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Comfy cosplay: how to look good AND be comfortable at a con Audio EXP Podcast: #291 – It’s not over for Wizards of the Coast Hasbro’s boss seems certain that AI is in the future of TTRPGs: Does he mean a free tool like CharGen? It’s official: Patreon is taking a bigger cut, and the next wave of RPG creators will pay the price Squishable have announced their first dice

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Comfy cosplay: how to look good AND be comfortable at a con

June 22, 2025 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Everyone has different goals when it comes to cosplay. Tori talks comfort whilst looking good at a con!

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cosplay

Audio EXP Podcast: #291 – It’s not over for Wizards of the Coast

June 21, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This Audio EXP podcast covers Chris Perkins & Jeremy Crawford joining Darrington Press, Ivan Van Norman’s exit, and Wizards of the Coast layoffs. Plus, news on Rifts Promise of Power Reforged, the Tomb Raider TTRPG’s cancellation, and game shops in Quebec facing challenges. We also delve into Patreon’s new pricing and the latest Superman featurette.

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

Hasbro’s boss seems certain that AI is in the future of TTRPGs: Does he mean a free tool like CharGen?

June 19, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

CharGen is a free tool you can use right in your browser to whip up D&D-style character portraits, monsters, and battle maps in no time.

Filed Under: Interviews, Sites Tagged With: artificial intelligence, Dungeons & Dragons, wizards of the coast

It’s official: Patreon is taking a bigger cut, and the next wave of RPG creators will pay the price

June 18, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Patreon, the financial backbone for thousands of independent RPG designers, artists, and podcasters, has announced a significant overhaul to its fee structure.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: money, Patreon

Squishable have announced their first dice

June 17, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Squishables is an American company that makes plush toys that start at reasonable sizes and get huge! They’ve got monsters, a good and charming collection of creatures.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: dice, plushies, shopping

Rifts Promise of Power Reforged interview with Kevin Siembieda and Sean Owen Roberson

June 16, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Now, decades later, Rifts Promise of Power Reforged is about to launch a crowdfunding for a remake of the game.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Kevin Siembieda, Palladium Books, rifts

Awesome fan-made LEGO Pee-Wee’s Playhouse recreation perfectly encapsulates the iconic show

June 14, 2025 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

We’ve got something really fun and cool to show you tonight, in the form of this awesome LEGO recreation of the iconic Pee-Wee’s Playhouse!

Filed Under: Geek Stuff

Audio EXP Podcast: #290 – Is Exodus WoTC’s secret TTRPG?

June 14, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What happens when AI gets beaten by an Atari? We explore that, plus a Reddit debate on a “Dungeon Mommy” shirt and bombshell TTRPG news from top authors.

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

Does “Dungeon Mommy” make you uncomfortable? Watch the battle play out!

June 13, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Glitter_Crits is a 5’2 cisgender, femme-presenting woman, and a GM. She wanted to know whether she should wear her t-shirt to run one-shots at a community event, and so she asked Reddit.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fashion, reddit, stats, t-shirt

Checkmate, ChatGPT: AI schooled by 50-year-old Atari

June 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The vanquisher? Not a grandmaster, but a gaming console that was collecting dust when the internet was still a twinkle in a computer scientist’s eye: the Atari 2600.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: artificial intelligence, atari, chess

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