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Welcome to the Geek Stuff category, Geek Native's eclectic hub for everything that fuels our passions. This is where we explore the fascinating corners of geek culture that don't fit neatly into other boxes. It's a treasure trove of discoveries, from must-have gadgets and cutting-edge tech to stunning art and exclusive interviews with creators.

Dive into our sub-categories to find the latest in Cool Tech, admire incredible creations in Art, gain insights from our Interviews, or discover your next favourite online destination in our roundup of interesting Sites. If it's geeky and it's cool, you'll find it here.

Short film: Confusion Through Sand

February 11, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Watch through the first few seconds of “what’s going on…” and you’ll soon find yourself in a pretty intense animation. Hand drawn and wonderfully produced by Ornana Films. Confusion Through Sand manages to ramp up the tempo with just a few sounds and powerful storytelling. This is one of those animations that you’ll find yourself […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, military, short film

Those sneaky princesses and dragons…

February 11, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A great comic strip from Port Sherry. I imagine such a scene is all too possible in quite a few RPGs. (Via Geeks are Sexy)

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: dragons, humour, princesses

Game of Quests applies RPG wisdom to fitness

February 11, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’ve a Fitbit in my pocket. It tells me that I’m pear shaped not because I spend too much time on the computer but because my calorie intake is too high. My version of the Fitbit doesn’t come with mind control and so we reach a stalemate. Game of Quests, launched on Indiegogo on flexible […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: android, Indiegogo, kickstarters, smartphones

RPG Blog Alliance to close; what are the alternatives?

February 10, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Today Geek Native and over 600 other members of the RPGBA discovered that the community would close. The RPG Blog Alliance came about after RPGbloggers.com changed hands and delays began to mount. Bonemaster, aka Jeff Brissette, thought there was a better way to bring RPG blogs into a community and help share their content. Writing […]

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blogging

What on Earth is Mythoard and why should RPGers care?

February 10, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

If you pop over to Mythoard you’ll find a site that promises to send you a box full of RPG goodies every month. This month they’ve content from Chessex, Throwi Games, Moon Dice Games, Flatland Games, Genius Loci Games and Imaginary Maps. Read on if you want an exclusive reveal into what Mythoard will offer […]

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chessex, flatland games, goodman games, gygax magazine, Simian Circle Games, The Design Mechanism

Stunning Dragon Ball Z custom models and diorama

February 10, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Dragon Ball Z fan? Juanpe of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain is. He’s built this incredibly impressive diorama and collection of models himself. DMZfigures share the discovery and quote Juanple. Since I was a kid I love Dragon Ball series, to me it is unique and there will never be any other like it. Namek’s […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: diorama, dragon ball, dragon ball z, models

D&D projection map

February 10, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Redditor and Roll20 developer Silverlight has shared a pretty funky D&D project. Using Roll20, Apple TV and a projector Silverlight was able to project a map onto the gaming table. The project makes great use of Roll20’s “dynamic lighting” which only shows what the PCs can see with their line of sight. In this case […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: maps, roll20

Dinosaur t-shirt: Kawaii Rawr!

February 9, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Via Shirt.Woot so be quick! We’ve had all sorts of dinosaurs on Geek Native and as Jurassic World edges closer we’re bound to see plenty more. Speaking of the Jurassic Park sequel, this rather cute t-shirt draws on the iconic skull logo for inspiration. The artist is Blair J Campbell (a Snugglesaurus Rex, apparently!) and […]

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

What’s it all about? Entropic Heroes: Science Fiction

February 9, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mystical Throne Entertainment has just released the Entropic Heroes: Science Fiction supplement for the core Entropic Gaming System rules. The book adds elements items like toolkits to create custom player character species, benefits heroes with sci-fi backgrounds (xeno species), high-tech equipment and technology-driven talents. GMs will find guidance on creating science fiction campaigns, across many […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Mystical Throne Entertainment

Short story: The Tale of The Laughing Shih

February 9, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

The Tale of The Laughing Shih is a short story by Danie Ware, author of the Ecko series and social media brains at Forbidden Planet. This is RPG fiction; from tabletop gaming sessions of White Wolf’s Kindred of the East. The story was written to introduce the character Chao Ling Jai’s background and childhood. Do […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: danie ware, white wolf

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