International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day?
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day is quite the mouthful. It began in response to some derogatory comments made by Howard V. Hendrix. Hendrix believed that professional writers should never give their work away for free. He said that doing so online made someone into a “webscab”, which he defined as a “pixel-stained technopeasant wretch”. This caused […]
Tasty D&D cupcakes!
These impressive Dungeons & Dragon cupcakes are the work of Bianca Thomas. What do you see there? The Beholder stands out clearly to me as especially awesome! Can you buy them? Nope… made for her gaming group. However, Bianca runs the Etsy store BonBonAnon so you can get in touch and browse through her handmade […]
Do note poke the Deep Ones and other Cthulhu coasters
[I wnt these] Etsy retailer Creations STG have these excellent Cthulhu themed coasters for sale. They’re exactly what you’d want to have on your gaming table for friends visiting to play Call of Cthulhu or if you’ve a D&D Warlock with a certain patron… I especially like that three of the four coasters are straight […]
Dinosaurs dominate 2018’s best selling Pops
The Hut Group’s Pop In A Box site specialises in selling geeky pop vinyls and they sell lots of them. There’s two deals on right now; 10% off Funko items for subscribers and everyone else can get 2 Pop! Vinyl’s for £18.99. With all that Pop expertise who else is better placed to reveal which […]
14 most popular D&D memes on Tumblr
D&D memes are like goblins… they keep coming. Just when you think you’ve finished the last one, there’s another D&D meme hiding around the corner and waiting to ambush you. We’ve already looked at the best D&D memes on Facebook and on Pinterest. Now we’ve got the labyrinth that is Tumblr to explore. If we […]
The future with Sink00 – mechs and more
Sink00 is a bit of a mystery. The artist posts to their tumblr, sharing some great sci-fi art, but doesn’t offer any text or anything about themselves. Thank goodness for reverse image searches. Slide Sink00’s art into Google and you’ll probably find yourself back at Shinku’s ArtStation. Skinku is a concept artist from South Korea […]
Professional editor shares 10 common worldbuilding mistakes
Gamers are used to making up worlds as are some authors. The latter might be trying to sell their world, though, creating a franchise that’ll enable them to sell book after book. As it turns out what might cut it for a tabletop game might not be enough for book you hope to get published. […]
Spooky stilt costume
This “Mortis” costume was built from scratch and makes great use of stilts. The reason? The designer wanted to give the kids a scare for a birthday party. I think it would work well at the right sort of LARP. Scratch built stilt costume – “Mortis” – Great for kids bday parties! from gifs What […]
Loot Crate have an exclusive D&D collectible
Loot Crate have an exclusive D&D collectible this month. As is their usual style; they won’t say what it is. You have to sign up and cross your fingers. March’s Loot Crate is using ‘Playback’ as a theme and they’ve got stuff from Back to the Future, Sonic the Hedgehog and The Simpsons as well. […]
