My gut feeling is that our society in general and our hobby in particular is in danger of chasing its own tail on this one. Our sensitivities can become too “meta”, in the sense that we can end up censoring ourselves from discussing historical and cultural phenomena and closing down debate in the interests of not challenging anyone’s preconceptions or comfort zones, and I think when that happens we’re actually falling prey to tactics of factions who are against precisely that diversity, liberty, and cultural sensitivity we’d like to champion.
The other best selling fantasy RPGs of 2018
There’s no doubt that Dungeons & Dragons had an amazing year. Dungeons & Dragons 5e toped the ICv2 bestseller charts every quarter. The natural rival is Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder, and this game also had an interesting year with the playtest for Pathfinder 2e underway. Here we find two titans of the fantasy RPG genre. But […]
Chatting to George Mann about steampunk Avengers, Ghost and the Newbury & Hobbes comic book
In this interview, George Mann talks about this steampunk series, Newbury & Hobbes, about the spin-off series The Ghost and about his influences. We discover how the adventures of the two detectives changed over the years and get teased at what projects Mann might be working on next. You can enjoy a free look inside […]
Does gaming make you a better author? An interview with Danie Ware
Children of Artifice is a new release from Fox Spirit Books and British author Danie Ware. At the time of writing, Geek Native is running a competition to readers a chance to win one of two copies of the book. We’re also lucky enough to have grabbed some of Danie’s time for a quick Q&A […]
Competition: An interview with Empire of Silence’s Christopher Ruocchio and a chance to win!
This post is a two-for-one. We have an interview with Christopher Ruocchio who’s debut novel, Empire of Silence, is impressing reviewers and a chance to win a hardback copy of it! The main character is a hero and a murderer. On the wrong planet, at the right time, Hadrian Marlowe ends up being remembered as […]
Dan Jayson: The Last Squadron and the weapons that could kill us all
Dan Jayson served in the British Territorial Army and is the co-founder of an underwater salvage company. If your ship has gone missing, sunk under the stormy waves, taking its cargo of loot and goodies down with it – he’s the man you call. He’s already a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineers and […]
How an illustrator gets into drawing for RPGs: An interview with Jackie Musto
Bedrock Games have a “Pay What you Want” RPG in the form of Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate. The wuxi inspired game has its own detailed martial arts setting and uses the Network System. There’s 180 Kung Fu techniques in the game, along with tips on how to help the game develop and art from […]
Veteran ICE Rolemaster GM and successful author: Miles Cameron talks Plague of Swords
A Plague of Swords is the fourth book in the Traitor Son cycle. Having withstood the might of one enemy the Red Knight discovers another. Worse, the first conflict might have been nothing more than a distraction conjured up by this clever new foe. Miles Cameron is the author of The Red Knight the popular […]
Writing cliché free material for gaming worlds: An interview with Maurice Broaddus
Maurice Broaddus is an author based out of Indianapolis and known for his urban fantasy trilogy, The Knights of Breton Court, and has written for the Firefly RPG, the Marvel RPG and Leverage RPG. Broaddus has an impressive stash of over 20,000 comic books in his attic and grew up playing D&D, Palladium RPGs and […]
The Victorians that Weren’t
“The Victorians that Weren’t” is a guest post from Gail Z. Martin the co-author of Solaris Publishing’s forthcoming Iron and Blood steampunk adventure. How true do characters in alternative history–including Steampunk–need to remain to the beliefs, mores and biases of their time? It’s a thorny question, as our ancestors–hell, our parents–held beliefs about the world, […]
