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Twilight: 2000 and the lure of the apocalypse

August 28, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Free League Publishing announced that they and partner publishers would be making a fourth edition of the military Twilight: 2000 RPG. The Kickstarter then funded in 7 minutes. There are now over 5,000 backers and more than £300,000 pledged with a few days left on the clock. That means there’s still time to succumb to […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, kickstarters, twilight: 2000

BattleMapp.io is a free to use 3d virtual tabletop for RPGs

August 28, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

BattleMapp.io is a free to use 3d virtual tabletop that has sprung up almost overnight and very quickly become impressive.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: virtual tabletop

Alternative and adorable kobold design

August 26, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What do kobolds look like?

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: monsters

Wrap yourself in 66″ by 50″ dungeon map

August 25, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sadly, due to the lockdown, Gamer Concepts hasn’t had the opportunity to sell these giant map blankets en masse.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: household, shopping

Soap on a rope – d20 style

August 23, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The first of the d20 soap on a rope will be “Druidcraft” which blends the scents of Bergamot with fresh-cut grass. That sounds lovely.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: dice, household

World Anvil introduces interactive diplomacy webs

August 23, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How complicated is your gaming world? Do you have multiple countries, factions, religions and secret societies tied together in an intricate web of promises, treaties and relationships?

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: World Anvil, world building

Audio EXP: #58 – The beginning of RPGs

August 22, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Welcome home. This is Audio EXP for the 22nd of August 2020, and the title of this episode is ‘The beginning of RPGs’. [The following is a transcript of Audio EXP: #58] [Also on Stitcher | Spotify | Apple | Google] Was Dungeons & Dragons the first-ever roleplaying game? It’s not a trick question, not […]

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: audio exp, geek native, podcasts

Cthulhu shrug shirt

August 22, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

So, we’ve sleeves and a hood that combine to turn you into the tentacled maw of a Great Old One.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cosplay, cthulhu, Etsy, fashion

The Trollgod Father: An interview with Ken St Andre

August 21, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

An interview with Ken St Andre, designer of the world’ second oldest RPG, founder of Trollhalla and a very busy man.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Ken St Andre, steven crompton, tunnels & trolls

What if a fake news content generator was told to design toys?

August 18, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In shady corners of the internet, there’s a bit of chat about Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT).

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ai

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