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Pokemon Snap t-shirts come to Zavvi in an exclusive deal Sensitivity reading: What does it do, and does it make RPGs better? A Paranormal Affairs Canada case study The Bundle of Holding launches their Starter Store Splendor is now on Board Game Arena following Asmodee acquisition Carnage LEGO bust exclusive to Zavvi

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Pokemon Snap t-shirts come to Zavvi in an exclusive deal

April 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Well, we can confirm t-shirts, five vacation t-shirts for five different characters. We’re also confident that Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Charmander make up three of the five.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fashion, pokemon, t-shirts, zavvi

Sensitivity reading: What does it do, and does it make RPGs better? A Paranormal Affairs Canada case study

April 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A credit that I’ve started to see in new RPGs is “sensitivity reader”. I think it’s fair enough to wonder two things; what do sensitivity readers do? If we’re paying for them through the cost of the book, do they make RPGs better?

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs

The Bundle of Holding launches their Starter Store

April 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This isn’t a standard eCommerce experience; you only get starter packs here.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: black armada, bundle of holding, Champions, old school essentials, Shadow of the Demon Lord, Tekumel, tiny dungeon, Trail of Cthulhu, traveller

Splendor is now on Board Game Arena following Asmodee acquisition

April 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Asmodee bought the growing Board Game Arena at the start of the year, a 10-year-old site where you can play board games online.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: Asmodee, card games

Carnage LEGO bust exclusive to Zavvi

April 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Zavvi, that geeky UK retailer, has the exclusive (though only in the UK) and the pre-order opens on the 1st of May.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: lego, zavvi

VoxStory opens in beta to bring your RPGs to TV

April 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

VoxStory might look a little like Minecraft but it’s an evolution of an older game; the traditional tabletop.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: virtual tabletop, voxstory

The virtual reality tabletop Dungeon Full Dive launches Kickstarter

April 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can slide into the tabletop and view it from a first-person perspective.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: kickstarters, virtual reality, virtual tabletop

Geek Native Patron gift: Beowulf RPG merch!

April 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Handiwork Games have released a set of phat Beowulf d20, which due to pressure from fans, went on sale early, can be bought from the site and are already selling out. I see barely 50 left in stock already. Beowulf is a 5e-based game modified for duet play (one DM; one player) and has three […]

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: beowulf, dice, fashion, handiwork games, Patreon

Impressive isometric temple city design for mapmaker’s D&D campaign

April 26, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Shared to DnDMaps, Darastlix has produced an isometric view of the fantasy Aztec city of Paloti.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: cartography

Shadowman and Darque coffee will power you through the night

April 26, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Shadowman coffee is 100% single source traced back to small-lot, women-owned, Colombian farms. That sounds like an ethical way to stay pepped throughout the night while the horrors prowl.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: food, shadowman, valiant

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