The geek community is wrestling with a wave of serious allegations, but there is good news too. We have new releases, games that let you play as fallen angels, a whole hard drive of cyberpunk news and original content for the Kingkiller Chronicles.
Astral Tabletop adds freehand drawing and a snap grid on/off
Today, Astral Tabletop, the VTT backed by Onebookshelf launched live drawing and other new features.
Free fantasy world map generator adds battle simulator
With the latest updates, it is now possible to use the map-maker to generate a campaign world from scratch or custom design it, add cities and locations, add military units and then have them battle.
Audio EXP: #49 – Adding horror and diversity to D&D
D&D is getting a horror adventure set in the frozen North, Geek Native talks to horror master Sandy Petersen and the gaming community suggests better rules for character races.
Geek Native site tweaks
We’re halfway, give or take, through the year and so time for a rare Geek Native site update.
World Anvil integrates with challenger virtual tabletop Foundry
Once the two are integrated, you will be able to bring your World Anvil articles into your Foundry VTT experience.
NerdBurger Games Con Online announced
NerdBurger Games, the makers of the Roaring Twenties themed superhero game Capers, Murders & Acquisitions and the GM-less Die Laughing horror-comedy has announced a convention of their own from August 14 to 16th.
Mods quit /r/boardgames in an anti-racism protest
The community of boardgame fans is so large and the subreddit so busy that applicants are told upfront that it’s convenient to be familiar with tools like Automod and the language Python.
Audio EXP: #48 – A battle cry: Black Lives Matter
We talk about the D&D leak, the cancellation of Origins Online and other tabletop gaming community support of Black Lives Matter.
Origins Online cancelled over Black Lives Matter silence
Origins Online was to be the replacement to the lockdown cancelled Origins Games Fair, but now this event has been cancelled as well.
